KVC

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

When a child is discharged from a children’s psychiatric hospital, they will likely experience a range of emotions and expectations for life after their hospital stay. After discharge from the hospital, there are important factors to keep in mind as your child re-adjusts to family and community life.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Councils will be able use a £15m international recruitment fund to source social workers from overseas to work in adults’ services, the government has confirmed. It said most had come from social workers from South Africa, Zimbabwe and India.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 26, 2024

Social workers can use the printed word, books, and poetry to empower clients, promote social justice, and offer hope By Heather Rose Artushin, LISW-CP People have long understood the healing power of words. Scherlong, LCSW-R, CHHC, SEP, PTR/CJT-CM is a licensed clinical social worker and the current president of the IFBPT.

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Community Care

MARCH 31, 2023

The British Association of Social Workers England has warned of the risks of diluting the social worker role after the government unveiled plans for more assessments to be carried out by non-social work qualified staff. At the same time, the vacancy rate for council adult social workers rose from 9.5%

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Community Care

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Older people are being unlawfully detained in mental health hospitals “in very many cases” because of poor practice around the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), the Care Quality Commission has warned. It said the issue was exacerbated for people from black and minority groups living in deprived areas.

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KVC

MARCH 3, 2021

March is National Social Work Month and KVC is joining the National Association of Social Workers to recognize the powerful, positive impact social workers have on their clients and their communities! Social workers and other helping professionals provide crucial support to children, adults and families in need.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Adult social worker numbers in local authorities hit a record high last year, official figures show. English councils increased their headcount of adult social workers, including agency staff, from 17,300 to 18,500 in the year to September 2023, a 7% boost, according to annual statistics released this week by Skills for Care.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 31, 2023

You Asked, Case manager vs Social Worker – What is the Difference? – Social workers and case managers are both integral parts of the healthcare industry. Who is a social worker? Knowing the distinctions between these roles can aid in determining the ideal career path in human services.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 9, 2023

Curious to know the differences between a Psychologist vs Social Worker? Well, it is vital to note the difference between psychology and social work because they both seek to help individuals in different ways. Do social workers use psychology? Is psychology degree equivalent to social work?

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A sharp rise in vacancy rates for council occupational therapists is putting “significant stress” on remaining practitioners, OT leaders have warned. The Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) said the figures did not come as a surprise to the profession. As of September 2022, 11.3% a year previously and 7.1%

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Community Care

MARCH 18, 2022

For example, freedom to leave should be considered in terms of what would happen if the person tried to leave temporarily and the test of capacity will normally be less onerous than the test that would apply in hospitals and care homes (12.20, 12.44-12.45 The medical assessment must be carried out by a doctor or clinical psychologist.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

By Maren Dale Jennifer Pelham, MSW, is a self-defined corporate social worker from Albany, N.Y., She stepped into the corporate sector in 2008, taking on a role as a career development program manager for a major technology company, after serving as a hospital-based individual and group therapist.

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Community Care

MAY 19, 2024

Councils’ AMHP responsibilities Under section 13 of the Mental Health Act 1983 , councils must engage an AMHP to consider a person’s case if it has reason to believe that an application may need to be made to detain them in hospital or take them into guardianship. The AMHP must then make the application if they consider it necessary.

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Community Care

AUGUST 6, 2024

The offer has been made by a new grouping – the Social Care Professional Leads Collective – consisting of the Approved Mental Health Professional (AMHP) Leads Network, the Adult Principal Social Worker (PSW) Network and the Principal Occupational Therapists (POT) Network.

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Relias

AUGUST 30, 2023

Whole person care is the practice of promoting health by understanding how a medical condition impacts the entire body and what social and environmental factors are at play. Hospital or post-acute facility : When clients are in a hospital or post-acute facility, it’s typically due to an injury or illness that could induce traumatic stress.

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Community Care

APRIL 28, 2023

Three in ten of the social workers whom Tarka and her colleagues lead are black, Asian or from an ethnic minority, but this diversity is not reflected in adults’ services’ leadership cadre. “I was fortunate to qualify as a social worker and then did a masters in strategic leadership. ”

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Relias

JULY 2, 2024

Telehealth , on the other hand, can involve other healthcare professionals such as physicians, pharmacists, therapists, and social workers. These nurses can work for hospitals, clinics, home health agencies, insurance companies, or even companies specializing in telehealth.

