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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Save the Social Worker

MARCH 13, 2023

Well, social workers still need to pay the bills though. Even though the sector governor, the National Council of Social Services has tried to introduce pay guidelines , they are guidelines. Imagine that you go to your doctor for any health problem under the sun. Not every charity follows them.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

No one was waiting to be seen by mental health or learning disability teams, with waiting lists of less than 100 for the other teams, who managed them in a risk-based way. People receiving care and support were generally positive about their care and praised the quality of their relationships with frontline staff.

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Community Care

JANUARY 13, 2022

The findings come from a snaphot survey from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) released today, in the context of what the association described as a “national emergency” Relaxing Care Act duties mooted.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 25, 2021

She said the end of Covid-related support and the temporary £20 Universal Credit uplift, as well as rising fuel and food costs, could add pressures to low-income families and therefore potentially increase demand on children’s social services, which was “already unsustainable”.

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Community Care

MAY 21, 2024

The report was also positive about aspects of commissioning practice, particularly how the authority had minimised the use of long-stay or secure settings for people with mental health and substance misuse needs who would not typically accept help.

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Community Care

AUGUST 8, 2023

Concerns over abuse not covered by domestic abuse law It was triggered by concerns raised by disability groups about the abuse of people by carers who were not “personally connected” to them – ie relatives, partners and ex-partners – under the definition of domestic abuse set out in law.

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Relias

MAY 21, 2024

Trauma-informed care is an approach to health and social services that recognizes the impact of trauma on people’s lives. Trauma-informed care can help resolve the lasting and pervasive effects of trauma on people’s health and well-being, remove barriers to care, and improve the efficacy of other care practices.

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Social Work Awards

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

A Learning and Development professional for over 15 years, Lisa Buttar retrained as a Social Worker and qualified in 2017. As a Practice Educator, Lisa is passionate about supporting and developing students and newly qualified social workers to be knowledgeable, confident and resilient.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

The report also indicates the preference for a master’s degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited program for anyone serving as a director of social services in a nursing home.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Here are 10 roles of social workers, but this list is by no means exhaustive: Advocate : Social workers often act as advocates for their clients, working to ensure their rights and needs are met within various systems and institutions. TRENDING CONTENT ON SOCIAL WORK HAVEN What is the main role of a social worker?

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Community Care

OCTOBER 27, 2021

” ‘Deeply disappointing’ In its response, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) , focused on the absence of funding Sunak provided to help social care services through the winter, beyond the £162.5m Social workers see how poverty can make everyday life difficult and challenging.

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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.

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Social Worker Domestic Violence Administration Case Management 130

Social Workers Speak

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Ryan Estes is a member of NASW-NC: [Video] 988 lifeline signs installed around Wrightsville Beach to spread awareness of mental health resource WECT Ryan Estes, LCSW, LCAS, CCS , on 988: “It’s a moment to really tackle stigma and to take time to be more intentional with outreach to the community to draw awareness.

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Relias

MARCH 3, 2024

“No,” I responded, “I actually want to work with adults with severe mental illness.” The look on her face was one of shock — I’m guessing she did not know social workers could be mental health clinicians, much less want to work with individuals with mental illness. We are communicators. We are connectors.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 31, 2023

Social workers can work in different settings, such as schools, hospitals, non-profit organisations, government agencies, and private practice. Social workers offer a wide range of services, including counseling and therapy, individual and group sessions, to help people deal with emotional, psychological, and behavioural issues.

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Social Work Haven

MAY 13, 2023

Other famous social workers include Gloria Steinem, Richard Titmuss, Eric Berne, Ann Oakley, Carol Gilligan, Mike Oliver, Marian Wright Edelman, Jane Addams, and Bayard Rustin. Another famous social worker is probably Dorothea Lynde Dix. Famous influential thinkers in social work 1. Famous social workers 1.

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Social Work Haven

JUNE 15, 2023

As a Newly Qualified Social Worker a few years ago, I understood that to become effective at what I do as a social worker , there was a need for me to write good Care Act 2014 needs assessments. A needs assessment is carried out by social services to decide your care and support needs. Do they have a staircase?

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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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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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Community Care

MARCH 8, 2024

Social workers ‘expected to be box-tickers’, peers told Following an inquiry into adult social care in 2022, a House of Lords committee said it was told by many witnesses about the perceived disparities between the act’s ambitions and practice on the ground. How do we make social work an attractive option for them?”

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Thus, it is critical to raise importance of social work as a global profession, so called “super national” and scientific field concerned with global issues (e.g. How can social work researchers, program developers lead in engaging community and influencing social policy? Aging Services and Gerontology. Disability.

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Social Workers Speak

APRIL 1, 2022

There is an intersect between race and disability, and that’s what we walk with everyday,” Sturdivant said. School of Social Work students walk out of classes, demand payment for internships. One group that has not been sufficiently acknowledged is social services professionals. Now They Can’t Get Treatment.

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PTSD Social Worker Self-harm Clinic 40

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JANUARY 20, 2021

For those students who have held on, the required social work internships have evolved dramatically. Social work students deliver services online, learn remotely, and show up to social services agencies in deep transition. Carol, a school social worker, serves youth with serious physical disabilities.

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Social Worker Child Welfare Justice and Corrections Schools 130

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

In the meantime, her daughters suffered abuse at a foster home and her younger son descended into a mental health crisis. That’s the choice facing many parents I’ve worked with as a social worker, and the answer is always the same. What evidence is available shows most of the allegations were false.

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