Community Care

MAY 2, 2024

The next government should take forward reform of the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) and implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) in its first 100 days in office, the incoming Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) president has said. However, Melanie Williams said she was not expecting either major party to implement the cap on care costs and associated reforms to the adult social care charging system should they win the next election.

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Blurt It Out

MAY 2, 2024

We might have a friend who has a habit of staring off into space, always thinking about something completely obscure. Perhaps they seem to be in another world entirely, perfectly content in their alternate universe, yet they appear to function absolutely fine in ours when they bring themselves back down to earth. When they do, they will usually happily talk to us about whatever off-the-wall concept they were thinking about.

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Community Care

MAY 2, 2024

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Increasing qualifications levels for the adult social care workforce – linked to higher pay – is among the ideas under consideration by the group developing a 15-year strategy for the adult social care workforce. Other potential proposals include providing registered managers with a supported year in which to develop, developing a graduate training scheme for that role or making

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University of Connecticut

MAY 2, 2024

Ruth Pearlman, LCSW, LICSW, MEd Wed, June 5, 2024 10 am – 12 pm 2 CECs Registration Fee: $50 10% discount for UConn SSW Alumni and Current SSW Field Instructors Webinar link will be emailed when your registration is complete. Even before COVID children were grieving losses that were not largely recognized or understood. COVID has magnified the grief experience of children on multiple levels.

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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.

MQ Mental Health

MAY 2, 2024

Last week, a ruling was published rejecting calls from over 30 organisations to look at the impact the pandemic had on the mental health of children and adults as part of the Covid-19 Inquiry. The ruling, announced by Baroness Hallett, chair of the Inquiry, means that Module 3 of the Inquiry will look only at children’s inpatient care and not at other aspects of mental health in our communities during and post-pandemic.

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Michigan Social Work

MAY 2, 2024

Rita Hu has successfully defended her dissertation, “The Role of Social Relationships in the Development and Consequences of Self-Perceptions of Aging across the Lifespan.” Her committee included Lydia Li (co-chair) and Ruth Dunkle. Hu has accepted a Provost's Postdoctoral Fellowship and will transition to a tenure-track assistant professor position in 2026 at the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy and Practice, University of Chicago.

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CAPC

MAY 2, 2024

CAPC's Andrew Esch, MD, MBA, discusses the benefits of reclassifying marijuana for people living with serious illness.

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University of Connecticut

MAY 2, 2024

This webinar provides 2 hours of content on working with veterans. Christopher Morse, LICSW, MVF-ASW Saturday, June 8, 2024 10 am – 12 pm 2 CEC $40 – UConn SSW Alumni and Current Field Instructors $50 – All Others Webinar link will be emailed when your registration is complete. While not all service members experience mental health issues, many will experience difficulties returning to the civilian world.

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University of Connecticut

MAY 2, 2024

Jennifer Berton, PhD, LICSW, CADC-II Live Webinar Tues, July 9, 16, and 23 10 am – 12 pm 6 CECs – participants must attend all 3 sessions to earn CECs Registration Fee: $150 10% discount for UConn SSW Alumni and Current SSW Field Instructors Webinar link will be emailed when your registration is complete. Welcome to the Building a Private Practice Series.

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