Community Care

APRIL 19, 2023

The government should set an expectation that frontline children’s social workers carry out face-to-face practice, in the light of concerns about the rise of remote working. “If a social worker is able to work remotely then the mandatory ‘cool off’ period will have little impact.

Social Worker 276

Social Worker Consultation Recovery Engagement 276

Save the Social Worker

OCTOBER 9, 2022

This sounds like the most politically incorrect thing you can say as a social worker. How can you not care as a social worker? How can you call yourself a social worker? I can’t be a social worker anymore. 5 months later, on 5 October 2021, I left as a social worker.

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Social Worker Social Services Social Services Healthcare 246

Community Care

AUGUST 30, 2023

Social Work England is seeking views on proposed standards it will use to approve and monitor best interests assessor (BIA) training courses. “I think we need providers to respond to the consultation [on this point],” she said.

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Consultation Self-harm Government Mental Health 167

Community Care

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

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. Find out more from the contextual safeguarding team based at Durham University, headed by Firmin.

Engagement 195

Engagement Social Worker Interventional Schools 195

Community Care

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The number of UK social worker job advertisements fell for the fourth consecutive month in September, figures have shown. There were 12,960 unique social worker job postings across the UK last month, the recruitment sector’s umbrella body has revealed. to 20% in children’s services, and from 9.5%

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Social Worker Consultation 211

Community Care

MARCH 30, 2023

A scheme placing social workers in schools does not reduce children’s need for statutory social care services, one of the largest ever randomised controlled trials carried out in the sector has found. No impact on social care outcomes It found that the rate of section 47s was 5.5%

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Social Worker Schools School Social Work Interventional 257

Community Care

JUNE 17, 2022

The lack of adult social workers is the sector’s biggest concern as it prepares to deliver the cap on care costs, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has found. More social workers needed amid shortages. It is giving a further £2.9m over that period.

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Social Worker Consultation Government Therapist 295

Community Care

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The number of frontline children’s social workers employed by English councils or children’s trusts has tumbled by 8% since 2020, official data shows. DfE workforce census 2022: key numbers 31,600 full-time equivalent (FTE) children’s social workers were in post in English councils as of September 2022.

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Social Worker Consultation Government 272

Community Care

MAY 30, 2023

UNISON is calling on social workers and other council staff in England and Wales to back strikes after opening its industrial action ballot on this year’s council pay offer. A yes vote could lead to walkouts by the union – which represents an estimated 40,000 social workers across the UK – this summer.

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Social Worker Government Consultation Social Services 240

Gary Direnfeld

JULY 24, 2022

The teen increasingly moves from seeing and accepting the patent as boss to seeing them more and more as a consultant. As a consultant, the teen takes the expectations of the parent under advisement and then knowing or unknowingly to the parent, makes their own decisions. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker.

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Consultation Private Practice Counseling Mental Health 182

Community Care

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Moving from expecting compliance from social workers to enabling them to exercise professional curiosity is a key factor in improving children’s services. This included initiatives such as the use of social work academies to develop staff, with training days backfilled and caseloads capped. of the workforce.

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Social Worker Anxiety Government Interviewing 235

Community Care

JULY 11, 2023

The Department for Education has proposed far-reaching changes to social workers’ roles under Working Together to Safeguard Children, its guidance on services for children in need of help and protection in England. By contrast, the proposed update to the guidance mentions ‘social worker’ just 23 times.

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Social Worker Consultation Engagement Youth Worker 194

Community Care

JULY 12, 2023

Transferring child in need cases to non-social workers may undermine the quality of practice and increase risks to children, Ofsted and the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) have warned. ” “It would be dangerous if specialist skills and awareness are lost across family help.”

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Social Worker Consultation Mental Health Government 213

Community Care

MARCH 8, 2022

Council social workers are receiving a 1.75% pay increase this month, back paid from April last year, after unions agreed a deal with employers. million local authority employees – including social workers. Sharp rise in children’s social workers leaving council roles, government figures show.

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Social Worker Government Consultation 278

Community Care

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The Department for Education (DfE) has backed a care review proposal for a five-year early career framework (ECF) for the development of children’s social workers, but rejected its call to introduce national pay scales to recognise progress. “We do not intend to create new DfE-led pay scales.

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Social Worker Consultation Government Adoption 231

Community Care

JULY 25, 2023

Three councils have been selected to test giving responsibility for child protection cases to specialist social workers. Meanwhile, councils would be encouraged to refer families to FGCs from early help onwards, under proposed changes to Working Together, which are currently out to consultation.

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Social Worker Adoption Consultation Interventional 196

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

What’s the difference between a psychologist, psychiatrist and a social worker? The social worker looks at the problem of the individual in a broader context, such as one’s relationship, family, community, society. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker.

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Social Worker Counseling Private Practice Mental Health 147

Community Care

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The government has pledged action to tackle “excessive” workload pressures on council children’s social workers as part of its response to the care review. a year earlier, according to an Association of Directors of Children’s Services survey.

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Social Worker Case Management Government Communication 235

Community Care

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Wiltshire council has delayed a decision to change unsocial hours payments for staff, after emergency duty social workers warned they could see their earnings dwindle by £7,000 as a result. It plans to scrap a pay uplift of up to 20% that staff such as emergency duty team (EDT) social workers received for working unsocial hours.

