Collaborating with LAs, Unis, 3rd Sector to develop practice learning opportunities for social work students. Also provide PDAPL and MHO Awards programmes.
It’s OCD Awareness Week!
Misunderstandings and assumptions about OCD can result in the condition being overlooked or dismissed.
How we speak about OCD matters. Learn more this #OCDAwarenessWeek and help challenge assumptions and stigma: bit.ly/488Dk8g
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OCD Awareness Week
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What are obsessions?
Unwanted and unpleasant thoughts that come to mind repeatedly and cannot be easily put aside. They can be extremely upsetting.
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What are compulsions
Repetitive actions that you do to relieve the anxiety and distress caused by obsessive thoughts. They can be time-consuming, or even debilitating.
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Get support
If your thoughts or compulsions seem excessive, cause distress, or affect your ability to carry out your daily life, it’s important to ask for help.
🎉 It’s #WorldMentalHealthDay!
💙 Help us end the judgement about mental illness.
🔀 Share this post so that people know where to get support.
ALT Promotional image for mental health support featuring contact information and logos for Mind, Rethink Mental Illness, The Mix, and Samaritans. It includes phone numbers and availability times for each organization, a text support option, and online chat service details, emphasizing support for mental illness and ending judgment around it.
Here are the numbers:
Mind - 0300 123 3393, Mind.org.uk
Rethink Mental Illness - 0808 801 0525, rethink.org
Samaritans - 116 123, samaritans.org
Shout - Text SHOUT to 85258, giveusashout.org
The Mix - Online chat service, themix.org.uk
YoungMinds - Parents Helpline 0808 802 5544, youngminds.org.uk
Do you have new staff in your service? It’s an employer’s responsibility to ensure new staff apply for SSSC registration within 3 months of starting their role. This is one of the changes to registration that came into effect on 3 June 2024 ow.ly/wt9550TpUgb#SSSCregistered
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Our October 2024 issue of SSSC News is out now.
You'll discover all our latest news as well as information about upcoming events.
Read it here ➡️ ow.ly/NGRI50TBZPB
Hear Maree Allison, SSSC Chief Executive, talk about our #SSSCregistered campaign as she encourages registrants & employers to tell everyone about the great work they do & what being registered means for them & the people using their services. More info ➡️ ow.ly/h6YW50TobvS
We're thrilled to have organised the Market Place Educational Open Day in partnership with @CareersUWS ! It was a fantastic opportunity for students to meet with a diverse range of organisations and learn about ways they are making a positive social impact.