Community Care

JUNE 17, 2022

The challenge for councils of recruiting significantly more practitioners to implement the cap and associated reforms next year at a time of mounting staffing pressures was cited by many respondents to a DHSC consultation on guidance to implement the changes. . over that period.

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Community Care

JANUARY 8, 2024

About council ‘bankruptcy’ notices Five authorities with social services responsibilities – Birmingham, Croydon, Nottingham, Slough and Thurrock – have issued a section 114 notice in the past three years, meaning they were unable to meet their legal requirement to set a balanced budget.

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Government Disability Social Services Social Services 265

Community Care

APRIL 26, 2023

However, significant investment and political will are required to realise this ambition from a context of significant unmet need, workforce shortages and lack of choice for people needing care and carers, said the study, commissioned by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services.

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Diversity Consultation Government Social Services 200

Community Care

APRIL 13, 2023

The Welsh Government dubbed the decision to delay implementation of the scheme, which would apply in England and Wales, “deeply disappointing”, with the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) also expressing concerns. The right to liberty is one of our most fundamental human rights.”

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Community Care

MAY 30, 2023

NB The figures refer to staff working in councils covered by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services agreement in England and Wales. This group includes a large majority of councils with social services responsibilities. The Bank of England expects CPI inflation to fall to 3.4% by April 2024.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The implementation of the Care Quality Commission’s new performance assessment scheme for local authority adult social services next April, which council leaders want to see delayed.

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Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 1, 2022

Rarely do I meet with such a person as a teen, although they may have contact with other social services. Gary maintains a private practice in Georgina Ontario, providing a range of services for people in distress. Mere survival, let alone exploitation challenge them. They seek to find their way.

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Self-harm Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 203

Community Care

APRIL 17, 2024

.” A passion for social work His positive experience is one he shares with the social workers he oversees in Derby council as its strategic director of people, a role that encompasses the statutory positions of director of children’s services (DCS) and director of adult social services (DASS).

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Community Care

OCTOBER 20, 2022

There is a legal duty in Wales – under section 130 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales Act) 2014 – on specified public bodies to report suspected abuse, neglect or harm of a child to the relevant local authority. What the inquiry found. ” More follows.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

.” Councils ‘may be set up to fail’ The DHSC is yet to specify the metrics councils will need to report on.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Councils lack the money to move towards paying providers a fair price for care, directors have warned, in the light of government-mandated analyses of the costs of services, directors have said.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JANUARY 26, 2024

The bill says families must be notified of their right to consult a lawyer. Because of the one group it does benefit: The Virginia Department of Social Services and county child welfare agencies. Indeed, Virginia’s Commissioner of Social Services, Danny Avula, seemed to brag about doing just that.

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Community Care

JANUARY 5, 2024

.” Honours for directors past and present Norfolk council’s director of children’s services, Sara Tough, who guided the authority from a requires improvement rating from Ofsted in 2017 to good in 2022, was awarded an OBE for services to education and children’s social care.

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Community Care

MAY 3, 2022

‘Professional expect you to get on with it’ In our 2014 survey , a grandmother and kinship carer said: “When dealing with housing, social services and benefit departments, they treat you as if you’re making a big deal and that you should just get on with it. But many are now at breaking point.

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Save the Social Worker

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Following the stress on social services that has come about as a result of COVID-19, there has been more research sharing about the emotional toll this has taken on social workers. The idea that the organization cares and is available for consultation and support is a great help to these social workers.

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Community Care

MAY 12, 2023

‘Perfect storm’ of high caseloads and perceived low status Speaking at the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services’ (ADASS) annual spring seminar, Blackmore said the worsening picture for recruitment and retention in social work reflected a “perfect storm” for the profession that had built up over many years.

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Community Care

AUGUST 18, 2023

The issue in this case was which of two local authorities was responsible for providing and paying for “aftercare services” under section 117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 (“MHA”) for a particular individual. What does section 117 say? However, the DHSC changed its mind and challenged its own guidance.

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Community Care

APRIL 28, 2023

Beverley Tarka this week became the first black president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) since its establishment in 2007. Taking the helm at ADASS at its annual spring seminar this week, the importance of her appointment – and her position as a role model for others – was not lost on Tarka.

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Community Care

AUGUST 8, 2023

“The extreme pressures of the Covid-19 pandemic have impacted dramatically on the social work workforce with increased waiting lists for assessments, higher workload and lack of availability and demand for social care services,” he added. ”

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Approaches in which people are not allocated a fixed desk and work at different times and locations depending on need have become increasingly common, but practitioners are consistently negative about them, found a five-year study into newly qualified social workers published by the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC). .

