My Brains Not Broken
JANUARY 6, 2022
Today’s guest post is written by freelance mental health writer Taylor Blanchard, who talks about toxic shame, what it looks like in our lives and how we can manage it. You’re at work; your boss is frustrated. In passing, with a furrowed brow, she briskly asks you if you’ve remembered to call that Very Important Person. . Oh no. You forgot. What happens next?
The New Social Worker
JANUARY 4, 2022
What’s your best self-care advice? Have you thought about it lately? Do you follow it regularly?
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Social Work.Career
JANUARY 6, 2022
This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 30 free webcasts that I could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health. To make it easier for you to find a webinar that is of interest to you, […]. The post Free Mental Health Webinars, January 2022 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
JANUARY 6, 2022
Maine's first child welfare ombudsman, Dean Crocker, understood the lessons from the tragic death of Logan Marr, who was taken when her family poverty was confused with "neglect" and killed in foster care. The current ombudsman, Christine Alberi, does not. ? In a classic example of trying to make policy-by-horror-story, her latest report uses a tiny, non-random sample of cases she chose herself to justify sweeping conclusions that all boil down to: Take away more kids and don’t send them back!
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My Brains Not Broken
JANUARY 4, 2022
I’ve said it too many times on this blog, but it’s another new year (and another new year during a pandemic!) and I thought it would be good to share this message again: I don’t like New Year’s Resolutions. It’s not that I think they’re foolish or misguided – to be honest I don’t have many opinions on them as a concept – but I know that they are not a realistic way for me to achieve my goals.
Bipolar Bandit
JANUARY 6, 2022
How did you get through the most depressing times? I think having support and love from friends and family is so important in going through hard times. My best friend in the entire world is the reason I am here today. Everyone needs support and someone to talk to regardless of it being friends, family, significant other, therapist, professor etc. We all deserve the same resources and we all deserve to live our best and most authentic lives by being the best version of ourselves.
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Nicole Clark Consulting
JANUARY 4, 2022
Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. First off: Happy New Year! Now, let’s get into the topic of improving capacity versus scaling up. This is inspired by a comment I heard several months ago about a colleague’s frustration with their organization’s focus on scaling quickly, with little regard to making [.]. The post Ask Nicole: Improving Capacity vs.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
JANUARY 2, 2022
The notices from family policing agencies demanding that parents help pay the costs of foster care in order to get their children back don't really look like this (which comes courtesy of ransomizer.com) but when you tear a child from a parent's arms and demand money from that parent to get the child back, the only proper term for the payment is "ransom.
Beautiful Voyager
JANUARY 3, 2022
Photo credit. A nervous breakdown can happen to anyone, including someone who seems to have a high level of emotional resilience. People have different physiological and biological makeup, some are naturally able to cope with heavy or extreme stress, while others are easily overwhelmed. It does not mean you are weak, it only tells how much the brain can take.
Social Work Blog
JANUARY 3, 2022
Mia Ives-Rublee. President Biden has announced his intent to appoint social worker Mia Ives-Rublee, MSW, to his Advisory Commission on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Ives-Rublee is currently director of the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress. She earned her master’s in social work at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
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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.
University of Connecticut
JANUARY 5, 2022
Tanya Bulls, DSW, LCSW. Christine Limone, PhD, LCSW. Monday, February 21, 2022. 2 pm – 4 pm. 2 CEC. $40 – UConn SSW Alumni and Current Field Instructors. $50 – All Others. Webinar link will be emailed when your registration is complete. School social workers don’t always receive discipline-specific clinical supervision in their school setting. The lack of supervision is inconsistent with known best practices of the social work profession.
The New Social Worker
JANUARY 5, 2022
Can Siri and Alexa be programmed with social work values, knowledge, critical thinking, and communication skills? Is this the "new" social worker of the future? Can SocBots learn and adapt to provide better, more ethical services?
Nnatasha Tracy
JANUARY 6, 2022
Can a doctor have a good bedside manner and be medically competent? That is the question. In my experience, these two things rarely go together. This is a shame because I consider them two sides of the same coin when treating patients. You can't just be good at one of them and expect to get the best possible outcomes. And I'm not the only one who says this, research bears this out as well (see more below).
Social Work Blog
JANUARY 7, 2022
[Note: Below is an excerpt from an article in the most recent issue of the journal Social Work, co-published by NASW and Oxford University Press. The article was written by Laura Nissen , PhD, MSW, professor and Presidential Futures Fellow, School of Social Work, Portland State University; and Anna Scheyett, PhD, MSW, dean and professor, School of Social Work, University of Georgia, Athens.
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Community Care
JANUARY 6, 2022
Rises in child poverty fuelled by benefit cuts was associated with more than 10,000 more children being taken into care between 2015 and 2020, a new study has estimated. The research , which is currently being peer-reviewed, suggests 10,356 more children living in English local authority areas became looked after than would have been the case had poverty levels remained at 2015 levels.
Gateway Foundation
JANUARY 7, 2022
Detox and withdrawal are two of the most commonly used words regarding the struggles of quitting a substance. Although detox and withdrawal may be related, the terms cannot be used interchangeably. Understanding the difference between detox and withdrawal can make overcoming substance use disorder less intimidating and more manageable. The sections below will review the differences… The post What’s the Difference Between Detox and Withdrawal?
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
JANUARY 7, 2022
Publication of Cadernos GEPE Magazine. It is with great joy that we from the Editorial Committee of Cadernos GEPE, from the Study and Research Group on Ethics at UFPE, inform you that, on December 31, 2021, our new journal was published on the University Journal Portal Federal de Pernambuco – Brazil and, therefore, we congratulate the authors for their excellent contribution.
