My Brains Not Broken
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Mental health is important for everyone, but it’s especially important to spotlight teenagers and mental health. For today’s post, I was able to talk with Monica Utley, the Executive Director of Tilly’s Life Center. Located in Irvine, California, Tilly’s Life Center teaches life skills to teenagers that build confidence, inspire compassion, and encourages adolescents to pursue their dreams.
Bipolar Bandit
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Setting Boundaries. Boundaries are a way of taking care of ourselves. When you understand how to set and maintain healthy boundaries, you can avoid the feelings of resentment, disappointment, and anger that build up when limits have been pushed. If you’re not sure how to go about creating boundaries or effectively uphold existing ones, then here are 10 ways in which you can create and maintain healthy boundaries.
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The New Social Worker
DECEMBER 13, 2021
Mentors can support you in navigating new territory in your social work career, use the power of their stories to guide you in decision making, and help you define and pursue your career goals. Use these 3 steps to choose the right mentor for you.
National Casa Gal
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Resilience is key to helping young people bounce back from difficult experiences and overcome the long odds that can face children who have spent time in foster care. Read More. The post Give a child the gift of hope for the holidays appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
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My Brains Not Broken
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Mental health matters for people of every age, race and demographic, but an area that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves is in young people. It might not be news to some, but the numbers are rising year after year when it comes to young people dealing with mental health disorders and mental illness. After an insightful Q&A earlier this week with Tilly’s Life Center, I decided I wanted to spotlight some of the important statistics about young people and mental health tha
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
DECEMBER 12, 2021
Call for Book Chapter Proposals for Anthology on Arts-Based Pedagogy. The COVID-19 pandemic created the largest global disruption of education processes and systems in history, forcing diverse educators within schools, universities, communities, and non-profit organizations to shift the ways in which they deliver knowledge. Transitioning from traditional face-to-face learning to on-line learning posed many challenges for both educators and learners, while simultaneously creating the opportunity
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Social Work Blog
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Posted December 17, 2021. Two adults are interacting with an older person. The older person is lying in bed. All three are wearing face masks. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on nursing home residents, families, and staff. Limitations on visits from family (as defined by each resident), other personal guests, and even certain service providers (such as hospice personnel and long-term care ombudsmen) have drastically exacerbated loneliness and social isolation among residents.
International Federation of Social Workers
DECEMBER 16, 2021
IFSW Europe, member of Social Platform, promotes the civil dialogue in the European Semester process. We propose you the Social Platform guidance document to EU Member States on improving civil dialogue in the European Semester process.
Community Care
DECEMBER 14, 2021
The Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) is certain to be delayed again, with the government yet to consult on how to put the scheme into practice. The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) replacement was originally due come into force in October 2020, but this was then put back to a target of April 2022, due to the impact of Covid on health and social care.
Michigan Social Work
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Professor Brad Zebrack has received the American Psychosocial Oncology Society’s Ruth McCorkle Excellence in Research Mentorship Award. The award honors those who have demonstrated a longstanding commitment to nurturing intellectual growth, career development, professional guidance and positive role modeling in the field of psychosocial oncology.
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.
Social Work Blog
DECEMBER 16, 2021
December 2021. Beginning January 1, 2022, clinical social workers (CSWs) will become eligible to participate in Medicare’s Quality Payment Program (QPP). NASW advocated for the inclusion of CSWs in the QPP and are pleased that they are now eligible. CSWs participate in the QPP through a system called the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). MIPS was designed to tie payments to quality and cost efficient care, drive improvement in care processes and health outcomes, increase the use of he
International Federation of Social Workers
DECEMBER 16, 2021
The people’s summit invites everyone to share and advance their ideas and contributions to shape the Global Values Declaration for a new eco-social world. Individuals and community representatives, people of lived experiences, global organisations, students, health, social, education and economic professions, environmental campaigners, trade unions, policy makers, civil rights champions, spiritual and religious networks, and […].
Community Care
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Pandemic-related delays in responding to adult safeguarding concerns have resulted in “severe consequences” for people accessing or in need of services, with many reports being made later, meaning problems have become far more acute, complex and harmful. The warning came among a series of findings in the latest report from the Covid-19 Adult Safeguarding Insight Project, through which the Local Government Association has been tracking the impact of the pandemic on adult safeguarding
Social Work Haven
DECEMBER 15, 2021
Social work burnout can affect the way we execute our role. It can cause social work stress and a stressed social worker cannot perform their role effectively. What is social work burnout. Do you ever feel tired after a long day of sleep? Or always feel helpless, as if there is nothing left to do? Then… you might be experiencing burnout. Feeling like this is very common among people; we live in a society where if you aren’t busy all the time, then you’re worthless and conseq
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Shelter, Inc
DECEMBER 14, 2021
We wish you the happiest of holidays from all of us at Shelter and thank you for making the season memorable for Shelter’s children, youths, and families! Between COVID and the staff shortages we share with the country, and the ups and downs of social services, it hasn’t been an easy year. Yet, because of you and other members of our Shelter family, we have accomplished so much!
NASW Foundation
DECEMBER 14, 2021
This Holiday Season the NASW Foundation extends warm wishes and deep appreciation to professional social workers who work tirelessly to address some of society's most challenging issues. You make.
