Social Work Awards

AUGUST 16, 2023

The Social Worker of the Year Awards is pleased to announce this year’s finalists. The finalists were chosen by independent judging panels of young care leavers, social workers, industry leaders and people with lived experience of social work.

Social Worker 52

Social Worker University Mental Health Disability 52

Community Care

MARCH 5, 2024

Postcode lottery This identified huge variations between councils in the likelihood of children having no further action taken following a social care referral, proportions of children in need on CIN plans, the number of plans per head of population and their duration. ” Who are children in need? And though 27.5%

Interventional 244

Interventional Disability Social Worker Government 244

Community Care

AUGUST 29, 2023

It is not possible to provide service stability and strong positive cultures if there is heavy reliance on agency social workers; Northern Ireland has already taken action to curtail their use in its statutory social services. Parents of disabled children who need constant care may be exhausted.

Disability 152

Disability Domestic Violence Social Worker Engagement 152

Community Care

MARCH 16, 2023

A quarter of those who quit the social work register in England last year had been on it for less than a year, Social Work England has revealed. Its Social Work in England: state of the nation 2023 study, published last week, showed that 24.1% This is only just short of the 28.7%

Social Worker 245

Social Worker Diversity Adoption Disability 245

Community Care

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Among the inadequate-rated councils, the inspectorate particularly highlighted improvements at Surrey and Newham, found disabled children’s services had recovered since a visit last year West Sussex, and said progress was “modest but fragile” at Medway. from reserves to tackle children’s social worker shortage. Related articles.

Disability 245

Disability Social Worker Interviewing Adoption 245

The Critical Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Click to find out more This chapter provides: an understanding of the framework for the SEND CoP within the context of past legislation and guidance; identification of the current principles underpinning the current CoP; a consideration of definitions and terminology within the field of SEND; a discussion of medical and social models of disability.

Disability 40

Disability Schools Rehabilitation Interventional 40

Social Work With Adults

MARCH 19, 2024

Jason Brandon, Office of the Chief Social Worker for Adults: It’s National Social Work Week , one of the most important events in the social work calendar. This year's theme focuses on social workers' capacity to adopt innovative and community-led approaches.

Hospital Discharges 70

Hospital Discharges Social Worker Adoption Disability 70

Community Care

JANUARY 5, 2023

During the pandemic, despite risk to themselves, they continued to go out every day to ensure older and disabled people could live safely and well at home, acting as a lifeline for many.” Vic Rayner (@vicrayner) December 31, 2022.

Adoption 174

Adoption Government Disability Home Care 174

Community Care

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Boost to social worker numbers despite funding constraints helps council improve Ofsted grade. An increasing number of children were placed with adopters, special guardians and long-term foster carers, with the latter being described as “appropriately assessed, trained and supported”. Latest Ofsted reports.

Social Worker 253

Social Worker Interventional Government Interviewing 253

Community Care

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Children Act defines children in need as those who are disabled or whose health or development will be significantly impaired, or not be maintained to a reasonable standard, without the provision of services. “Children are being presented with care under section 20 or section 17 as a choice,” the report said.

Advocacy 246

Advocacy Social Worker Adoption Disability 246

Social Work With Adults

DECEMBER 1, 2021

At least £150 million to support adoption of technology and digitalisation. Increasing the upper limit of the Disabled Facilities Grant. This is the next big step in the reform journey, one in which social care practitioners will have such a key and important role to play. Funding the vision.

Engagement 143

Engagement Social Worker Adoption Therapist 143

Community Care

MARCH 31, 2022

Not worth the paper they are written on’; ‘lack teeth’; ‘thresholds confusing’ – these are just some of the comments made by social workers and other professionals in a national study of supervision orders supporting family reunification in 2019. By Professor Judith Harwin and Lily Golding. Related articles.

Interviewing 261

Interviewing Social Worker University Government 261

The Guardian

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

If you are a poor white, Asian, black and/or disabled person, your family is much more likely to be split apart by a system that can appear ferociously unfair to a growing group of parents and carers who see social workers and other professionals as nothing more than “baby snatchers”. asks journalist Polly Curtis.