Social Work Blog
JANUARY 7, 2022
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic and rise in racial injustices signaled the need to engage students in macro-level interventions to maximize their contributions to their schools, communities, and society. School social workers are uniquely positioned to elevate student voices, hone their critical thinking skills, and capitalize on their strengths and assets.
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
JANUARY 4, 2022
The Department for Education has renewed calls for children’s social workers who are not currently practising to return to the profession temporarily to ease staffing pressures caused by Covid-19. With staff absences within public services a mounting concern since the rapid rise of the Omicron variant, children’s minister Will Quince urged practitioners on Social Work England’s temporary register to contact their council’s children’s services department or sign up with a local agency.
Gateway Foundation
JANUARY 7, 2022
If a family member, friend or spouse likes to gamble, you might wonder if it’s something to worry about. What if they get addicted to gambling? Who is at risk for developing a gambling addiction anyway? Maybe you’re questioning your own habits. Not everyone who gambles develops a gambling disorder. But some people are more… The post Common Risk Factors for Gambling Addiction appeared first on Gateway.
Michigan Social Work
JANUARY 6, 2022
MSW students Deena Etter , Madeline Loss , Courtney Marsden and Nevo Polonsky have been selected to the Presidential Management Fellowship (PMF) Program. Administered by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, the program attracts outstanding graduate students who have a commitment to excellence in leadership and management of public policies and programs.
R.E.A.L. Social Workers
JANUARY 6, 2022
Press play to listen to Self-Care Starts with Self-Compassion. [link]. Transcript: An attorney once told me that I was “soft” during a conversation. He said, “well, you’re a social worker and social workers are soft.” His statement wasn’t even relevant to the conversation. I asked him about Georgia law to advocate for a client. My immediate thought was I go into every kind of neighborhood imaginable with only my wit, charm, and power of persuasion.
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Community Care
JANUARY 7, 2022
Councils will need to recruit more adults’ social workers to deal with hundreds of thousands more assessments and reviews per year on the back of care funding reforms, the government has confirmed. The additional assessments and reviews will be required from 2023-24 onwards when the government implements its cap on care costs and a more generous system of means-testing, bringing many more self-funders into local authority care and support.
Gateway Foundation
JANUARY 5, 2022
Many people struggle with substance abuse, but confusion surrounding substance use disorders persists. One of the most significant areas of confusion is treatment options. The terms “detox” and “rehab” are often used interchangeably when discussing treatment, but rehab and detox are not the same. Below, we’ll take a closer look at detox vs. rehab to explain… The post Detox Centers vs.
Michigan Social Work
JANUARY 5, 2022
MSW student Bryant Hepp is part of an interdisciplinary team that has been awarded $60,000 in funding through the Dow Distinguished Awards competition. The team’s project, “Greening Low-Income, Self-Managed Housing Projects in Brazil,” will implement schematic designs at a designated self-managed housing site. Activities will include planting trees, protecting water springs and creeks, installing educational signage, pathways throughout areas of permanent protection, and construction of communa
Social Work Haven
JANUARY 3, 2022
In social work, there are a range of social work competencies. An understanding of these different types or forms of social work competencies can be helpful in supporting you to recognise the use of a range skills in any given situation. If you think about social work competencies in the UK, you realise that competence in social work is a combination of several social work skills, including knowledge, professionalism, skills and values, etc.
Community Care
JANUARY 4, 2022
Social workers including a former president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services have been recognised in the Queen’s New Year honours list. Jenny Coles, president of ADCS from 2020 to 2021, was awarded a CBE for her services to children’s social care. Coles was director of children’s services at Hertfordshire council for 11 years before retiring in August last year.
Gateway Foundation
JANUARY 5, 2022
The internet connects people within communities and all around the globe to one another. But the digital age has also changed what it means to have a substance use disorder. Today, it’s easier than ever to access drugs through internet use. Social media and black-market online pharmacies connect buyers with sellers, worsening addiction issues.
Michigan Social Work
JANUARY 4, 2022
Jim Toy, MSW ‘81, has died. Toy’s lifelong LGBTQ+ activism resulted in inclusive policies at the university and legislation at the state and local level. One of those results is the Spectrum Center, which was the first such university office of its kind. Toy received an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from U-M last May. Read more about Toy's life and impact: Michigan’s first openly gay man, prominent Ann Arbor LGBTQ activist, dies at 91.
Abuse Survivor
JANUARY 2, 2022
I am in a new part of healing now. A lot of very difficult work has paid off and I am in a much calmer place in my life. After 7 years of practice I can truly see the benefits of my meditation practice. I use meditation in conjunction with other skills to help myself get through the day with my CPTSD/PTSD symptoms. I’m not only getting through the day but I have way more calm in my life than I have ever had, both in my mind and outside of my head too.
Community Care
JANUARY 6, 2022
An “unstinting focus on improvements” by managers and a sustained investment in hiring more social workers has led to a council being rated good by Ofsted, three years after an inadequate rating. The inspectorate rated the impact of leaders on social work practice with children and families at Wakefield council as outstanding, and said challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic had not “tempered the drive and determination to improve services”.
Gateway Foundation
JANUARY 3, 2022
Racism has been embedded in the United State’s war on drugs since its inception. The war on drugs has had little impact on drug use rates or public safety, but it has resulted in a skyrocketed prison population, especially among communities of color. The impact of the war on drugs has been mass incarceration, increased… The post Racism in the War on Drugs appeared first on Gateway.
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