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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

You asked, what are the 10 roles of social workers ? While I can provide a list of 10 common roles of social workers, it’s important to note that our roles often go beyond these. Case Manager : Social workers coordinate services and resources for their clients, ensuring they receive comprehensive care and support.

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Social Worker Home Visit Checklist to Take Note Of

Social Work Haven

You asked, what is a social worker home visit checklist? A social worker home visit checklist serves as a comprehensive guide for social workers conducting home visits to assess the holistic health and well-being of their clients. Over the years of practice, I have also found this tool useful.

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Developing a Personalized Social Media Policy for Social Work Practice

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

Editor’s Note : This blog post is adapted from the Second Edition of the Social Media Toolkit for Social Work Field Educators. There are many reasons for social workers to have a personalized social media policy – to maintain boundaries, protect privacy and confidentiality, and model professional behavior.

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Take Your Lunch Break & Other Social Work Boundaries

Social Work Bubble

Communicate your scheduled hours, and give resources the client can use if they need to talk to someone outside of those times. If no other social workers are available, then we would have that conversation, it would be documented, and I would continue to check in with the client on their comfort working together.

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Simple Guide on Safeguarding Children and Child Protection

Social Work Haven

Whether you’re a professional social worker, parent, guardian, teacher, or simply someone who interacts with children on a regular basis, having a basic understanding of safeguarding children and child protection is vital. What is safeguarding and protection of children? What are the 5 Ps of safeguarding children?

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How to Write Care Act Needs Assessment Easily

Social Work Haven

As a Newly Qualified Social Worker a few years ago, I understood that to become effective at what I do as a social worker , there was a need for me to write good Care Act 2014 needs assessments. A needs assessment is carried out by social services to decide your care and support needs. What are they able to do?

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Let’s Play! Ideas for Relational Direct Work with Children (on a shoestring)

Learning Social Worker

Social workers and practitioners across the helping professions are required to undertake ‘direct work’ with children and their families. Direct work is all about relationships, communication and creating an emotionally containing space where difficult things can be shared safely. Keep these minimal.