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Social worker changes undermined engagement with children later convicted of violent crimes – review

Community Care

High levels of social worker turnover undermined engagement with six young people with histories of social care involvement who were later convicted of violent offences, a review has found. Applying tenacity when working with children, young people and families and asking why if people do not engage.

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Simple Habits to Adopt for a Mentally Healthy 2023

Psychological Health Care

Forget short-lived New Year’s resolutions and rigid goal setting, instead commit to adopting some simple habits to boost your mental fitness now and well into the future. Making some changes to your routines and adopting some simple habits that you can stick with can have the power to improve your life. Embrace Mindfulness.

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Councils urged to test social work early career framework

Community Care

In selecting the first eight ECF early adopters last year, the DfE specifically sought employers who were already providing support for NQSWs that stretched beyond the ASYE. Have sufficient capacity, flexibility and willingness to fully engage with the programme. Who is already testing the early career framework?

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How equipped is children’s social work for digital safeguarding?

Community Care

They described how this had worked in the past with children with more complex needs, who did not want to engage face to face. For example, some workers who were interested in gaming and digital activities used these as a tool for engagement, which resulted in positive connections.

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New Project: Supporting Adoptees through Mentorship and Mutual Aid (SAMM)

Jaeran Kim

Faculty Fellows in Community Engagement – University of Washington Tacoma Office of Community Partnerships Summary of Project: SAMM is a series of activities aimed at supporting and growing peer mentorship communities for youth and adults with lived adoption histories.

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An important moment for social work and social care

Social Work With Adults

I have been so impressed with the huge amount of great policy work undertaken by Department of Health and Social Care colleagues, and the broad and comprehensive engagement with the sector – with over 200 organisations engaged in developing the vision and proposals. Image created by freepik.com]. Funding the vision. Funding the vision.

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Children waiting up to six weeks to see social workers, as authority downgraded to ‘inadequate’

Community Care

Social workers built positive relationships with children and their families, including through persistent engagement with parents that led to improved outcomes for children. They were also skilled at gathering children’s views, using age-appropriate tools, and had a good understanding of their needs.