My Brains Not Broken

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

There are many symptoms for anxiety and anxiety disorders: feelings of panic or doom, shortness of breath, trouble sleeping, a general sense of uneasiness…the list goes on and on. Symptoms of anxiety can create challenges with how we view the world and view ourselves, creating issues with self-worth, confidence and self-esteem. But lately I’ve noticed one one area that I don’t often see people discuss – self-doubt.

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Swhelper

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Elspeth Slayter. Recently, I had the opportunity to give a webinar on disability cultural competence to social service workers, but was met with many blank stares. As a disabled social worker myself, I often notice that the disability community is not recognized as a cultural group. Disability is also not considered as a social identity in diversity […].

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Relias

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Retaining direct support professionals (DSPs) is a seemingly never-ending challenge for organizations that serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Agencies are always looking for ways to help new hires understand and get excited about the job, engage their employees, and recognize the experience of their veterans. A DSP peer mentoring program is a great way to increase employee engagement and retention.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Ariel Sellers, as she was known before her adoption, was reported missing by her foster/adoptive parents. Now they've been charged with her murder. (Honolulu police dept. photo) We don’t know why six-year-old Ariel Sellers was taken from her parents. But we do know this: ? Relatives were ready to take her in. They say Hawaii’s family police agency, known as “Child Welfare Services” (CWS) ignored them. ?

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My Brains Not Broken

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

This week, I’ve been doing a lot of research and reflection about self-doubt, what it looks like and the mental health challenges it creates. Even though it’s been helpful to understand more about doubt and the role it plays in our mental health, managing or overcoming self-doubt is more than just being aware of it. Here are five tips that I hope will be helpful to you on your journey to better manage your self-doubt.

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The New Social Worker

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Five years ago, I was fired. I loved my job. But being fired was one of the best things that ever happened to me. Dr. Erlene Grise-Owens reflects on getting fired, letting go, and allowing space for new meanings.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Compared to the billions of dollars wasted on things like harming children by institutionalizing them , the small item discussed in this story in The Imprint is barely a drop in the bucket - and odds are it won’t actually make things worse. But it’s hard to imagine anything that more perfectly captures the banality of child welfare thinking than this waste of $20 million: Five organizations will spend this federal grant money to create a “Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding P

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International Federation of Social Workers

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The images broadcast from Belarus mirror many other horrific situations around the world where the abuse of people is a product of failed political processes. It is illustrated by nation-states moving security and military forces to particular borders to prevent or force migration, leading to shattered lives and sometimes destabilized societies. Migration is often fueled […].

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Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

[Note: Below is an excerpt from an article in the most recent issue of the journal Health & Social Work , co-published by NASW and Oxford University Press. The article was written by Christine M. Rine, PhD, associate professor, Department of Social Work, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. This article is free to be read on the Oxford University Press website.].

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National Casa Gal

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

During National Adoption Month, the National CASA/GAL Association for Children recognizes that connections to extended family give children and youth a sense of belonging and love. Read More. The post National Adoption Month: family connections are key appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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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.

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Child welfare’s foremost data nerd has weighed in on the mess in central Florida child welfare caused by – well caused by a lot of things, including the dreadful performance of Eckerd Connects. Eckerd is the “lead agency” in the region (though not for long) under Florida’s largely privatized system of family policing. (Florida calls it a “Community-Based Care” (CBC) system of “child welfare,” but both those terms are euphemisms.

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Gateway Foundation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

After drinking alcohol, you may have noticed concerns like stomach pain, discomfort or bloating. While occasional abdominal bloating is normal, alcohol-related abdominal bloating may cause more uncomfortable symptoms and indicate other medical conditions or complications. To improve alcohol-related stomach bloating and discomfort, you must first understand how your digestive system processes alcohol.

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Swhelper

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

SWHELPER. Both moderate and strenuous exercise alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even when the disorder is chronic, a study led by researchers at the University of Gothenburg shows. The study, now published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, is based on 286 patients with anxiety syndrome, recruited from primary care services in Gothenburg and the northern part […].

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National Casa Gal

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

The “Stronger with Lyndon” series aims to continue the promotion and support of the Stronger Together necklace ($100) benefitting National CASA/GAL. Tune in to Gabriel & Co.’s Instagram @gabrielandco, Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT. Read More. The post National CASA/GAL Association for Children featured in Gabriel & Co. “Stronger with Lyndon” Instagram series November 17 appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

? Let’s start by looking ahead to Saturday – it’s time for National Adoption Day! Cake! Ice Cream! Balloons at the courthouse! Because what could be more appropriate than a festival commemorating the aftermath of termination of children’s rights to the parents they were born with. If termination of parental rights is child welfare’s equivalent of the death penalty, then what is Adoption Day but a macabre celebration of family executions ?

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

England’s care system needs an “urgent boost to the number of foster carers” to avoid reaching “breaking point”. That was the warning from Ofsted as it released its annual fostering statistics last week , which showed there were 88,180 approved fostering places, 55,990 of which were filled, and 45,370 approved fostering households, as of 31 March 2021.

