Community Care

MAY 1, 2024

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The government’s axing of a social work leadership training scheme risks undermining support for practitioners as well as the retention of managers, principal social workers have warned. The chairs of the Principal Children and Families Social Worker (PCFSW) Network said the loss of the Pathways programme – used by all but 10 local authorities – had left a gap in managemen

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Save the Social Worker

APRIL 28, 2024

Take a look at your shelf now. Chances are, if you have a book on social work from university, you might have shelved it, never to read it again. Or you might wonder how to get rid of it by giving it as a Christmas present. Or it might be a paperweight for your growing pile of unsettled paperwork. And here I am telling you to read more social work books?

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Community Care

APRIL 24, 2024

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Free Loaves on Fridays , a new anthology containing letters, stories and poems by 100 care experienced children and adults, was launched last week. The book, edited by Rebekah Pierre, professional officer at the British Association of Social Workers (BASW), features contributions from people aged 13 to 68, from renowned poet and author Lemn Sissay to first-time writers. “The book hold

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Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 29, 2024

Trigger warning. This post discusses violence against women. ——- I asked directly if there had ever been hitting between his parents. He spoke of how his dad was violent with his mother. When I asked if it ever stopped, he said it did, at least for a while. I asked how. He described a violent and chaotic scene. Dad was on a tirade, mother screaming.

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MQ Mental Health

MAY 1, 2024

On Thursday 25 April 2024, the DATAMIND and MQ Data Science Meeting took place in Swansea. The DATAMIND Hub maximises data's value by safely and securely uniting data from many sources, including health records, schools and administrative data, charity data, research trials, genomics, longitudinal studies and cohort data. DATAMIND ensures data can be found through the UK Health Data Research Innovation Gateway, meaning researchers can use the data to help address complicated questions about ment

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The Guardian

APRIL 28, 2024

Campaigners say cash-strapped local authorities are placing young people in budget accommodation, making them targets for grooming by criminal gangs Vulnerable teenagers in care are being placed in hotels by cash-strapped councils, with experts warning they are being “served up” to criminal gangs. Children aged 16 to 17 are entering care in greater numbers than any other age group, often with complex needs, and experts say many councils in England now have nowhere to put them.

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Relias

MAY 1, 2024

Working with adults with autism offers both rewards and challenges. Empowering adults with autism to have a high quality of life involves supporting them in doing activities of their choice, spending time with people of their choice, and doing work that they enjoy. No matter the level of supports they require, everyone deserves to be able to pursue the goals that bring them joy.

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Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 29, 2024

On a daily or weekly basis how many alcoholic beverages do you consume? He answered that he was a social drinker. So I asked how many times a week do you socialize and when you do, how many beverages do you have? He said he gets together with friends maybe four or five times a week. Mostly in the garage. Mostly with neighbors. He said he might have four or five beers.

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Bipolar Bandit

APRIL 30, 2024

I was diagnosed with postpartum bipolar I disorder in 2007 after my second daughter was born. I had treatment-resistant bipolar depression, and I tried over 20 meds to no avail. After my father died, I asked for ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) which saved my life. (I wouldn’t hesitate to get ECT again if I needed it.) Fast forward to 2013. I was stable but I was still depressed.

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The Guardian

APRIL 26, 2024

Concern grows over legality of approach as figures show more than 150,000 carers facing huge penalties A hero – then sacked: the carer’s allowance whistleblower More than 150,000 unpaid carers are facing huge fines for minor rule breaches, figures show, as MPs, charities and campaigners demand an immediate amnesty. Ed Davey, the Lib Dem leader, joined calls to write off the vast debts incurred by tens of thousands of people who care for sick, disabled and elderly relatives after experts raised c

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The New Social Worker

APRIL 30, 2024

Read The New Social Worker’s book review of Confronting the Racist Legacy of the American Child Welfare System: The Case for Abolition by Alan Dettlaff. Reviewed by Stephen Cummings.

