Gary Direnfeld
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
What’s the difference between a psychologist, psychiatrist and a social worker? A psychologist tends to focus on individual functioning; how a person processes information, copes on an individual basis, deals with issues in their life from a personal perspective. Counseling may be directed to facilitating that individual’s coping skills or understanding of their situation on a deeper level.
Community Care
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
Councils will be able use a £15m international recruitment fund to source social workers from overseas to work in adults’ services, the government has confirmed. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said that, though the focus of the fund should be on recruiting care workers, it could also be used to help source social workers, occupational therapists or nurses.
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Nicole Clark Consulting
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Try this out and let me know how it goes for you. You can’t control everything, but surviving awkward facilitation moments is a matter of planning and reflection. Each facilitation allows you to identify themes in your facilitation experiences and plan how to address these in future facilitations. Last week, I shared advice for surviving [.] The post Try This: Evaluate Your Facilitation appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting.
My Brains Not Broken
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
TW: This post discusses suicide and suicide-related topics “Suicide doesn’t end the chances of life getting worse, it eliminates the possibility of it ever getting better” (unknown) An unfortunate circumstance, suicide is a terrible, global anomaly from which 700,000-800,000 people die each year worldwide. Additionally, for every person who has died from suicide, twenty more people have attempted it.
Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand
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International Federation of Social Workers
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Dr. Hana Al-Barqawi, from the Social Work Department at Damascus University, spoke to IFSW Secretary-General, Rory Truell about the social work response following the earthquakes.
The New Social Worker
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Jennifer Luna talks with five Black women in social work - Chaundra Scott, Nicole Crawford Sumerall, Sarita Ford, Serretta-Brooke Gordon, and Brittany White. Themes include self-care, boundaries, advocacy, professional development, and more.
Social Work Update brings together the best content for social work professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
My Brains Not Broken
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
I was reflecting on my last few posts about goals and goal-setting when a thought popped into my head. I feel like once or twice a year, I get fixated on goal-setting and self-improvement. It’s a mixture of reflection and idealism. I try to think up better strategies for my goals and ways to achieve them. At the same time, I know that there are many circumstances that get in my way, some of which are of my own making.
International Federation of Social Workers
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Economic and Social Development- #February 11 Women & Girls in Science IFSW attended the 8th International Day of Women & Girls in Science assembly was held on February 10th at […]
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
It will if some lawmakers attacking kinship foster care get their way A few months ago on this blog, I posed a hypothetical question to some folks in Oregon. Now I’d like to pose the same question to some politicians – and some journalists – in Kansas: Suppose a couple of strangers kidnapped your child at birth and fled to Mexico. Suppose they took really good care of your child.
The New Social Worker
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Although many people embellish their résumés and withhold relevant information, there are many good reasons for being honest with prospective employers. Being true to our values, virtues, and ethical principles means being honest with others.
Speaker: Jennifer Hill
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
Community Care
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
The multiple and complex needs of children made the subject of deprivation of liberty (DoL) orders have been laid bare in an analysis published last week. The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (Nuffield FJO) found that children had, on average, 4.2 of a set of 11 indicators of need or risk, including mental health issues, disability, self-harm or going missing.
International Federation of Social Workers
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
On the 14th of February IFSW and AsproAS in partnership with the Kamianets-Podilskyi District and the Association of Social Workers in Ukraine, organized a seminar on “Social work with youth […]
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
● Think you know all about the cases at the heart of the current challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act? This story from Mother Jones will tell you a whole lot more about one of them – and why ICWA is so important. (And note, in particular, the role of the “volunteer guardian ad litem ” in the case. In Minnesota, where this case takes place, that’s the term they use for a CASA volunteer.) ● For more about ICWA, listen to the Imprint podcast interview with Sandy White Hawk, author of the memoi
Social Work Blog
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
By Alison Laurio Heavy rainfall in late August exacerbated ongoing problems at the main water treatment facility in Jackson, Miss., prompting Gov. Tate Reeves to declare a state of emergency. The Pearl River flooded Jackson, leading to low water pressure and a malfunction of pumps. Although a boil-water notice was lifted in mid-September, many residents remain skeptical about water safety.
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Community Care
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessments of local authority adult social services are still due to start in a matter of weeks despite the process for doing so not having been agreed. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) confirmed that the adults’ assessments were still on course to commence at the start of April. This means it has not bowed to calls from council leaders for a delay, to help them deal with current pressures on services, including severe shortages of care staff,
International Federation of Social Workers
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
Machiko OHARA, Ph.D.
