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Social Work England consults on best interests assessor training standards

Community Care

It has launched the consultation in the wake of the government’s decision in April to delay introducing the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) – its planned replacement for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) – beyond the next election, due in 2024.

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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. Pandemic experience The use of digital communications was inevitable through the pandemic.

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Social workers to face return to practice requirements in Scotland

Community Care

Regulator the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has launched a consultation on introducing return to practice requirements similar to those in England and Wales. The CPL and return to practice proposals flow from an SSSC consultation last year on reforming the regulation of social care professionals in Scotland.

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Developing a Personalized Social Media Policy for Social Work Practice

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

i), respect with colleagues (2.1), and when conducting supervision and consultation (3.1). does the policy view social media as harmful or beneficial?). How do you want to engage in common online activities? and select two or three that you like and one that you do not like. Whom are you informing with your policy?

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Finley Boden: professionals should have protected baby murdered by his parents, review finds

Community Care

Though the inquiry stressed that Stephen Boden and Shannon Marsden were responsible for the 10-month-old’s death on Christmas Day, 2020 – for which they were jailed for life last year – it said practitioners knew that the couple posed a risk of significant harm to him.

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Understanding Work Stress Leave in Australia

Psychological Health Care

Add in widespread use of digital communication technologies reducing your ability to disconnect from work, and your work stress begins to seep into your personal life as well. In Australia, workplaces are required to manage factors that can harm mental health.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

Mediator : They facilitate communication and resolve conflicts between individuals or within families to promote healthy relationships. Educator : Social workers educate clients about resources, coping strategies, and life skills to enhance their well-being and self-sufficiency.