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E-Newsletter • January 2025 |
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Editor's E-Note
Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to be a hot-button topic in the health care field—the field of social work is no exception. This newsletter’s exclusive focuses on the use of AI to alleviate the burden of administrative tasks, such as notetaking, which detract from care and can be time-consuming. As AI technology advances, we can expect to see the emergence of similar helpful applications to advance the social worker's mission.
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Enjoy the newsletter!
— Josh Hildebrand, editor |
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AI Slashes Admin Time in Half for Ealing Council
At Ealing Council, social workers were spending over one-quarter of their week on admin and paperwork. It’s time that everyone at the council agrees could be better spent meeting more residents in need.
To address it, the council began a pilot of Magic Notes: a tool built by the artificial intelligence (AI) welfare services company Beam.
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Magic Notes allows social workers to generate high-quality, detailed assessments in seconds, liberating frontline staff from admin time and allowing them to focus their efforts more on the conversation.
During the pilot, social workers and occupational therapists from Ealing’s Reablement team tested Magic Notes across 150 frontline meetings.
The results were a resounding success: Admin time was reduced by 48%, leaving practitioners spending less time on paperwork and more time on the most meaningful work.
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Prenatal Leave Authorized in New York
To address maternal and infant mortality health disparities, specifically in low-income or minority populations, New York has become the first state to offer paid prenatal leave, reports Newsweek.
Redefining School Gun Violence
A study published in the journal SSM-Population Health found that children in Chicago were exposed to gunshots while on their way to school. The study’s authors are advocating to redefine “school gun violence” to include similarly “indirect forms of violence” so as to better address them.
Helping Hands
Texas lawmakers are proposing a policy that would allow the state to “share” health care workers with various states suffering worker shortages, according to Newsbreak.
‘Pathways Into Social Work’
A new video series being produced by the Northern Ireland Social Care Council details the various routes those within the field have taken after earning their social work degree. |
CoGenerate NEW Resources Page
Looking to create meaningful connections across generations but need some ideas and activities to get you started? We’ve got you covered. Their new Resources page is packed with practical tools, activities, research, case studies, and expert guidance to help you connect people across generations and drive real change. Learn more »
National Council for Mental Wellbeing Annual Conference
The National Council for Mental Wellbeing is bringing the brightest minds in behavioral health care to NatCon25! Get ready to hear from the visionary keynote speakers: Adam Grant; Nzinga A. Harrison, MD; Patrick J. Kennedy with Stephen Fried; and Nora Volkow, MD. Featuring hundreds of health care experts, NatCon25 is your destination for knowledge, inspiration, and connection. Learn more » |
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COVER STORY
It’s Time to Talk About Money
Without equitable compensation, many social workers may leave the profession.
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Grief After Pregnancy Loss
Men and women may grieve the loss of a child through miscarriage or stillbirth differently, and men’s suffering may go unacknowledged.
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