Community Care

JULY 12, 2023

Transferring child in need cases to non-social workers may undermine the quality of practice and increase risks to children, Ofsted and the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) have warned. The organisations raised the concerns in response to Department for Education (DfE) proposals to remove the requirement for social workers to carry out hold child in need assessments , under section 17 of the Children Act 1989.

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Nicole Clark Consulting

JULY 12, 2023

When you’re closest to the problem, you’re closest to the solution. I’ve fallen down the rabbit hole of philanthropy. Specifically, how funders engage with and invest in communities and nonprofits. Most nonprofits have an ambivalent relationship with philanthropy. They need funding to survive, but also wished they didn’t have to depend on philanthropy to sustain their [.

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Community Care

JULY 12, 2023

The Department for Education is likely to go ahead with rules restricting agency social work in statutory children’s services in England, a sector leader has indicated. Association of Directors of Children’s Services workforce policy lead Rachael Wardell said ADCS had repeatedly raised the need for the DfE to implement its proposed rules and that the department had been receptive to its lobbying.

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Social Worker Consultation Government Interviewing 202

Social Work Blog

JULY 12, 2023

During July, communities celebrate Disability Pride by showcasing their contributions and advocating for their rights. Some cities in the United States hold parades to honor the community. The first Disability Pride celebration took place in 2015 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed on July 26, 1990.

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Community Care

JULY 12, 2023

Councils would continue to employ social workers and other social work staff under the Scottish Government’s plan to establish a National Care Service across the country. The government’s original plan was to transfer councils’ social work functions – including staff – to the NCS, or regional care boards set up to deliver services on its behalf.

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Social Worker Criminal Justice Government Diversity 193

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 12, 2023

● Once upon a time, the family policing establishment insisted that they never, ever took away children because of poverty. Then, when it was pointed out that the disproportionate rate at which Black and Native American children were torn from their families just might have something to do with racism, they said: No, no! We’re not taking them because their nonwhite, we’re taking them because of poverty!

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Child Welfare Hospital Discharges Welfare Foster Care 61

Sober Courage

JULY 12, 2023

“We cannot get the past breath back, nor can we take the future one. All we have is the current breath.” Ref: Be Here Now I almost died three times last year. Two times my body went into shock pushing all my vitals out of control and I was rushed to the emergency room (ER). … Continue reading Life After 0.

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Michigan Social Work

JULY 12, 2023

Associate Professor Kristin Seefeldt spoke with Bridge Michigan about Ann Arbor joining the growing list of cities across the nation exploring a guaranteed basic income program. Seefeldt will oversee the pilot program which will provide 100 income-eligible entrepreneurs with $525 a month for 24 months. “It could be someone who actually has established a small business that’s actively operating to someone who occasionally does yard work and mows lawns for neighbors … we’re really casting a broad

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The Guardian

JULY 12, 2023

Whipping ourselves into a fury about the alleged activities of a BBC presenter is no substitute for the necessary overhaul of our policies and attitudes towards children and young people, writes John Lovelock Jane Martinson ( If the BBC presenter story teaches us anything, it should be the pitfalls of rushing to judgment, 11 July ) is right to point out that the Sun should not rush to judgment in the BBC presenter case as it has in the past pictured 16-year-old girls on page 3.

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Administration Schools Mental Health Government 57

CAPC

JULY 12, 2023

Research from CAPC's Project Equity work describes a scoping review of the experiences of Black patients living with serious illness.

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Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

You may have the clinical skills to manage a private practice, but your success could actually hinge on marketing skills. For a thriving practice, you need to differentiate yourself from others and present yourself in a way that attracts referrals. These days, much of that happens online, including on social media. In this webinar, Gary Direnfeld will discuss how social media marketing can help you build your private practice and grow your client base.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 12, 2023

During July, communities celebrate Disability Pride by showcasing their contributions and advocating for their rights. Some cities in the United States hold parades to honor the community. The first Disability Pride celebration took place in 2015 to mark the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was signed on July 26, 1990.

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Disability Psychiatric Diversity 40

CAPC

JULY 12, 2023

PCHETA reintroduced in the 118th Congress with bipartisan support.

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Save the Social Worker

JULY 12, 2023

I looked up at my colleague. What?! You’re leaving? I thought you switched into this industry? He gave a pained smile. Yes, but I’ve decided to go back into church work, to plan programmes and work with people with intellectual disabilities. If you’re considering a switch into social work, know this. It’s not going to be easy. Very often when I see new entrants into the social work sector, I would ask them, So why did you join?

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