Community Care

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Significant disparities in access to support for kinship carers have been laid bare in a survey of councils, whose results were published last week. The availability of support differed by locality, whether the child had previously been in care or not and by the type of kinship arrangement or legal order they were cared for under, showed the study by evidence body Foundations, released to coincide with Kinship Care Week.

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Relias

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Everyone was impacted by the by the COVID-19 pandemic in some way. Everyone suffered a loss of some sort. This could be a loss of familiar routine, a sense of personal safety, time with loved ones, and of course, a family member who became sick or died. This collective trauma has led many to ask, “How can you support staff after a crisis?” As COVID-19 continues to wane, it’s important that we reflect on the lessons learned during the pandemic.

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Nnatasha Tracy

OCTOBER 9, 2023

World Mental Health Day 2023 has been given the theme by the World Health Organization (WHO): mental health is a universal human right. I couldn't agree more. But what does this mean? What is the impact of that statement? There's more controversy there than you might think. The idea that mental health is a universal human right means one thing to the WHO, but it means something a little bit more to me.

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The New Social Worker

OCTOBER 9, 2023

The digital divide is a social justice problem. Social workers must incorporate digital inclusion strategies into their practices by making sure that services, data, and resources are available to all.

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Social Worker 85

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International Federation of Social Workers

OCTOBER 9, 2023

On this World Mental Health Day, we stand united in our commitment to advancing mental well-being and ensuring that everyone, regardless of their circumstances, has access to mental health services.

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Mental Health 73

The Social Care Elf

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In this blog, Daisy Long and the elf apprentices that took part in the woodland workshop undertook a group critical analysis on Lin, F.R., Pike, J.R., Albert. M.S., Arnold, M., Burgard, S., Chisolm, T. & others (2023) paper on Hearing intervention versus health education control to reduce cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss in the USA (ACHIEVE): a multi-centre, randomized controlled trial.

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