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Climate Change: Cases of Effective Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies in the Global South Nature of the Book The Impacts of Climate Change (this edited book) explores the needs of particularly vulnerable populations to climate change and proffers solutions for the creation of safe spaces and the reduction of the worst effects of climate change. It is expected that this book will be used by academics, policy makers, social work students, lecturers, non-governmental and government agencies, and
Relias
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Dementia care is one of the most challenging types of patient care in every setting — from in-home care to assisted living, skilled nursing facilities, and hospitals. Having a care team with the competence to handle the complex challenges of people living with dementia is vital to providing respectful and optimal care. “The biggest challenge in dementia care is creating a community,” said Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, during the 2022 Relias Impact Nation conference.
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Community Care
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
In its long-awaited response to the care review, the Department for Education (DfE) highlighted the urgency of addressing social work’s increasing workforce challenges. “[Evidence] points to a need to act now to attract higher numbers of people to join, rejoin and stay in the profession,” it wrote in Stable Homes, Built on Love , its proposed children’s social care strategy, issued for consultation earlier this month.
Therapist Development Center
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
The past two months, our LMSW and LCSW blogs focused on the ASWB exam changes that began in January of this year. If you haven’t already, be sure to check out the first and second blogs in this series. This will … Continued The post 2023 ASWB exam changes: Part 3 appeared first on Therapist Development Center Blog.
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
International Seminar on Social Welfare in Asia and the Pacific Rim 2023 The Role and Future of Social Welfare Practitioners during a Global Crisis－ COVID-19, war, and the economic instability that followed threatened the lives of people living in countries around the world, shaking the very foundations that allowed people to live their lives. What can social welfare, especially social work, do to support people’s lives in this uncertain era of crisis?
American Board of Clinical Social Work
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
Early in the development of family therapy theory, authors used the term “identified patient” to describe the family member whose behavior brings a family into treatment. This is usually one of the children, but not always. It is the person who has acted out enough to cause the parents to seek help or to get the family referred for treatment. Identified patients show up in couple treatment, as well.
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
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Social Work England is commissioning research into the profession’s mounting recruitment and retention challenges, particularly in councils. It has issued a tender of up to £60,000 for researchers to examine the key drivers of high vacancies and help it identify whether there are sufficient social workers to meet demand across all services. This in turn would inform its approach to regulating the profession, it said, given the potential for current workforce pressures to lead to increased
The Guardian
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
Charity’s report highlights scale of unmet support need owing to huge shortfalls in workforce Hundreds of thousands of older people in England are having to endure chronic pain, anxiety and unmet support needs owing to the worsening shortage of social care staff and care home beds. Age UK has said older people with chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart failure are increasingly struggling with living in their own homes because of a lack of help with everyday tasks suc
Counselor Toolbox podcast
FEBRUARY 16, 2023
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Social Care
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Chelsea Batchelier, 25, joined Royal Star & Garter at the start of lockdown. She has just begun her student nursing associate (SNA) course and is looking forward to what the next two years have in store. Royal Star & Garter provides compassionate care to veterans and their partners living with disability or dementia, with homes in Solihull, Surbiton and High Wycombe.
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.
Gary Direnfeld
FEBRUARY 12, 2023
A few years back I chatted with some 110, grade 10 students in a workshop. I asked what they wanted me to talk about. I asked what they were grappling with. One young woman raised her hand and said, “Fatigue.” I explored that with the group. A show of hands suggested some 90% dealt with fatigue on a regular basis. I asked how many of the students here slept with their smartphone within a foot of the heads.
The Guardian
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
ONS analysis shows sector accounting for more than one in 10 of job ads posted online in December Shortages of healthcare workers are fuelling near-record numbers of job vacancies across the UK economy, with the lack of nurses, carers and other staff serving as the biggest recruitment challenge in almost every local authority area. According to analysis by the Office for National Statistics , more than one in 10 job vacancies posted online in December were in healthcare – more than any sector ac
Irish Social Worker
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
As someone who researches disclosure of childhood sexual abuse I am all too aware of the research regarding barriers to disclosure. Professor Delphine Colin-Vézina at McGill University, drawing upon the foundational work of Professor Ramona Alaggia (University of Toronto) carefully charted barriers from within, barriers in relation to others, and barriers in relation to the social world.
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