My Brains Not Broken
APRIL 20, 2023
In Tuesday’s breakdown of mental health terms, I wrote about mental filters, what they look like and how they appear in our lives. Mental filters can go my many names, but what’s important to know is that they can impact the way we view the world. When mental filters go unchallenged for too long, they can change the way we think, the way we perceive what’s going on around us.
Gateway Foundation
APRIL 18, 2023
Addiction can have an immense impact on your physical health. Depending on the substance and severity, addiction can weaken your immune system and make you more vulnerable to illness, infection, and disease. It can also lead to health complications and put a person at risk of unintentional injuries and accidents. That’s why treatment programs address all aspects of a person’s addiction — including nutrition, exercise, and healthy activities — to strengthen physical health.
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Social Work Haven
APRIL 16, 2023
One of the key purposes of understanding what a systemic social work theory entails is to help practitioners focus on relationships. Another key purpose is to guide social workers in understanding how individuals are embedded within their social context. A systemic approach is essential in social work practice as it helps shape the way social work practitioners interact with families, how they build strong trusting relationships, the point of view they take and the solutions they try to find to
Teaching & Learning in Social Work
APRIL 19, 2023
Editor’s Note: Christa McCrorie (she/her), LICSW-PIP, is an adjunct instructor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and a social worker with a private practice, Creative Therapeutic Solutions, LLC, where she specializes in queer needs and trauma processing. In this blog post, she shares how her time as an adjunct instructor has improved her own social work practice and offers reflection prompts for those interested in adjunct teaching as a social worker.
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My Brains Not Broken
APRIL 18, 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 mental filters : what they are, what they look like, and what we can do about it.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
APRIL 16, 2023
The Hawaii State Capitol As regular readers of this blog know, many states are swiping money from foster children to reimburse themselves for giving those youth the “privilege” of living in foster care. It happens to foster youth who are entitled to Social Security Disability or Survivor benefits. It might be legal – though even that is a gray area.
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National Casa Gal
APRIL 19, 2023
CASA/GAL volunteers attend in-depth training and ongoing professional development to ensure they have the tools and resources they need to effectively support the children, youth and families they serve. Read More. The post National Volunteer Month — a message from our CEO appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.
Community Care
APRIL 18, 2023
John Pearce’s year as Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) promises to be an eventful one. The Durham director formally assumed the role today at a presidential reception alongside his fellow children’s services leaders. Clapping him in was outgoing president Steve Crocker, who is also retiring from his post as DCS at Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
APRIL 18, 2023
● Some relatively good news in Tennessee: Tennessee Lookout reports that thanks to strong legal advocacy, public pressure, and some very good journalism, the children taken from parents whose “crime” was Driving While Black have been returned. That does not, of course, take away the trauma inflicted on those children, and so many others in Tennessee and elsewhere. ● NBC News and KXAS-TV report that there is less progress concerning another case of wrongful removal of a child from a Black family,
The New Social Worker
APRIL 19, 2023
When I read Dr. Rebecca Pope-Ruark’s book, Unraveling Faculty Burnout, I felt seen. It's the rare educator who isn't acquainted with this sense of "never enough," of never feeling that there is an obtainable career stride they can reach.
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.
Social Work Haven
APRIL 21, 2023
Happy Saturday! As a social worker, the week is usually very busy and full on. I look forward to my weekend especially Saturdays to help me unwind and catch up with some self care! I kick off the weekend with some Saturday good morning inspirational quotes to inspire and motivate me for the day ahead. kickstart my day in the right direction. Saturday mornings are a time to rejuvenate, recharge and be inspired by some of the greatest minds whose wisdom and experiences can motivate us to be the be
Michigan Social Work
APRIL 19, 2023
PhD student Olivia Chang is the recipient of the ResilienceCon 2023 Life Paths Promising Scholars Award. This competitive award is presented to a small number of current students attending ResilienceCon who are conducting high-impact resilience-focused research that focus on under-served or disadvantaged communities.
Relias
APRIL 19, 2023
Because hiring is a pressing concern for hospitals and health systems, leaders might shift focus away from nurse competency. Competing with other healthcare organizations to fill nurse vacancies creates a sense of urgency to hire, regardless of whether you’re selecting the most highly competent applicants. But instead of lowering your standards, now is the time to ensure that the nurses you hire and train are performing at their highest levels.
The New Social Worker
APRIL 16, 2023
Zander Keig shares his perspective as a 56-year-old first-generation American of Mexican heritage (Latino) trans man, TBI survivor, and neurodivergent first-generation college graduate. Zander was NASW 2020 Social Worker of the Year.
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Safe Kids Worldwide
APRIL 17, 2023
It's Playtime at the Playground - Here's How to Make it Safe and Fun Facebook Like Google Plus One Tweet Widget Pinterest As parents, it is always a joy to watch our children run, jump, climb, and make new friends at the playground. It makes sense that our little ones enjoy the playground so much that they sometimes forget about safety and the possibility of injuries.
Michigan Social Work
APRIL 19, 2023
MSW student Kevin Nguyen has been appointed to the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission by Governor Gretchen Whitmer. “As the only student and youngest commissioner to ever serve on MAPAAC, I am humbled and honored to represent the growing APIA population in Michigan.” ENGAGE Program Manager and Lecturer Ayesha Ghazi Edwin serves as chair of the commission.
