Swhelper
MAY 19, 2022
SWHELPER. Sponsored Article by Adelphi University Over the past few decades, there has been increasing recognition of the widespread and profound impact of trauma on individuals and communities. The results of an international mental health survey suggest that traumatic events have affected over 70 percent of the population, and can lead to prolonged physical and psychological […].
My Brains Not Broken
MAY 19, 2022
Today’s post will be a little shorter than usual, but there’s a good reason for that. Sharing our experiences around mental health is crucial to shrinking the stigma and improving the way we treat mental health in our communities, but it’s also important to share resources. Mental health resources exist in many more places than we might think, and by connecting with these organizations and sharing them with others, we can make sure others have the resources they need, when they need them.
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Teaching & Learning in Social Work
MAY 20, 2022
In social work education, one lesson we can take away from the COVID pandemic has brought many lessons to social work education is to be ready when a crisis or disruption requires an instructor and students to quickly shift an entire course, a class session, or even an assignment. In today’s world, this typically means understanding when and how to adapt our learning environments to incorporate or adjust for digital technologies, both hardware (i.e., portable devices, laptops, WiFi access)
International Federation of Social Workers
MAY 14, 2022
IFSW is delighted to announce that the new global President is Joachim Mumba from Zambia. His 4-year term as president will commence on the 16th of May. He follows on from Silvana Martinez who steps down at the end of her 4-year term at the end of the IFSW General Meeting which is currently in […].
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Nnatasha Tracy
MAY 17, 2022
I'm so pleased to announce that this Thursday , I'm launching Snap Out of It! The Mental Illness in the Workplace Podcast with Natasha Tracy. (You can always find it via "Podcast" on the top menu.) This podcast is unique because, as the name suggests, we are focusing on mental illness in the workplace and not the overly-general mental health in the workplace.
My Brains Not Broken
MAY 17, 2022
I’ll be honest – I write and talk about a mental health a lot, but I know conversations around mental health aren’t always easy. They can be awkward or uncomfortable, and sometimes it might feel like they don’t go anywhere. But even though those interactions might be hard or feel pointless, there’s nothing further from the truth.
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International Federation of Social Workers
MAY 20, 2022
International Exchange Webinar: IFSW Europe NEW SOCIAL WORKERS Project Veerle Meijer – The Netherlands Friday 27th May 2022 at 5pm CET THIS REGISTRATION FORM Please join us for a meeting of New Social Workers from IFSW Europe. It is one of a series of webinars presented by New Social Workers from different European Countries. They will […].
The New Social Worker
MAY 18, 2022
There are five things social workers can do today to be better intersectional practitioners in support of disabled people in the Asian American community. They center around the need for social workers to be reflective and reflexive practitioners.
Community Care
MAY 20, 2022
Frontline has a lower social work qualification rate than other fast-track programmes, according to data from the providers. About 90% of Frontline candidates completed the first year of the programme – thereby earning a social work qualification – in the three most recent intakes: 2018-19 (91%), 2019-20 (88%) and 2020-21 (90%). This was below the completion rates for Step Up to Social Work’s three most recent intakes, which were 95% in 2016-17 and 96% in each of 2018-19 and 2020-21.
National Casa Gal
MAY 19, 2022
The CASA volunteer made contact with child protective services, the children, their caregivers, parents and the attorney ad litem. Read More. The post CASA volunteer reunites siblings appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
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.
Michigan Social Work
MAY 20, 2022
Congratulations to the following faculty members whose promotions were approved by the U-M Board of Regents last night: Jaclynn Hawkins , Shanna Kattari and Addie Weaver were p romoted to associate professor with tenure. Shawna Lee , Matt Smith and Karen Staller were promoted to professor. Earlier this spring, Rick Barinbaum and Daphne Brydon were promoted to Lecturer II and Yatesha Robinson to Lecturer IV.
The New Social Worker
MAY 16, 2022
"As I write, scientists tell us the pandemic is now endemic—a permanent viral resident, preventable and treatable. This reminds me to make the self-care lessons learned, to love nature actively and embrace my mortality, endemic to my future.
Community Care
MAY 20, 2022
By Sir Alan Wood. The level of expectation and ambition for the children’s social care review , led by Josh MacAlister, is sky high, ahead of its imminent publication. The review has taken place against the backdrop of fierce and ongoing restraint on resources for children’s social care services. Inevitably, it will not be able to satisfy or agree with all the demands and challenges made of it.
R.E.A.L. Social Workers
MAY 19, 2022
Retreats are a popular idea for a lot of people. Some, however, cannot see the benefits. There are long-lasting benefits to the body and mind that you may not have considered. I will share 5 Blissful Benefits of Retreating You Never Considered but Want. Achieve a Long-lasting sense of peace. When we are experiencing increased stress. It almost feels like our amygdala has taken us hostage.