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The Department for Education said it would set up a national workload action group to identify solutions to “unnecessary” pressures on practitioners, while also promising steps to reduce the burden of case recording and free social workers from some case work with children in need.

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Social Worker Case Management Government Communication 263

Community Care

MAY 31, 2022

English authorities would need to carry out an estimated 105,000 extra Care Act assessments a year because of an influx of self-funders into the system on the back of the reforms, which are due to be fully implemented in October 2023, found the study by the County Councils Network and consultancy firm Newton.

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The Frontline

JUNE 7, 2023

Naomi Allen was part of the 2017 Cohort of the Frontline programme and currently works as a consultant social worker, supporting current Frontline programme as they qualify as social workers. Now as a consultant social worker it’s exciting to see the Frontline programme participants doing that as well.

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Save the Social Worker

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Whilst this does focus on macro social work, reflecting on some broader trends within the social service sector, it also looks at how you , the individual social worker, can apply some lessons to your own career. As social as we all are in the social service sector, more meetings can mean more talk, less action.

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Save the Social Worker

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Whilst this does focus on macro social work, reflecting on some broader trends within the social service sector, it also looks at how you , the individual social worker, can apply some lessons to your own career. As social as we all are in the social service sector, more meetings can mean more talk, less action.

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Social Worker Psychology Social Services Social Services 130

MQ Mental Health

JUNE 29, 2023

Stakeholder consultations involving representatives from key sectors, including people with personal experiences of mental health conditions, researchers from health and social sciences, community and charity organizations, mental health practitioners, and leaders from both private and public sectors.

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Relias

AUGUST 30, 2023

Additionally, these facilities should employ therapists or other mental health professionals or have a robust network of mental health providers to consult with or refer patients to. Social workers and case managers : Social workers and case managers are more likely to see clients living in their everyday environment.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

A document from the California Department of Social Services indicates the agency was appropriately appalled by the “ethics review.” An excellent story in The Imprint reveals that, after extensive consultation with an impressive and diverse group of people, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) has pulled the plug.

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Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Self-care is important to social workers and in fact the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics included the importance of self-care when it was updated this year. That experience prompted her to write a book to help other social workers. Do you see any agencies doing this?

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Social Worker Self-harm Child Welfare Communication 105

KVC

MARCH 1, 2021

In late 2020, KVC Missouri received a new grant to provide services on behalf of the Missouri Department of Social Services. It is called the Foster Care Adoption Resource Services, Training and Consultation (FCARSTC) program. KVC is accredited by the Joint Commission, the gold standard in healthcare.

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Social Work Haven

APRIL 3, 2023

4 (6) MCA) and consulted with family and carers (s.4 The BIA appointed and consulted a Relevant Person’s Representative (RPR) [6] and explained their right to receive support from an IMCA (s.39D Available at [link] (Accessed: 13th October 2019) College of Social Work Best Interests Assessors capabilities document of 2013.

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Self-harm Social Worker Mental Health Consultation 52

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

IASSW, ICSW and IFSW arranged to consult, discuss and agree with their constituents worldwide, a Global Agenda for Social Work and Social Development in 2010. 2012) Green Social Work: From Environmental Degradation to Environmental Justice. One of its four pillars was environmental disasters which included climate change.

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Interventional Social Worker Engagement University 98

Community Care

JUNE 6, 2023

Story updated* A plan to ban agency social work in Northern Ireland’s health and social care (HSC) trusts could be in place, as planned, by the end of this month. ” “Ending recruitment agency use in social work will help to build and maintain a stable and consistent social work workforce.

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Social Worker Consultation University Social Services 249

Social Work Haven

MAY 9, 2023

Social service agencies, healthcare, schools Psychologist vs social worker It’s important to note that this table provides a general overview, and there may be some overlap and variation in specific roles and responsibilities depending on the context and region. What does a social worker do?

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Community Care

JUNE 6, 2023

However, the region’s Department of Health (DoH) said that “good progress” was being made towards ensuring that all social workers at the five trusts – which are responsible for social services in their areas – were permanently employed.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There will be no observation of practice by social workers or other professionals, such as occupational therapists. . ” For the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, president Beverley Tarka said: “Families up and down the country are facing constant struggles to get the support they need to care for loved ones.

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Nursing Home Social Worker Government Social Services 264

Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Child Welfare Specialist : Social workers in this role focus on the safety and well-being of children, often within the context of child protective services or foster care systems. TRENDING CONTENT ON SOCIAL WORK HAVEN What is the main role of a social worker? What skills does a social worker need?

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