Community Care
DECEMBER 12, 2021
Providers are failing to register unregistered placements for which they have been authorised to deprive children of liberty, despite being required to do so urgently. Ofsted has been notified of 33 unregistered placements authorised by the courts under the inherent jurisdiction since December 2020, for children aged 15 on average. The regulator disclosed the figures in its annual report , published last week.
Michigan Social Work
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Assistant Professor Fernanda Cross is featured on Deutsche Welle (DW) website. The article explores her journey to the U.S. and her research at U-M School of Social Work. “It is as an immigrant that Cross finds the necessary empathy for her work. As a researcher, she analyzes precisely the insertion of Latin American immigrants in the United States.
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.
National Casa Gal
DECEMBER 13, 2021
“I get so much more than what I give as an advocate,” Nevarez said. “It’s such a great feeling to work with these kids and be able to help.”. Read More. The post Dallas CASA volunteer encourages siblings to preserve their heritage appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
Relias
DECEMBER 13, 2021
The increased pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic has presented never-before-seen growth opportunities for home health agencies and their workforce, as Bill Dombi, President of the National Association of Home Care and Hospice (NAHC), noted in a December 2021 webinar titled The State of Home Health. “Home health is in the best shape it has been in the many decades that I have done this work,” he said.
Shelter, Inc
DECEMBER 13, 2021
We wish you the happiest of holidays from all of us at Shelter and thank you for making the season memorable for Shelter’s children, youths, and families! Between COVID and the staff shortages we share with the country, and the ups and downs of social services, it hasn’t been an easy year. Yet, because of you and other members of our Shelter family, we have accomplished so much!
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Think of it as the Cliffs Notes version. From the column: Year after year, the number of deaths of children “known to the system” remains constant. Some years it goes up a little, some years it goes down a little. So all those children needlessly separated; all those taken from homes that were safe or could have been made safe with the right kinds of help only to be abused in foster care, suffered for nothing.
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American Board of Clinical Social Work
DECEMBER 13, 2021
What makes social workers successful? What do we strive for? How do we find contentment in our profession? After almost 10 years as an active duty social worker in the Air Force, my search for the answers to these questions is still a work in progress. What remains meaningful to me are the core things that brought me to the profession--my passion for helping, my desire to advocate for social justice issues and for those in need to receive appropriate support and services.
Social Care
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Personalised social care reform must consider every person's "experience, history, culture, beliefs and needs." [Image created by freepik.com ]. I believe social care exists to support people to live healthy, meaningful lives. This requires government commitment for the long term and sustained investment in the future we are wanting to build. The current social care system is not set up in a way which provides equity of access and does not do enough to support fairness or the desired outcome of
The Guardian
DECEMBER 12, 2021
England’s care commissioner begins exhaustive inquiry as a record number of absences are reported by 10 local authorities An investigation to locate so-called “ghost children” who have fallen off the radar during the pandemic is to be launched by England’s children’s commissioner, the Observer can reveal, amid growing concerns over their welfare. In an intervention further highlighting the concerns over the whereabouts of tens of thousands of children, Rachel de Souza said she would immediately
Social Work With Adults
DECEMBER 16, 2021
"As this year’s festivities begin, I wanted to take the opportunity to say an enormous thank you to the people who keep things going, social workers, occupational therapists, social care staff in local authorities and everyone working in provider services." [Image created by freepik ]. Perspectives on progress. Did you know Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’ finally reached number one in the UK singles chart on New Year’s Day 2021, 36 years after its initial release, so getting the adult social care reform
Social Care
DECEMBER 16, 2021
"As we approach the festive season, we will reflect upon the year just gone, remember with love and respect those we lost, and look ahead with hope to the year to come." [Photo copyright Lauren Hurley/DHSC]. Awe inspiring care colleagues. The words ‘thank you’ do not seem enough to express my gratitude for the incredible work you have all done to keep residents, colleagues and communities safe, both as individuals and teams, throughout 2021.
The Guardian
DECEMBER 12, 2021
Hours of unmet care increase more than fivefold since May to 1.5m, social care body finds, amid rising demand and staff shortages Services that look after the elderly and disabled at home are facing the worst crisis in memory, operators have warned, with hours of unmet care in England increasing more than fivefold since May to 1.5m. Vital visits to look after people with dementia and other disabilities are being denied amid rising demand – including families concerned about sending their loved o
Counselor Toolbox podcast
DECEMBER 12, 2021
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Gary Direnfeld
DECEMBER 14, 2021
I am thinking of step-families, those that are blended with kids from one or other parent, sometimes both. Of these, not all stepkids and stepparents form a loving, let alone caring relationship or even a tolerance for each other. Indeed, it can be highly conflicted and result in much disruption and challenging behavior on the part of those involved.
Social Work Blog
DECEMBER 14, 2021
This Holiday Season the NASW Foundation extends warm wishes and deep appreciation to professional social workers who work tirelessly to address some of society’s most challenging issues. You make the world a better place and we salute you for your skills, knowledge, energy, devotion, and compassion. “Thank you, thank you, for all you do!”. As the year winds down, we are hopeful and optimistic that brighter days are ahead if we remain committed and work together to end the pandemic, promote
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