Community Care

AUGUST 2, 2023

Kate Shoesmith, deputy chief executive, the REC By Kate Shoesmith We welcome the fact that the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) is no longer calling for curbs on agency social work in England to be implemented earlier than the government’s April 2024 target date. Moving the date forward would have been risky short-termism at a time of shortages of social workers.

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The Guardian

AUGUST 2, 2023

It was more than 12 hours after Rianna Cleary went into labour before anyone came to help her. She was covered in blood – and her daughter was dead. Why were they failed so appallingly? The last thing Rianna Cleary remembers before she passed out in the early hours of 27 September 2019, alone and in the throes of labour pain, was a scene involving a chicken leg in the film Killer Joe, which was showing on the TV screen in her prison cell.

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Criminal Justice Mental Health 75

Community Care

AUGUST 2, 2023

Racism is a significant presence in the social work sector. According to survey findings published in March 2022 , one in four social workers had experienced racism from colleagues or managers at least once in the preceding 12 months. Racism may also be contributing to minoritised practitioners abandoning permanent local authority posts for agency work, according to a survey of 1,035 London and South East-based children’s social workers and managers.

Social Worker 164

Social Worker 164

Abuse Survivor

AUGUST 2, 2023

Hey there, beautiful souls! Today, I want to open up about a recent experience that has been both challenging and enlightening for me. A few weeks ago, I found myself triggered into a depressive episode, and I thought it was important to share my journey with you. Sometimes, life throws unexpected curveballs, and it’s okay to lean into the struggle and allow ourselves the time to heal and grow.

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Depression Anxiety Engagement PTSD 75

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Blurt It Out

AUGUST 2, 2023

“How are you?” is a question many of us are familiar with. It’s probably the question we get asked more often than any other. Many of us automatically respond with ‘fine thanks, you?’, because that’s the response we’ve learned to give. It’s the response we heard the adults around us trot out each time they were asked how they were; they probably learned it from the adults around them.

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Communication Psychology Engagement Schools 52

The New Social Worker

AUGUST 2, 2023

Suddenly, everyone is talking about AI.

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Social Worker 81

Social Work Blog

AUGUST 2, 2023

By Chad Dion Lassiter, MSW When the Supreme Court finally declared the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional, Frederick Douglass, amid an outpouring of outrage, advised that we must first take a collective deep breath. The Supreme Court had killed the law that guaranteed African Americans access to public accommodations and stopped barring them from serving on a jury on the grounds it didn’t control actions of individuals.

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Schools University Diversity Advocacy 98

Blurt It Out

AUGUST 2, 2023

“How are you?” is a question many of us are familiar with. It’s probably the question we get asked more often than any other. Many of us automatically respond with ‘fine thanks, you?’, because that’s the response we’ve learned to give. It’s the response we heard the adults around us trot out each time they were asked how they were; they probably learned it from the adults around them.

Disorder 52

Disorder Communication Psychology Engagement 52

Blurt It Out

AUGUST 2, 2023

“How are you?” is a question many of us are familiar with. It’s probably the question we get asked more often than any other. Many of us automatically respond with ‘fine thanks, you?’, because that’s the response we’ve learned to give. It’s the response we heard the adults around us trot out each time they were asked how they were; they probably learned it from the adults around them.

Communication 52

Communication Psychology Engagement Schools 52

Blurt It Out

AUGUST 2, 2023

“How are you?” is a question many of us are familiar with. It’s probably the question we get asked more often than any other. Many of us automatically respond with ‘fine thanks, you?’, because that’s the response we’ve learned to give. It’s the response we heard the adults around us trot out each time they were asked how they were; they probably learned it from the adults around them.

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Communication Psychology Engagement Schools 52

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Private Practice

Blurt It Out

AUGUST 2, 2023

“How are you?” is a question many of us are familiar with. It’s probably the question we get asked more often than any other. Many of us automatically respond with ‘fine thanks, you?’, because that’s the response we’ve learned to give. It’s the response we heard the adults around us trot out each time they were asked how they were; they probably learned it from the adults around them.

Depression 52

Depression Communication Psychology Engagement 52