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Children’s practitioners face duty to report sexual abuse

Community Care

Also, it will be a criminal offence to intentionally block others from reporting CSA, punishable by up to seven years in prison. Government mandatory reporting plan The Home Office said that it would introduce mandatory reporting of CSA through amendments to the current Criminal Justice Bill.

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Caseload limits proposed to ease burnout and support effective social work

Community Care

The Setting the Bar study , which surveyed more than 1,500 social workers in Scotland – about a quarter of the public-sector workforce – recommended ‘indicative’ limits of 15 cases for children’s social workers and 20 to 25 for peers carrying out adults’ and criminal justice work. and criminal justice 24.6.

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Agile working failing to meet social workers’ needs in Scotland, finds study

Community Care

The association said this meant that the profession was “not being directly consulted on the structure or function of the agency that will have such significant authority over it” and gave them no certainty an NSWA would be delivered, while making the agency part of government raised questions about its credibility.

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Review: 101 Careers in Social Work - Third Edition (2019)

Michigan Girl's Café

Social workers can be found as filmmakers, consultants, mediators, journalists, attorneys, and much more! I enjoyed the section on nontraditional careers in social work because the social work degree is versatile in a variety of professional settings.

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Can prisoners with mental health problems benefit from psychological therapy? Yes, but health and justice need to be closer friends.

Society of Clinical Psychology

correspondents with a new article in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology titled, “Outcomes of Psychological Therapies for Prisoners with Mental Health Problems: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. She conducts research into self-harm, violence and suicide and improving mental health in the criminal justice system.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

This is because they develop treatment plans to address mental illness and substance abuse problems, often holding supervisory roles and advocating for human rights within the criminal justice system. Social workers have a strong educational foundation, including bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

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The draft Mental Health Bill: parliamentary proposals for change

Community Care

Additionally, some witnesses argued that the section 3 reforms might increase the risk of people with learning disabilities and autistic people being detained under the Mental Capacity Act or through the criminal justice system.