NJ helpline for youth 10-24 years old

Here's a great resource for those in NJ- including a free helpline for youth 10-24 years old.

http://www.2ndfloor.org/

Non food rewards in school

Here's a nice handout for teachers on non food rewards, as well as some information on the importance of movement and activity in school.

http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/npao/pdf/Tips_for_Teachers_TAG508.pdf

Youth permanency toolkit

Here's a valuable resource for those working with youth in placement, including best practices http://www.nrcpfc.org/toolkit/youth-permanency/index.html

sharing a resource: Post Partum Depression and Mood Disorders

As many as 20% percent of post partum women experience Post Partum Mood Disorders.   That's alot of moms who are suffering.  The good news is that PPMD's are treatable.  Here is a website from the NJ Department of Health with information and resources. 

http://www.state.nj.us/health/fhs/postpartumdepression/about.shtml

sharing a resource: violence prevention trainings online

Prevent Connect is an excellent resource for information on the prevention of sexual assault and relationship violence.  Their e learning center also hosts a number of free training programs including Introduction to Sexual Health, and Using Media and Technology in Sexual and domestic Violence Prevention Efforts.

Check them out here http://learn.preventconnect.org/

Sharing a resource: pocast on coping with holiday stress

Autism College is an excellent resource for expert advice and information on Autism Spectrum Disorders. 

Tonight (Nov 20, 13) they are offering a free podcast "Enjoying the holidays and managing stress."  Whether on not we are officially 'on the spectrum', I think we are all susceptible to the stress that comes along with the holidays.

Check them out here  http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e8as33h7ed1d19d5&llr=pi7vyonab

Sharing a resource: Article on Compassion Fatigue

http://www.compassionfatigue.org/pages/RunningOnEmpty.pdf

Compassion fatigue, burnout, and vicarious traumatization are all very real problems that we as social workers can experience after working with our clients and their challenges day after day. This article gives some ideas on how you might prevent compassion fatigue, burnout, and vicarious traumatization, and what to do if you are experiencing them.

sharing a resource: podcast on sex trafficking

Thankfully more agencies and programs are prepared to work with victims of sex trafficking.  Here's a free podcast from the awesome Social Work Podcast on the topic. 

 

 

http://socialworkpodcast.blogspot.com/2013/05/identifying-and-responding-to-sex.html

In case you are not familiar, podcasts are online audio files.  Jonathan Singer does a great job of interviewing experts in the field.  He has posted a bunch of podcasts that are archived here for you to listen to at any point.

http://socialworkpodcast.blogspot.com/p/podcast-archives.html