My Brains Not Broken

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Over the years, I’ve learned a number of words, phrases and definitions that have helped me understand my own mental health. Some of these are connected to mental illness or medicine, while others are connected to mental wellness. In this recurring series, I break down some of the mental health terms I’ve learned over the years. Today, I’ll be breaking down intrusive thoughts : what they are, what they look like and what we can do about them.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The number of frontline children’s social workers employed by English councils or children’s trusts has tumbled by 8% since 2020, official data shows. The Department for Education’s annual workforce census, released today , also showed that the proportion of vacant children’s social work posts and of roles held by agency workers have soared to record levels, with caseloads also rising for the first time since records began in 2017.

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Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

While you or someone else may think a particular teen needs counseling, it doesn’t mean it will be helpful. It also doesn’t mean the teen will attend and if they do, it doesn’t mean they will engage. Counseling is one of those things that simply works best when attended on a voluntary basis by someone who self-identifies a need as well as a desire.

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My Brains Not Broken

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Earlier this week, I wrote about intrusive thoughts, what they look like, and what we can do about them. Intrusive thoughts can be hard to recognize – I went years before I even knew what they were – but we can deal with them and manage them in a healthy way. There are many ways to deal with intrusive thoughts, and I wanted to share some of the best ways I’ve found of doing so.

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Social Care

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

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Nnatasha Tracy

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

I get nothing done because of depression. Or, I suppose, to put it more accurately, I get almost nothing done because of the symptoms of depression. I use to-do lists. I prioritize what needs to be done. I chunk things into small pieces. I use all the techniques you can think of to try to overcome this inability to actually get things done, and yet it doesn't seem to work.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

THE 2024 KATHERINE A. KENDALL MEMORIAL AWARD- CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Nominations are invited for the Prestigious Katherine A. Kendall Memorial Award for distinguished contribution to the development of social work education internationally. Nominees can come from any region of the world and IASSW membership is not required. Most importantly, the nominee’s biography must match the required criteria as indicated in this document.

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International Federation of Social Workers

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Korean Association of Social Workers has announced that their board will transfer a total of USD 20,000, to the Turkish Social Workers Association and Syrian social workers to support […]

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National Casa Gal

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

At National CASA/GAL Association for Children, we are grateful for the groundbreaking work of the trailblazers who have worked diligently to improve the child welfare system. Read More. The post Black History Month — a message from our CEO appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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The New Social Worker

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

There are few diagnoses that carry as much stigma or misunderstanding as Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). The book "Crazy" is useful to anyone seeking to understand more about DID and the various challenges it can pose.

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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.

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Women’s Interest Group of IASSW is hosting a webinar on International Women’s Day. Theme – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND SOCIAL WORK Date – 7th March, 2023 Time – 12pm Noon, CET Click here to join – [link] Loading. Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab Download [3.

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International Federation of Social Workers

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Many social workers migrate from one country to another every year because of a wide variety of individual decisions.

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National Casa Gal

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Read More. The post National Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Grants aim to improve support to children impacted by the child welfare system – spotlight on CASA for Children of DC appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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Michigan Social Work

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Assistant Professor Rebeccah Sokol is the principal investigator of a three-year project recently funded by the CDC entitled “Evaluating a school-based social and material needs identification system to prevent youth violence involvement.” The project will evaluate the effect of Pathways to Potential (P2P) on youth violence outcomes by using administrative data sources and surveys of key program staff.

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Nicole Clark Consulting

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

“What’s the lightest weight we can carry now?” This question was asked by a client during one of our project check-ins at the height of COVID-19. The client, like many organizations, experienced drastic shifts in their programming. Namely, deciding which programs and strategies were flexible enough to pivot to a virtual space while figuring out [.] The post Self Care Corner: Prioritize Your Lightest Weight appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting.

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International Federation of Social Workers

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

KASW (Korean Association of Social Workers) announced on February 18 that their board decided to transfer a total of US$20,000, including the Korean Social Workers’ Fund. Dr.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Involving service users in social work education raises questions related to relations of power and inequality. It raises questions about which agents who possess the right to take part in the creation of knowledge within social work education and on which terms. From our perspective service user involvement in social work education requires, that the competences and knowledge that service users hold is recognized as important as the academic knowledge presented by teachers by the institution.

