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Social workers to face return to practice requirements in Scotland

Community Care

Qualified social workers who have been out of practice for at least two years will face minimum learning requirements if they want to rejoin the register in Scotland. Regulator the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has launched a consultation on introducing return to practice requirements similar to those in England and Wales.

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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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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 worker talks about importance of self-care in self-published book

Social Work Blog

A man practices self-care by taking time to relax in nature and listen to music. Social workers dedicate their lives to helping others, including some of the most vulnerable people in our society. That experience prompted her to write a book to help other social workers.

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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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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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(CY) 2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: Key Provisions Impacting Clinical Social Workers

Social Work Blog

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed CY 2022 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) issued on July 16 includes a variety of provisions that are relevant to clinical social workers (CSWs) who are participating providers in Medicare. The proposed cut is particularly harmful to CSWs. Telehealth. The projected 3.89