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Managing stress during the holiday season

CCRC

The stress of the holiday season can be taxing, but being mindful and setting boundaries can help prevent stress. There are many reasons why the holidays can induce stress; finances are stretched when buying gifts, travel headaches, and arguments with family members, to name a few. Stress depletes brain chemicals like serotonin and dopamine, according to the Mayo Clinic , which can lead to depression and anxiety.

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World Health Organisation embraces social work in learning about community engagement

International Federation of Social Workers

Photo: Authors of the paper with members of the advisory group and discussion panel in Doha at the World Innovation Summit for Health.

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10 of the Best Thoughtful Gifts for a Friend or Loved One with Bipolar Disorder 2024

Nnatasha Tracy

Struggling to find the perfect gift for someone with bipolar disorder? These 10 thoughtful and supportive ideas focus on self-care, relaxation, and creativity, helping you show how much you care. Plus, find out how to win a pair of inspiring PJs (enter before November 30)!

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National Poetry Contest for Social Workers 2025

The New Social Worker

The University of Iowa School of Social Work conducts an annual, nationwide poetry contest for social workers. Submissions for the 2025 contest will be accepted between Nov. 1, 2024, and Jan. 31, 2025.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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CCRC’s James Moses awarded “Local Champion” by First 5 San Bernardino

CCRC

A career of service to the children and families living in his community earned CCRC San Bernardino Regional Director James Moses a special honor. The Local Champion Award is awarded annually by First 5 San Bernardino and this year, Moses was among the recipients. The ceremony was hosted earlier in November and included Moses, Assembly Majority Leader Emeritus Eloise Gómez Reyes, County Superintendent of Schools Ted Alejandre, and Dr.

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International Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics Volume 21, Number 2 Published

International Federation of Social Workers

IFSW is delighted to announce the publication of Volume 21, Number 2 of the International Journal of Social Work Values and Ethics.

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Placing social workers in mental health trusts can help tackle out of area placements, says report

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Integrating local authority social workers within NHS mental health trusts can help reduce the number of “harmful” out of area hospital placements (OAPs), a report has found. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) said that placing social workers in mental health hospitals could help speed up safe discharge, thereby freeing up beds and enabling However, the repor

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Enjoy Holiday Savings: 20% Off Select NASW Press Books and eBooks Through January 2

Social Work Blog

Designed to help practitioners build writing skills in a variety of settings, Social Work Documentation, 3rd Edition , by Nancy L. Sidell, is a how-to guide for social work students and practitioners interested in improving their record keeping and documentation skills. This wildly popular, must-have resource provides practical advice on current practice issues such as electronic case recording, trauma-informed documentation, and assessing and documenting client cultural differences of relevance

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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women: Where are we in addressing this global epidemic?

International Federation of Social Workers

The issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) remains significant across the world. Globally, Indigenous women and girls experience disproportionately higher rates of abduction, violence, exploitation, and murder.

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Safeguarding agencies ‘ignoring children abused by family members’ in England

The Guardian

‘Worrying evaporation’ in skills among professionals meant to protect victims of intrafamilial sexual abuse, report says Safeguarding agencies are failing to listen to children who have been sexually abused by family members with devastating consequences, amid a “worrying evaporation” of skills among the professionals meant to protect them, a report has found.

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Best Practices to Streamline Compensation Management: A Foundation for Growth

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.

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Shield social care from ‘catastrophic’ national insurance increase, ADASS tells government

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Social care must be protected from the “catastrophic” impact of increases in employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs), the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) said today. ADASS revealed that, by its calculations, local authorities would face £1.8bn in extra costs in 2025-26 due to increases in employers’ NICs and the national living wa

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Delegated healthcare: the journey continues

Social Care

Right care, right place, right time As the conversations about delegated healthcare continue to evolve, the messaging remains clear. Delegation of healthcare activities is happening across adult social care and has been for many years. These voluntary guiding principles support person-centred, clinically appropriate and safe delegation from registered nurses and other regulated healthcare professionals to social care workers and personal assistants across England.

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Foster Children Deserve Federal Benefits

Beyond Advocacy

Time is running out to submit comments to the Federal Register regarding Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments that representative payees receive for children and youth in foster care. The deadline is Monday, December 2, 2024. Comments may be submitted online, by fax, or by mail and should refer to Docket No. SSA-2024-0038 to be associated with the correct docket.

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More foster carers in England leaving than signing up, says Ofsted report

The Guardian

Children’s campaigners say ‘national crisis’ adds to trauma for vulnerable young people, amid huge fall in numbers fostering The number of foster carers in England has sunk to a 10-year low, prompting urgent calls for the recruitment of thousands more families, improved retention and moves to tackle a “national crisis” that is exacerbating trauma for the most vulnerable children in society.

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Empower Your Nonprofit With Effective Payroll & HCM Services

Managing a nonprofit involves many challenges, but payroll and HR shouldn’t be among them. Our guide, "A Buyer’s Guide to Payroll & HCM Services," helps nonprofits choose the best provider. Efficient payroll services ensure timely, accurate payments, vital for maintaining staff and volunteer morale. Compliance support helps navigate complex labor laws and avoid costly fines.

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Agencies not equipped to protect children from sexual abuse in family, find safeguarding leaders

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Agencies are not equipped to protect children from sexual abuse within the family, safeguarding leaders have found. Children are too often ignored or disbelieved by practitioners who lack the knowledge, skills and confidence to combat infrafamilial child sexual abuse, according to an analysis of serious cases.

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‘Door could be open to abuse’ of disabled children due to DfE shelving advocacy plan, say leads

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The “door could be open to the abuse and neglect” of disabled children due to the government’s cost-driven decision to shelve a planned expansion of advocacy for the group. That was the message from the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel, as it led sector criticism of the Department for Education’s (DfE) decision to halt the previous government’s planned

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Care providers to cut care and jobs on back of Budget, finds survey

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Providers say they will have to cut jobs and reduce the amount of care they deliver because of the increased costs imposed by the Budget, a survey has found. Almost two-thirds (64%) of organisations said they would need to make staff redundant, while 57% said they would have to hand care contracts back to councils and NHS commissioners, reported the Care Provider Alliance (CPA).

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Councils to receive delayed £22.6m in adult social care innovation funding

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Councils will receive £22.6m in delayed adult social care innovation funding next week, the government has confirmed. It confirmed today that the second tranche of the accelerating reform fund (ARF) would be paid out, following concerns from charity the Carers Trust that the money risked disappearing.

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5 Must Haves for Case Management

Thousands of nonprofits rely on case management software to help collect data, manage programs, coordinate with agencies, and provide life-changing health and human services. Adopting a cloud-based case management platform is essential for nonprofits and government agencies to operate more efficiently and make better use of their funding and budget.

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Janie Thomas obituary

The Guardian

My mother, Janie Thomas, a social worker and lecturer, who has died aged 95, became a leading light in the British Association of Social Workers (BASW), of which she was president from 1984 to 1986. She began her career in 1955 at St George’s hospital, central London, before working with children and families at the London county council (LCC) and then the borough of Tower Hamlets.