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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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Social worker changes undermined engagement with children later convicted of violent crimes – review

Community Care

High levels of social worker turnover undermined engagement with six young people with histories of social care involvement who were later convicted of violent offences, a review has found.

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Those @#!$* Video Games!

Gary Direnfeld

While the child will likely object at first, they should be offered opportunity to engage in other reasonable activities. Check out all my services and then call me if you need help with a personal issue, mental health concern, child behavior or relationship, divorce or separation issue or even help growing your practice.

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  Celebrating Pragati-IRHDP founders day!

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Pragati (the erstwhile Integrated Rural Health and Development Project) is a field action project of the Centre for Health and Mental Health, School of Social Work. The consultation was led by Dr. Smitha Nair (Faculty advisor) and Mr. Pravin Yadav (Project Co-ordinator). Pravin Yadav (Project Co-ordinator).

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LGBTQ2

Gary Direnfeld

Some may seek to engage, argue, blame, etc. Check out all my services and then call me if you need help with a personal issue, mental health concern, child behavior or relationship, divorce or separation issue or even help growing your practice. This will not sit well with some followers.

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Axing leadership training scheme risks undermining support for social workers, warn PSWs

Community Care

The chairs, whose statement was based on feedback from PSWs, also criticised the lack of “prior consultation, direct opportunity for feedback or prior notification” by the Department for Education before ending the Pathways programme.

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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the George Floyd Uprising, and the Stop Asian Hate movement, ethnically and racially marginalized individuals in the United States need access to quality mental health care now more than ever. Department of Health and Human Services, 2019).