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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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KVC Health Systems Ranks in Top 1% of Employers Nationwide with 77 Work Wellbeing Score

KVC

This began a shift to reclaim the values-driven culture of KVC’s early days, creating a highly engaged, exceptional place to work. Learn more about work wellbeing and engagement, how KVC has created a positive, supportive culture, and how that culture benefits employees, clients, and supporters alike.

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Leaders’ ‘energy and vision’ sees children’s trust shed ‘inadequate’ rating despite slow pace of progress

Community Care

. “They develop effective relationships with children, including those who have previously not engaged with professionals.” Case management system and heavy workloads hindering ‘skilled’ social workers, Ofsted finds. .” ” ‘Fragile’ workforce.

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19 Essential Social Work Practice Skills You Should Work on Refining Now

Social Work Haven

Communication Skills 6.Empathy Advocacy and Community Organising 10.Research Supervision and Management 12.Group Communication Skills, 6. Advocacy and Community Organising, 10. Supervision and Management, 12. They must also be able to adjust their communication style based on the context or situation.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Case Manager : Social workers coordinate services and resources for their clients, ensuring they receive comprehensive care and support. Mediator : They facilitate communication and resolve conflicts between individuals or within families to promote healthy relationships. What skills does a social worker need?

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Social Worker Home Visit Checklist to Take Note Of

Social Work Haven

Moreover, clients without internet access or a computer may struggle to effectively communicate with their case manager or other social workers, potentially leading to misunderstandings or missed opportunities for support. ” Social Engagement: Explore their social interactions.

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Ultimate Social Work Intervention Strategies

Social Work Haven

Typically, assessments are perspectives constructed at a particular time and place, and include the following elements (Parker, 2013): Preparation , planning , and engagement involve working with the individual requiring support to introduce the need to perform an assessment and agree on how the social worker will carry it out.