Community Care

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

“In our business plan we explained that we are investigating the reasons for this increase so we can find the best way to reduce this. An increasing number of staff have been found to be practising illegally as social workers, the regulator has said. “This is illegal.

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Social Worker 340

My Brains Not Broken

JULY 13, 2023

After writing a post earlier this week about how busy I feel, I wanted to reflect more. Part of the reason I felt busy was because there was a part of me that thought I shouldn’t be busy. That at this point in time, I wasn’t supposed to be doing what I was doing. But, as it turns out, I do have that time.

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Relias

APRIL 5, 2024

The goals of customized employment Customized employment aims to harmonize the requirements of local businesses with the preferences, abilities, and employment conditions of job seekers. Subsequently, the team collaborates to formulate “Lists of 20,” comprising 20 distinct businesses aligned with each theme.

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Community Care

APRIL 10, 2024

Employers, who must be registered with the adult social care workforce data set to access funding , will be able to claim reimbursements through an online claims service, run by the NHS Business Services Authority and launched this summer. Tackling low levels of qualification in sector The DHSC is providing £53.9m

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The Guardian

MARCH 2, 2024

Barry Lewis, the Tory leader of Derbyshire county council, said that former family-run businesses acquired by private equity groups were trying to get “as much cash as possible” out of local authorities. Continue reading.

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Social Care

OCTOBER 11, 2023

The Digital Care Hub has guidance and templates available on creating and testing a business continuity plan for data and cyber security. Image created by freepik.com ] Include cyber security in business continuity plans The DSPT is also ensuring providers add cyber security to their business continuity plans. identify theft."

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Social Care

JULY 6, 2023

My work starts before anyone decides to join the business and continues until they leave." My work starts before anyone has decided to join the business and continues until they leave, whether that be through retirement or a career change. Barbara: "I’m here for all employees throughout their time at Vida. HR isn’t just about work.

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My Brains Not Broken

JULY 11, 2023

But at some point during the summer, I take a moment, I look around, and I take in just how busy I am. Over time, I’ve started to challenge my preconceived notion of what a ‘busy’ time and a ‘relaxing’ time. I don’t intend to write this post, and I don’t even know how I get to the point I do.

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Community Care

MAY 5, 2023

However, during Ramadan, I was struck by the realisation that the opportunity to start work early, grab a coffee and mould a routine around my busy work schedule was actually a luxury. If I was lucky enough during a busy working day to factor in a lunch break, I would use this time for afternoon prayers. We are not the experts.”

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Community Care’s Choose Social Work campaign aims to counteract the negative media coverage of the profession, and show the brilliant work social workers do every day. Read about why we’re launching this campaign , and the five steps you can take to support it. Be proactive in correcting items in the media when they get it wrong.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Home care ‘highly sensitive to volumes of care’ It warned that home care businesses were “highly sensitive to the volume of hours delivered”, both because of the costs of overheads, such as employing a registered manager, training and office rent, but also because of the impacts on care workers’ salaries.

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Social Work Blog

JUNE 30, 2023

However, it is important that social justice leaders understand that the decision by SCOTUS will likely have consequences that reverberate throughout business and other public sectors well beyond Harvard and the University of North Carolina. Diversity, equity and inclusion programs at businesses could be threatened by ruling.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 19, 2024

Pelham finds it helpful to explain the opportunities she foresees by making a comparison between a Master’s in Social Work (MSW) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). “AI A Time to Broaden Perspectives Historically, social workers have served in advocacy and social justice roles almost exclusively outside of the business sector.

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My Brains Not Broken

JULY 28, 2022

It’s been years since I’ve been this busy, and expending that amount of social energy is taxing. Flexing those mental health muscles can actually be more important when you’re busy or constantly on the go, as it reminds us of the present and attending to our needs, rather than our wants.

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Community Care

JUNE 24, 2022

Departments are allowed to increase this to 3% if they can make a strong business case, based on progress against “key long-term priorities” Tiotto told Cafcass’s board meeting last month: “We can’t be in the position of having our pay as uncompetitive as it is. We need to get a business case through.”

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Gary Direnfeld

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As busy and as difficult as one’s job may be, that person may never know the challenge of needing to go to the bathroom with kids of an age or need, that require continuous supervision. If anything else gets done in a day, it is usually at the expense of one’s well-being. To help, do instead of talk. Get instead of tell.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Jeremy Hunt has scrapped plans to abolish the IR35 rules for agency social workers and other public sector staff working off payroll. His predecessor as chancellor of the exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, had announced the abolition of the 2017 rules in his “mini-budget” on 23 September.

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My Brains Not Broken

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

In the busy day-to-day of things, it’s easy to forget. In the busy day-to-day of things, it’s easy to forget. Throughout my mental health journey, I’ve reflected a lot about gratitude and and what it means to be thankful. Most of the time, I reflect on the importance of being grateful and of being thankful.