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Social Worker Consultation 238

Community Care

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Moving from expecting compliance from social workers to enabling them to exercise professional curiosity is a key factor in improving children’s services. This had led to “unparalleled dependency”, whose numbers had grown by 13% over the same period, accounting for 17.6% of the workforce.

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Social Worker Government Anxiety Interviewing 198

Community Care

MARCH 25, 2022

Children’s social workers’ caseloads are bigger, more complex and harder to manage, taking a toll on their mental health and family life and leaving some contemplating quitting. A third of social workers said their caseloads had increased “a lot” over the past year, while a further 36% said they had risen “slightly”.

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Social Worker Mental Health Government Interventional 317

Community Care

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

“[Evidence] points to a need to act now to attract higher numbers of people to join, rejoin and stay in the profession,” it wrote in Stable Homes, Built on Love , its proposed children’s social care strategy, issued for consultation earlier this month. This is borne out by the data.

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Social Worker Consultation Mental Health Case Management 179

Community Care

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Agile working practices such as hotdesking are failing to meet social workers’ needs in Scotland and employers should review them, a study has concluded. Our findings (consistent over the last five years) indicate that agile working models in Scotland are failing to meet the needs of social workers.”

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Social Worker Criminal Justice Government Adoption 253

Community Care

MARCH 29, 2023

The number of overseas social workers applying to work in England has almost tripled in the past three years, but are they getting the support they need to get settled? A Community Care poll, which amassed 565 responses, found that social workers were also concerned about the support in place.

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Social Worker Consultation 168

Community Care

OCTOBER 6, 2022

By Ann Horne, kinship consultant, CoramBAAF. At CoramBAAF , we hear from local authority social workers and managers who are passionate about providing much needed support to kinship families. At CoramBAAF, my role as kinship consultant is to support and promote good social work practice with kinship families.

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Social Worker Adoption Consultation Anxiety 242

Community Care

MARCH 14, 2022

Social workers could more than double the time they spend with children and families through more efficient case management systems and fewer meetings. Half of social worker time spent on admin. Sharp rise in children’s social workers leaving council roles, government figures show. Related articles.

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Social Worker Administration Government Case Management 284

Community Care

AUGUST 8, 2023

The government is reviewing the case for giving social workers in England powers of entry in adult safeguarding cases. However, the review said that social workers “often referenced” their lack of a power of entry as a barrier to effectively protecting adults experiencing abuse at home from carers. ”

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Social Worker Government Domestic Violence Disorder 194

Community Care

APRIL 24, 2023

This was exacerbated by Covid and, potentially, high turnover of social workers, team managers and commissioning staff, though the panel highlighted good practice from some practitioners who travelled up to 200 miles so they could visit children regularly.

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Social Worker Disability Schools Government 236

Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

By Ryan Namata Social workers play a vital role in society, providing support and assistance to individuals and communities in need. However, many social workers face challenges when it comes to negotiating fair salaries and earning a sustainable income. First and foremost, timing is everything!

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Social Worker Private Practice Human Resources Consultation 67

Nicole Clark Consulting

MARCH 5, 2024

Let me know, March is Social Work Month, and the 2024 theme is “Empowering Social Workers!: The post Ask Nicole: The Role of Social Workers in Reproductive Justice appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting. Inspiring Action, Leading Change.”If

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Social Worker Consultation 59

Community Care

JUNE 6, 2023

Frontline will face tougher targets on qualifying and retaining social workers after winning the right to continue delivering fast-track training for aspiring children’s practitioners in England. This is above the 85% target it is currently measured against, but in line with its performance in recent years.

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Social Worker University Consultation Mental Health 164

Community Care

JANUARY 14, 2024

The Department for Education’s (DfE) revised version of Working Together to Safeguard Children has removed the previous requirement for child in need assessments and casework to be reserved for qualified social workers. Child protection enquiries and casework will remain ring-fenced for social workers.

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Disability Consultation Social Worker Youth Worker 319

Community Care

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The flexibility comes despite Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) concerns that breaches would risk undermining national rules on councils engaging child and family social workers, of which the price caps are a part.

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Engagement Consultation Social Worker Administration 263

R.E.A.L. Social Workers

JANUARY 8, 2024

Welcome Welcome to the REAL Social Workers Online Magazine this is the place where we support and encourage social workers, like me, through strategic stress management and solution focused self-care. As social workers, we know beauty is not one-dimensional. As social workers, we have so much to offer.

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Social Worker Anxiety Consultation Depression 52

Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

You asked, what are the 10 roles of social workers ? While I can provide a list of 10 common roles of social workers, it’s important to note that our roles often go beyond these. Case Manager : Social workers coordinate services and resources for their clients, ensuring they receive comprehensive care and support.

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Social Worker Treatment Planning Justice and Corrections Interventional 95

Nicole Clark Consulting

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

There are two things I know for sure about social work and public health: One: Social work and public health are naturally complimentary fields, perfect partners in improving community health and wellbeing. The post Ask Nicole: What is a Public Health Social Worker? appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting.

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Social Worker Consultation 79

Social Work Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

By Daniel Pollack & Kathryn Krase Social workers cannot assume they will stay in their jobs for a long time. Most social workers stay in a job for fewer than five years. Social workers serve a variety of clients, in many capacities, for many different types of employers. Or illegal?

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Social Worker Code of Ethics Self-harm Consultation 96