Fri.Dec 10, 2021

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Lower caseloads key to improving child protection following Arthur case, say social workers

Community Care

Social workers have said more resources and lower caseloads are the top priority for improving child protection following the murder of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes. Over three-quarters of 3,490 respondents to a Community Care poll selected this option over better multi-agency working, lower thresholds for intervention or the creation of a dedicated child protection service.

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Saturday Dream Workshop

What a Shrink Thinks

This is an educational/experiential workshop designed to support therapists and counselors, artists and creatives, meditators and those engaged in spiritual practices and anyone who wants to learn to work with their dreams in service of healing, creative or contemplative processes.

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£300m boost for adult social care workforce through winter

Community Care

The government has given the adult social care workforce a £300m boost through the winter which providers can use to increase staffing numbers or pay. The money, which lasts until March 2022, almost trebles winter workforce funding, topping up the the £162.5m recruitment and retention fund announced in October. However, the total, £462.5m, falls far short of the £1.5bn directors have been calling for and comes with data showing a deteriorating situation for the workforce as it enters winter.

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Lorraine Gutiérrez Appointed the Edith A. Lewis Collegiate Professor of Social Work

Michigan Social Work

Lorraine Gutiérrez has been appointed the Edith A. Lewis Collegiate Professor of Social Work. Gutiérrez is an internationally renowned scholar in empowerment theory and anti-oppressive practice. Her teaching and scholarship focus on multicultural praxis in communities, organizations and higher education. Her current projects include identifying strategies for multicultural community-based research and practice, multicultural education for social work practice, and identifying effective methods

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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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What social care reform could and should mean for people with dementia

Social Care

Alzheimer’s Society has been calling for social care reform for a long time and welcomed the opportunity to participate in two South West roundtable events, arranged by the Department of Health and Social Care. [Image created by freepik.com ]. Reforming care around personal need. Social care is vital for people with dementia. As the condition progresses, many people will need to draw on homecare to support them to maintain independence in their own home for as long as possible, and many will als

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Christmas care home visits in England could be restricted to three people

The Guardian

Fears families will be forced to choose who sees older relatives as government considers further Covid curbs Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Families in England could be forced to make a devastating choice over who is allowed to visit loved ones in nursing and care homes, it has emerged. The government has confirmed it is considering restricting visits to homes to just three named visitors over the Christmas period, saying it is the “natural” consequence of the unce

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Social workers across Europe speak up against the destruction of human and civil rights

International Federation of Social Workers

Several European countries have seen the growth of political groups advocating discrimination against minoritised communities or groups, such as women, LGBTQIA+ people, people who are unemployed or homeless, Roma people or people who have migrated into Europe. History shows that policies which reduce democratic and civil rights, and exclude and harm people, can develop into […].