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Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 29, 2024

I feel for the child who’s told bad things about a parent either for revenge or just to “win” more time with their child. That poor child will grow up knowing they are half of each parent. If one half is deemed bad, then what does that child do with that part of themselves representing that parent? In such a situation, I can only hope the parent who is badmouthed, doesn’t do the same thinking it evens the score.

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CAPC

MAY 1, 2024

CAPC's Brynn Bowman, MPA, and Diane E. Meier, MD, write an article about access to palliative care, calling for standardized payment, and highlighting initiatives to improve equity.

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The Guardian

APRIL 26, 2024

Stephen Timms says DWP letting unpaid carers incur ‘enormous accidental overpayments’ Ministers have been told to “immediately” fix the issues causing tens of thousands of unpaid carers to incur “enormous accidental overpayments” amid growing anger over the carer’s allowance scandal. Stephen Timms, the chair of an influential parliamentary committee, said he was “very troubled” that scores of carers were being forced into financial distress as a result of the government’s mistakes.

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Community Care

APRIL 26, 2024

The government has readvertised the chief social worker for adults position at a higher salary , six months after it started recruiting for a successor to Lyn Romeo. The Department for Health and Social Care initially went out to recruit for the role in October 2023, offering external candidates £100,000 for taking up the position, with civil servants being appointed in line with internal pay rules.

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Nicole Clark Consulting

APRIL 30, 2024

Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. In evaluation, we assess a program or service’s impact to understand whether anticipated outcomes were achieved based on the program’s activities and resources, and whether changes in a participants’ behavior, attitude, or actions can be attributed to the program or something else. But what [.] The post Ask Nicole: What Would It Take for Our Organization to No Longer Exist?

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Social Work.Career

APRIL 29, 2024

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring almost 50 free webcasts that we could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health. To make it easier for you to find a webinar that is of interest to you, […] The post Free Mental Health Webinars, May 2024 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 24, 2024

By NASW Staff On April 16, 2024, the House of Representatives reintroduced a truly seminal bipartisan criminal justice reform bill called the Second Chance Act (SCA). This news of the reintroduction of SCA is more gratifying when we realize that it coincides with the act’s 16 th anniversary. This legislation, originally passed in 2008, came about through years of advocacy and activism from the criminal justice reform community– in collaboration with SCA’s Congressional champion, Danny Davis (D-I

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The Guardian

APRIL 25, 2024

Enrico La Rocca helped expose profound failures but less than a year later was dismissed by the DWP – and then later rehired Sunak under pressure to grant carers amnesty Almost exactly five years ago, Enrico La Rocca was hailed by MPs as a hero, a whistleblower whose tenacity had helped expose profound failures at the heart of the government’s vast benefits agency, resulting in tens of thousands of vulnerable unpaid carers being unfairly fined and prosecuted.

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Community Care

APRIL 26, 2024

Labour is still committed to implementing the cap on care costs and related reforms to adult social care charging, the shadow care minister said yesterday. Andrew Gwynne told the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services’ (ADASS) annual spring seminar that, should the party win the forthcoming election, it would “seek to introduce” the changes first conceived of by economist Andrew Dilnot in a 2011 report for the then coalition government.

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Shelter, Inc

MAY 1, 2024

Welcome Kayla Torres, Shelter, Inc.’s new Annual Fund Manager ! Kayla is a dedicated and results-driven development professional with a proven track record in fundraising, donor engagement and community outreach. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communications and Public Relations from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota and is proficient in various technical and data management systems.

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MQ Mental Health

MAY 1, 2024

On Thursday 25 April 2024, the DATAMIND and MQ Data Science Meeting took place in Swansea. The DATAMIND Hub maximises data's value by safely and securely uniting data from many sources, including health records, schools and administrative data, charity data, research trials, genomics, longitudinal studies and cohort data. DATAMIND ensures data can be found through the UK Health Data Research Innovation Gateway, meaning researchers can use the data to help address complicated questions about ment

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Blurt It Out

APRIL 26, 2024

In the rollercoaster of life, we all encounter days when the weight of the world feels a little too heavy to bear. These are the days when the storm clouds of depression loom large, casting shadows over even the brightest moments. But just as every storm eventually passes, so too do these dark days. To help navigate through the toughest of times, here are 50+ depression quotes for hard days to remind you that you’re not alone, and brighter days lie ahead.

