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Staff-to-service-user ratios ‘not safe’ in UK social work, say two-thirds of practitioners

Community Care

The ratio between the numbers of staff and the people they support is not safe in UK social work services, say two-thirds of practitioners. Social workers are also working increasing amounts of overtime and facing rising levels of burnout on the back of the pandemic, while over a third have considered leaving the profession. Those were among the findings of the sixth wave of research into Covid-19’s impact on health and social care practitioners, which started in May 2020 and has been carr

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Self-Care A-Z: Accountability and Self-Care—When a 7-Year-Old Back-Seat Driver Schools Me

The New Social Worker

Self-care does not just happen. We need to be intentional about accountability that holds us to our commitments. As such, devising successful self-care plans requires intentionally considering what accountability measures/strategies to use.

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‘We didn’t show we cared enough. We won’t make that mistake twice’: Ed Davey on love, loss and the Lib Dems

The Guardian

After the Lib Dems’ triumph in the local elections, their leader talks about his ‘mission’ to get rid of the Tories, the tragedies that blighted his childhood, and how caring for his disabled son has shaped his politics I meet Ed Davey at his house in his Kingston and Surbiton constituency, a sprawling Edwardian semi. In the hands of a banker or, for that matter, a regular politician, it would be full of black and white tiles and plantation blinds, but in the hands of the Daveys it looks like an

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Invitation for Panama Conference in April 4-7, 2024.

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Invitation for Panama Conference in April 4-7, 2024. Dr. Karene Nathaniel De Caires, former Vice President of IASSW and Deputy Dean of The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Trinidad and Tobago is inviting you all social workers across the world to participate in Panama Conference in April 4-7, 2024.

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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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My dad is ill, but his flat's ceiling is falling in and our food bill has doubled. There’s no one to help us | Siobhan

The Guardian

I’m stumped by the endless bureaucracy of the system. Why can’t we just find him somewhere warm and safe? This article is part of the heat or eat diaries : a series from the frontline of Britain’s cost of living emergency We take things day by day with my dad. After more than 10 years as his full-time carer , I know not to get my hopes up that things will magically get better.

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Panama Conference in April 4-7, 2024 Invitation by LOC

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

Panama Conference in April 4-7, 2024 Invitation by LOC Silvana Martinez former President of IFSW ,Professor at Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y Trabajo Social and Kenia Batista Presidenta de la Asociación de Trabajadores Sociales de Panamá at Asociación De Trabajadores Sociales De Panamá is inviting you all social workers across the world to participate in Panama Conference in April 4-7, 2024.

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4 Reasons Non-Profits are Embracing Case Management Software

Famcare

Nonprofits are formed upon the idea that a certain segment of the population needs support. Brilliant ideas of how to make a difference is at the heart. Soon enough in providing these services the need for collecting and managing large amounts of data becomes evident. This data and its management are a vital aspect of the survival and success of an agency.

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Concerns over care sector amid UK rise in potential victims of modern slavery

The Guardian

Charity says number of potential victims identified via helpline more than doubled last year The number of potential victims of modern slavery in the UK more than doubled to record levels last year, with a particularly sharp increase in alleged exploitation in the care sector, figures show. Calls to the UK modern slavery helpline identified 6,516 potential victims last year, an increase of 116% from 2021, according to the figures from the anti-slavery charity Unseen.

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Social Workers Breaking Barriers-One Day at A Time

American Board of Clinical Social Work

As a private clinician, and Manager of the Social Work Department at the Valley Hospital, collectively we view our purpose as making a difference, making connections, making meaning and making a life- all of which entails breaking barriers on a daily basis. As social Workers, we are trained to help people address personal and systemic barriers to optimal living.