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Social worker shortages making job ‘unsustainable’ for some, warns Ofsted

Community Care

Social worker shortages are making an already challenging job ‘unsustainable’ for some practitioners, Ofsted has warned in its annual report, published today. The inspectorate said problems recruiting and retaining staff were arguably the biggest challenges facing children’s social care and one that had got worse since the pandemic.

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Social Care, Legal Literacy, Homelessness and the Care Act

Health & Social Care Workforce

Helena Kitto is a third-year PhD student at Keele University. (1,097 words) Homelessness and law Homelessness is complicated to talk about from a legislative perspective.

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Getting Back to the Present Moment

My Brains Not Broken

Earlier this week, I reflected on some of the challenges of going on autopilot. Though it can be helpful when I’m dealing with anxiety and depression, going on autopilot can also make things more difficult. I can get too focused on accomplishing my goals, and rush into doing something. I am not always the most decisive person (and I know my friends and family would agree), and being on autopilot often exploits my indecisiveness.

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International scientific conference “Social Work and Social Policy in times of crises”

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

International scientific conference “Social Work and Social Policy in times of crises” The Institute of Social Work and Social Policy at the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje celebrates 65 years of education of Social Workers in North Macedonia. They will organize the International scientific conference “ Social Work and Social Policy in times of crises” which will be held in Ohrid from 19 until 21 September 2023.They are School Member of International Assoc

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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NCCPR news and commentary round-up, week ending December 13, 2022

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

● “I missed years of my childhood,” said one of his daughters, Sierra, 12, who was separated from her siblings while in state custody “If I could talk to the head of Arizona DCS I would say don’t take my father from me ever again.” The quote is from still another in the outstanding series of stories from ProPublica and NBC News. This one focuses on racial bias in the big city where that problem may be worst – Phoenix, Arizona.

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Beth Angell Appointed the Phillip Fellin Collegiate Professor of Social Work

Michigan Social Work

Dean Beth Angell has been appointed the Phillip Fellin Collegiate Professor of Social Work. Angell’s research focuses on behavioral health, particularly on serious mental illness and its intersection with substance abuse and criminal justice involvement. Some of the topics of her research studies have related to treatment seeking, treatment engagement and adherence; consumer-provider interactions and relationships; sources and consequences of stigma; and mandated or involuntary treatment.

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Alcohol and the Immune System — What You Should Know

Gateway Foundation

Heavy drinking and chronic alcohol use can significantly impact the immune system and decrease immune function. Most people probably don’t think about the body’s immune system when they think about drinking alcohol, but alcoholic drinks can weaken the body’s ability to fight off viruses and infections, making the body more prone to colds, bacterial infections, and serious health conditions such as cancer and liver failure.

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Conversations on Social Work Careers: Interview With Becky Morales, LCSW-S

The New Social Worker

In this episode of Conversations on Social Work Careers, Your Social Work Career Coach Jennifer Luna interviews Becky Morales, LCSW-S. Have you thought about changing careers into private practice? Becky is in private practice and MORE.

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Happiest of holidays – a message from our CEO

National Casa Gal

"We are grateful for all our partners and supporters who have helped us serve the children, youth and families involved in the court system." --Tara Lisa Perry, CEO. Read More. The post Happiest of holidays – a message from our CEO appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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IFSW UN Commission in New York prepares for the Commission on Social Development (CSocD)

International Federation of Social Workers

The 61st United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD61) will take place from 6 to 15 February 2023 in conference room 4 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. […].

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

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.

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10 Things Everyone in Recovery Has to Remember

Gateway Foundation

Recovery is a lifelong process that offers hope for people overcoming substance use disorder. Individuals can overcome challenges in recovery when they remember important things, like their progress, goals, and healthy habits. The recovery process teaches individuals positive coping skills, such as how to take care of their mental and physical health, skills for maintaining sobriety, and how to foster healthy relationships.

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Book Review: Career Self-Care

The New Social Worker

Despite not being written by social workers or from their perspectives, Career Self-Care is an invaluable resource for us because of its practical and interdisciplinary nature. Read The New Social Worker’s review of Career Self Care.

