Community Care

JUNE 13, 2024

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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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The Hackneys and their lawyer suspect that the algorithm, and the humans who may be slavishly following it, discriminated against them because of disabilities. As the ABA Journal story explains: Lauren Hackney has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder that can cause memory loss, and Andrew Hackney has some resultant damage from a stroke.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 8, 2024

Those who are pregnant or can become pregnant also risk alcohol-exposed pregnancy and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), a range of lifelong behavioral, intellectual, and physical disabilities that may affect up to 1 in 20 school children nationwide. Every day matters.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

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? How much drinking is too much?

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2023

Alcohol-exposed pregnancies may also lead to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs), a range of lifelong behavioral, intellectual, and physical disabilities that affects an estimated 2-5% of schoolchildren in the U.S.

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University of Connecticut

JUNE 1, 2022

Addressing the challenges that families face today, including socio-economic disparities, racism, substance misuse and behavioral health disorders, requires an evidence-informed approach that is grounded in social change through the lens of advancing equity. Jody Levison-Johnson, president and CEO of Social Current.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

Helping clients discuss their alcohol use can also reduce the risk of prenatal alcohol exposure, a leading preventable cause of lifelong behavioral, intellectual, and physical disabilities known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs). Here are some common questions and answers that can help you discuss alcohol with clients.

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Bipolar Bandit

OCTOBER 31, 2022

I was finally diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1992 after I faced disciplinary action while a graduate counseling student because I had disabling symptoms of psychosis. I was no longer allowed to take graduate courses at this university. Major Depressive Episode In December of 2021, I had a major depressive episode.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 11, 2023

Due to gender differences in body structure and chemistry, women experience more severe health risks from drinking compared to men, including blackouts , liver disease , faster progression of alcohol use disorder , and certain cancers – even when they consume less alcohol.

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University of Connecticut

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Room: 2208 Presentation : A Comparison of Religious and Spiritual Beliefs Among Latinx Parents of Children with Disabilities Author(s) : Mogro-Wilson, C. & Room: 2207 Presentation : The Implementation of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in Recovery Residences: Theoretical Framework Author : Nichols, C. & Valenzuela, F.

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Community Care

JUNE 27, 2024

But there’s still quite a long way to go around the knowledge and basic skills needed to work well with mental distress disorders. Social work around adults with mental health disorders has grown in recognition, knowledge and skills. What would you describe as those basic skills? They’ve had more investment.

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Relias

APRIL 24, 2023

Studies have shown that somewhere from 50% to 80% of adults with autism also live with anxiety disorders, making communication difficult. Organizations can provide basic training on universal skills and partner with other agencies to help clients learn job specific skills.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 5, 2022

These include people with a lower socio-economic status, those experiencing homelessness and poverty, victims of abuse or trauma, as well as those who are disabled or have chronic illnesses. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental health disorder, affecting 40 million American adults each year. ” – Christian D.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 4, 2022

In social work, various articles cover topics such as social work articles on mental health, social work articles on domestic violence, social work articles on learning disabilities, medical social work articles, school social work articles and clinical social work articles. Social Work Quotes. Some of these articles are free to access.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Since July of 2021, NASW and the NASW Foundation have partnered in this initiative with the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute at The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disabilities. 2020), rural communities, and older adults. McCoyd et al.

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Social Care

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

He is currently Director of Nursing at Cygnet Group , an independent health and social care organisation which provides services for young people and adults with mental health needs, acquired brain injuries, eating disorders, autism and learning disabilities within the UK.

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University of Connecticut

JUNE 18, 2024

With the financial support, I have been able to pick up less overtime shifts at work and attend more university events, immerse myself in readings, and connect with peers and colleagues. Since I moved from Peru to Connecticut I always dreamed of being part of this university and I fulfilled my dreams by doing my BSW and MSW.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JUNE 6, 2023

Also in New York City, The 74 reports, Across the nation’s largest [school] district, parents of students with disabilities who speak up on behalf of their children say they are being charged with allegations of child abuse or neglect — a tactic advocates say schools use to intimidate parents and coerce them into dropping their concerns.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Decades later, Stacy Torres, now a professor of sociology at the University of California, San Francisco, writes in Vital City that the wounds have not healed. Instead, according to WRTV in Indianapolis Bryant relied on a feeding tube and [her mother, Celena] Conkright has disorders, including ADHD and ADD.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Marian Jarlenski, associate director of the Center for Innovative Research on Gender Health Equity at the University of Pittsburgh. I treat far more complications from untreated diabetes in the NICU than I do from opioid use disorder. said Patrick. "I One of her recommendations: repeal the so-called Adoption and Safe Families Act. “It

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