Community Care

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The government has started its quest for a new chief social worker for adults, after Lyn Romeo announced her retirement after a decade in post. Applicants must be qualified social workers – though need not be currently registered – and be able to provide a “frontline perspective on policymaking” – though most of the essential criteria for the role concern leadership and policy experience and expertise (see box).

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International Federation of Social Workers

OCTOBER 23, 2023

All social workers are invited to help create the biggest overview of often-challenging working conditions of social workers around the globe. The survey is open until 15th December 2023.

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Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 23, 2023

by Alex Collins, Senior Technical Advisor, Data for Impact (D4I) project, Palladium

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International Federation of Social Workers

OCTOBER 23, 2023

IFSW is delighted to share the opportunity presented by the 2024 National Branches of the Council of International Fellowship (CIF) to go abroad and connect with social workers from across […]

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Social Worker 103

Advertiser: Caseworthy

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Case Management

National Casa Gal

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Since 2009, Thetas from all over the globe have volunteered and provided service in their respective communities. Read More. The post Kappa Alpha Theta holds its annual Theta Day of Service appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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International Federation of Social Workers

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The expert group on children in impoverished families in Norway, appointed on August 12, 2022, delivered a report titled “A Childhood for Life” on October 17, outlining recommendations to improve […]

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Social Worker 87

University of Connecticut

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Professor Rebecca L. Thomas has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in Social Work to Sofia, Bulgaria, for the 2023-2024 academic year, from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Thomas teaches in the Policy Practice concentration at UConn School of Social Work (SSW) and is the director of the Center for International Social Work Studies at SSW.

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Swhelper

OCTOBER 23, 2023

SWHELPER Hispanic adults with mental health conditions are 17 percent less likely to receive treatment than their non-Hispanic white counterparts. But what causes this disparity and how can we fix it? That was a question recently posed by Jason Mallonee, D.S.W.

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The Guardian

OCTOBER 23, 2023

People at a dementia cafe session in Swindon describe long waits for diagnosis, and knock-on delays in prescribing treatment Inequality leaving 115,000 dementia cases ‘undiagnosed’ in England Swindon has one of the worst dementia diagnosis rates in England. NHS England figures show that less than half of patients (49.7%) with the condition have a formal diagnosis.

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CAPC

OCTOBER 23, 2023

How palliative care can help adolescents and young adults with who are living with cancer.

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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.

Private Practice

The Social Care Elf

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This paper presents the methodology and findings of a systematic review of the available evidence relating to social workers experience of bureaucracy in practice. The study is international, and includes English Language papers published in peer reviewed journals between 1990 and 2020. The post The impact of bureaucracy on social work practice appeared first on National Elf Service.

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Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 23, 2023

by UNICEF Malaysia

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Community Care

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Care Quality Commission has given its initial verdict on council adult social care services under its new local authority assurance system. The regulator included findings from an analysis of data and other published performance information from all 153 councils in its annual State of health and social care report, published last week. The assessment covered two of nine quality statements against which the CQC will be assessing authorities: care provision, integration and continuity, and as

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Reimagining Social Work

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The time for solidarity with the beseiged and brutalised inhabitants of Gaza, the wider Palestinian people and their collective human right for an independent state, is now! It is time for the people of the Western world to summon the political will to demand a free Palestine.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A minister has sidestepped a question on whether the government will include a bill to reform the Mental Health Act (MHA) in next month’s King Speech. With the speech on 7 November marking the start of the last parliamentary session before the next election, it is the final chance for the government to reform the MHA in accordance with a commitment in the 2019 Conservative Party manifesto.

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