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The Guardian

APRIL 25, 2024

Exclusive: Action by organisation supporting migrants argues new rules are discriminatory An organisation that supports migrant workers has launched a legal challenge against the government’s new policy to bar care workers from bringing children and partners to the UK, warning that it is “tearing families apart”. According to Migrants at Work, care workers have to choose between family life with their children and partners or getting a job as a health or social carer in the UK – they can no long

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Community Care

MAY 1, 2024

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The turnover of directors of children’s services (DCSs) rose for the third consecutive year in 2023-24, on the back of high numbers of interim appointments and leaders moving between councils. In total, 62 DCS appointments were made across the 153 local authorities over the past year, up from 50 in 2022-23 and a recent low of 39 in 2020-21, revealed the Association of Directors of Chi

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International Federation of Social Workers

APRIL 24, 2024

Social Workers Unite: The 10th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health Calls for Participation Melbourne, Australia – Social workers around the world are invited to join […]

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National Casa Gal

APRIL 30, 2024

Together the national network of CASA/GAL organizations and volunteers can create a safer environment for our children, helping ensure that their futures are filled with hope and possibility. Read More. The post Child Abuse Prevention Month promotes awareness and education appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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Beautiful Voyager

APRIL 30, 2024

In my latest Substack post I mention three polyvagal exercises I’ve been doing regularly to reset my nervous system. I wanted to share the details of those exercises here in case they help you, too. The Basics Exercise Sit tall in a chair (or toilet! That can be a good way to remember to do it!) Interlace your hands behind your head. Sit tall. With your EYES ONLY, look to the right and hold.

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The Guardian

APRIL 24, 2024

DWP carried out research in response to criticism five years ago but has consistently refused to publish it Ministers have pledged to publish a long-buried internal study into the emotional and financial impact of fines and prosecutions incurred by tens of thousands of unpaid carers for falling foul of strict carer’s allowance earnings rules. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) agreed to carry out the research at the insistence of MPs five years ago after they criticised it for having no

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Community Care

MAY 1, 2024

The government will collect data on social workers’ salaries in its annual census of the local authority children’s services workforce in England. Councils will be required to submit figures on each permanently employed practitioner’s base annual salary in next year’s census, for the 12 months ending 30 September 2025, according to guidance published this week by the Department for Education.

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Michigan Social Work

APRIL 30, 2024

Associate Professor Robert Ortega has joined the editorial board of Child Welfare. The peer-reviewed journal keeps readers abreast of the special problems facing millions of children, families, parents, caregivers and the child welfare professionals who serve them. As an editorial board member, Ortega will help guide the trajectory of the journal, review article submissions and share his related knowledge of the discipline.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

APRIL 29, 2024

IASSW TEAM AT THE UNITED NATIONS SPRING 2024 SECOND NEWSLETTER Please see the newsletter from IASSW’s Team of Representatives to the United Nations. This issue features IASSW’s activities at the annual UN Commission for Women, a report on a student event held as part of the World Social Work Day observances, and reports of special UN sessions and the work on humanitarian affairs.

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MQ Mental Health

APRIL 26, 2024

One week ago, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gave a speech causing concern when it comes to words he used about mental health. Language can be powerful, particularly in regards to mental health conditions. During this election year (2024), when party leaders want your votes, mental health has been thrust to the forefront of certain political policies.

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The Guardian

APRIL 25, 2024

Angela van den Bogerd says she forgot about email in 2010 saying cash balances in post office operators’ accounts could be remotely accessed Humza Yousaf, the SNP leader and Scottish first minister, is holding a press conference now. He says he has been in the post for little more than a year. We are investing record [sums in the NHS], ensuring it can employ record numbers of staff delivering the best performing A&E units in UK.

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CAPC

APRIL 30, 2024

Though the Medicare HPM workforce has increased, access to palliative care is concentrated in metropolitan areas and inpatient settings.

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