Community Care

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Currently unregulated services for 16- and 17-year-old children in care and care leavers would be inspected a third as often as children’s homes, once requirements for them to register with Ofsted come into force next year, under government plans. The Department for Education (DfE) has proposed that so-called supported accommodation services – currently known as independent or semi-independent placements – should be inspected at least once every three years, compared with the n

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International Federation of Social Workers

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The 61st United Nations Commission for Social Development (CSocD61) will take place from 6 to 15 February 2023 in conference room 4 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. […].

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Scottish government promises to tackle health and social care crisis to protect weakest and poorest UK politics live – latest news updates The Scottish government has promised to spend another £1bn on tackling the crisis in health and social care by raising taxes on higher earners and holiday homes. John Swinney, Scotland’s acting finance secretary, said the burden of increasing NHS funding would fall heavily on everyone earning more than £43,663 in Scotland as part of a “social contract” to pro

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Social Workers Speak

DECEMBER 15, 2022

News Items – December 15, 2022. The First National US White Ribbon Day Against Gender Based Violence Launched On Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. Financial Content. White Ribbon USA is delighted to announce the launch of the first official US National White Ribbon Day on Capitol Hill, Washington D.C. The event organized by Dr.Angelo McClain, CEO National Association of Social Workers (NASW), supported by the US Department of VA and attended by top government officials and other dignitaries who sho

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 15, 2022

As chair of the health select committee he wrote a bold and sensible report. He now seems to have forgotten what was in it Strikes add to the crisis the NHS faces. It’s been the nurses today, ambulance staff next week. Of course they can be resolved, as can all public pay claims, in this case for the cost of some £13bn to match the full 11.1% peak inflation, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ (IFS) Ben Zaranko (though unions don’t really expect this amount).

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Health & Social Care Workforce

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Helena Kitto is a third-year PhD student at Keele University. (1,097 words) Homelessness and law Homelessness is complicated to talk about from a legislative perspective.

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Social Work Futures

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Starting a new tradition (just in time for the new year)! This year, I plan to share at least one post a month just dedicated to cool things I find that I think will spark interest for social workers interested in the intersection of the future of the profession and the future of our shared world. (Thanks to those that have reached out and encouraged me to do this!

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Social Work Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2022

A couple on their wedding day. Getty Images. I live in a tiny town in a rural county, and I advocate for LGBTQIA+ folks like me. I fly rainbow flags on my home. I stand out, because going back into the closet isn’t an option. The school buses pass my house every morning on the way to the same school I attended, terrified, where I heard threats, veiled and openly violent, that kept people like me silent.

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