Tue.Aug 20, 2024

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Call for Submissions: 101 Things to Do with a Social Work Degree

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

My colleague, Dr. Melanie Sage and I are excited to invite submissions for our upcoming book, tentatively called 101 Things to Do with a Social Work Degree. This book aims to showcase social workers’ diverse and impactful roles across various settings. We seek contributions in English from social workers actively practicing or utilizing their social work degrees in traditional or unique settings at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.

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Getting a head start on flu and other infections

Social Care

Being ready for the inevitable flu season means we can support more positive health outcomes for those we care for. [Image created by freepik.com ] The flu season is inevitable, so let's be fully prepared The 18 th century American philosopher, statesman and diplomat, Benjamin Franklin, famously said: “…in this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.

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Lollipop review – impassioned, head-butting indictment of the social-care system

The Guardian

Edinburgh international film festival Informed by her own experiences, Daisy-May Hudson’s portrait of a woman trying to regain custody of her kids is surprisingly even-handed Daisy-May Hudson is the British film-maker who in 2015 made a fiercely personal documentary about homelessness: her own. Half Way told the story of how she, her mum and her 13-year-old sister lost their home and then found themselves in the bureaucratic nightmare of hostels and halfway houses, and her camera showed the audi

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Vaping and Teens

Gary Direnfeld

I remember smoking when I was a teen. Mostly it was to get a break at my part time job. To say you wanted five minutes for a smoke was acceptable. To say you wanted five minutes to stand around doing nothing, wasn’t. Even our high school had an indoor smoking area for students. Smoking was everywhere. The olden days. Now, after years of the antismoking messages getting through, smoking, while still around, isn’t like it used to be.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Chasing Parents Who Don’t Show Up?

Gary Direnfeld

Don’t chase the parent who isn’t seeing their kids to see the kids. It’s their responsibility, not yours. If you assume their responsibility and fail, as often happens, then it looks as if you are to blame. Also, do not give the kids false impressions of the other parent. Do not say, “Oh, but they love you.” That’s gaslighting.

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Professional Time: What are you paying for?

Gary Direnfeld

When you are looking at the price of professional time, remember an hour with a person whose experience is less than five years is not the same hour as with the professional whose experience is more than twenty five years. (Or in my case 40+ years.) You are buying more than time. You are buying experience. The more the experience, the greater the cost.

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Taming The Tantrum

Gary Direnfeld

His boy was having a meltdown. The dad, rather than timing out the child, simply said, “I’ll wait, and when you’ve calmed down, we will talk this through.” With that the dad simply sat beside his son as his son continued to bawl and scream. As the dad sat there, he remained remarkably calm. He knew that just as his son’s emotions could be contagious and cause him to get upset too, so too could his calm influence his son.