With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic nonprofits experienced a spurt of growth. The growth came from the demand side of the equation. It was mission driven, not donor driven. The pandemic put nonprofit constituencies from the elderly to homeless children at increased risk placing demands on nonprofits to ramp up services. Nonprofit management was challenged to expand services rapidly and scrambled to find the assets needed to do the job.

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August 1, 2024

St. Louis, MO. - Global Vision Technologies (GVT) is proud to announce it has met the criteria to achieve TX-RAMP Level 2 Certification. What is TX-RAMP? The Texas Risk and Authorization Management Program (TX-RAMP) program was launched after passage of Texas Senate Bill 475. It requires the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) to establish "a standardized approach for security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring of cloud computing services that process the data of a state agency," including institutions of higher education and public colleges.

Long before terrorism in the Middle East and the collapse of duly elected democratic governments in Central and South America sent waves of immigration to the U.S. southern border, nonprofits played a critical role integrating a “once welcome” immigrant population into our society. During this current controversial era, however, nonprofits walk a tightrope across a political divide that threatens to disenfranchise their efforts by interpreting every service impulse as "choosing sides". Nonprofits, with their mission-driven focus and dedication to social welfare, are well-positioned to provide vital services and advocacy for immigrants without regard to any political position.

Starting a nonprofit organization can be a rewarding way to give back to your community and support a cause you are passionate about. However, the process involves careful planning, understanding legal requirements, and meticulous organization. This guide shared to the FAMCare blog by Sharon Wagner from Senior Friendly, outlines key steps to set up a nonprofit, ensuring you start on a strong foundation.

Early History

Mental health care has come out of the dark ages only recently. Social workers specializing in mental health in the early 20th century facilitated patient care by putting clients together with the most appropriate caregiver or finding a state-run institution that might house them.

• "Mental hospitals" were full of patients suffering from violent criminal impulses, psychotic delusions and various emotional disorders all the way down to stress induced nervous breakdowns. Little else could be done to treat serious mental illness.
• At the dawn of the 20th century, Sigmund Freud informed the well-to-do upper middle class that their behavior was influenced by unconscious memories, thoughts, and urges. Only a lifetime of analysis could enable sufferers to cope with the deep traumas they had suffered. Psychoanalysis became the mental health treatment of choice for almost 60 years until the invention of Valium in 1963.
• Diazepam, better known by the trade name Valium, belongs to a group of chemically similar sedative and anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) drugs called benzodiazepines.
• Valium, ("Mother's Little Helper") quickly became the best-selling medication in the United States between 1963 and 1982 and sales peaked in 1978 with more than 2.3 billion pills sold that year.
• Goodbye - Psychoanalysis / Hello - Psychotropics.

Human services software has emerged as a transformative tool in the world of social work and client care. By leveraging technology, organizations can streamline processes, improve efficiency, and enhance the quality of services provided to individuals in need. 
In this blog, we'll explore ten ways in which human services software can revolutionize client care, from optimizing case management to empowering clients through digital engagement.

Currently, one in fifty-four American children will be diagnosed somewhere on the Autism spectrum. Social workers in child welfare have noted this rise in the diagnosis of autism across the country and have asked us to help bring autism out of the shadows.

This blog shies away from simply reprinting the copy of experts, but in the case of autism spectrum disorder so many parents are concerned for their little ones that we thought it best to stick close to the National Institute of Mental Health's discussion on autism. (Italics below indicate direct quotes from NIH literature and plain font means we have summarized their information.) So, let's start this brief discussion on autism spectrum disorders with a definition and description by the National Institute of Mental Health.

In social work industry, the ability to efficiently manage case notes is paramount. Case notes serve as a crucial documentation tool, capturing vital information about clients, their progress, and the interventions implemented. Traditionally, social workers relied on manual methods to record and organize these notes, leading to inefficiencies, inaccuracies, and potential privacy concerns. However, the advent of case management software has transformed this landscape, offering a myriad of benefits that streamline the process and enhance the quality of case notes.

In this blog, we'll explore how case management software revolutionizes case notes, empowering social workers with tools to improve efficiency, accuracy, and client outcomes.

More and more frequently these days we hear from social workers specializing in mental health that many more clients are using teletherapy to attend sessions. Teletherapy is any remote therapy that uses technology to help the therapist and client communicate. 

Some examples of teletherapy include: 

•    doing therapy sessions over the phone 
•    having a group chat for group therapy 
•    using videoconferencing for individual, couples, or group therapy 
•    receiving therapy via email or instant messenger 
•    using apps that connect clients to therapists and offer therapy within the app