Beyond Advocacy

MARCH 10, 2024

Special guest Dr. Stephanie Boddie, the Associate Professor of Church and Community Ministries at the University of Baylor School of Social Work and the producer of Unfinished Business , an oral history documentary of the Great Migration, will perform a musical selection. Dr. Halaevalu Vakalahi will emcee the program.

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Relias

DECEMBER 19, 2022

In fact, recent research has shown that in locations designated as Health Care Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), only 28% of mental healthcare needs are being met. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) predicts that, by 2025, the U.S. will have shortages of : 78,050 school counselors.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 31, 2023

– Social workers and case managers are both integral parts of the healthcare industry. Despite having similar educational backgrounds, their job responsibilities differ depending on the services they provide to their clients. Who is a case manager? What’s the difference between a case manager and a social worker?

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Relias

JUNE 28, 2023

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), integrated care is defined as “the systematic coordination of general and behavioral healthcare.” To provide the best services possible, healthcare organizations of all kinds must understand how to implement integrated care management.

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Relias

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

While what each client will choose to advocate for is different, the following goals can help lay the groundwork for their self-advocacy: Human rights : These are safety, dignity, respect, privacy, and more. This also includes freedom from abuse, access to healthcare, and inclusion in the community.

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Relias

APRIL 14, 2025

Thats why having a well-crafted tornado disaster plan is essential for families, caregivers, schools, and facilities, especially in areas prone to severe weather. When a tornado strikes, theres little time to think only time to act. Tornadoes can develop quickly, leaving behind devastation in minutes.

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University of Connecticut

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Departments of State and Health and Human Services launched a new initiative for community and private sponsorship of refugees. UConn School of Social Work faculty and doctoral students are among the first in the U.S. We are also exploring their experiences in trying to access health, mental healthcare, and social services.”

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Healthcare organizations across the U.S. have grappled with healthcare staffing shortages since well before the COVID-19 pandemic. Contributing factors are an older workforce, limited capacity of nursing schools to meet growing demand, and an aging population experiencing more chronic diseases. Tuition assistance.

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Relias

JULY 25, 2023

Immediate families were thrown together 24/7, juggling childcare, work, and school in the home. In a survey , Relias found that 80% of health and human services agencies noted moderate or major changes in the use of online learning in 2020. Supporting alternative ways of seeking mental health and substance use services.

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Relias

APRIL 14, 2025

Tornado safety procedures are especially important for schools, healthcare providers, and group homes that serve vulnerable populations. If you’re responsible for others, such as in a school or group home setting, ensure that everyone knows the shelter location and the quickest way to get there.

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Relias

MARCH 12, 2024

Leia Salzman, PhD, LCSW, from the Tulane University School of Social Work, describes collective trauma as “an event, or series of events that shatters the experience of safety for a group, or groups, of people.” Collective trauma occurs when this type of event happens to an entire community.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

As it relates to suicide, public stigma refers to perceptions of family, friends, healthcare providers, and other individuals in someone’s life. Systemic stigma: This is the inability of an individual to seek treatment due to lack of healthcare options, governmental policies, and other macro-level social issues. Within the U.S.,

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Relias

MARCH 3, 2024

Once, when I was a student in graduate school, I was waiting for a flight from North Carolina to Michigan to visit some family members. It is very common for our profession to be reduced to working only in child protective services or misunderstood as a profession that does not rise to the level of recognition as other healthcare clinicians.

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Relias

APRIL 6, 2022

To help combat these rising numbers, 150 countries have put measures in place to strengthen the resources and services available to survivors of such abuse. But what crisis prevention and intervention measures can human services organizations provide?

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Social Work Blog

JULY 24, 2024

Since July of 2021, NASW and the NASW Foundation have partnered in this initiative with the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute at The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work to provide national and state chapter-level training, tools, and information that promote COVID-19 vaccine confidence and uptake.

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KVC

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Health starts in homes, schools, workplaces and communities. This might include the quality of schools, the safety of workplaces and the availability of clean food and water. Access to Healthcare People without health insurance are less likely to have a primary care physician to contact in case of medical need.

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