Adoption 61

Adoption Disability Social Worker 61

Social Work Bubble

MARCH 14, 2022

Social workers have roles in many levels of society – micro, mezzo, and macro. Today, we’ll describe what each of these levels encompass and specific jobs a social worker does. Keep in mind, one social worker can perform in various levels, and they each can be integrated together for holistic, positive change.

Domestic Violence 59

Domestic Violence Community Outreach Rehabilitation Case Management 59

Social Work With Adults

JUNE 14, 2023

It is also an opportunity to reflect on the importance of inclusive social work practice when working with individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Adopting good social work practices is crucial for providing effective support and creating a safe and affirming environment for LGBT+ individuals.

Adoption 52

Adoption Social Worker Diversity Empathy 52

Community Care

MAY 2, 2023

Just 6% of DCSs were black or from a non-white ethnic minority as of 31 March 2023, compared with 18% of the population of England and Wales in the 2021 census and 24% of statutory children’s social workers in England, as of September 2022. 8% considered themselves disabled.

Diversity 137

Diversity Adoption Disability Government 137

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Fong writes in The Imprint about why the so-called Adoption and Safe Families Act is “A Dangerous Tool in An Arbitrary System.” --And in this essay, she takes on the harm of mandatory reporting laws. Instead, the coach is going to court to adopt your child – because he now has every bit as much right to your child as you do.

Child Welfare 103

Child Welfare Foster Care Welfare Adoption 103

Social Work Haven

JUNE 15, 2023

Reflecting upon past experience is a vital capability for all social work professionals to develop improved communication skills, commend ourselves for what went well, enhance future performance, and continuing professional development. Reflection also allows social workers to link theory to practice.

Social Worker 52

Social Worker Disability Interventional Empathy 52

Social Work Bubble

MARCH 14, 2022

Social workers have roles in many levels of society – micro, mezzo, and macro. Today, we’ll describe what each of these levels encompass and specific jobs a social worker does. Keep in mind, one social worker can perform in various levels, and they each can be integrated together for holistic, positive change.

Domestic Violence 40

Domestic Violence Community Outreach Rehabilitation Case Management 40

Social Work With Adults

JUNE 3, 2021

Unlike many parts of the system – for example, services for young people with disabilities and those leaving care - safeguarding has retained a strikingly binary perspective of adolescence and adulthood. It's a challenge requiring us to adopt a boundary-spanning mindset and to be guided by moral purpose. Image created by freepik.com].

Social Worker 52

Social Worker Adoption Engagement Disability 52

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JUNE 28, 2023

One of her recommendations: Repeal the so-called Adoption and Safe Families Act. “It The Imprint reports on federal legislation that would help protect children of disabled parents from being needlessly removed from their homes or otherwise surveilled by the family police. And, in a commentary about the ICWA decision in Slate, Prof.

Child Welfare 70

Child Welfare Foster Care Disability Confidentiality 70

Community Care

OCTOBER 27, 2021

7m to improve support for adopted children and their families. In response to this measure, the British Association of Social Workers’ chief executive, Ruth Allen, said: “This does not even come close to replacing the money lost by the universal credit cut. The lowest earners will still be worse off.

Government 242

Government Mental Health Social Worker University 242

Social Work Blog

MAY 6, 2022

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) wishes to bring attention to the importance of mental health as it affects millions of people in the United States. Social workers remain dedicated to ensuring the populations they serve have access to much needed resources and support.

Mental Health 104

Mental Health Administration Interventional Substance Abuse 104

Social Work Haven

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Social Work Quotes. In social work, various articles cover topics such as social work articles on mental health, social work articles on domestic violence, social work articles on learning disabilities, medical social work articles, school social work articles and clinical social work articles.

Code of Ethics 52

Code of Ethics Substance Abuse Justice and Corrections Social Worker 52

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Motto of the conference: Advancing human rights in global social work profession The conference is dedicated to 18 years work of Georgian Association of Social Workers. Disability. Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy. Cluster areas are: Adolescent and Youth Development. Aging Services and Gerontology.

Military 52

Military University Child Welfare Disability 52

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

Department of Justice for possible discrimination against disabled families. When, finally, independent researchers got to evaluate it they found racial bias. That same algorithm now is reportedly under investigation by the U.S. Hello, Baby None of that stopped the county from moving ahead with the even more dangerous “Hello, Baby” algorithm.

Child Welfare 98

Child Welfare Welfare Foster Care Self-harm 98