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New Treatments for Bipolar Depression—Options for Treatment Resistance

Nnatasha Tracy

Recently, Psychiatric Times did a comprehensive piece on new or unusual bipolar depression treatments, treatments that may be an option for treatment-resistant bipolar depression. They are thinking outside the standard bipolar depression treatments. This is critical because many people just aren't being helped or aren't being helped enough by standard bipolar depression treatments.

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LAC Statement on Human Rights Day

International Federation of Social Workers

74 years have passed since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations (UN) in 1948, following the Second World War, as a basis for freedom, justice […].

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5 Must Haves for Case Management

Thousands of nonprofits rely on case management software to help collect data, manage programs, coordinate with agencies, and provide life-changing health and human services. Adopting a cloud-based case management platform is essential for nonprofits and government agencies to operate more efficiently and make better use of their funding and budget.

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Don’t Call Us Heroes: Nursing Is a Calling — and a Profession

Relias

Not long ago, city bystanders would erupt in applause during shift changes as healthcare providers exited and entered hospitals. Their applause signaled gratitude for the healthcare heroes bravely battling the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses (RNs, LPN/LVNs, and UAPs alike) became the face of heroism. Instead of flowing capes, nurse heroes donned scrubs covered by paper jumpsuits, masks, and goggles.

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CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Social Development Fellow at the School of Social Work University of British Columbia

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS- Social Development Fellow at the School of Social Work University of British Columbia. The School of Social Work at The University of British Columbia (Vancouver campus) in collaboration with the Office of Regional and International Community Engagement (ORICE) invite applications for a Social Development Fellow to plan and conduct a research and/or practice-oriented project that can benefit local community in the Global South.

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Rogério M. Pinto Discusses the Toll of A Denied Tenure Bid at Columbia University in The Chronicle of Higher Education

Michigan Social Work

Professor Rogério M. Pinto discussed his denied bid for tenure at Columbia University in 2014, and the physical, emotional and intellectual toll it took, with The Chronicle of Higher Education. . “Everybody who is involved with you, either as a professional or someone who is doing research with you or the participants in your research, the people who you love — everybody is affected by it one way or another, and they’re affected very deeply.

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Not Feeling So Merry or Jolly?

Shelter, Inc

If the holidays don’t make you feel warm and fuzzy and fill you with cheer, you aren’t alone! Most of us, a whopping 88% of people , feel stressed by the holidays, and 64% of people with mental health challenges feel worse. There are more reasons for the holiday blues than tinsel on a tree, but some of the biggest vote-getters include: Too much socializing.

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Get Connected: Using Social Media for Social Work Success

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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Declaración de ALC sobre el Día de los Derechos Humanos

International Federation of Social Workers

A 74 años de la Declaración Universal de los Derechos humanos adoptada por las Naciones Unidas (ONU) en 1948, luego de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, como base para la libertad, […].

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One in five children’s social work posts vacant in wake of rising stress and workloads, finds research

Community Care

One in five children’s social work posts lay vacant in English councils this summer in the wake of practitioners reporting rising stress and workloads and reduced job satisfaction and support from employers. Those were among the findings of research released this week from the Department for Education and Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS), illustrating the scale of the workforce pressures engulfing local authorities.

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Matt Smith Quoted in Psychiatric News on How Virtual Reality Can Help Patients with Serious Mental Illness

Michigan Social Work

Professor Matt Smith spoke with Psychiatric News about how virtual reality can support job seekers with serious mental illness. To help patients prepare for a job interview, Smith developed a virtual reality interview training program informally known as Molly (the name of the virtual hiring manager). “Interviewing with Molly is a great representation of how online job interviews are currently playing out, so it could make trainees become even more skilled and confident.”.

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Let It Be Us is Partnering with Shelter Inc. to Recruit Homes for the Emergency Foster Care Program.

Shelter, Inc

Let It Be Us is Partnering with Shelter Inc. to Recruit Homes for the Emergency Foster Care Program. Children in foster care face many challenges. One of the biggest challenges is the disruption they experience when they have to leave the home where they’ve been living, whether with biological or foster family. The Emergency Foster Care Program aims to provide children with somewhere to go temporarily, on an emergency basis, so they receive the special kind of care and safe environment that a

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Empower Your Nonprofit With Effective Payroll & HCM Services

Managing a nonprofit involves many challenges, but payroll and HR shouldn’t be among them. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps nonprofits choose the best provider. Efficient payroll services ensure timely, accurate payments, vital for maintaining staff and volunteer morale. Compliance support helps navigate complex labor laws and avoid costly fines.

