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Music and Mental Health

Bipolar Bandit

Music has been proven to help with your mental health and overall health. Singing, songwriting, listening to music and playing an instrument are all things that you can do deal with your mental health. Ways Music helps: Connects you with your feelings Gives you a way to express yourself Boosts your mood Makes you dance Forms a community Helps you feel your feelings Increases dopamine to help with stress, depression, and anxiety Helps to figure out who you are Helps with memory Challenges your mi

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending February 6, 2024

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

● Why do family police agencies so often turn a blind eye to rampant abuse in group homes and institutions. The head of the family police agency in Rhode Island gave a chilling answer. I have a column about it in Rhode Island Current ● In 2022 grandparents of an autistic boy in Kentucky couldn’t control his constant running away. All the grandparents needed was therapy for the child and help to be sure he was never out of someone’s sight.

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Illinois Breaks Barriers in Mental Health Workforce, Achieving Remarkable Growth in Licensed Social Workers (LSWs)

Social Work Blog

(Chicago) Thanks in large part to a bill signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker, the number of licensed non-independent social workers has increased by 100% since Dec 1, 2021 in Illinois, exceeding the 10,000 mark for the first time. In light of severe mental health workforce shortages in the state as well as issues of diversity within the profession, this achievement is a first step to addressing an alarming shortage of mental health professionals in Illinois.

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Ask Nicole: The #1 Misconception About Meeting Facilitators

Nicole Clark Consulting

Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. Let’s get straight into it ! The #1 misconception about meeting facilitators is that they are responsible for generating buy-in to your organization’s call to action. Let’s say you want to build a partnership with organizations doing similar work to address an emerging issue [.] The post Ask Nicole: The #1 Misconception About Meeting Facilitators appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting.

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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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Illinois Breaks Barriers in Mental Health Workforce, Achieving Remarkable Growth in Licensed Social Workers (LSWs)

Social Work Blog

Thanks in large part to a bill signed into law by Governor JB Pritzker, the number of licensed non-independent social workers has increased by 100 percent since Dec 1, 2021 in Illinois, exceeding the 10,000 mark for the first time. In light of severe mental health workforce shortages in the state as well as issues of diversity within the profession, this achievement is a first step to addressing an alarming shortage of mental health professionals in Illinois.

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So’Phelia Morrow Writes in the New York Amsterdam News About Abuse and Finding Hope

Michigan Social Work

PhD student So’Phelia Morrow describes in a New York Amsterdam News editorial how seeing a squirrel chasing a butterfly sparked hope and inspired her to leave an abusive partner. “The moment lasted only a second, but it was long enough for me to receive the message,” she wrote. “Although I never thought much about butterflies before, at that moment, I saw it as hope.

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15 Behavioral Interview Questions for Nurses

Relias

Hiring new employees is always challenging, even when there are many seemingly qualified candidates. Hiring for roles with high turnover when the pool of candidates is shrinking — a continuing reality in nursing — is an even bigger challenge. In this article, we’ll look at how the behavioral interview technique can provide deeper insights to better inform your hiring decisions.

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Young, old and marvellous: how a care home built a nursery – and everyone thrived

The Guardian

At Belong Chester, the older residents and young children have the chance to spend each day together, and it’s led to big improvements in all their lives. What’s the secret? It is lunchtime in the bistro at Belong and half a dozen toddlers are tucking into sausage cassoulet, mash and seasonal vegetables. Anyone acquainted with the table manners of two- and three-year-olds may well be bracing themselves for carnage.

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UK care firm charged workers from Africa thousands more than cost of visa

The Guardian

Zimbabweans say they paid large sums to Gloriavd Health Care but got far less work than expected and were squalidly housed A care company serving NHS patients has been charging migrant workers from Africa thousands of pounds to work in the UK when the cost of a visa is only a few hundred pounds, the Guardian has learned. Care workers from Zimbabwe were told to pay the sums to Gloriavd Health Care Ltd in return for arranging social care jobs in and around Leeds and Bath.

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