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Relias
MAY 18, 2022
As a human services leader, you go to work every day to help make your community a better place. And though it may seem tedious, compliance is a key component to this mission. Where many organizations go wrong is treating compliance as an item to check off on a to-do list. In actuality, compliance should be treated as an integral part of your organization’s culture.
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
MAY 16, 2022
Webinar on Lupus Awareness. Do you know what Lupus is about? Lupus is a disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks your own tissues and organs (an autoimmune disease). Inflammation caused by lupus can affect many different body systems — including your joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, brain, heart and lungs. Do you know any Lupus Warriors?
Community Care
MAY 19, 2022
‘Considerable investment’ in social work has helped a council under government intervention since 2017 improve to ‘good’ after successive inadequate judgments by Ofsted. Torbay, rated inadequate in 2016 and 2018, saw its vacancy rate hit almost 40% in 2020, with successive Ofsted visits in 2019-20 warning about the impact of high agency staff usage and caseloads.
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.
Social Care
MAY 20, 2022
"People with learning disabilities have an equal right to a ‘good death’." [Image from freepik.com]. Talking about death and dying is difficult for most of us, but historically it has been a huge barrier for people with learning disabilities. During the last major project I supported MacIntyre with, the Department for Health and Social Care VCSE funded Dementia Project , it became apparent that many people with a learning disability are not being involved in conversations about their end of life
The Guardian
MAY 16, 2022
My mother, Gloria Randall, who has died aged 91, was a social worker who was attuned to the particular needs of Jewish refugee clients, having fled Nazi persecution aged eight. As a pioneer in the social work field of the new NHS, she was also a team leader in complex family care cases. Born in Hamburg, Gloria was the daughter of Sascha (nee Rares), an actress, and Fritz Mangold, a solicitor.
Community Care
MAY 17, 2022
Social workers who are “passionate and knowledgeable about children’s needs” have helped a council improve from ‘good’ to ‘outstanding’, despite “continuous workforce challenges”. In a report last week , Ofsted praised Derby council’s successful implementation of a strengths-based practice model, against the backdrop of Covid-19, for enabling practitioners to support children well and improving supervision.
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Social Care
MAY 19, 2022
[Image created by freepik.com]. Partners in person-centred support. At the risk of repeating myself, for pretty much every major disease or human condition, there is a social care dimension. For many reasons, some of them cultural and institutional, this vital thread in the wider web of health and care is frequently lost, as attention tends to be focused on the more clinical aspects of an innovation or strategy.
The Guardian
MAY 16, 2022
Head of industry association hits out at children’s home owners ‘getting rich off taxpayers’ money’ Children’s home providers in England should not be able to profit from caring for society’s most vulnerable children, the new head of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said. Steve Crocker criticised private providers driving around in sports cars and buying racehorses with their profits after “getting rich off taxpayers’ money”.
Community Care
MAY 18, 2022
“Serious procedural failings” led a council to wrongly assess that a man presented a risk to his son, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found. The watchdog found it unfairly excluded the man (“Mr F”) from the child protection process and unjustifiably decided that he misused alcohol, which led it to believe he was a risk to his son.
Gary Direnfeld
MAY 15, 2022
Periodically I am asked about a toddler/preschooler who prefers to wear clothes aligned with the gender other than physically presented at birth. At times it creates a source of conflict for the parents. Where those parents are separated, that conflict can escalate significantly. Here is a recent response I provided a family law lawyer whose client was involved in such a situation: —————– At that age, we don’t know if there is truly a gender issue for th
Social Care
MAY 19, 2022
Lyn Romeo, Chief Social Worker for Adults : The quality of the relationship between the person needing social care support and the practitioner who works with them is the best indicator of positive outcomes for people. I have heard many stories from people who emphasis the trust and confidence they have in their social worker made all the difference.
The Guardian
MAY 19, 2022
International nurses working for NHS trusts are being trapped in their jobs by clauses in their contracts that require them to pay thousands of pounds if they try to leave. Shanti Das reports Nurses are the backbone of the NHS. For the past two years as Covid-19 gripped the country, people lauded NHS staff as heroes. Many nurses join the NHS from abroad, attracted by the stability of the work, the ethos and a chance for a new life in the UK.
Gary Direnfeld
MAY 17, 2022
One of the most challenging situations is having an older teen or young adult whose behavior is quite out of control. The more you seek to set expectations, the more challenging the behavior, up to threats of violence, destruction of property, self harm, suicidal gestures. Most often this situation didn’t happen overnight, but rather there was a history of ever increasing difficult behavior.
Gary Direnfeld
MAY 15, 2022
She wanted to hire a pitbull lawyer. Afterall, his was a shark. I explained that was the fastest way to ratchet up conflict, confuse the judge, and prolong the dispute. She listened. She hired a lawyer trained in settling disputes respectfully. The lawyer deftly addressed the lies and explained the situation without resorting to threatening or intimidating demands or replies.
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