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Swhelper

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Mary King. By Mary King and Lisa Dodson In November 2020, voters in Multnomah County, home to the city of Portland, resoundingly approved the creation of a new, universal preschool program—a program that could serve as a model for desperately needed preschool and childcare investments for the entire country. All three- and four-year-olds in Multnomah county will be able […].

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Gateway Foundation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Drug tourism is when people travel to a select destination to buy or use drugs for any reason. These journeys can be for recreational or personal use and don’t even have to be a long trip. For example, people traveling from Kansas to Colorado to smoke marijuana would be participating in drug tourism. These drugs… The post What Is Drug Tourism?

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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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International Federation of Social Workers

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

On the Polish-Belarusian border, human rights are violated, as well as conventions signed by the Polish government, such as the European Convention on Human Rights, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, and the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. The Polish and Belarus governments and […].

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R.E.A.L. Social Workers

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

1905 – 2005. My grandmother was born in 1905. She lived 102 years before her death. She saw amazing inventions and experienced an amazing life. Now when I use the word “amazing,” I am using it as it is defined by Merriam-Webster, ‘causing great surprise or wonder.’ This does not always mean that her experiences were all wonderful. It means that over her lifetime, she witnessed or lived through many astonishing, astounding, dumfounding, jaw-dropping, flabbergasting, shocking, stunning, stup

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Swhelper

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Peggy Compton. Every day, an astonishing 115 Americans die from opioid overdoses, according to a 2017 report from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Approximately half of these deaths are due to the misuse or abuse of prescription opioid painkillers (such as Vicodin, Oxycontin, and morphine). Beyond that, increasingly, deaths come from overdoses of the illicit drugs […].

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Gateway Foundation

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

A powerful motivation that draws people to drugs like heroin is an underlying mental health condition. While everyone experiences anxiety or stress occasionally, anxiety disorders make it difficult to deal with daily life without persistent feelings of fear or dread. To cope, some people experiment with illicit substances. Heroin may seem to offer relief from anxiety… The post Does Anxiety Go Away After Using Heroin?

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National Casa Gal

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Co-authored by Rank, Lawrence M. Eppard, and Heather E. Bullock, the book covers myths, stereotypes, and misperceptions surrounding the issue of poverty, as well as the realities of poverty. The book also provides insight on society’s view of economic prosperity. Read More. The post What we’re reading: Poorly Understood: What America Gets Wrong About Poverty appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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Michigan Social Work

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Trina Shanks was named a Fellow of the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare. The Academy is an honorific society of distinguished scholars and practitioners dedicated to achieving excellence in the field of social work and social welfare through high-impact work that advances social good. Fellow status is among the highest professional accolades bestowed to social work scholars; Michigan Social Work now has 12 academy members.

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Swhelper

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

SWHELPER. The rates of death and health burdens associated with air pollution are borne unequally and inequitably by people of color and those with lower household income and educational attainment in Washington, D.C., according to a new study. Air pollution is considered the leading environmental risk factor to health, and recent efforts have successfully brought down […].

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Gateway Foundation

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Have you ever felt so stressed or worried that you couldn’t fall asleep at night? Maybe you laid in bed, unable to turn off your thoughts, feeling your heart pound in your chest. If this sounds familiar, you may know what it’s like to have an anxiety attack. Anxiety attacks can be extremely uncomfortable and… The post Signs of an Anxiety Attack appeared first on Gateway.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Profits in children’s services should be banned or limited to tackle a market ripe for a “cartel” of providers, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has warned. ADCS made the call in its response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) interim report from its study of the children’s social care market, issued last month.

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Abuse Survivor

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In 2014, when I started really taking my healing seriously, I was having a very difficult time coping with my CPTSD due to child abuse and domestic violence. Although these things were in my past, they were still at the forefront of my mind. I was a mess with anxiety attacks, nightmares, and generally was tired of existing in all of the pain I was experiencing.

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Swhelper

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Wendy Taylor. Project-based learning (PBL) may not be the first thing that teachers consider when planning for remote or hybrid lessons. However, with a little creativity and an organized approach, project-based learning can engage students in a way that may be lacking during typical virtual instruction. So what is it, exactly? PBL, simply put, is an approach […].

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Gateway Foundation

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Many people know substance use disorders have adverse medical and psychological side effects. However, substance use can also influence your physical appearance — and that’s what other people notice first. Because illicit drug use has an impact on the brain and body, your physical appearance can show the impacts over time. From your teeth to your… The post Effects of Substance Use on Your Appearance appeared first on Gateway.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The government’s care funding reforms will do very little for those with longstanding needs and modest wealth, following changes that reduce their benefit for the less well-off. That was the warning today from Andrew Dilnot, whose commission devised the blueprint for the cap on care costs that the government will bring in from 2023, after the changes announced yesterday by care minister Gillian Keegan.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Professions struggling with staff shortages may suffer if BTec funding withdrawn, say vice-chancellors The government’s planned cull of technical qualifications could prevent thousands of working-class students going to university to train to be nurses or work in health and social care, just as these professions are struggling with severe staff shortages , vice-chancellors say.

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