Community Care
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Councils must be under a statutory duty to support birth parents of children taken into care to tackle, and eventually end, repeat removals, a charity has said. Pause also called for much better recognition of birth parents and improved data on, and monitoring of, recurrent removals, so agencies could understand the scale of the problem, in a report issued today.
The New Social Worker
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Forensic social work, also known as criminal-legal social work (or juvenile-legal social work for those focusing on work with system-involved youth), is a growing area of practice.
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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. Councils that had made progress highlighted the importance of giving practitioners the freedom to innovate, found the study on enablers of improvement in children’s services commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA).
The Social Care Elf
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Today, 18th October 2023, is World Menopause Day. It’s the now annual discussion on the impact that menopause has for the individual in the workplace, in the family and in our communities. The post Menopause in the workplace: A blog to celebrate World Menopause Day 2023 appeared first on National Elf Service.
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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. Councils that had progressed highlighted the importance of giving practitioners the freedom to innovate, found the study on enablers of improvement in children’s services commissioned by the Local Government Association (LGA).
Abuse Survivor
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Sarah Garlits talks about how she deals with online trolls and stigma In the vast expanse of the internet, we’re all just tiny specks in a vast digital universe. Unfortunately, it’s a universe filled with trolls, those enigmatic creatures whose sole purpose seems to be spreading negativity and vitriol wherever they go. Over the years, I’ve learned that no matter what I do, someone somewhere is going to be upset about it.
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American Board of Clinical Social Work
OCTOBER 18, 2023
I have been thinking a lot about self-care in my work with patients experiencing high-stress circumstances. In my practice, with peers and patients, I tend to ask, “what are you doing to take better care of yourself?” The frequent response is so common it could be considered universal …blank stare, awkward silence, and a sheepish, “I don’t know,” usually accompanied with a shrug.
Living Sober
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Routines are the key to freedom and peace.
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