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7 Ways You Can Help a Child in Foster Care (Without Being a Foster Parent)

KVC

It’s a life-changing decision to become a foster parent, providing a safe place and 24/7 support for children who have experienced abuse, neglect or other family challenges. It takes an enormous amount of patience and commitment, and not everyone is called to be a foster parent. Fostering is just one of many ways to help children in crisis, so here are seven other ways you can help a child in foster care: 1.

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Celebrate Black History Month with the NASW Foundation and NASW

NASW Foundation

The NASW Foundation and NASW are proud to celebrate Black History Month and honor the rich history of blacks in social work. We encourage you to celebrate with us by learning more about this.

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Why Is It So Hard To Ask For Help When Facing Psychological Distress?

Beautiful Voyager

Photo by Nathan McDine. And why is it even harder for men? I was recently watching an online event organized by MAYDAY! M’AIDER!, a new French-Canadian online community that focuses on opening the dialogue on mental health and breaking the isolation. What was unique about this event called “Les Boys'' was the guest-speaker line-up which was solely composed of men.

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How to Pass Your ASYE Using This Powerful Secret

Social Work Haven

The Assessed and Supported Year in Employment (ASYE) is one of the most important aspects of your social work career. The ASYE social work programme gives Newly Qualified Social Workers (NQSW) extra support during their first year in employment. This means that you may have reduced caseload, frequent reflective supervision and study days you can then use to complete ASYE reflective logs, do more research or attend workshops.

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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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Accept your fate

SECTIONED

I am being buried alive by professionals. Each fresh attempt to get care, treatment & support for severe & enduring mental ill-health in the past 3 years since I was discharged from community mental health services has led to more & more professionals covering their own arses. There is no way, simply no way, to get NHS mental health services or social care to respond in a constructive way when they’ve decided to exclude you from care – even when they’ve assessed you

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Pioneer Nominations Accepted Through March 31!

NASW Foundation

Nominate and honor a new member of the NASW Social Work Pioneers® to celebrate Social Work Month in March! Nominations for new Pioneers will be accepted through March 31, 2021. Follow this.

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Teen Vaping Surges in Social Work Practice

Social Work Haven

If you are a social worker who works with children, you may have come across teenagers who vape. You may also find this article useful: A Parent’s Guide to Adolescent Substance Abuse Teenagers are vaping substances like nicotine and marijuana at alarming rates. The finding comes from the most recent survey of teens by the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.

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Simple Journaling Prompts for Depression | Anxiety

Social Work Haven

Do you have a way of coping with anxiety, stress, or depression? Perhaps you like to meditate, write or exercise. Do you use journaling prompts for depression or anxiety? Among many other activities, I enjoy writing the most to help cope with my anxiety and stress. I write because I acknowledge the health (mental and physical) risks of social work. According to a recent article by Oliver Beer and Sheena Asthana published in Community Care , the job of the social worker is carried out in an incre

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19 Simple Ways to Improve Your Body Language Now

Social Work Haven

Social work is a relationship-based practice, and communication is key when forming positive relationships. So what is communication? Communication is the act of exchanging or transferring information from one person, place, area or system to another in the form of verbal or non-verbal communication. . TRENDING CONTENT ON SOCIAL WORK HAVEN. This means we use body language and spoken words in practice.

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61 Inspirational Quotes About Living Life to the Fullest

Social Work Haven

Tick Tock… tick tock… do you ever feel like life is counting down on your internal and external clock? Do you feel worried because you have not completed certain tasks or achieved certain goals in life? Do you ever feel snowed under as a social worker? Do you have too many things to deal with at the same time and a lot of work to do in your life and career as a social worker?

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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.