Social Work Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

Some healthcare providers say they feel uncomfortable talking about alcohol use with patients. NASW and the NASW Foundation are partners with the Health Behavior Research and Training Institute at The University of Texas at Austin Steve Hicks School of Social Work in the Collaborative for Alcohol-Free Pregnancy.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

Article by Diana Ling, MA, Program Manager; and Anna Mangum, MSW, MPH, Senior Health Strategist; Health Behavior Research and Training Institute, Steve Hicks School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin. How often do you talk with clients about their alcohol use? These conversations can have a major impact.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 28, 2022

COVID-19 has disproportionally affected people living in poverty; new immigrants; and those living in healthcare settings (hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes), shelters, detention centers, and prisons. The pandemic has also significantly impacted social workers who face hidden mental health consequences.

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Community Care

JUNE 14, 2022

The college called on the government to fund an expansion of medical school places and psychiatry training posts. . “Central to this is government backing to address the workforce crisis that continues to plague mental health services,” he said.

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KVC

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Bullying is a top concern among parents of school-age children. According to the National Bullying Prevention Center, one out of five children reported being bullied during the school year. Need to control: This often sprouts from the need to feel popular at school. Words can hurt.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 6, 2022

In her testimony, Megan said, “I worry about the pipeline into the health and behavioral health professions and whether today’s high school students will continue to choose careers in mental health and behavioral healthcare, with such exorbitant tuition, low salaries and difficult working conditions.”

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Relias

DECEMBER 18, 2023

While many healthcare leaders believe that nurse residency programs are a necessity , others are wary of the cost and long-term commitment they require. While these programs often have a pre-set curriculum to help facilitate standardization across healthcare organizations, hospitals can tailor them to meet their unique needs and goals.

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Social Work With Adults

APRIL 3, 2025

Headteachers I speak to greatly value their school social workers and the work of hospice social workers (as I know personally, from the loss of my father in law earlier this year) is incredibly compassionate and comforting to those at the end of their lives and their families. could not have been more supportive to their lone social worker!

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KVC

JULY 20, 2021

KVC Hospitals is accredited by The Joint Commission and considered the gold standard in healthcare. The primary services KVC Missouri offers are: Niles Prep K-12 School – This trauma-informed school is approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education. Plus, follow KVC Kansas on Facebook here.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

In a 2021 study, 83 percent of healthcare providers reported positive behavior change in patients after conducting alcohol screening and brief intervention with them. These conversations can have a major impact. This CDC initiative aims to help health professionals across disciplines reduce prenatal alcohol and other substance use.

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KVC

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Once they age out of the foster care system, these youth are also at a higher risk for homelessness, lack of education, unemployment, lack of access to healthcare, problems with law enforcement, and a myriad of behavioral and social issues. 55% less likely than their peers to skip school . 27% less likely to start drinking.

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Shelter, Inc

JUNE 27, 2024

Santa Maria, “as it will allow us to expand our clinical services beyond the walls of our program to provide critical mental healthcare services through local schools to youth who have experienced trauma or are in crisis.”

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Relias

MARCH 4, 2024

Nursing shortage statistics continue to show that the healthcare industry still has an urgent need for nurses. Because of these ongoing trends, healthcare organizations and the nursing community must work collaboratively to find ways to examine the link between the nursing shortage and patient safety.

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Relias

JUNE 2, 2023

The nursing workforce is still grappling with shortages that are causing serious challenges for healthcare organizations and the nurses who remain. Medscape recently reported nursing school enrollment has dropped for the first time in 20 years. Yet the need to care for patients never stops.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 14, 2023

There are a wide range of job positions available in various settings, including healthcare, education, mental health, government agencies, private practice, counseling centers, research organisations and more. This schedule allows them to spend quality time with their families and pursue personal interests during school breaks.

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Relias

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Cheri DiStefano had been working in the corporate world for over a decade when she felt a calling to go to nursing school. After considering a career change for a couple of years, her mind kept going back to the idea of entering the healthcare profession. Next step: Serving the healthcare profession more broadly.

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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. will have shortages of : 78,050 school counselors. One reason for the shortage is increasing awareness and understanding of behavioral healthcare services.

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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

JUNE 19, 2023

Recent research has shown that in locations designated as Health Care Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), only 28% of mental healthcare needs are being met. A variety of factors have contributed to the behavioral and mental healthcare workforce shortage, making mental health provider recruitment and retention particularly challenging.

