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Play-Based Learning in Early Childhood Education

CCRC

Through play, children build and strengthen socio-emotional and cognitive skills, according to research from Texas Christian University. When a child engages in make believe acting, where they create a scenario with real or non-real (imaginary) characters, they are building upon cognitive skills. How much will that be?

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Developing a Personalized Social Media Policy for Social Work Practice

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Because there are no set standards for what should be included in a social media policy or how it should be communicated with clients, colleagues, or constituents, this step will help students identify common issues addressed in social media policies and the overall tone of the policy (i.e. Whom are you informing with your policy?

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The Power of Words: Using Poetic Analysis in a Social Work Research Course

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Editor’s Note: This blog post was written by Amber Sutton, LICSW, ABD, a social work instructor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, in collaboration with students from her undergraduate social work research course during the Spring 2022 semester. The SAGE encyclopedia of communication research methods (pp. Allen (Ed.),

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National Patient Safety Goals Depend on Good Communication

Relias

Improve staff communication. Perhaps not surprisingly, they share a common element — they all depend on good communication practices at the organizational, team, and individual levels. Whether communicating with care team members or directly with patients, using two ways to confirm a patient’s identity must be embedded in your process.

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Advancing Supervisory Skills in Responding to Children and Families in Crisis

University of Connecticut

The workshop will also explore techniques to support staff in ethical practice and effective communication with children, family members and family groups.

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How to Talk About Alcohol Use with Clients: Frequently Asked Questions

Social Work Blog

Article by Diana Ling, MA, Program Manager; and Anna Mangum, MSW, MPH, Senior Health Strategist; Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin. How often do you talk with clients about their alcohol use?

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NASW Member Voices: Let’s Begin a Conversation to Share Our Social Work Perspectives

Social Work Blog

Instead of one catastrophic event, we are engaged in thousands of small crises, year after year. When the first responders poured into the Twin Towers, one of the first things they realized was that they couldn’t communicate with each other. If we cease to communicate with each other, we will feel we are struggling alone.