Community Care

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Inequalities in access to adult social care are deepening due to the cost of living crisis, staff shortages and squeezed council budgets. That was the message today from the Care Quality Commission in its annual State of health care and adult social care report. The regulator said council funding for care was not keeping up with need, with requests for care per 100,000 population up 4.9% from 2017-18 to 2021-22, while the numbers receiving care as a result fell by 2.2%.

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The Social Care Elf

OCTOBER 20, 2023

For the last in our World Menopause Day 2023 series, we are combining a paper and some recent case law, to think about some of the things that have been discussed this week through these blog posts. The post Menopause in the workplace revisited: A feminist perspective and a visit to the Employment Tribunal (ET) appeared first on National Elf Service.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The government should find £500,000 to help 200 former practitioners return to social work in its forthcoming autumn statement, the Local Government Association (LGA) has said. The proposals was one of three put forward by the LGA to “rapidly increase the children’s social worker workforce and retain those currently in post” in the context of vacancy rates that reached a record high of 20% last September.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

OCTOBER 20, 2023

We would like to highlight some of the extraordinary work that our members are doing. Many members are using their expertise and experience to make huge differences in the world. Here are just two examples! In December 2022, Ukrainian psychologist Dr. Alex Lupis initiated contact with the American Psychological Association (APA), Division 12, to explore avenues of support for Ukrainian psychologists, resulting in a collaboration that involved members of the Assessment Psychology Section.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 20, 2023

An effective pay freeze for social workers and other health and social care staff in Northern Ireland is “unsustainable and unfair”, sector leaders have warned. Health and social care (HSC) trust chief executives made the claim in a letter to Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris urging him to intervene to give trust staff a pay rise.

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Michigan Social Work

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The School of Social Work celebrated the third annual Social Justice Changemaker Lecture with an art show, spoken word performances, and a rich conversation about community, art, incarceration, and second chances. The program, “Incarceration and its Aftermath: How Art Can Create Pathways to Reintegration and Healing,” looked at the personal and societal implications of the carceral state, the connection between creativity and freedom, and the importance of imagination and inclusion.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The International Conference on Social Work and Social Research: Financial Capability and Asset Building for All November 24–25, 2023 | Baku, Azerbaijan and virtual Join researchers and practitioners at a historic gateway between East and West for this global convening on current issues in social work, research, and social policy. Gain insights for elevating the well-being of vulnerable populations through exchanges across borders and cultures.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The current spotlight focuses on the specific contributions of Dr. Jessica R. LoPresti , licensed clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. LoPresti received her B.A. in Psychology and American Studies from Williams College and earned her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts in Boston.

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Parenthood Understood

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Anxiety doesn’t always look like this. I led a workshop today for parents of kids with anxiety, and shared some resources, and I’m including them here, too, so anyone can access this information anytime. Books Cornelia Maude Spelman: When I feel Worried/Scared/Missing You [link] The Smart Girls’ Guide to Worry (American Girl Books) [link] Breaking Free of Childhood Anxiety and OCD [link] What Happened to You by Oprah and Bruce Perry (*) [link] Project You: 50 Ways to De-stress

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