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Introducing The Anti-racist Listening Project podcast

Social Work With Adults

Lyn Romeo: I am delighted to once again host adult social workers Nimal Jude and Liz Howard as guest bloggers, this time introducing their latest exciting venture, the Anti-racist Listening Project podcast. Making sure social work practice always challenges discrimination and oppression is imperative if we are to truly promote a human rights and social justice based approach to working with individuals, families and the diverse communities we serve.

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Adoption workforce must become more diverse to help tackle racial disparities, says Lords report

Community Care

The government must set up a task force to tackle longstanding racial disparities in the adoption system, including by making the workforce more diverse. That was one of the conclusions of a House of Lords committee examining 2014 children’s social care law reforms that, among other things, sought to make it easier for black and ethnic minority children to be adopted.

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Jaclynn Hawkins Receives Three-Year Grant from The American Diabetes Association

Michigan Social Work

Associate Professor Jaclynn Hawkins has received a three-year Innovative Transformational Research to Reduce Health Disparities and Advance Health Equity in Diabetes grant from the American Diabetes Association for her study, “Program AACTIVE (African Americans Coming Together to Increase Vital Exercise): A Combination CBT and Physical Activity Intervention for Black Men with Type 2 Diabetes.

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Getting vaccinated saves lives (and helps the health and care system too)

Social Care

"The first time I had the virus, I was put in a medically induced coma. I was told by the doctors that if I hadn’t had the vaccine, I would have died." Think Local Act Personal 's Clenton Farquharson. A personal journey. I’ve caught COVID-19 three times. If I hadn’t had the vaccine, I wouldn’t be here writing this now. Back in January 2021, you might remember me talking in this blog about the vaccine discussions we were having in my family: “We’ve had many heated debates about it - particularly

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UN to investigate use of ‘parental alienation’ tactic in custody cases

The Guardian

Fears an increase in allegations, particularly against mothers, of deliberately alienating a child against the other parent in domestic abuse cases may put victims at further risk The UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls is to investigate how family courts around the world approach “parental alienation” (PA) and how this may lead to the double victimisation of those who have suffered domestic abuse.

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Unregulated settings to face inspections a third as often as children’s homes

Community Care

Currently unregulated services for 16- and 17-year-old children in care and care leavers would be inspected a third as often as children’s homes, once requirements for them to register with Ofsted come into force next year, under government plans. The Department for Education (DfE) has proposed that so-called supported accommodation services – currently known as independent or semi-independent placements – should be inspected at least once every three years, compared with the n

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Brief Reflections on ‘The Beginner’- John Lewis Christmas Advert 2022

Irish Social Worker

It’s that time of year again where our senses are bombarded minute to minute by a cacophony of lights, sounds and smells all designed to remind us of the looming big day. In recent years, the warm and fuzzy sentimentality has met the naked consumerism aspect of Christmas in one medium, The John Lewis Christmas ad. The marketing folks over at John Lewis have honed the art of appealing to our deepest sentiments, nostalgia and seasonal good will to imbue the audience with positive brand recognitio

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Train That Puppy!

Gary Direnfeld

Fridays we babysit the grandkids. There are three; ages five, three and three months. Arlene and I couldn’t go together for a few months because of Sidney. He needed all his vaccines to be with our kids’ dog and he needed to work on his manners and control. We were taking turns going. We have been going together now the past three Fridays.

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Delays to mental health treatment in England ‘putting more children in care’

The Guardian

Association of Directors of Children’s Services says delays mean parents can no longer cope with children’s behaviour Increasing numbers of emotionally troubled children have been taken into care while waiting long periods for NHS treatment because their condition deteriorated to the point where their parents could no longer cope with their behaviour, child protection bosses have revealed.

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Minimum price of home care to rise by 12% next year, says provider body

Community Care

The minimum price commissioners should pay home care providers will rise by 11.8% next year due to increases in the national living wage and the impact of inflation on services’ costs. That was the message from the Homecare Association as it announced that the minimum for 2023-24 would be £25.95 , up from £23.20 currently. The umbrella body’s annual calculation is based on the cost of complying with minimum wage legislation, while also paying for care workers’ travel time, mile