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Positive pathways through the criminal justice system

Social Work With Adults

Lyn Romeo: One of the best aspects of my role as Chief Social Worker for Adults is the opportunity to meet so many wonderful social workers applying their knowledge, skills and values in many different services and settings to transform the lives of the people they work with. I felt the adoption of a holistic perspective.

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Councils would still employ social workers under proposed National Care Service for Scotland

Community Care

Councils would continue to employ social workers and other social work staff under the Scottish Government’s plan to establish a National Care Service across the country.

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

Community Care

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 workers urged to help tackle impact on Gypsy and Traveller families of tougher eviction laws

Community Care

Social workers have been urged to help tackle the impact on Gypsy and Traveller families of increased police powers to evict them from unauthorised camps, brought in this year. “So social workers need to separate those two things. You’re constantly living in anxiety’. Tougher eviction powers.

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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.

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What are the 10 Roles of Social Workers

Social Work Haven

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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Licensing Investigations: Suggestions from Social Workers Who Received Sanctions

Social Work Blog

When clients have concerns about licensed social workers, they may file complaints with their state licensing boards. Although prior research has explored the types of complaints made against social workers, there has been little research on the experiences of social workers who are being investigated.