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

Community Care

Our work seeks to develop innovative ways in which children and young people can digitally and safely self-refer to children’s social care, allowing them to communicate harms and experiences in real time. We recently interviewed senior managers across eight local authorities to scope their readiness for children’s digital safeguarding.

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DfE pledges action on ‘excessive’ workload pressures for children’s social workers

Community Care

Caseloads: Removing the requirement for social workers to lead child in need cases, enabling a broader range of practitioners to do so as part of multidisciplinary family help teams, and giving social workers more time for direct work.

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How Do You Know WHEN It's the Right Time to Upgrade Your Software?

Famcare

For most organizations, case management software is about a lot more than just making your day slightly easier through the adoption of new technology. It's about enabling superior communication that gives way to better, stronger collaboration.

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CM -Dementia Case Management

Counselor Toolbox podcast

Summary - Dementia can be permanent or temporary and caused by a variety of factors including - Diabetes - HIV - Stroke/Heart attack - Depression - Thiamine deficiency - CO2 poisoning - Lewy bodies - Genetics - A variety of interventions can be used to assist the person with dementia and their caregivers - Ensure sufficient sleep - Assist with communication (..)

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Lower caseloads – not expert units or staff – best way to improve safeguarding, say social workers

Community Care

“Social workers require wellbeing support and adequate professional development, time for reflective supervision to work through complex child protection cases, manageable caseloads and a consistent approach to caseload allocation,” he said. ”

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Whole Person Care: What It Means, How To Use It, and Why It’s Important

Relias

Social workers and case managers : Social workers and case managers are more likely to see clients living in their everyday environment. Pharmacists : Pharmacists need to communicate with practitioners to understand any barriers to medication clients may face. Payers : Many in the U.S.

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Celebrating Social Work Month 2024: Empowering Social Workers

Relias

We can be mental health professionals, case managers, or administrators, but we are also more than the sum of these. We are communicators. We have knowledge that not only helps individuals and families, but communities and organizations as well. We are connectors. We are negotiators and advocates for our clients.