Social Work Blog

JULY 1, 2023

As students of social work or other human services professions, it is essential that we understand how economic well-being—or the lack thereof—shapes people’s lives. Poverty and financial insecurity can have devastating consequences to one’s physical and mental health, even threatening basic survival.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 1, 2023

As students of social work or other human services professions, it is essential that we understand how economic well-being—or the lack thereof—shapes people’s lives. Poverty and financial insecurity can have devastating consequences to one’s physical and mental health, even threatening basic survival.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

As the nation’s largest group of mental health services providers, social workers are uniquely positioned to help clients make significant positive changes in their health and well-being by taking time to talk with them about their drinking. How much drinking is too much?

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Social Work Blog

JULY 1, 2023

As students of social work or other human services professions, it is essential that we understand how economic well-being—or the lack thereof—shapes people’s lives. Poverty and financial insecurity can have devastating consequences to one’s physical and mental health, even threatening basic survival.

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Relias

MARCH 25, 2025

Unique healthcare challenges of women Veterans Women Veterans face distinct medical and mental health concerns stemming from their military service. Mental health challenges : Women Veterans experience higher rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and military sexual trauma (MST) compared to their male counterparts.

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Relias

AUGUST 8, 2022

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans’ mental health has been negatively impacted in several ways. The majority of human services staff was unaware of 988, the new national number for suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis response. The rates of anxiety and depression in the U.S.

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Relias

AUGUST 30, 2024

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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Relias

MARCH 13, 2023

Occupational wellness is the balance between personal and professional well-being that promotes overall positive mental health. This is especially the case in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) care. But what steps can organizations take to help their DSPs achieve occupational wellness?

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Relias

AUGUST 21, 2023

Many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) rely on direct support professionals (DSPs) for assistance in their daily lives and communities. The IDD workforce crisis is adversely affecting organizations and their clients. Families rely on DSPs so they may work or receive respite from caregiving.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 31, 2023

Despite having similar educational backgrounds, their job responsibilities differ depending on the services they provide to their clients. Knowing the distinctions between these roles can aid in determining the ideal career path in human services. What can social workers not do?

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Relias

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

This high rate of comorbidity in this population can pose serious challenges to direct support professionals (DSPs) and others working the intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) field. Part of the rationale for using CBT to treat comorbid conditions is its versatility.

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Relias

APRIL 10, 2025

These include (but are not limited to): Ambulatory surgical centers Community mental health centers Critical access hospitals Federally qualified health centers Home health agencies Hospices Hospitals Intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities Inpatient psychiatric facilities Long-term care facilities and nursing homes (..)

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Gateway Foundation

JANUARY 22, 2024

The Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) division of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) provides funds for qualified treatment and recovery support centers. These funds support programs in the form of four grants, and these federal awards help grant-supported programs provide quality services.

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Gateway Foundation

JANUARY 22, 2024

The Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (SUPR) division of the Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) provides funds for qualified treatment and recovery support centers. These funds support programs in the form of four grants, and these federal awards help grant-supported programs provide quality services.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

And if you’re wondering what happens when a state tears apart a record number of families: ● The Associated Press reports : Maine unnecessarily segregates children with behavioral health disabilities in hospitals, residential facilities and a state-run juvenile detention facility, the U.S.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 5, 2022

A serious and complex condition is defined as a condition “serious enough to require specialized medical treatment to avoid the reasonable possibility of death or permanent harm” or a chronic condition that “is life-threatening, degenerative, potentially disabling, or congenital; and requires specialized medical care over a prolonged period of time.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 31, 2024

About the skills and frameworks we bring to the table: According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the principles of ‘trauma-informed care’ include safety, trustworthiness and transparency, peer support, collaboration and mutuality, empowerment, voice and choice, and cultural, historical, and gender issues.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 24, 2024

The smaller success might be the limited potential to address the needs of all Special Populations and the difficulty to reach people such as the unhoused, justice involved individuals, rural areas, people with disabilities, people in recovery, or long-term care settings. I think organizations can focus on Employee Well-Being and supports.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The 4 stages of addiction There are four stages of addiction. Some people stay in one stage, such as regular use, indefinitely without ever developing an addiction.

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Relias

JUNE 21, 2023

It defined “accessibility” as the “design, construction, development, and maintenance of facilities, information and communication technology, programs, and services so that all people, including people with disabilities, can fully and independently use them.” Before DEI became the norm in the U.S.,

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Relias

JUNE 21, 2023

It defined “accessibility” as the “design, construction, development, and maintenance of facilities, information and communication technology, programs, and services so that all people, including people with disabilities, can fully and independently use them.” Before DEI became the norm in the U.S.,

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Relias

MARCH 3, 2024

“No,” I responded, “I actually want to work with adults with severe mental illness.” The look on her face was one of shock — I’m guessing she did not know social workers could be mental health clinicians, much less want to work with individuals with mental illness. We are communicators. We are connectors.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In the meantime, her daughters suffered abuse at a foster home and her younger son descended into a mental health crisis. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into whether the algorithm discriminates against families in which a parent is disabled. ● Still, it took Theresa months to get three of her children back.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2024

The Senator who chaired the committee, Ron Wyden, called on the Justice Department to investigate these chains for allegedly defrauding Medicaid and violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. Vermonts human services agency continued to send teens there even after the incidents. The Imprint and The Hill have stories.

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