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Children’s practitioners face duty to report sexual abuse

Community Care

Though it has not provided the details of its plan yet, yesterday’s announcement made clear that the government would be, broadly, pursuing the model of mandatory reporting that it consulted on last year. It is vital that young people have safe, confidential spaces to discuss their experiences and talk to a trusted adult.”

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AMHP and approved mental capacity professional training standards finalised

Community Care

Social Work England has finalised training standards for approved mental health professionals (AMHPs) and the new role of approved mental capacity professional (AMCP) following consultation. AMHP and approved mental capacity professional training standards launched for consultation. Related articles.

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Navigating AI in Social Work Education

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

LCSW, is a tech consultant for universities, social work departments, and social work agencies. Whether policies are conservative or liberal, the goal is to use AI responsibly while ensuring confidentiality and ethics. (We Melanie Sage , Ph.D., We offer some policy guidance in the downloadable article).

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Even Counselors are Challenged by Narcissists

Gary Direnfeld

Rather than respecting confidentiality and letting the child/teen have a safe place to address their issues, they intrude. When I consult to counselors these situations, they are often showing some of the signs of distress as their child/teen clients. The consultation thus serves the counselor as well as their client.

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Practitioners ‘will not get into trouble’ by sharing information to protect children, says data watchdog

Community Care

The advice mirrors draft guidance on information sharing issued for consultation by the Department for Education (DfE) in June. Share information in an emergency – practitioners should not hesitate to share information in an emergency, though should document what they do. Read the ICO’s data sharing code of practice.

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The Challenge in Leaving an Abusive Relationship

Gary Direnfeld

That includes women’s shelters because most do offer confidential planning to help women more safely leave an abusive relationship. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice. Be that person. Be supportive.

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Person-Centered Care

Famcare

Case notes are kept confidential even from the patients themselves. There is little time allotted for consulting with patients to illicit their input on their treatment plan. The caseworker retains total authority over the patient’s treatment plan usually focused on symptom reduction.