Sun.Jul 16, 2023

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Age assessment demands on social workers must be reduced, says ADCS president

Community Care

Action must be taken to reduce the increasing demands on council social workers from age assessments of unaccompanied asylum seekers, a leading director has said. Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) president John Pearce said the association was working with the Home Office and Department for Education to refine the asylum age check process to reduce the amount of social work capacity it required.

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KVC Health Systems Ranks in Top 1% of Employers Nationwide with 77 Work Wellbeing Score

KVC

“What everyone in the world wants is a good job,” says Jim Clifton, Chairman and CEO of Gallup. His company knows this for a fact; Gallup has surveyed 35 million employees worldwide on work wellbeing. But what exactly is a good job? “Gallup defines a good job as one with 30+ hours of work a week with a consistent paycheck from an employer,” Clifton elaborates.

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What is Schema Therapy?

Prosper Health Collective

Schemas (in general) are our beliefs that we hold about ourselves, the world around us, and the world of others. You can think of schemas as frameworks, or structures, through the lens of which we organize and make sense of our life experiences. These beliefs operate in the background of our awareness, yet they have great influence over our sense of self, our expectations about life, and the quality of our relationships.

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The International Conference on Social Work and Social Research: Financial Capability and Asset Building for All

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

The International Conference on Social Work and Social Research Deadline: August 30, 2023 Submissions are invited for abstracts of papers to be presented at the International Conference on Social Work and Social Research, which will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, and virtually on November 24-25, 2023. Organized by Azerbaijan University in partnership with the Center for Social Development at Washington University’s Brown School (USA), Sakarya University (Türkiye), and the Social Research Center (A

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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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Using Virtual Reality in Therapy

Prosper Health Collective

When I think of Virtual reality (VR), I think of immersive games and the many commercials from Oculus. Games aside, do you know that VR can also be applied and utilised in the therapy room too? What is VR. In VR, a head mounted display is used to immerse you within a virtual environment that gives you a sense of realness or “being there”. This process can be influenced by factors such as the internet connection, image resolution, vividness and how interactive you can be with the environment

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The International Conference on Social Work and Social Research: Financial Capability and Asset Building for All

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

The International Conference on Social Work and Social Research Deadline: August 30, 2023 Submissions are invited for abstracts of papers to be presented at the International Conference on Social Work and Social Research, which will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, and virtually on November 24-25, 2023. Organized by Azerbaijan University in partnership with the Center for Social Development at Washington University’s Brown School (USA), Sakarya University (Türkiye), and the Social Research Center (A