The New Social Worker
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
I was convinced I was practicing “effective” self-care! However, I merely used self-care as a luxury, a pamper session, the latest item acquisition. True self-care is more than an addendum, an afterthought, and a PRN activity.
My Brains Not Broken
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
When it comes to living a mental healthy life, setting goals can be a good way to build a strong foundation. Whether your goals inspire massive change or a small shift, setting a goal is an opportunity. I’ll be honest – I don’t always take that opportunity. Achieving goals can be hard, but creating them can be difficult too. It’s hard to try and improve on something when you aren’t quite sure how to get there.
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Community Care
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Councils lack the money to move towards paying providers a fair price for care, directors have warned, in the light of government-mandated analyses of the costs of services, directors have said. The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) issued the warning after councils published the results of costs of care exercises they were required to undertake by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) by 1 February.
International Federation of Social Workers
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Dr. Merve Deniz Pak Güre, the Liaison Officer for the Turkish Association of Social Workers, has provided an update on the local social work response to the devastating earthquakes.
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Swhelper
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
SWHELPER The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) opposes the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) social work licensing exams after a review of ASWB data shows significant disparities in pass rates for prospective social workers of color, older adults, and those who speak English as a second language.
My Brains Not Broken
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
I’m writing this post on the heels of what I wrote earlier this week, about the challenges of setting goals. I don’t know how, but in the last few years I’ve become fascinated with the concept of goal-setting. It might be the aspirational aspect of it, of self-improvement and wanting to get better. It could be that I enjoy the boost of serotonin I get when I accomplish that goal (however big or small).
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Nnatasha Tracy
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Do the laundry, wash the dishes, and don't kill yourself -- those are on my to-do list. That last one is on my daily to-do list. (Yes, I realize it's more like a to-don't item, but allow me some latitude, if you would.) Yes, I have to remind myself every day not to die. I put it on lists. I remind myself of it in blog posts, and I say the words to myself almost as a mantra — "no kill, no die.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Two girls ran from a group home in Arizona. Their bodies were found here. On Jan. 7, two girls, one age 17, the other 15, ran away from a group home in Mesa Arizona. Two weeks later their bodies were found in a nearby pond. The only solution the operator of the group home can offer is to imply that such places should be able to be more like jails. The lawyer for the group home said there was nothing they could do because they’re not allowed to lock young people in, but as soon as they left they
International Federation of Social Workers
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Photo: Minister of Labour And Social Affairs, Mullah Abdul Manan Omari, source Wikipedia.
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR IASSW BOARD OF DIRECTORS The International Association of Schools of Social Work ( IASSW ) announces four vacancies on the IASSW Board of Directors for 2024-2028: There is one position open for President ( years of serving: 2024-202 8) , one position open for Secretary ( years of serving: 2024-202 8) , and two positions for Member at Large of the Board of Directors ( years of serving: 2024-2028).
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.
The New Social Worker
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Fledgling clinical social workers may be apprehensive or embarrassed to reflect and take stock of how they did with their clients, but it is precisely this accounting that leads to growth and development. The DEAL model is introduced.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
● The first item is one I missed when it was published last November. I link to it now because I am in awe of the work from Raquel Rutledge of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel Ken Armstrong of ProPublica that went into it and the skill required to tell this story. Called simply, The Landlord and the Tenant It’s a story about the failings of family policing, and so much more. ● Speaking of great journalism, on The Imprint podcast Joe Shapiro of NPR discusses his investigation into states forcing fa
International Federation of Social Workers
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
The IFSW North America region and all social workers statement on the Turkey and Syria earthquakes.
Social Work Blog
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
By Paul R. Pace “The world is going through a challenging time in regard to women’s health and rights, and as a social worker we have a crucial role to play to ensure women have access to proper care and health,” says Yasoda Sharma, PhD, MSW, director of Region IV for NASW’s national board of directors. “My inspiration to serve on the board came from my desire to work toward the mission of NASW and the betterment of the social work profession,” she says.
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Community Care
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
The government has pledged action to tackle “excessive” workload pressures on council children’s social workers as part of its response to the care review. The Department for Education said it would set up a national workload action group to identify solutions to “unnecessary” pressures on practitioners, while also promising steps to reduce the burden of case recording and free social workers from some case work with children in need.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Remember the great reefer madness scares in the late 20th Century? Maybe marijuana itself wasn’t so bad, it was said, but it’s a gateway drug! Now that people have finally caught on that much of what family policing agencies (a more accurate term than “child protective services” agencies) do is confuse poverty with neglect, the child welfare establishment has come up with a similar excuse to justify all that surveillance of impoverished families and removal of their children: Neglect, they sugge
International Federation of Social Workers
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
During the IFSW visit to the Afghanistan Social Work Organisation, Rory Truell spoke with Fardeen Yusofi, a local social worker about one of the 8000 women and family cooperatives that […]
Social Work Blog
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
By Alison Laurio Stephanie Urbina, MSW, was enrolled in her first swimming class when she was a young child. Her parents had immigrated to the U.S. from Nicaragua and both worked full time. “My mother wanted to bond with me, Urbina said, so she enrolled her 5-year-old daughter in competitive swimming. There, she said, “I really flourished.” Why Swimming?
