By Allison Murdach, LCSW (retired)
This column examines words which impact social work practice and are thus important for social workers to ponder and explore. Our word for this column is: relationship.
For decades a key social work term used to describe the interaction between professional social worker and client was relationship. This term, which ..Read More…
Problems Cited in the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Evaluation of California’s Coordinated Care Initiative May Cripple Its Success
By Jason Bloome
In December 2018, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the first evaluation report of California’s Coordinated Care Initiative (CCI). Here are some of the report’s findings.
Demonstration Changes Announced ..Read More…
MLTSS cannot succeed in California without integrating assisted living facilities.
By Jason Bloome
Managed Long Term Support and Services (MLTSS) programs are quickly expanding throughout the nation. More than 24 states have MLTSS programs which consist of State Medicaid Agencies providing capitated payments to managed care organizations (MCOs) for the provision of LTSS, often in ..Read More…
By Allison D. Murdach, LCSW (retired)
This column examines words which impact social work practice and are thus important for social workers to ponder and explore. Our words for today are: social work image.
Over the past few decades social workers have become increasingly concerned about the profession’s reputation in the world at large. In ..Read More…
Very few options exist in California for low-income families who care for the elderly with Alzheimer’s who could “wander”.
By Jason Bloome
Seniors are the fastest growing demographic age group in California. California’s Department of Finance predicts between now and 2026 the number of seniors 65 and older will grow by 2.6 million: ..Read More…
By Maribel Contreras, Eric Garza, Cynthia Lugo, Denise Romero, Stacey Santos, California State University, Long Beach
The Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS) eligible youth population is a diverse group, which includes but is not limited to: unaccompanied migrant children, accompanied migrant children, ethnic diversity and age. Age plays a significant role in ..Read More…
By Rikisha Hawthorne
Nature of the Problem
The report on human trafficking indicated that close to 20.9 million adults and children fall victim to human trafficking across the world (Puente, Aba & Skulj, 2014, p. 54). The statistics also indicated that about 54 percent of the victims are globally exploited sexually. ..Read More…
By Al Murdach, LCSW (Retired)
This column examines words which impact social work practice and are thus important for social workers to ponder and explore. Our word for today’s column is self -determination.
Since the early days of the profession, the concept of self-determination has occupied a central place in the value ..Read More…
By Al Murdach, LCSW (Retired)
This column explores some of the meanings behind words that today have a significant impact on social workers. Our words for today are “difficult decisions.”
Social workers are often called upon to help clients make difficult decisions. While in the past this topic was uppermost in ..Read More…
One day substandard nursing homes with poor staffing will be forced to compete with small, high quality community-based care providers.
By Jason Bloome
A recent investigation by Kaiser Health News and the New York Times has found most nursing homes have fewer nurses and caregiver aides than had been reported to the ..Read More…
