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Is it possible to decode how we feel from our movements? How can emotions be studied “from the outside” by using empirical methods? To answer these questions, a large international and interdisciplinary research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (MPIEA) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, has developed an integrative scientific methodology. Using artistic and digital means such as motion capture technology, the researchers developed the EMOKINE software to measure the objective kinematic features of movements that express emotions.

“Normal stressors, or stressful experiences, that we all experience on a regular basis tend to be things that one can reasonably manage. Or, in the case of a child, with the help of a supportive caregiver,” says Dr. Nim Tottenham, a professor of psychology at Columbia University.

Liverpool Council’s children’s services department has taken steps forward but social work is “not consistently strong enough” yet, according to inspectors.

The social worker shortage in KwaZulu-Natal is “a ticking time bomb for vulnerable communities”, according to Mlungisi Ndlovu, the KZN spokesperson for the Public Servants Association of South Africa.

“Often, sexual violence is labeled as a feminine experience. When men go through it themselves, there may be this need to reassert their masculinity and prove to themselves that they are a ‘man,’” Dr. PettyJohn (above) explained. Baby Reindeer depicts this through Donny’s complicated relationship with Martha. While he is fearful of her behaviors, he also appreciates feeling desired as a man following the sexual violence he experienced earlier in his life.

20,500 social workers are employed at VA

According to Independent Age, around 75% of people aged 65+ have experienced significant anxiety or low mood. Yet older adults are also less likely to be referred to therapy; one study even found that younger adults were 80% more likely to receive therapy. This underrepresentation is also present in Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT), the NHS pathway for treatment for anxiety and depression, where older adults represent just 5.1% of referrals.

A former masseuse who provided “happy endings” to clients, the single mother joined the sex trade about 20 years ago to support her child, then a toddler. Nina (not her real name) is one of those who have benefited from a Project X programme called The Next Step, which was set up in October 2023 to help sex workers looking to find alternative career pathways.

More than half of people in their late teens are specifically calling for more youth work that offers “fun”, with older teenagers particularly hankering for more jollity, according to a study by the National Youth Agency (NYA). One in 10 said they have zero options to access youth work.

Following an outcry from students, lecturers, and parents, the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education has urged the Council of Social Workers to reconsider its decision to deregister the social work curriculum offered by the Women’s University in Africa.

Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, and its government emerged consolidated from the European Parliament election earlier this month, with 28.8 percent of the votes obtained by her far-right Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy). The European political group to which the party belongs, the European Conservatives and Reformists, is now the third force in the parliament with 83 MEPs. Identity and Democracy, the other far-right group—which includes, among others, Italy’s Lega and the French Rassemblement National—can count on 58.

Universities have closed courses or whole subjects to tackle debt.

The departure of more members from a social worker regulator would not affect its operation, according to Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun, after six of them had left amid a looming reform of the statutory body

In May, Jae was named an Emerging Leader by the Virginia Housing Alliance during its annual awards.

BASW and SWU have led on the campaign for fairer, more equitably available, and greater financial support for social work students across the UK.