Fri.Nov 19, 2021

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‘Excellent direct work’ sees council improve to ‘good’

Community Care

“Excellent” and “culturally sensitive” direct work by social workers has helped their council improve to ‘good’ in its latest Ofsted inspection. The inspectorate also found that strong staff retention at Leicester council provided a “bedrock of stability” that promoted excellent relationships between children and practitioners. The inspection in September and early October saw Leicester rise to ‘good’ from the requires improvement rating it received in 2017 and inadequate verdict in 2015.

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What Do You Know About Disability Cultural Competence?

Swhelper

Elspeth Slayter. Recently, I had the opportunity to give a webinar on disability cultural competence to social service workers, but was met with many blank stares. As a disabled social worker myself, I often notice that the disability community is not recognized as a cultural group. Disability is also not considered as a social identity in diversity […].

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An adopted foster child dies in Hawaii – but nobody seems to be asking the right questions

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

Ariel Sellers, as she was known before her adoption, was reported missing by her foster/adoptive parents. Now they've been charged with her murder. (Honolulu police dept. photo) We don’t know why six-year-old Ariel Sellers was taken from her parents. But we do know this: ? Relatives were ready to take her in. They say Hawaii’s family police agency, known as “Child Welfare Services” (CWS) ignored them. ?

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Project-Based Learning for the Virtual Classroom

Swhelper

Wendy Taylor. Project-based learning (PBL) may not be the first thing that teachers consider when planning for remote or hybrid lessons. However, with a little creativity and an organized approach, project-based learning can engage students in a way that may be lacking during typical virtual instruction. So what is it, exactly? PBL, simply put, is an approach […].

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5 Must Haves for Case Management

Thousands of nonprofits rely on case management software to help collect data, manage programs, coordinate with agencies, and provide life-changing health and human services. Adopting a cloud-based case management platform is essential for nonprofits and government agencies to operate more efficiently and make better use of their funding and budget.

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In one day, the government has broken two key promises to its new voters | Polly Toynbee

The Guardian

People trusted Boris Johnson on social care and HS2. Will they punish him for these twin breaches of faith? Another day, another assault by this government on the very voters who gave it such a stonking majority. The change in social care subsidies in England, sneaked out under the shield of their own sleaze scandal, is a finely targeted strike on older, less affluent homeowners living in northern English seats.

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Does Anxiety Go Away After Using Heroin?

Gateway Foundation

A powerful motivation that draws people to drugs like heroin is an underlying mental health condition. While everyone experiences anxiety or stress occasionally, anxiety disorders make it difficult to deal with daily life without persistent feelings of fear or dread. To cope, some people experiment with illicit substances. Heroin may seem to offer relief from anxiety… The post Does Anxiety Go Away After Using Heroin?

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New at CAPC: November 2021

CAPC

Learn about new tools and resources on capc.org.

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