Save the Social Worker

JANUARY 10, 2024

The purpose of this article is two fold: To share about the world of FSC social work, and what you should be mindful of before you join To help you assess whether this is something for you When people asked me where I worked at, I used to describe the FSC as a GP (general practitioner) for social services.

Social Worker 130

Social Worker Domestic Violence Administration Case Management 130

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.

Disability 329

Disability Consultation Social Worker Youth Worker 329

Community Care

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Better relationships with children’s social workers is a key factor in tackling a foster carer recruitment and retention “crisis”, says The Fostering Network. While 45% of foster carers rated the support they received from children’s social workers as excellent or good, 23% said it was poor or very poor. Related articles.

Social Worker 293

Social Worker Communication Government Foster Care 293

Community Care

APRIL 11, 2024

In 2001, the government tasked the former chief inspector of social services with chairing a statutory inquiry into the murder of the eight-year-old Ivorian girl by her great aunt, Marie-Therese Kouao, and Kouao’s boyfriend, Carl Manning the previous year.

Social Worker 331

Social Worker Government Interviewing Social Services 331

Community Care

MARCH 3, 2023

Social Work Recap is a weekly series where we present key news, events, conversations, tweets and campaigns around social work from the preceding week. Over the longer-term, it should form a partnership with a high-performing council to support its ongoing improvement, Brazil recommended. You can listen to her full interview here.

Disability 192

Disability Social Worker Interviewing Advocacy 192

Community Care

JANUARY 27, 2022

Social work caseloads will be explicitly addressed in a government-commissioned independent review of children’s social care in Northern Ireland, launched last week. The UK government has said MacAlister cannot assume additional government funding to implement his recommendations.

Government 253

Government University Engagement Social Worker 253

Community Care

MARCH 15, 2023

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced increased tax relief for foster and shared lives carers, improved support for care leavers and enhanced help for disabled people to enter the workplace, in his Spring Budget today. All the figures will be uprated each year in line with the government’s consumer prices index measure of inflation.

Disability 325

Disability Social Worker Government Foster Care 325

Community Care

APRIL 4, 2022

Though the resources were always designed to be time-limited, social care bodies warned their removal carried significant risks for a fragile sector at the height of the latest Covid-19 wave. Workers are already turning to food banks as budgets are stretched to breaking point. Social care honours colleagues lost to Covid.

Government 222

Government Hospital Discharges Hospitals Disability 222

Community Care

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

A council criticised by inspectors for high caseloads has improved to a good Ofsted rating after hiring more social workers to reduce workloads. The council’s full-time equivalent of social workers rose from 345 to 368 between 2017 and 2020, during which time average caseloads fell from 19.5 Direct work praised.

Social Worker 282

Social Worker Foster Care Interviewing Diversity 282

Community Care

APRIL 14, 2022

Social workers are “pivotal” to the success of direct payments but need improved training to build their skills and confidence. The government has also made promoting choice and control a key plank of its social care reforms, set out in a white paper published last year. There is a general lack of training.

Social Worker 232

Social Worker Interventional Disability Government 232

Community Care

AUGUST 31, 2023

Amending the Working Together to Safeguard Children child protection guidanc e to allow non-social workers to hold child in need cases, in the face of criticism from Ofsted and the British Association of Social Workers that this would increase risk to children.

Social Worker 271

Social Worker Government Disability University 271

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.

Social Worker 95

Social Worker Treatment Planning Justice and Corrections Interventional 95

Social Work With Adults

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

"Moving Social Work focuses on increasing physical activity [opportunities for disabled people] and the benefits this generates for mind and body." In this spirit, the Moving Social Work (MSW) programme aims to harness the skills and values of social workers to support the health, wellbeing and human rights of people with disabilities.

Disability 115

Disability Substance Abuse Social Worker Interviewing 115

Community Care

APRIL 15, 2024

By Leeanne Olivant, NOPT In the dynamic landscape of social work, practice educators (PEs) stand as vital pillars. The role’s critical importance in nurturing the next generation of social workers and retaining experienced practitioners was highlighted in a Social Work England-commissioned review, which reported last month.

Social Worker 218

Social Worker Interviewing Diversity Disability 218

Community Care

APRIL 28, 2023

Three in ten of the social workers whom Tarka and her colleagues lead are black, Asian or from an ethnic minority, but this diversity is not reflected in adults’ services’ leadership cadre. “I was fortunate to qualify as a social worker and then did a masters in strategic leadership.

Hospital Discharges 222

Hospital Discharges Diversity Government Disability 222

Community Care

MARCH 12, 2024

The last of those checks is carried out by a best interests assessor, who is typically a social worker and generally co-ordinates the assessment process. This means that DoLS will likely remain in place for the for the foreseeable future.

Government 288

Government Nursing Home Mental Health Social Worker 288

Community Care

MARCH 5, 2024

Despite the focus of current government reforms on intervening early to help children stay with their families, they are insufficiently focused on those on child in need (CIN) plans, said the rights watchdog. “It is vital that we get things right for children on child in need plans,” said de Souza.

Interventional 244

Interventional Disability Social Worker Government 244

Community Care

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The government has appointed its fourth children’s social care minister of the year ahead of a critical period for the sector. New minister’s praise for social workers. Congrats to all of tonight’s winners in advance & a big thank you to all the amazing social workers across the country #SWA22.

Social Worker 225

Social Worker Disability Government Schools 225

Community Care

APRIL 10, 2024

The government has set out some of the details of its new fund for subsidising training for adult social care staff. Adult social care providers who directly employ care staff, including councils, will be able to claim up to £4.5m

Therapist 213

Therapist Disability Government Social Worker 213

Community Care

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The government will delay the introduction of the cap on care costs for two years, in chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement next week, The Times has reported. The measure is designed to contribute to government plans to make expected reductions of over £30bn a year in spending to shore up the public finances.

