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Free Mental Health Webinars, September 2024

Social Work.Career

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 40 free webcasts that we could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health. To make it easier for you to find a webinar that is of interest to you, […] The post Free Mental Health Webinars, September 2024 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.

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Berthold Awarded Fulbright Canada Distinguished Research Chair Award for This Academic Year

University of Connecticut

UConn School of Social Work professor S. Megan Berthold has traveled around the world as far as Nepal to work with trauma survivors, but a yearlong academic Fulbright Canada Distinguished Research Chair Award at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario, will put her only about 400 miles to the north of Hartford. While that’s closer than the 8,700 miles away when she was on the Thai-Cambodian border, working on the edge of a war zone, her research in Canada will be no less important.

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Anao Zhang Quoted in Everyday Health

Michigan Social Work

Associate Professor Anao Zhang's article "The efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy for mental health and quality of life among individuals diagnosed with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis," was published in Cancer Medicine and featured in Everyday Health. Zhang says the findings confirm that cognitive behavioral therapy can help many people cope with the negative feelings that come up while living with cancer.

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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): A Hands On Introduction

University of Connecticut

Donald deGraffenried, LCSW Friday, October 11, 2024 In-person 9:00 am – 4:00 pm 6 CECs Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an innovative and powerful therapy used for the desensitization of PTSD and other mental health concerns. It has been in existence for over fifty years, is research validated and many clinicians have questions about the therapy.

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From Payroll Pains to Growth Gains: Streamlining Payroll & HR for Success

Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

In the world of small business management, the challenge of managing payroll & HR efficiently while scaling operations can be overwhelming. Yet, with the right strategies in place, these challenges can become opportunities for growth and innovation. In this session, Joe Sharpe, Senior Director of Managed Payroll Services at IRIS, will reveal practical methods and expert insights for outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes, resulting in substantial time and resource savings.

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Councils in England draining reserves to stay afloat, leaders say

The Guardian

Survey of 24 city authorities finds two in five plan to sell off assets and reduce services Local authority leaders say they are having to drain their financial reserves to keep services afloat and avoid effective bankruptcy. A survey of the mid-tier group of English city councils, which includes Southampton, Hull, Sunderland and Norwich, found that many that had previously avoided financial difficulties during periods of austerity were close to running out of funds.

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Response to neglect ‘slow and inadequate’ due to high thresholds and lack of services, finds NSPCC

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Councils’ response to child neglect is “slow and inadequate” due to high thresholds for intervention and a lack of services, the NSPCC has found. A third of social workers polled by the charity said they had faced pressure from managers or colleagues to cease or delay intervention in neglect cases, while professionals in partner agencies criticised how children’s soc