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Prosper Health Collective

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Did you know Mental Health conditions result in around 12 million days of reduced productivity for Australian businesses annually” A healthy workplace can improve staff morale and productivity, resulting in fewer conflicts and complaints. Advantages to the Business. The post How can EAP help my business?

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Community Care

APRIL 11, 2024

BASW made the call after launching its own professional development scheme for new international recruits to UK social work. Employers, particularly in England, have turned to international recruits in recent years to tackle persistently high social work vacancy rates in children’s services and adult social care.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Incoming prime minister Liz Truss has appointed new cabinet ministers to take responsibility for social care, as the sector battles the cost of living crisis and widespread staffing shortages, while facing substantial policy change. Adult social care funding reforms.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The frenzied debate about ‘record levels’ of net migration ignores the true cause of it all The headline, now increasing in pitch, capital letters and exclamation marks, is that net migration is off the charts. It is soaring. It is at an all-time high. So high that we ask, how did it come to this? Continue reading.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Moving from expecting compliance from social workers to enabling them to exercise professional curiosity is a key factor in improving children’s services. This had led to “unparalleled dependency”, whose numbers had grown by 13% over the same period, accounting for 17.6% of the workforce.

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The Guardian

AUGUST 2, 2022

As small businesses crumble, shelves get emptier and the care-worker shortage intensifies, life outside the EU is having a dire effect on many of us. Why aren’t politicians talking about it? Continue reading.

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Swhelper

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

A new study provides the best evidence to date that prove the preferences of white consumers helped drive private businesses to discriminate against Black customers before the Civil Rights Act of 1964. View Full Article - How White Consumers Helped Drive Discrimination by Businesses.

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Famcare

DECEMBER 27, 2022

for this article let’s refer to them as clients) is vitally important to your business model. If you’re like most agencies, the people you serve have come to you through a referral process. Being able to track where you get your “clients” or “kids” or “students”, etc.

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Gary Direnfeld

DECEMBER 14, 2023

If you operate a family business it is important to understand your wishes for succession so it is clear who will have what role in the company. Family members know where important documents are. Persons have been designated to have POA (Power of Attorney) for financial and health matters. These can be difficult matters to address.

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Social Work Futures

JULY 18, 2022

In fact, I believe that social workers are often in close proximity to “emergent futures” all the time as we go about our business, deep in the trenches of human suffering, problem solving – and the overcoming of it – as well as systems and community change.

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Code of Ethics Social Worker 223

My Brains Not Broken

JANUARY 3, 2023

It’s nice to see what people were up to in a calendar year, and oftentimes we’re so busy with our day-to-day lives that it’s difficult to step back and see the bigger picture (FWIW, here is my 2022 in Review on My Brain’s Not Broken! How Have You Grown This Year? My Approach to the New Year.

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Mental Health 261

My Brains Not Broken

APRIL 14, 2022

We live in a busy world where things move quickly, and gaining self-awareness requires slowing down and looking inward to reflect and work toward growth. We live in a busy world where things move quickly, and gaining self-awareness requires slowing down and looking inward to reflect and work toward growth. So, what is self-awareness?

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My Brains Not Broken

DECEMBER 28, 2021

As someone who celebrates Christmas, this past week was a busy one. The holiday season can take its toll on us in many ways, and while I tend to shine a spotlight on mental wellness during the holidays, there are other areas of wellness that are important to remember. Wishing everyone all the strength they need for the week ahead!

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Mental Health 246

Social Care

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Over the years, our small charity has gone from strength to strength, not just working in local communities but also with businesses and public sector organisations to try and make the world a more inclusive place. Jen Blackwell: “Before I started DanceSyndrome, I felt very alone. I was always, always dancing. I was always, always dancing.

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Social Work Futures

MARCH 15, 2023

As a social worker…what I’m most interested in are the following questions: Can Chat GPT help busy professionals manage unwieldy tasks lists in ethical ways? This is part of a monthly series of posts to share a few things I run across regarding the future of social work (and beyond).

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The Guardian

APRIL 21, 2024

If someone qualifies for the allowance because they provide 35 hours of care per week, what business is it of the state what else the carer does and earns? This is life in England’s NHS dental deserts, 17 April ). These carers provide a service that would cost the country far more if they didn’t do it. Emma Tait London Continue reading.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The abolition of non-domestic rates for 100,000 smaller shops and businesses and a freeze in business rates charges, which would cost £356m. The abolition of a cap on council tax increases next year, alongside £550m extra for councils. The uprating of all Scottish welfare benefits by 10%, increasing welfare spending by £433m.

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Social Care

MARCH 10, 2023

Decent internet connectivity is essential for any business these days and that applies to care businesses too. Image created by freepik.com ] Better security, better care Making sure you’re managing confidential information properly is important for any business. What positive changes can technology help us achieve?

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Confidentiality 92

Community Care

MAY 8, 2024

Hundreds of social workers in England are being “left in limbo”, often unable to work, because of long and increasing delays in fitness to practise (FTP) cases. ‘Hundreds of social workers left in limbo’ However, they added: “The time has now come for swift action, as hundreds of social workers are currently left in limbo.”

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