Community Care

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

‘Serious reform’ is needed to cut the number of children in care placed out of area, MPs and peers have said. The all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on children in care and care leavers said new legislation and binding targets may be needed to tackle the adverse effect of being placed far from home. Reporting on an inquiry into improving the care system , the APPG said a consistent theme of the evidence it heard was the disruption out-of-area placements caused to friendships, famil

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My Brains Not Broken

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

I don’t know when I realized this, but I’m awful at compartmentalizing things. For a long time, I didn’t even know what it meant to compartmentalize things and when I did learn, I wasn’t sure how to put it into practice. It can be very frustrating to discover you’re not good at something, and that frustration can grow even more when you realize it’s holding you back from wellness in an area of your life.

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Learning Social Worker

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Many of us are frustrated by the way large organisations seem to get stuck. Even though people at every level are working really hard, somehow things do not change. I created a ‘messy map’ to make sense of my observations and shared it on Twitter. It seemed to strike a chord and generate discussions. So, I refined my scribbles into a neat graphic and decided to write this blog to provide some context and share some ideas for using this to promote some positive actions.

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The Guardian

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak said to have agreed to decision not to follow public health advice on testing in vulnerable settings Public health advice is no longer being followed under Boris Johnson’s “living with Covid” strategy to end mass testing, senior civil servants have acknowledged in a leaked account of a cross-Whitehall briefing. The briefing by a senior member of the Covid taskforce was delivered to civil service leaders across Whitehall on Thursday afternoon, making clear that follo

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The government has launched a review into whether people receiving care at home have adequate protections from abuse by those providing it. The probe is in response to concerns raised by disabled and deaf people’s organisations that existing safeguards are not adequate, where the carer fell outside the definition of domestic abuse provided by the Domestic Abuse Act 2021.

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My Brains Not Broken

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Language is one of the most important aspects of mental wellness, and how we talk about mental health can go a long way toward shrinking the mental health stigma. This recurring feature on the blog will tackle different words and phrases that I use when talking about my mental health. I know that other people use this language as well, and defining some of the more relatable terms can help others understand what it means, instead of having to explain it constantly.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Social Dialogue #26 – call for articles. Black Lives Matter: developments in de-colonising social work. Editors: Kish Bhatti-Sinclair and Brian Littlechild. The proposal for this special edition of Social Dialogue is from members of SWEARN (Social Work Education Anti-Racist Network), an established network of academics and leaders from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland committed to the development of global understandings of anti-racist and anti-oppressive pra

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The number of social workers leaving children’s posts in English councils or trusts has spiked to its highest point in at least five years, according to Department for Education figures. Almost 5,000 full-time equivalent (FTE) children’s social workers left their roles in the year to September 2021, a 16% increase on the year before and the highest number since comparable data collection began in 2016-17.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Geographically, Castle Rock and Aurora are less than 30 miles away. But when it comes to what happens to those investigated for "child neglect" they can be worlds apart. All over the country, there are efforts to pass what should be called “right to childhood laws” – that is, very good laws specifying that, no, it is not “neglect” if you use your common sense to decide when your child is old enough play by himself in a playground, or walk to or from school by herself, or watch younger siblings w

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Social Care

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

"It is a great joy to be living in a country and era which recognises and celebrates diversity and has the legal means to make sure exclusion, discrimination and oppression, based on sexual orientation are not tolerated." [Image created by freepik.com ]. The journey from adversity to equality. Inclusion, acceptance and respect are all essential qualities in the world of social care, as much for those who provide services as they are for those who receive them.

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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.

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International Federation of Social Workers

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Social work has responded over many decades to the human tragedies that follow the war. The military aggression in Ukraine will result in death, destruction, more human rights abuses, large-scale refugee movements, and the traumatization of people. Historically we have seen that land disputes on this international scale, apparently fueled by the need for power […].

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The government is examining how councils can place more social work students to meet its ambitions to increase numbers coming into the profession. Ministers intends to train more practitioners through new and existing training routes as part of its reforms to adult social care, funded through part of £500m allocated to develop the wider social care workforce from 2022-25.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The only constant is change. To keep up, human services providers must constantly be looking to improve the way they provide services. One of the best ways to achieve this goal is by creating a culture of learning. But what does this mean exactly? According to Peter Senge, a pioneer in this topic: “Learning organizations are organizations where people continually expand their capacity to create the results they truly desire, where new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured, where collec

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Bipolar Bandit

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Wellness is not limited to physical training but that’s where my journey began. For most of my life I’ve grappled with depression, anxiety, and low self-esteem. My journey included multiple suicide attempts, repeated hospitalizations, and many failed attempts to treat my illness with various medications. I consistently self-medicated with drugs and alcohol and secretly lived a miserable existence.