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Relias

MAY 3, 2024

Nurses make the difference in health care Nurses are the backbone of our healthcare system, providing essential services to patients across the continuum of care. They are also agents of change who challenge the status quo, transforming the healthcare system and society.

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Relias

DECEMBER 15, 2023

As new nurses enter the workforce, identifying and encouraging specific nursing qualities helps healthcare organizations recognize strong candidates for hire and understand which of their current nurses would make great leaders. Those who are ready to consider nursing school should look for available programs and funding options.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

This includes linking clients with essential services such as food banks, healthcare, unemployment support, and benefit programs like food stamps. Social workers work with other professionals, such as healthcare providers, police officers, and teachers, to identify signs of abuse or neglect and take appropriate action.

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Relias

JANUARY 11, 2023

Healthcare organizations in the U.S. Notably, Porter and Teisberg of Harvard Business School were early proponents of the concept of “value-based competition,” as they explained in their book, Redefining Health Care: Creating Value-Based Competition on Results (2006). Here’s what you need to know about value-based payments.

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Brightpoint

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Those exciting moments can also come with confusion, trauma, depression and anxiety, and for many children and youth, this can be detrimental at home, in their community and particularly at school. In school, the traumatized youth’s behavior can also affect their classmates’ ability to focus and learn.

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University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Addiction Services Children and Family Healthcare Services Juvenile Services Mental Healthcare Other If you answered other above, please specify below: What best describes your service area? Tell us about your Team.

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Relias

DECEMBER 21, 2022

In nursing school, working with mentors and preceptors, and in care settings, nurses gain awareness of the qualities that the best leaders possess. In particular, the Transformational Leadership model has gained traction in healthcare and beyond as a hallmark of successful organizations. Organizational leadership characteristics.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 31, 2023

– Social workers and case managers are both integral parts of the healthcare industry. Social workers can work in different settings, such as schools, hospitals, non-profit organisations, government agencies, and private practice. You Asked, Case manager vs Social Worker – What is the Difference? Who is a case manager?

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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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Community Care

APRIL 3, 2023

The latter two categories include social workers, Cafcass family court advisers, foster carers, children’s home staff, teachers and healthcare staff working with children, among many other groups.

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Center for Child Protection

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Olivia’s Outcry Olivia was just 10 years old when she told a school counselor that her father’s best friend, whom she had called ‘Uncle John’ all her life, had forced her to do things she wasn’t comfortable with over the past 12 months. This is the story of how our village helped Olivia.

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KVC

MARCH 1, 2021

KVC Niles’ current programming, including youth residential treatment and the Niles Prep K-12 school, will continue to be led by Cheryl Costabile, MA, LCPC, LPC. KVC’s services include in-home family support, foster care, adoption, behavioral healthcare, and children’s psychiatric hospitals.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The latter two categories include social workers, Cafcass family court advisers, foster carers, children’s home staff, teachers and healthcare staff working with children, among many other groups.

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 9, 2023

Several UConn School of Social Work faculty and students are presenting their research at the 27th annual Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) conference in Phoenix, Arizona, from January 11 to 15. The theme of the conference is "Social Work Science and Complex Problems: Battling Inequities and Building Solutions." Friday, January 13.

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Community Care

MAY 3, 2022

More broadly, skills should be developed across the full range of roles in children’s social care and education, from early help to school leaders, and should also be part of the knowledge base of senior professionals. Pandemic ‘amplifying’ unrecognised needs of kinship carers, putting placements at risk, charity warns.

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KVC

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

School professionals and other advocates in the child’s life can support the child by creating moments for meaningful connection. We encourage families to integrate the child back into school soon after discharge and ease the child back into other activities, if necessary, such as seeing friends and family and extracurricular activities.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

NHS leaders have repeatedly warned that tackling healthcare pressures requires investment in social care – particularly by raising wages for the workforce. This is because the mounting vacancy rate in adult social care is a key driver of delayed discharges from hospital, reducing capacity to admit new patients.

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University of Connecticut

MAY 8, 2023

Thanks to the generosity of our donors, the School of Social Work is able to offer a number of scholarship opportunities to our BSW and MSW students each academic year. Rachelle Bataille, Bachelor of Social Work This scholarship meant a lot to me because this has been one of my most challenging school years.

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