Fri.Mar 25, 2022

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Caseloads bigger, more complex and harder to manage, say children’s social workers

Community Care

Children’s social workers’ caseloads are bigger, more complex and harder to manage, taking a toll on their mental health and family life and leaving some contemplating quitting. That was the message from Community Care’s annual caseloads survey, whose respondents painted a picture of severe pressures – arising from Covid, staffing shortages, court requirements and a lack of other services – that undermined practice quality.

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One Size Does Not Fit All: Advocating for Young Clients With Developmental Disabilities

Social Work Blog

By Dinah Wisenberg Brin. The obstacles and stresses that children with developmental disabilities and their families face can become overwhelming. The need to navigate a complex services landscape, get help from school officials, deal with social isolation and manage financial strains, among other challenges, often create daunting pressure for parents seeking the right support for children who learn or think differently.

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Less than 1% of social workers reported to regulator referred to hearing or found to have fitness to practise issues

Community Care

Less than 1% of social workers reported to Social Work England last year were referred to a hearing or found to have impaired fitness to practise (FtP), show figures released by the regulator. Of 2,328 referrals received from December 2020 to November 2021, 0.5% were deemed serious enough, following investigation, to require a hearing. In a further 0.3% of cases, the social worker accepted the verdict of the regulator’s case examiners that their fitness to practise was impaired without a h

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India: Professional Social Work Response to COVID–19 Affected Families

International Federation of Social Workers

The report Professional Social Work Response to COVID-19 Affected Families in India: Facilitating Services and Building Awareness during the Second Wave, is the outcome of a nationwide online survey carried out between July and September 2021 to capture the professional social work’s response to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India.

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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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Edna McConnell Clark Foundation: the catalyst

National Casa Gal

New York-based Edna McConnell Clark Foundation (EMCF) is at the center of National CASA/GAL’s founding story. Read More. The post Edna McConnell Clark Foundation: the catalyst appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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World Social Work Day 2022 Asia and the Pacific Region news

International Federation of Social Workers

World Social Work Day 2022 Asia and the Pacific Region news On 15 March 2022 at the Ministry of Social Development and Human Security, Bangkok, and online H.E. Mr. Chuti Krairiksh, Minister of Social Development and Human Security presided over the World Social Work Day 2022 for the Asia and the Pacific Region and the […].

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Global public health week 2022

International Federation of Social Workers

GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH WEEK 2022 runs 4th to 8th April 2022 Global public health leaders, including Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), will officially open the 1st edition of Global Public Health Week (GPHW) on April 4, 2022 during a dedicated ceremony to be held at 13:00 (CEST). The ceremony will be […].

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News Items – March 25, 2022

Social Workers Speak

Stories of Change: NASW-NJ Launches the Social Work Oral History Institute. Insider NJ. This Social Work Month, the National Association of Social Workers – NJ Chapter (NASW-NJ) launches the Institute of Oral History for Social Work in collaboration with StoryCorps. Debuting with the stories of more than a dozen prominent social workers from the state of New Jersey, the Institute will grow to encompass the stories of social workers from across our nation—stories that will be preserved for poster