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Kinship placements support family connection

National Casa Gal

Kinship care allows children and youth to maintain family relationships, cultural heritage and connections to their own community and familiar surroundings. Read More. The post Kinship placements support family connection appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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6 Tips for Navigating Workplace Bullying in Social Work

The New Social Worker

Workplace bullying can have unhealthy effects on the person targeted and on services provided in the social work setting. Document your experience and consult with others. These and other strategies help in navigating this difficult situation.

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PhD Student Charles Williams II Encourages Vaccination in Michigan HHS Video

Michigan Social Work

PhD student Charles Williams II is featured in a video from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services addressing vaccine hesitancy and encouraging the COVID-19 vaccination. Williams, who is pastor of the Historic King Solomon Baptist Church, says “There is no invincibility to COVID-19. If it hits you, and it hits you wrong, you’re gone.

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NASW Code of Ethics Updates: Cultural Competence

Therapist Development Center

You may or may not have heard that the NASW recently published revisions to the social work code of ethics. While minor, these revisions are so important to our field (and in my opinion, were a long time coming!). These … Continued. The post NASW Code of Ethics Updates: Cultural Competence appeared first on Therapist Development Center Blog.

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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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What You Need to Heal

Abuse Survivor

It turns out that no one is coming to save you but you. In order to help yourself you will needs lot of things to help you on your healing journey. There are tons of resources, treatments, medications, ect out there and you really have to just find what works best for you. Below is what I have found that helps me so far. I had many of these skills but there were not as developed as they are now.

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One of the Secrets of Success in Social Work Is To Self-Assess

The New Social Worker

A self-reflective diary, attention to signposts, mindfulness, and a big bucket list of professional goals are self-assessment tools to guide you to your professional and personal potential.

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Best 9 Documentaries on Netflix For Social Workers

Social Work Haven

TRENDING CONTENT ON SOCIALWORKHAVEN.COM. Discover 9 thought-provoking Netflix documentaries for social workers. Delve into the world of social work and take a sneak peek at the reality of this industry. Before we delve in, let’s first explore what a documentary is. In recent years, the documentary genre has radically developed and so it’s not a surprise that there may be some confusion about “what exactly is a documentary!

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Perfectionism

Counselor Toolbox podcast

10 Tips to Address Perfectionism #perfectionism #procrastination #OCPD 10 Tips to Address Perfectionism #perfectionism #procrastination #OCPD

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Flu jabs save lives too

Social Care

This winter will be highly unpredictable. The big concern is the extent to which we may see flu and other respiratory viral infections re-emerge as major health threats, alongside coronavirus. [Image supplied by freepik.com ]. Duty of care. If the last 18 months have taught us anything, it is the vital, lifesaving importance of vaccination. When I was seeing patients, I knew how crucial it was for all of us who work directly with vulnerable people to make sure we had a flu jab every year, as I f

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Fatima Salman Talks with WDET About How 9/11 Changed Life in America for American Muslims

Michigan Social Work

Fatima Salman, SSW Engage Program Manager was recently interviewed on WDET’s All Things Considered program about how for American Muslims, 9/11 changed life in America. Fatima said, “It wasn’t just worrying about our country, or worrying that that happened to our country, but it was also the worry of what’s going to happen to us as a community in America.

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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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Meet our new Mental Health Social Work Lead

Social Work With Adults

Jason Brandon is seconded from his current role as the Head of Mental Health and Physical Disability services at Hampshire County Council. Introducing Jason Brandon. I am delighted to confirm the appointment of Jason Brandon as the Mental Health Social Work Lead, following recruitment into this two year secondment. Jason will provide professional leadership support to the Chief Social Worker for Adults (CSW)'s office to improve social work across mental health services, delivered in local author

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Avoid Getting Stuck | Capacity Assessment Example Questions

Social Work Haven

Making decisions may sometimes come as a challenge to some people. This may be due to an illness or tiredness, and the Mental Capacity Act (MCA) (2005) may be used as a decision support tool. Possible signs of limitation in mental capacity may include a brain injury, substance/alcohol misuse or a mental health problem. So what is a mental capacity assessment?

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Luke Shaefer quoted in New York Times on Government Assistance Lowering Food Insecurity.

Michigan Social Work

Professor Luke Shaefer spoke with the New York Times about how the stimulus checks issued during the pandemic brought an immediate reduction in food insecurity, which, he says, continues to fall. “We could potentially be at the lowest level of food insecurity ever recorded, because of the government transfers,” said Shaefer.

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Trina Shanks Talks to the Washington Post about the Impact of Expanded Child Tax Credits

Michigan Social Work

Professor Trina Shanks is quoted in a Washington Post article about how federal relief programs initiated during the pandemic have been surprisingly effective at lifting people and families out of poverty. President Biden’s “Build Back Better” proposal would continue some of these financial supports, which could potentially cut childhood poverty rates in half.

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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.