Social Care

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

DanceSyndrome is an award winning dance charity based in Lancashire with a special focus on including everyone, with or without disabilities. They provide dance workshops, leadership training and consultancy. We deliver community dance activities, artistic development opportunities and training and consultancy.

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Disability Consultation Schools 104

Community Care

JANUARY 8, 2024

The consultation on the settlement runs until 16 January and you can respond through this online form. The CSA referenced Association of Directors of Adult Social Services figures that 250,000 people were waiting for assessments, 200,000 for reviews and 20,000 for care or direct payments, as of August last year.

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Community Care

APRIL 24, 2023

Government safeguarding advisers set out a series of recommendations for improving care, social work practice, commissioning and regulation in residential services for disabled children and those with complex needs, in a report last week. ”

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Social Worker Disability Schools Government 252

Community Care

APRIL 30, 2024

The government has proposed overhauling a key disability benefit in the face of its “spiralling” caseload and costs, in a move labelled “dangerous” and “reckless” by charities. It was introduced in 2013 to replace disability living allowance (DLA) for people of working age. What is PIP?

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Community Care

MARCH 8, 2022

Age UK charity director Caroline Abrahams said: “If it had passed, it would have taken the cap beyond the grasp of older people with few or modest assets, poorer places and disabled people of working age. It will also disproportionately affect working age adults with disabilities.” ” Related articles.

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Hospital Discharges Consultation Government Hospitals 280

Community Care

APRIL 15, 2024

Longstanding concerns amid passion for role These ranged from navigating the emotional labour of supporting struggling students to grappling with institutional racism and advocating for fellow disabled and neurodivergent colleagues because of a lack of support and reasonable adjustments within organisations.

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Social Worker Interviewing Diversity Disability 225

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 6, 2022

The parents were poor, disabled and unable to work. Sure they had disability support payments, but it barely covered basic needs. His parents although disabled, were still caring. Although a somewhat simple kid, he had memorized the schedule of which food bank you could visit on which days for what kind of items.

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Disability Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 182

Relias

APRIL 5, 2024

The unemployment rate for persons with disabilities is more than twice that of individuals without disabilities. To help clients with disabilities find meaningful, stable jobs, many organizations have turned to customized employment. The post How to Build a Customized Employment Program appeared first on Relias.

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Disability Interviewing Rehabilitation Consultation 52

Community Care

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Regulations require them to consult the relevant local authority before making a decision about a person’s eligibility and to co-operate with the council about arranging for its staff, such as a social worker, to participate in the MDT. ICBs are responsible for determining eligibility for CHC.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

In consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, we are reviewing footage from Panorama with a view to prosecuting anyone who’s captured committing a crime.” ” The trust also says that clinical teams include a consultant psychiatrist, nurses, psychologists, occupational therapists and social workers. Related articles.

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Hospitals Mental Health Patient Safety Clinic 342

Community Care

JANUARY 5, 2024

‘Believe in yourself’ An MBE was also awarded to social care consultant, and expert by experience, Jak Savage. ” Honours also went to: Jacqueline Hendra, a social care assessor at Devon council, who received a British Empire Medal for services to people with disabilities.

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Community Care

APRIL 28, 2023

.” Family inspiration Much of her career was spent working with adults with learning disabilities, a reflection of the fact that her career in social care was inspired by her own experience caring for her brother, who has profound and multiple learning disabilities.

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Hospital Discharges Diversity Government Disability 228

Community Care

APRIL 11, 2024

It is the worst case of child abuse and neglect that I have ever seen,” said a hospital consultant who treated Victoria in her final days. Laming tells me of a severely disabled young adult who, until the age of 18, had been well supported by children’s services.

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Social Worker Government Interviewing Social Services 335

Community Care

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The government’s response to the consultation on the draft revised Mental Capacity Act code of practice, including provisions for implementing the Liberty Protection Safeguards , the successor to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards.

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Government Mental Health Interviewing Disability 256

Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 28, 2022

This outcome further disables the child come adulthood and also financially burdens society. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice. It is so short-sighted.

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Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 21, 2022

The issue is coming to terms with a likely mental illness that is severe and disabling or alternatively, so much enabling with little accountability since early childhood that this person truly hasn’t learned to cope and manage independently. Here in Ontario there is ODSP – Ontario Disability Support Program.

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Self-harm Disability Private Practice Hospitals 147

Gary Direnfeld

JULY 24, 2023

Then I was told the worker I was paired with was on long term disability and I would be responsible for her caseload on top of mine. He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice. I had signed a two year contract.

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Mental Health Private Practice Social Worker Disability 130

Community Care

JUNE 14, 2022

The organisation’s 2021 census found that about a tenth of consultant psychiatrist posts were not filled. It added that with mental health services under massive additional strain since the pandemic, the use of inappropriate out-of-area placements would persist unless “concrete and additional action” was taken.

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Healthcare Mental Health Government Psychiatry 342

Social Care

JANUARY 10, 2024

The DHSC and Skills for Care partnership benefited from invaluable support from and collaboration with: Think Local Act Personal (TLAP, who developed the underpinning values) British Institute for Learning Disabilities (BILD, who developed the Practice Leadership role) the expert consultation group for adult social care who informed the development (..)

