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Matthew Smith’s Job Interview Training Helping People with Disabilities Find Employment.

Michigan Social Work

Associate Professor Matthew Smith created role-playing job interview training that helps people with autism and other disabilities find employment. Each practice interview is unique and a real-time coach provides ongoing feedback. Each practice interview is unique and a real-time coach provides ongoing feedback.

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Third of recent infant care cases involved parents with learning disabilities or difficulties – research

Community Care

A third of recent infant care cases involved parents with learning disabilities or difficulties, research has found. They also interviewed 42 social care professionals, 17 lawyers and four mothers with learning disabilities or learning difficulties who had experience of proceedings.

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Government proposes disability benefits overhaul in face of ‘spiralling’ caseload and costs

Community Care

The government has proposed overhauling a key disability benefit in the face of its “spiralling” caseload and costs, in a move labelled “dangerous” and “reckless” by charities. It was introduced in 2013 to replace disability living allowance (DLA) for people of working age. What is PIP? or £108.55

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Social Isolation and IDD: How to Help Your Clients Make Meaningful Connections

Relias

Social isolation due to a disability is an all-too-common occurrence. Myriad social forces create an environment in which individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are unable to connect with their peers. This can have lasting and severe consequences for their holistic health.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

This may include personal interviews, family histories, and the review of relevant documents. Physical Needs Assessment : Health Status : Social workers evaluate the individual’s physical health, identifying any chronic illnesses, disabilities, or immediate health concerns that may require attention.

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UPDATE: Federal Rule to Prevent Surprise Health Care Billing – Application to Clinical Social Workers

Social Work Blog

Providing a GFE to patients is not new to CSWs who, as part of best clinical and ethical practice, routinely discuss services and fees before or during the initial interview with new patients and provide informed consent forms. Services related to mental health substance use disorders are specifically included. Compliance Steps.

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

Community Care

Our interview with Ruth Allen is part of a series of profiles of key figures who have shaped social work over the past five decades, to mark Community Care’s 50th anniversary. But there’s still quite a long way to go around the knowledge and basic skills needed to work well with mental distress disorders.