Government 273

Government Disability Social Services Social Services 273

Social Work Awards

MARCH 31, 2023

Outstanding Social Workers who won Gold in the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2022 were individually congratulated by government Ministers at an exclusive Parliamentary Reception in the House of Commons during Social Work Week. Social Workers work in a context of enormous pressure.

Social Worker 52

Social Worker Disability Government Hospitals 52

Community Care

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

There are “significant risks” around the government’s capacity to deliver its already delayed plan to introduce a cap on care costs by October 2025, the public spending watchdog has warned.

Government 175

Government Social Worker Case Management Administration 175

The Guardian

JANUARY 24, 2024

That care package has enabled the 58-year-old to build a life at the heart of his community: from being a governor at the local school and training as a social worker, to holding a season ticket for his beloved Bristol City football club , “It’s more despair than joy,” he smiles. Continue reading.

Disability 111

Disability Social Worker Schools Government 111

Community Care

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The lack of an appointed care minister comes with significant decisions needing to be made about the sector including: Whether there will be a delay to the government’s adult social care charging reforms, in the light of the economic situation. Care minister role may be downgraded.

Government 251

Government Mental Health Interviewing Disability 251

Social Work With Adults

JULY 5, 2023

a social safety net for all citizens [was created, providing support] for the homeless, disabled people and older people, obliging local authorities to provide suitable accommodation." For years, social workers have worked alongside health professionals. "[Alongside the birth of the NHS].

Disability 145

Disability Welfare Social Worker Hospitals 145

inSocialWork

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Jazmin Graham Just as the COVID-19 pandemic exposed cracks and disparities in many facets of society — including health care, governments, education and more — long COVID continues to disproportionately disrupt the lives of certain people. Jazmin Graham, LCSW , is a Licensed Clinical Social Work supervisor.

LCSW 108

LCSW Clinical Social Work Disability Advocacy 108

Social Work Haven

MAY 13, 2023

Why do you need to know about famous social workers? Famous social workers play an important role in our society, providing much-needed support to individuals and families who are facing difficult life situations. This list in this article comprises the 41+ most influential social workers currently alive.

Social Worker 52

Social Worker Mental Health University Welfare 52

Community Care

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

As with her social care ministerial predecessors, Tolhurst’s brief will also encompass other issues concerning disadvantaged and vulnerable children, including special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and early help. Sign up with them to train as a social worker here: [link].

Schools 254

Schools Child Welfare Adoption Social Worker 254

Social Work With Adults

JANUARY 31, 2024

Lyn, enjoying the stunning vistas of her home country, Australia, on an earlier trip.for all the amazing adult social work This is my farewell post before I step down as Chief Social Worker for Adults. This improved visibility for social workers was, in part, a consequence of the Care Act 2014.

Social Worker 143

Social Worker Empathy Mental Health Diversity 143

Community Care

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The number of children in need in England has fallen for the third successive year, to its lowest level since 2013, according to official government figures. End ‘staggering misuse’ of children’s social workers to allow more direct work, says care review. The decline means the number of children in need is only by 3.3%

Domestic Violence 305

Domestic Violence Interventional Social Worker Schools 305

Social Work Haven

MAY 31, 2023

You Asked, Case manager vs Social Worker – What is the Difference? – Social workers and case managers are both integral parts of the healthcare industry. Who is a social worker? Knowing the distinctions between these roles can aid in determining the ideal career path in human services.

Case Management 52

Case Management Social Worker Healthcare Mental Health 52

Community Care

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Among the inadequate-rated councils, the inspectorate particularly highlighted improvements at Surrey and Newham, found disabled children’s services had recovered since a visit last year West Sussex, and said progress was “modest but fragile” at Medway. from reserves to tackle children’s social worker shortage. Related articles.

Disability 245

Disability Social Worker Interviewing Adoption 245

Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 28, 2022

This outcome further disables the child come adulthood and also financially burdens society. We need a government in power who understands that the investment in meeting the needs of all children is not only an investment in the child, but all of society. That will not be a conservative government. It is so short-sighted.

Private Practice 190

Private Practice Mental Health Administration Government 190

The Critical Blog

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Click to find out more This chapter provides: an understanding of the framework for the SEND CoP within the context of past legislation and guidance; identification of the current principles underpinning the current CoP; a consideration of definitions and terminology within the field of SEND; a discussion of medical and social models of disability.

Disability 40

Disability Schools Rehabilitation Interventional 40

Community Care

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

First adults’ services ratings since 2010 The reports mark the regulator’s first published assessments of local authority adults’ services performance since 2010, when the previous ratings system was scrapped by the coalition government. ” Nottingham (indicative rating: requires improvement).

Government 228

Government Mental Health Engagement Social Worker 228

Community Care

DECEMBER 2, 2022

The council came under government intervention in 2019 after an inspection found children were not being protected, cases were being “inappropriately closed” and leaders did not understand the extent of the failings. Boost to social worker numbers despite funding constraints helps council improve Ofsted grade.

Social Worker 253

Social Worker Interventional Government Interviewing 253

Save the Social Worker

MARCH 13, 2023

After 2 years being a social worker in a Family Service Centre (FSC) in Singapore, earning all of $3600 per month, before having a pay bump to $3690 in my second year (which I asked for), I realised that we were so sheepish about talking about money, that social workers were actually struggling. Well, well.

Domestic Violence 130

Domestic Violence Social Worker Social Services Social Services 130