Community Care

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Caseloads continue to be one of the leading factors affecting quality of practice and leading to social workers burning out or quitting. And research suggests the problem appears to be getting worse, at least in children’s services. The latest report (wave 5) of the Department for Education’s (DfE) longitudinal survey of council children’s social workers , conducted in autumn 2022, said 63% of practitioners reported that their overall workload was too high.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Editor’s Note: Jacqueline Jones is the MSW Field Coordinator at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and one of my colleagues in the UAB Department of Social Work. She has over six years of experience supervising students during field placements and eight years of social work practice experience. In this blog post, she shares how she uses artificial intelligence tools to improve her teaching and save time.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 7, 2023

A record 100,495 social workers in England have renewed their registration with the regulator this year. Social Work England said 97.3% of practitioners who needed to renew completed the process during the three-month window, which closed on 30 November. This is the highest proportion recorded in the four renewal rounds since it took over the regulation of social workers in England in December 2019. 3,600 more social workers on register As a result, England starts the new registration year with

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International Federation of Social Workers

DECEMBER 21, 2023

We are deeply concerned to learn of the latest arrest of our colleague Munther Amira, a distinguished social worker and advocate for human rights, by the Israeli Defence Forces.

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Every winter, I write a version of this post. I wrote it last year …and the year before …and the year before. Sometimes, the post comes in November; other times, it’s not until January. But every year, without fail, the winter season starts to impact me negatively. Maybe it’s the fact that the sun sets before I’m finished with my work day.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Is Pittsburgh’s “child welfare” predictive analytics algorithm running amok? – Inquiring minds (at the US Dept. of Justice) want to know! The Allegheny Family Screening Tool slaps an invisible scarlet number "risk score" on every child whose parents or other caretakers have been accused of neglect. (For a comprehensive examination of the dangers of this kind of computerized racial profiling, see our publication Big Data Is Watching You. ) The most highly touted, most far-reaching example of comp

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Nicole Clark Consulting

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. It’s that time of year, where we think ahead to what we want to accomplish in the new year. If you’re a nonprofit leader, strategic planning might be top of mind for you. Whether you’re considering the best time to start strategic planning or [.] The post Ask Nicole: Why Strategic Plans Usually Fail appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting.

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Social Work.Career

DECEMBER 2, 2023

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 45 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, December 2023 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.

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International Federation of Social Workers

DECEMBER 8, 2023

You’re cordially invited to join us at CoNGO’s Sixth Seminar, a culmination of the year-long 75th-anniversary celebrations, focusing on human rights and social justice.

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Relias

DECEMBER 22, 2023

For individuals living with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), achieving a sense of community and belonging can be difficult. They face stigma and barriers to success on both inter-personal and systemic levels. Due to these obstacles, organizations must find ways to support community inclusion for their clients. In this article, we’ll cover what community inclusion is, the most common barriers to it, and how your organization can help clients with IDD become better integrated int

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The group that calls itself "Children's Rights" touts its Tennessee McLawsuit as a huge success. The 12-year-old in this photo, obtained by Nashville television station WTVF, might disagree. You can watch their story here. By the time the group that calls itself “Children’s Rights” was done with Tennessee, the state was taking away 24% more children than it was when the suit was filed.

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National Casa Gal

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The cleats aim to promote and raise awareness for a charity that is important to the players. Read More. The post Six professional NFL players support local CASA programs for My Cause My Cleats initiative appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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Nnatasha Tracy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Living with bipolar disorder can be challenging, and living with bipolar disorder over the holidays even more so. While there are many great things about holidays, bipolar stability often isn't one of them. I believe we need to embrace the good parts of the holidays while protecting our mental health for after the holidays, too. Here are holiday tips when dealing with bipolar disorder.

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Social Work.Career

DECEMBER 31, 2023

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 25 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, January 2024 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.

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International Federation of Social Workers

DECEMBER 7, 2023

As we celebrate United Nations Human Rights Day 2023 on 10 December, we embrace the theme “Freedom, Equality, and Justice for All”, recognising the profound contributions of social work in […]

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Relias

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The Stages of Change Model, also known as the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change, is a powerful framework designed to explain and guide individuals through the process of behavior change. Developed by James O. Prochaska and Carlo C. DiClemente, this model has become a cornerstone in health psychology and is widely used in healthcare and wellness programs.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The number of ways family policing agencies (a more accurate term than “child welfare” agencies) can hurt the children they are mandated to protect is limited only by their imagination – and, unfortunately, this is the one area where they show any imagination at all. Among the worst things they do is tear children from the arms of parents – usually mothers – whose only crime is to, themselves, have survived domestic violence.

