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World Social Work Day 2022

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

The next World Social Work Day takes place on the 15th March 2022. The theme: ´Co-building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind´ coincides with the theme of the people´s summit that will take place on the 29th June to the 2 nd July. The theme presents a vision and action plan to create new global values, policies and practices that develop trust, security and confidence for all people and the sustainability of the planet.

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Another U-turn likely from UK government on care costs bill

The Guardian

Senior Tories told ‘dog’s dinner’ legislation will change to prevent defeat over proposals that would penalise the poor The government is preparing to drop controversial plans that would force poorer pensioners to pay more for their social care, in order to avert a possible Commons defeat that would further damage Boris Johnson’s authority, the Observer has been told.

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Registration is now open to The People’s Global Summit.!

International Federation of Social Workers

#NewEcoSocialWorld #PeopleSummit egistration is now open to The People’s Global Summit. Co-building a New Eco-Social World: Leaving No One Behind 29th June to 2nd July 2022 – Online. IFSW International Federation of Social Workers is co-facilitating the #PeopleSummit and calls for action from the social work profession to engage with people and their communities to […].

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Closures and soaring waiting lists: crunch time for social care services

The Guardian

‘Red lights are flashing’ warns care boss, in advance of the government’s social care white paper Social care services across England are “rapidly deteriorating”, with waiting lists soaring and councils struggling with care home closures, social services chiefs have warned. Long-term waiting lists have almost quadrupled and 1.5m hours of necessary home care were not delivered in the three months to November, amid a deepening staffing crisis going into winter.

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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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Second Season Episode 34: A conversation with documentary film legend Terrence Youk

Hospice Chaplaincy

As we continue to honor the National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, We replay Saul Ebema’s conversation with documentary film Continue Reading.

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Tory voters in north of England view social care reforms as ‘toxic’ – research

The Guardian

Labour polling reveals funding changes that break Conservative election pledge considered a betrayal Conservative voters in the north of England view Boris Johnson’s changes to social care funding as toxic and say his broken pledge on not selling homes to pay for care is a betrayal, according to research seen by the Guardian. The polling and focus group, undertaken for the Labour party, said the changes to social care funding this week found it was “the most powerful broken promise we have teste

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Illinois “child welfare” sets a terrible record in 2020

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

The Illinois foster care panic may have ended in Chicago. But it's still tragically strong in other parts of the state. The foster-care panic that started sweeping through the state in 2019 continued in 2020 – and in much of the state, 2021. In some regions the number of families torn apart has more than doubled since 2017. Guess what happened to child abuse deaths.