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Addressing Trauma and Abuse in Individuals With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Relias

For those with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who have experienced abuse, trauma-informed care can prove very helpful. While many behavioral health and social service organizations have moved toward implementing trauma-informed practices, it is rarely recognized in organizations serving the IDD population.

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Social worker talks about importance of self-care in self-published book

Social Work Blog

Self-care is important to social workers and in fact the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics included the importance of self-care when it was updated this year. That experience prompted her to write a book to help other social workers. Q: You also stress the value of leadership and communication.

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CDHS honors five Colorado families in celebration of National Foster Care Month

CO4Kids

As strong proponents of reunification, Eppie and Denise prioritize staying in close communication with the teens biological family members. Theyre particularly skilled at working with youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavioral challenges. They focus on keeping families together.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Case Manager : Social workers coordinate services and resources for their clients, ensuring they receive comprehensive care and support. Mediator : They facilitate communication and resolve conflicts between individuals or within families to promote healthy relationships.

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CQC delivers initial verdict on council adults’ services under new assurance system

Community Care

There will be no observation of practice by social workers or other professionals, such as occupational therapists. ” For the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, president Beverley Tarka said: “Families up and down the country are facing constant struggles to get the support they need to care for loved ones.

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More people face paying for care as means-test threshold is frozen for 13th year

Community Care

The government has touted its adult social care funding plans for 2023-24 and 2024-25 as the biggest increase in the sector’s history, claiming it was making up to £2.8bn and £4.7bn available for services, respectively.

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BASW chief Ruth Allen on the state of mental health social work

Community Care

We are interested not only in supporting practitioners, but in developing social work and influencing change on things like inequality. I spent a few years sorting out internal and external issues and modernising our communications and press work, particularly regarding our professional development offer.