Teaching & Learning in Social Work

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Editor’s note: This post is cross-published on the Social Work Virtual Pal website. Social Work Virtual Pal is a global and virtual community of practice for the social work profession, that digitizes the practice of having a pen pal for professional learning and networking. This community focuses on connection and collaboration among social workers to offer the profession with an opportunity to harness its collective knowledge for the greater good.

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Reimagining Social Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Anita Gibbs (Associate Professor, University of Otago) is a longstanding social worker, teacher, researcher and advocate for young people with FASD and their families. In 2020 she received the Universities New Zealand ‘Critic and Conscience of Society’ award for her outstanding work in this area. Anita is currently undertaking research with caregivers and stakeholders on the … Continue reading Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) and its intersections with the youth justice

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Name, Profession Title, SSW Class & Concentration. Barbie Nadal-Cristofaro MSW, 092 (pending), 2016 – Administration and Case Work. Briefly describe your current career path. I have been fortunate to continue doing community work around many social issues. Currently, my role as Vice-Chair for Interval House Connecticut allows me to create awareness on domestic violence and intimate partner violence issues; it is the largest safe house in the state.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

I remember entering my first year as graduate student in clinical psychology full of questions: What materials would I need? What would the next six years look like ? What did I need to do to be successful? I had found many resources and tips on navigating the graduate school application process but comparatively fewer on how to actually be a graduate student.

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Stop Abuse Campaign

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

← Research Roundup Summer 2021. Protecting Children from Online Predators → Was your child harmed by a custody decision? NY’s Governor Hochul wants to hear from you. New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s Blue-Ribbon Commission on Forensic Evaluators is holding two hearings this month to listen to stories about forensic custody evaluators. This is our opportunity to make sure our leaders know how Forensic Evaluators in Family Courts are putting our children at risk!

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Prosper Health Collective

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

An important part of psychological therapy is relapse prevention. For clients who have (or are) experiencing depression, here are several tips that you may find useful to help maintain your progress and prevent future depressed episodes. 1.Once you have begun feeling better, it is important to discuss a prevention/self-management plan with your clinician, which often involves: Reviewing progress and strategies learnt.

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Social Care

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

[Image supplied by freepik.com]. Marking many months of sacrifice. Forging a safe path through this pandemic has not been without tremendous sacrifice. It is a path with which I am very familiar, having paid tribute to colleagues and veterans of this and other campaigns throughout the years. Many family members, friends, colleagues and loved ones have been lost to coronavirus, the vast majority in the early weeks and months of the outbreak, as the whole world struggled to understand this new and

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Lawson Psychology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Why is it hard to be self-compassionate? For many of us, the concept of compassion is a quality we admire. In fact, we often look up to people who, when times get tough, take the time to acknowledge the suffering of others, and treat them with respect, kindness, and care. Perhaps you are thinking of the Dalai Lama, Mother Teresa or even Oprah Winfrey.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Job loss, financial insecurity, loneliness, grief and social loss, increased symptoms of depression and anxiety, and lack of food security and other necessary resources are all contributing social risk factors for death by suicide. Combine that with a deadly pandemic and widespread uncertainty about the future for many Americans, and the healthcare workforce is faced with a climate that provides all the components to increase suicide rates across the U.S.

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International Federation of Social Workers

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Catch the early bird! Register now for this crucial event Register Now We invite you to register for this year’s Conference with great anticipation and delight. Early bird pricing is available, as well as reduced pricing for AASW members. The 26th Asia-Pacific Regional Social Work Conference 2021 will be held online from 11-13 November 2021. […].

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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.

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MQ Mental Health

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

This article was written by Jamie Morgan, Niharika Maggo, Grace Gatera, Shuranjeet Singh. For the last seven years the annual MQ Science Summit has platformed innovative and interdisciplinary scientific meetings for those across the mental health landscape. This year the summit was held virtually with three core themes: children and young people's mental health, mental health inequalities, and mental health in the COVID era.

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Lawson Psychology

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

The post Why is it hard to be self-compassionate? appeared first on Lawson Clinical Psychology.

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Sober Courage

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

What was once called alcoholism, alcohol abuse, or alcohol addiction is now classified as either Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD), focusing only on alcohol use, or Substance Use Disorder (SUD), focusing on drug and alcohol use. The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) lists the diagnostic features of all recognized … Continue reading The DEFINITION of ALCOHOL USE DISORDER (AUD).

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International Federation of Social Workers

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Join the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance and Children and Families Across Borders on Wednesday 15th September from 1-4pm UTC for the upcoming conference, The social service workforce in and beyond the pandemic: A global conversation on adaptation, innovation and the fight for social justice. This event?takes place virtually and presents a unique opportunity for […].

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Social Workers Speak

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Bernie Seifert is a member: Dementia, depression not ‘normal’ parts of aging. New Hampshire Union Leader. Symptoms of dementia and depression often overlap and can be confused for each other in older adults. Not only are they distinct conditions, they don’t happen to everyone, and both should be addressed. “Too many older adults don’t do anything about it when they feel sad or confused, and they don’t have to live that way,” said Bernie Seifert, LICSW, of the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Agin

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Health & Social Care Workforce

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Caroline Emmer De Albuquerque Green, NIHR ARC South London Post-Doctoral Fellow at the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce, introduces a new report on what Safeguarding Adult Reviews tell us about mental health social care services … Continue reading →

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Irish Socail Worker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Strengths Based Social Work Practice. By Helen Kelly, Medical Social Worker & Graduate of the Masters in Social Work, NUI Galway 2020. Strengths-based practice in social work views clients as both resilient and resourceful in times of crisis. The fundamental tenet of a strengths-based approach focuses on the social worker’s collaborative relationship with the client, based on the assumption that people are best positioned to solve their own problems.

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Doin' The Work

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Episode 45 Guest: Wayne Reid, Professional Officer, Social Worker & Anti-Racism Visionary Host: Shimon Cohen, LCSW. www.dointhework.com. Listen/Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts , Google Podcasts , Stitcher , Spotify. Follow on Twitter & Instagram , Like on Facebook. Join the mailing list Support the podcast Download transcript. Check out the new Doin’ The Work Collection of hoodies, tees, mugs, and tote bags!

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

POTS is extremely common and frequently misdiagnosed as anxiety POTS is an invisible disability that impacts every area of life which can lead to impaired self esteem, depression, anxiety, guilt, grief, relationships and secondary health issues Stress from the effects of POTS on the individual’s life can make their POTS symptoms worse. POTS is extremely common and frequently misdiagnosed as anxiety POTS is an invisible disability that impacts every area of life which can lead to impaired self es

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Irish Socail Worker

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

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Counselor Toolbox podcast

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

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