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Community Care

JULY 17, 2024

Social workers account for about 95% of AMHPs in England, with nurses making up most of the remainder (4%) and occupational therapists 1%, with very few chartered psychologists performing the role. Standard 1.9 Supporting students to raise concerns Standard 5.7

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University of Connecticut

MAY 8, 2023

BSW Award Raymond and Mary Borecki Buck Endowed Scholarship Fund Mary Borecki Buck is an UConn School of Social Work alumna committed to supporting the education of future generations of social workers. Kinlock Endowment Fund in Social Work Established by Charlotte M. Charlotte M. The system overlooked me and failed me.

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Social Work With Adults

DECEMBER 19, 2023

We have benefited from the amazing leadership of our Principal Social Workers throughout the year and I want to thank them for the contribution and support they have given me and my colleagues in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

AUGUST 20, 2024

This book aims to showcase social workers’ diverse and impactful roles across various settings. We seek contributions in English from social workers actively practicing or utilizing their social work degrees in traditional or unique settings at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

Nevertheless, the NASW proclamation needed to go further and emphasize the organization’s ethical commitment to challenging social injustice and social workers’ ethical responsibilities to the broader society, as stated in Section 6 of the 2021 NASW Code of Ethics. Mathy is a volunteer therapist at A Home Within.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 6, 2023

Nevertheless, the NASW proclamation needed to go further and emphasize the organization’s ethical commitment to challenging social injustice and social workers’ ethical responsibilities to the broader society, as stated in Section 6 of the 2021 NASW Code of Ethics. Mathy is a volunteer therapist at A Home Within.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Police have opened an investigation into abuse of patients at a mental health hospital uncovered by the BBC. Olivia, a patient who agreed to be featured on the programme, saying that her treatment at the hospital had made her serious mental health condition worse. Related articles.

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Bipolar Bandit

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

I’m in my 14 th year as a mobile emergency psychiatric social worker. Their stories motivated me to become a better social worker and write Breakdown. I can authorize involuntary transfers of patients to hospitals. When patients with serious mental illness are not in jail or hospitalized, crisis can occur anywhere.

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Beautiful Voyager

JANUARY 28, 2024

For the past seventy-two hours I had been a guest of Mercy Hospital’s emergency room and both the hospital and I had settled in for the wait. I had my own room, a real hospital bed instead of an ER examination cot, and a menu card for the next day’s meals. I think I need to go to a hospital.” I think…” I started. “I

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 1, 2022

Students must decide what type of social worker they want to become, and where they would like to work. There are clinical, military, hospital, school social work, and other options. Addiction is one route that a social worker can pursue, and it typically requires a Licensed Master Social Work (LMSW) certification.

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KVC

MAY 24, 2022

Social Workers Share What Drives Their Passion for Helping Children and Families. Hope’s Story: Teen with Depression Who Attempted Suicide Gets Life-Saving Help at KVC Hospitals. Submitted by Janny Sivilay, KVC Hospitals. ” Girl Feeling Suicidal Googles Mental Health Support, Drives Herself to KVC Hospitals.

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Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Social Work Humour for the End of A Long Day. I always had this vision about the social worker I thought I’d be, but…………… Why is humour so important in the social work workplace? Helps social workers engage effectively with service users or clients. Shocking!

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 30, 2024

A social worker who doesnt want to report kids in dirty clothes to CPS. More than 600 social workers, nonprofit executives and staff, legal experts and advocates for parents rights have joined the hours-long convenings that began in March. Heres the surprise: The agencies response boiled down to well yes, youre right.

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Now, the donkey is a co-therapist at the Barking C.A.A.T Social workers, according to SAMHSA, are the No. Even chickens work as co-therapists at the Center for Animal-Assisted Therapy. In an episode of the NASW Podcast Social Work Talks, Elizabeth Strand , PhD. Ranch in Arvada, Colo. That would be C.A.A.T.

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Social Work Blog

JANUARY 6, 2023

For social workers and their clients, the pandemic may not be as front of mind as it once was, but it remains a factor and adds another layer to already challenging situations. It’s stressful personally,” says Danielle Wagner, MSSW, LCSW, staff therapist at a Pennsylvania college who also sees patients in private practice. “In

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JANUARY 20, 2021

This is a follow-up to her post – A Love Letter to Social Workers on the Front Lines of COVID-19. Many social workers resonated with the stories I shared and many people who work with social workers also expressed their gratitude for the steady dedication of social workers.

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Social Work With Adults

JANUARY 24, 2025

Amongst other papers, I found a CQC special study on hospital discharge from 2004, the 2008 End of Life Care strategy (another hot topic as the Assisted Dying Bill progresses) and from 2009, a vision to reform our care and support system to establish a National Care Service. Many of you have contributed to a strong legacy of valuable work.

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