Social Work Haven
APRIL 17, 2023
Do you use Instagram or other social media platforms to create awareness on mental health or self-love? You may be a blogger, or perhaps you provide content in one of these areas will find this article useful. As a mental health blogger, I have realised that using hashtags can encourage social media users to explore content that catches their eye. It is also highly useful when people are trying to find relevant information.
Beautiful Voyager
APRIL 15, 2023
I’ve been dealing with social anxiety for my entire life, but I haven’t always known it. I used to think I was just less confident in certain situations. Or I’d think it wasn’t that bad and everyone probably had some of it. It wasn’t until I moved to a new city (where I knew exactly 1 person) that I finally faced my social anxiety. I wanted to share 3 examples of how social anxiety shows up in my life, along with a few tips that can help you if you’re experiencing it too.
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.
Community Care
APRIL 19, 2023
The government should set an expectation that frontline children’s social workers carry out face-to-face practice, in the light of concerns about the rise of remote working. That was the message from the Association of Directors of Children’s Services in its response to a Department for Education (DfE) consultation on setting rules for the use of agency staff in local authority child and family social work.
American Board of Clinical Social Work
APRIL 19, 2023
Couples come to see us to help them resolve their conflicts — not to create growth. But if we stop at attempting to help them resolve their present-day conflicts without moving on to creating growth, we have cheated our clients out of at least half of the potential of couple treatment. Neurodynamic Couples Therapy is based on a theoretical stance that the conflicts that couples bring to treatment are the ideal circumstances for creating growth in each partner.
University of Connecticut
APRIL 18, 2023
Qur-an Webb, MSW Webinar Wed, May 24, 2023 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm 1.5 CECs Children in foster care often face many obstacles, including the opportunity to participate in sports. Unfortunately, many children in foster care are unable to participate due to systemic constraints and other barriers. Participating in sports can provide numerous benefits for children, including improved physical health, greater socialization skills, and an increased sense of belonging.
Social Care
APRIL 21, 2023
"We knew care staff were facing unprecedented challenges and we wanted to make sure. residents could stay in contact with friends and family while visiting was restricted." [Image created by freepik.com ] Innovation spurred by huge challenges Three years ago, at the start of the pandemic, we began an ambitious project to send thousands of iPads out to care homes.
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Community Care
APRIL 21, 2023
The ‘outdated’ legal framework on social care for disabled children in England will be reviewed with a view to making it fairer and more effective. The Department for Education has asked the Law Commission for England and Wales to review the “patchwork of legislation” for the group , dating back to 1970. The review was a commitment in the DfE’s draft children’s social care implementation strategy, published in February, in response to the Independent Review of
The Guardian
APRIL 20, 2023
By reviving scrounger myths and rubbishing free social care, Starmer’s begun a race to the bottom – one the Tories will win With the local elections round the corner and the general election rumoured for next autumn, Keir Starmer, the measured lawyer, is rebranding. Faced with criticism over attack ads on Rishi Sunak , the newly bullish Labour leader has doubled down, insisting he will continue “no matter how squeamish it might make some feel”.
Social Work With Adults
APRIL 21, 2023
Social worker, Gavin Wilson, provides a positive account of his secondment to the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) as Lead Analyst in the 'fair cost of care' policy team. "For twelve years, I had worked mainly with health and social workers, professions which attract people who are caring, open minded, helpful and understanding. Would colleagues at DHSC be different?
Community Care
APRIL 20, 2023
Councils should have a bigger role monitoring local residential settings in their areas to better protect disabled children, an inquiry into the abuse of children in three services has concluded. The measure is among nine recommendations designed to overhaul the safeguarding of disabled children and those with complex health needs in residential care, made by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel today.
The Guardian
APRIL 16, 2023
Welfare groups claim information could be used by Home Office to deport asylum seekers Police have been collecting the sensitive data of unaccompanied child asylum seekers and sharing it with immigration enforcement, sparking fears it could be used against them for their deportation. As part of a government operation to prevent unaccompanied migrant children being trafficked from Home Office hotels, police officers meet them for what is described as a “welfare conversation” to create “a relation
The Guardian
APRIL 15, 2023
Lack of shelters may be forcing victims to return to their violent partners or leaving them homeless More than 10,000 women escaping domestic abuse across England were refused safe housing last year, amid warnings that many could be left homeless or driven back to dangerous partners as a result of a “woeful” lack of safe accommodation. Official figures seen by the Observer found that almost 8,000 households referred to a safe accommodation service did not receive support because there was no cap
The Guardian
APRIL 19, 2023
Child safeguarding practice review panel says harm was result of day-to-day failures and oversight The government’s child safeguarding advisers have urged major reforms to protect severely disabled young people in residential care after “horrific and shocking” abuse revelations at a string of homes run by a private operator. The child safeguarding practice review panel recommendations, published on Thursday, follow its earlier report on the systematic abuse and neglect of more than 100 young peo
The Guardian
APRIL 20, 2023
The Labour leader’s record as an advocate for victims of sexual abuse is instructive, just don’t expect to hear about it Fiona Ivison was 17 when she was strangled and battered to death by a man who had paid her for sex. He then left her body in a freezing car park. She was only 14 when she was groomed by an older man into what she thought was a loving relationship, and then became a victim of sexual exploitation.
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