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Social Work With Adults

MAY 10, 2023

This blog was created with the contributions of: Ryan Cowley-Sharp, Associate Director – Social Work, Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Elaine James, Head of Service – Learning Disabilities and Preparation for Adulthood, Bradford Metropolitan District Council Karen Nixon, Principal Social Worker – Older People Physical Disability, Midlands (..)

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Social Worker Disability Diversity Communication 145

Community Care

MARCH 8, 2023

They said that these placements required a specific skillset on carers’ part, as did other specialist placements, such as those for disabled children. DfE fostering plans The report comes in the wake of the Department for Education’s consultative strategy for children’s social care, published last month.

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Foster Care Self-harm Social Worker Anxiety 317

KVC

APRIL 18, 2024

Through in-home family strengthening services, foster care, adoption, mental health treatment, disability services, and children’s mental health hospitals, we’re giving people hope and helping children and families thrive. Learn more about our leadership , direct services , consulting and training , and more!

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Child Welfare Healthcare Welfare Foster Care 98

Social Workers Speak

JANUARY 26, 2022

South Carolina social worker Macie Smith has devoted her career to helping people older adults and people living with dementia, Alzheimer’s, and developmental disabilities – and their families — live life to the fullest and get the best possible care. The segments usually last anywhere from eight minutes up to 20 minutes.

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Social Worker Disability Engagement Consultation 98

Gary Direnfeld

MAY 17, 2022

As for their expectations of their kids, these are to be kept simple: No intoxicants in the home; Attend therapy; If working or on disability (ODSP), pay towards your common expenses. This is not for the faint of heart and typically requires support for the parents. That is tough on many parents.

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Counseling Self-harm Private Practice Mental Health 147

Social Care

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In Northern Ireland, a recent consultation on adult social care reforms highlighted the public interest in choice and control being at the heart of any future reforms. In England, the adult social care white paper, People at the heart of care , wants to see more people having ‘choice, control and support to live independent lives’.

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Engagement Disability Communication Consultation 128

Gary Direnfeld

APRIL 24, 2022

I wonder about a “nonverbal learning disability.” He consults to mental health professionals as well as to mediators and collaborative law professionals about good practice as well as building their practice. The child was almost five. Acting out was an issue. There is much to examine to figure things out.

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Private Practice Mental Health Disorder Counseling 162

Community Care

AUGUST 8, 2023

Concerns over abuse not covered by domestic abuse law It was triggered by concerns raised by disability groups about the abuse of people by carers who were not “personally connected” to them – ie relatives, partners and ex-partners – under the definition of domestic abuse set out in law. .” ”

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Society of Clinical Psychology

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

2020) and Shogren (2021) emphasized the importance of using self-report measures to gain insight in the thoughts and feelings of individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ID). The adaptation of self-report measures to the needs of people with intellectual disabilities: a systematic review. Recent articles by Havercamp et al.

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Social Care

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Yet, providing unpaid care to someone who has a health condition, who is older or who has a disability, can have a profound impact on their health, wellbeing, paid work and relationships. People don’t see themselves as unpaid carers but as partners, wives, husbands, sons, daughters, and close friends first. Image created by freepik.com ].

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Adoption Consultation Disability Hospitals 113

Social Work With Adults

MARCH 19, 2024

To mark the day, I’m delighted to present this blog from Jak Savage MBE , social care consultant and individual employer of personal assistants (PAs). If I take you back nine years, I was without the health and disability challenges I face today.

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Hospital Discharges Social Worker Adoption Disability 70

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

But i nstead of getting more money directly into the hands of poor families, they’re going to give up to $10 million over five years to some consultant or other – to teach mandatory reporters and child abuse hotline operators how to stop confusing poverty with neglect! Family policing is one of America’s ugliest exports.

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Foster Care Child Welfare Medicaid Administration 98

Community Care

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Many more social workers needed The cap and associated changes would require councils to recruit an estimated 4,300 additional social workers in the absence of operational changes , because of the need to carry out 105,000 extra annual assessments, found a 2022 report by the County Councils Network (CCN) and consultancy Newton. ”

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Social Care

JANUARY 12, 2024

I was invited to join the Department of Health and Social Care’s Expert Consultation Group for the Pathway. Also, the insight I have from co-chairing Inclusion Barnet, a Deaf and Disabled People’s organisation, and my work as an Expert by Experience for the Care Quality Commission.

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Empathy Disability Home Care Consultation 52

Community Care

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

The ombudsman found that this was not in line with requirements under Care Act assessment regulations for councils to consult people with expertise in the person with needs’ condition or circumstances where required. Disabled man left in unsuitable accommodation for 27 months, finds ombudsman. Related articles.

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Hospitals Communication Social Worker Disability 257

Community Care

MARCH 31, 2022

A draft report and best practice guidance from the supervision review will go out for consultation later in the year. Domestic abuse, mental health problems and substance misuse predominated and a third of the children had special educational needs and disabilities. There is an urgent need for this review.

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Doin' The Work

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Transcription services provided by FIU's Disability Resource Center. . In this episode, I talk with Jordan Thierry, owner and creative director at Dream Chase Media, and policy consultant. Transcription services provided by FIU's Disability Resource Center. . Join the mailing list. Support the podcast. Download transcript.

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Advocacy LCSW Disability Consultation 40

Social Work With Adults

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Increasing the upper limit of the Disabled Facilities Grant. At least £150 million to support adoption of technology and digitalisation. More detail on the funding announced in September for workforce training, qualifications, and wellbeing (at least £500million).

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