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 8, 2023
The Department for Education (DfE) has backed a care review proposal for a five-year early career framework (ECF) for the development of children’s social workers, but rejected its call to introduce national pay scales to recognise progress. The ECF would provide newly qualified local authority children’s social workers with two years of “high-quality support and development” that would replace the existing 12-month assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE).
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Be among the first to publish in European Social Work Research European Social Work Research (ESWR) is dedicated to the development, practice and utilization of social work research. It is the only Europe-wide journal to focus uniquely on social work research and its intended audience is scholars, students, practitioners, policymakers and other researchers who have an interest in social problems, social work and the contribution that social work makes to just and equitable societies.
Nicole Clark Consulting
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Plan, reflect, and prepare for next time. As the world continues to reopen, conferences and meetings that transitioned from in-person to online during the COVID-19 pandemic are returning as in-person events. As a core component of my work, facilitating meetings and workshops occurs frequently. Whether for a client meeting or more publicly in a workshop setting, [.
Michigan Social Work
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
PhD Student Irene Routté has recently received both the Lester P. Monts Award for Outstanding Graduate Research from U-M’s African Studies Center, as well as an honorable mention from the 2022 Bennetta Jules-Rosette Graduate Essay Award contest from The Association for Africanist Anthropology. Routté’s essay, “Will You Take Care? Bio-Space, Racial Assemblages and the U.S.
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University of Connecticut
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
The School of Social Work’s Center for International Social Work Studies (CISWS) has received an award to support research on the perceptions and attitudes of young adults toward climate change. The research is supported by UConn Hartford Director’s Office for Student Research. “We hope to learn about the youth’s involvement with climate activism, as well as any anxieties or concerns with climate change broadly.
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Join us for a series of Webinars organised by IASSW and PowerUs on “Critical Perspectives on Service User Participation and experiential knowledge” IASSW & POWER US SERIES 2023 IASSW and Power Us, share common values and are united in their belief that social work education and social work and social care service provision need to be protected and further developed.
Community Care
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Councils will face targets on improving adult social care in return for funding in the forthcoming financial year, the government has confirmed. In return for £400m in additional cash for 2023-24, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) expects councils to take action in relation to any one of reducing waiting times, addressing workforce shortages, tackling delayed discharges from hospital or improving fee rates for providers.
Michigan Social Work
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Professor Luke Shaefer spoke with Michigan Radio about a new report from U-M’s Poverty Solutions, which shows that U.S. police officers kill more people in days than police in other countries kill in years. “This is one place where, if we’re trying to see things from the perspective of police … that fear, that vigilance really of anyone and everyone that they encounter may have a gun does look like it drives more police shootings,” he said.
American Board of Clinical Social Work
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Greetings to all from the American Board of Clinical Social Work (ABCSW) Certification and Membership Committee. I wanted to take a moment to introduce you to the committee. The ABCSW Certification and Membership Committee’s charge is to review certification criteria and processes, develop certification guidelines, assist ABCSW staff with decision making, develop membership benefits, to work with other committees in coordinating efforts to benefit certification and membership, to establish an op
Shelter, Inc
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Diana Morris has served as Shelter’s Human Resource Specialist for seven years. In her human resource role, she has contributed many ways to make Shelter a safe, inclusive, and exceptional workplace. She has also helped accumulate the dedicated and talented individuals who make such a positive impact on our young people every day. Diana is now returning to her role as the Group Home Coordinator and looking forward to working once again directly with youths.
Community Care
FEBRUARY 10, 2023
More people face paying for their care after means-testing thresholds were frozen for a 13th consecutive year, the government announced this week. The upper capital limit, above which people must pay the full cost of their care (in most cases)*, will stay at £23,250, for 2023-24, said the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) annual circular on social care charging.
University of Connecticut
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Donald F. deGraffenried , LCSW, Senior EMDR Trainer April Minharez , PhD, LMFT, Senior EMDR Trainer Fri, March 17, 2023 – In-person 9:00 am – 4:30 pm 6 CECs * The trainers have applied to EMDRIA for 6.00 credits and approval is pending. $120 – UConn SSW Alumni and Current Field Instructors $150 – All Others This in-person training is suitable for all levels of EMDR practitioner, however participants must have at a minimum taken Part I EMDR Training, by an EMDRIA Approved training provider.
Counselor Toolbox podcast
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
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Shelter, Inc
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
This month, Shelter is joining the nation in recognizing Black History Month and the diversity that has made us the agency we are. Adding to the celebration is having one of our own staff being recognized for his outstanding achievements in mentoring young people. Shelter’s Clinical Director, Gilbert Allen, will be an honoree for Black History Month, sponsored by Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza.
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