Fri.Apr 12, 2024

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Why Social Workers Should Talk to Their Clients About Conscious Living – and Dying

Social Work Blog

Heather Rose Artushin, LISW-CP By Heather Rose Artushin, LISW-CP As social workers, we often embark upon this professional journey with a heart for helping people to live well. But what if dying well was a conversation that was never meant to be saved for the end of life? Ronald L. Riffel, retired social worker and board member of the Center for Conscious Living and Dying (CCLD) in North Carolina, initially responded to a call for volunteers to sit with people who were dying, in what he describe

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‘They’re heartless’: how one woman fell victim to the carer’s allowance trap

The Guardian

Karina Moon, who is sole carer for her daughter most of the week, was told she needed to repay £11,292.75 or be prosecuted for fraud Ex-ministers press Sunak on ‘persecution’ of carers who broke earnings rules Carers in the UK: have you been threatened with prosecution for benefit fraud? Karina Moon vividly recalls the telephone call that brought her to tears.

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It’s a rotten system that puts unpaid carers in the dock | Letters

The Guardian

A council’s benefits expert and a tribunal judge, plus other readers, respond to reports on how the DWP is persecuting carers for unwittingly breaching complicated benefits rules I have worked in benefits for more years than I care to admit, although for local authorities rather than the Department for Work and Pensions. The news about the persecution of carer’s allowance claimants is not surprising ( Calls to end ‘persecution’ of carers over UK benefits rule breaches, 9 April ).

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Many aged care workers may wait until 2026 for full pay increase as Albanese government requests phased implementation

The Guardian

Commonwealth requests Fair Work Commission phase in full 23% increase over two years to prevent workforce shortages elsewhere Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Aged care workers should wait until January 2026 for the full 23% pay rise ordered by the Fair Work Commission , according to the Albanese government.

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!