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National Casa Gal

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Charity Navigator is America’s largest and most-utilized independent charity evaluator. Read More. The post The National CASA/GAL Association for Children maintains four-star rating from Charity Navigator appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

You may have the clinical skills to manage a private practice, but your success could actually hinge on marketing skills. For a thriving practice, you need to differentiate yourself from others and present yourself in a way that attracts referrals. These days, much of that happens online, including on social media. In this webinar, Gary Direnfeld will discuss how social media marketing can help you build your private practice and grow your client base.

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Nnatasha Tracy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Magic mushrooms (psilocybin) are being looked at as a treatment for bipolar disorder. And good news came out this week about using psilocybin in the treatment of bipolar type II depression. Specifically, the results in a very small clinical sample were extremely promising. That said, there are things you need to know before you run out and buy magic mushrooms from your local drug dealer.

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The New Social Worker

DECEMBER 10, 2023

What can we say about 2023? The New Social Worker’s list of Top 10 Articles for 2023 tells us the story of what social workers have been reading here. We look forward to seeing you, our readers, our friends, in 2024.

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International Federation of Social Workers

DECEMBER 4, 2023

COP28 is a pivotal opportunity for governments to come together and take real and meaningful action on climate change.

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Relias

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Nursing residency programs have both advantages and disadvantages. While many healthcare leaders believe that nurse residency programs are a necessity , others are wary of the cost and long-term commitment they require. Nurse graduates are often eager to leave the classroom behind and begin their careers, skipping residency programs altogether. Unfortunately, this leaves many new nurses without the hands-on training and clinical skills necessary for success — contributing to burnout and high tur

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2023

● WBTV and The Assembly conclude their three-part series on the failure of family policing with a searing story about how the agency and the courts moved heaven and earth to keep a loving father away from his own son. And if you think this is a case in which a stranger foster parent is fighting the father – nope. On the contrary, the foster father was so supportive that when the family police tried to use housing as an excuse to keep father and son apart, the foster father bought a house so the

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National Casa Gal

DECEMBER 20, 2023

We are inspired by and grateful for our network’s hard work and determination. Together, we will continue to make a positive impact on the lives of those we serve. Read More. The post The 2023 year in review: a message from our CEO appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Ubuntu Annual Lecture (Fundo yaUbuntu) is organised towards the end of each year by the Africa Social Work and Development Network (ASWDNet) and the Association of Schools of Social Work in Africa (ASSWA) to share Africa’s rich knowledge with the world. We invite students, academics and practitioners around the world to attend, not only those from Africa but from any continent.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Social workers need national terms and conditions, including capped caseloads and defined pay scales, to tackle Scotland’s “ever-increasing recruitment crisis” That was the message from the Scottish Association of Social Work (SASW) as it launched a campaign to tackle practitioner shortages by providing staff with improved – and consistent – terms and conditions across the country.

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International Federation of Social Workers

DECEMBER 21, 2023

For some time, the Austrian Association of Social Workers (OBDS) has been working in collaboration with the Austrian Ministry of Social Affairs to protect the title of Social Worker.

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Relias

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Opioid misuse has been an increasing concern in the U.S. over the past two decades, and it is particularly prevalent in American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) communities. Over the 20-year span from 1999-2019, deaths related to opioid overdose increased rapidly among Indigenous populations, multiplying by more than five times due to increased use of heroin, hydrocodone, oxycodone, fentanyl, tramadol, and in combination with alcohol and other drugs.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

● If a child dies after sleeping in the same bed as a parent, when is it likely to be treated as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, and when is it likely to be treated as something else? According to a Boston Globe investigation : … in the vast majority of states, the deaths of babies from Medicaid families are more likely to be attributed to suspected accidental suffocation or listed as needing more investigation - and in some states, by sizable margins.

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Child Advocates

DECEMBER 28, 2023

We are going through major change in leadership in 2024 but our work for vulnerable children across Indiana is as. The post New CEO & How You Can Be a Child Advocate | Podcast Episode 22 appeared first on Child Advocates.

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 19, 2023

By Alison Laurio Ryan Tolman is a clinical social worker in private practice who specializes in anxiety and stress, and sees clients online and in person in his Bellingham, Wash., office. He also practices Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and has taught a martial arts training course for kids. He says activities like jiu-jitsu can help “take you away from your troubles,” especially when you’re growing up.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Social work figures have paid tribute to one of their own after Mark Drakeford announced he would be stepping down as first minister of Wales. Drakeford was hailed for maintaining his social work values and commitment to social justice, after announcing he would be stepping down from the role in March 2024. He trained as a social worker, then worked as a probation officer, a youth justice worker and as a social work academic before being elected to the Senedd (Welsh Assembly) in 2011.

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