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Michigan Social Work

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Lecturer Trevor Bechtel, PhD ‘08, spoke with Michigan Radio’s Stateside about how the prevalence of guns in our society affect police interactions. Bechtel is also the Student Engagement & Strategic Projects Manager at U-M’s Poverty Solutions and is a co-author of their recent report examining the use of force by law enforcement.

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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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Community Care

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Council leaders have offered social workers and other care staff in England and Wales a £1,925 pay rise for 2023-24, matching last year’s increase but well below unions’ claim. Employers said the proposal was their “full and final pay offer” and that it would put additional pressure on already tight budgets.

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American Board of Clinical Social Work

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

New consensus study report from the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine is now available. Read now to explore a #WholeHealth approach to improving the health and well-being of both veterans and the nation. The new report identifies five foundational elements of an effective Whole Health care system. It must be people-centered, comprehensive & holistic, upstream-focused, equitable and accountable, and grounded in team well-being.

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The Guardian

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Numbers fall for first time since 2017 despite increased need due to cost of living crisis ‘High stress, high demand, high burnout’: life as a social worker in England Social workers are quitting in record numbers as they struggle to cope with more challenging caseloads stemming from austerity, the pandemic and the cost of living crisis. The scale of the crisis in children’s social work is revealed in figures for 2022 published by the Department for Education, which show the number of profession

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Health & Social Care Workforce

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Victoria Grimwood is a Pre-Doctoral Local Authority Fellow at the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce, King’s College London.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A sharp rise in vacancy rates for council occupational therapists is putting “significant stress” on remaining practitioners, OT leaders have warned. As of September 2022, 11.3% of OT posts in council adults’ services departments were vacant, up from 8.9% a year previously and 7.1% in September 2022, according to the latest workforce data from Skills for Care.

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Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Some people like to pounce. It could be a parent, a manager, a colleague, one’s partner… They like to pounce. What I mean is that these folks will be silent about any number of your accomplishments, but get one thing wrong and not even necessarily wrong, just different from how they may see things and they jump critically upon you. Pounce.

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The Guardian

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

John says ‘we can’t do the work we trained for’ and tells of ‘constantly firefighting’ in under-resourced job Social workers in England quitting in record numbers John* has a motto: “You don’t choose to be a social worker , social work chooses you.” It reflects his experience giving up his first career to become a carer for a family member with mental health problems.

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Health & Social Care Workforce

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Dr Cat Forward is Research Associate at the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce, King’s College London.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

The number of children’s social workers quitting their posts annually has risen by 40% in five years, Department for Education figures have shown. While councils lost 3,880 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff in the year to September 2017, this jumped to 5,422 in 2021-22, according to the DfE’s annual workforce census, published yesterday. Though the size of the workforce increased over that time, this was only by 11%, from 28,496 to 31,634 FTE social workers.

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Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

There are two key ingredients to healthy self-esteem. One is being valued and the other is developing competencies. Being valued is greatly dependent of the love and care of both parents. Others may contribute. Others may compensate. Both parents still remain important because every kid comes to understand they are a product of both. Absent one, questions remain.

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The Guardian

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Exclusive: Amendment will ‘stop the cycle of higher rates of Aboriginal child removal’, says childcare agency chief Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Victorian judges and child protection workers will have to consider the past mistreatment of Aboriginal families when dealing with cases involving Indigenous children, under an Australian-first bill to be introduced to parliament.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

● We begin this week with two stories from, of all places, the American Medical Association Journal of Ethics. In one story two former top officials of the federal Children’s Bureau answer a question that, just a few years ago, the AMA wouldn’t even have asked: “How Should Race and Resource Context Influence How Neglect Is Considered by Clinicians?” In another, a doctor serving her internship in family medicine asks: “ How Should We Respond When Clinicians’ Calls to CPS Are Punitively Weaponized

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The last few years have seen a plethora of reports about the lack of appropriate placements for children in care and the dire outcomes that have followed. These include children and young being placed far from loved-ones and social networks, or in unsuitable, and sometimes unlawful, accommodation, and enduring multiple placement breakdowns. Those with the most complex needs have often being the worst affected.

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Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Emotional maturity begins early. The infant is hungry and cries. The crying continues until fed. That is the way of the infant. The two year old is hungry and, if crying, is told by the parent that the food will be ready shortly. That two-year-old gains their composure with the patience, calm, and support of the parent. The two-year-old learns to wait.

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