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

WORLD SOCIAL WORK DAY AT THE UNITED NATIONS – GENEVA – 16 March 2022. Wednesday 16 March 2022 (ONLINE). Positioning Social Work in an Eco-social World: Building New Partnerships and Alliances. Like every year, social workers around the globe will celebrate World Social Work Day in March this year to promote and disseminate a common message worldwide.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Social worker shortages in Solihull have meant children referred to local safeguarding services face long delays, with some waiting a month to be assessed, a multi-agency inspection launched following the murder of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes has found. The joint targeted area inspection (JTAI) carried out in January found a “significant number” of children in need of help and protection in Solihull are waiting too long for their initial need and risk to be assessed.

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The Guardian

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Owners hits by staff shortages, mandatory jab policy and Covid cases, finds Care Quality Commission More than 1,600 care home beds have been lost in just six months, as worsening staff shortages and the financial strain after two years of the Covid pandemic have caused a net loss of 134 homes in England. The deregistrations, which were not outweighed by new openings, came as staff shortages almost doubled, to 11% of the workforce, from August to the end of January, according to figures released

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Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and 13 other organizations on January 26, 2022 participated in an amicus brief filed in the United States Supreme Court in Golan v. Saada , a child abduction case. NASW had previously participated in this case filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Courts at the lower level decided that the child and Ms.

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The New Social Worker

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Ignoring the role of race upholds the dominant framework of whiteness and invalidates the racial identities and lived experiences of people of color. We can’t truly talk about racism unless we talk about whiteness.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Wiltshire council has delayed a decision to change unsocial hours payments for staff, after emergency duty social workers warned they could see their earnings dwindle by £7,000 as a result. The authority hopes to save £10m on staffing over the next two years, with £2.1m coming from proposed changes to unsocial hours, overtime, standby and callout allowances as well as a temporary freeze on pay increments.

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Untipsy Teacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

Dear Readers, When I get tired of hearing with my cochlear implants, which is often, I just take them off. (The sounds are harsh, and I have to think to hear.) Of course, this makes Mr. UT a bit annoyed when I ask him questions with them off. (LOL) Sometimes I ask him if he needs to talk to me before I take them off! If he says no, then it’s all good.

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Living Sober

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Kate Baily is a a Professional Coach and coach trainer in Addictive Behaviours and Grey Area Drinking. She's also the co-founder of Love Sober, a community interest company that helps women be happily, sustainably sober. Click on the video or audio below to hear our Sobriety Chat. We chat about relapse, 'grey area drinking', being neurodiverse and managing sensory overload. […].

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The New Social Worker

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Zoom gloom or virtual fatigue is occupational stress resulting in emotional and physical exhaustion from constant engagement with video conferencing. Social workers in supervisory roles are in key positions to address this within the workplace.

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The Guardian

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Policy is criticised as ‘tax on caring’, and orders of free tests are limited to deter stockpiling Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage People visiting care homes in England will have to pay for Covid tests from April, Downing Street has said, as people were limited to ordering one pack every three days while they remain free in an apparent attempt to limit stockpiling.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The previous round-up began by comparing a real-life case to the depiction of a dystopian child welfare surveillance state portrayed in Jessamine Chan’s novel The School for Good Mothers Now, Let Grow has a comprehensive comparison between the novel and the real world of family policing. It is not reassuring. ? One of the cases Let Grow cites is among the two discussed in this NCCPR Blog Post : Two almost identical “child welfare” cases.

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Social Work Bubble

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This blog post will serve as a catch-all for great resources for BIPOC and AAPI individuals seeking mental health care and support. BIPOC/AAPI Mental Health Resources. Mental Health Resources For Black, Indigenous, And People Of Color. 14 Organizations and People Working to Support BIPOC Mental Health During the Coronavirus Crisis. We Are Not OK: Mental Health Resources for BIPOC Communities. 21 Mental Health Resources for BIPOC (and 5 Tips to Finding the Right Therapist for You).

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Gateway Foundation

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Much like our physical health, mental health is an integral aspect of a person’s overall well-being and is essential in determining how we feel, think and act. From daily stressors to significant life events, everyone has things they may worry about in life that trigger feelings of nervousness. However, experiencing uncontrollable worry and fear about… The post What Is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

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The Guardian

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Cycle of short plays will celebrate roles often underappreciated by those in positions of power Key workers will be literally centre stage in a new cycle of nine short plays celebrating roles that are crucial to society but often underappreciated by those in positions of power and influence. A “community cast” of 80 people aged between 16 and 96 will join professional actors on stage for The Key Workers Cycle at the Almeida theatre in north London in March.

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Famcare

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

It is no secret that the pandemic has affected the entire world in one way or another. This includes not just individuals, but entire countries, economies, industries and systems. The virus has helped put things in perspective for many of us, it has also managed to completely wreck the lives of others. While many people were laid off, others spent months working from home, but for social workers, the pandemic brought huge, unprecedented challenges that went beyond just the struggles associated w

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Health & Social Care Workforce

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Adele van Wyk, social worker and PhD student at University of Edinburgh, reports from Race Equality Week, which is run by London ADASS and supported by the ARC South London Social Care Theme (based at the NIHR Policy Research Unit … Continue reading →

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Gateway Foundation

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Do you experience anxiety attacks when life seems overwhelming? An anxiety attack describes an episode of excessive worrying and may include physical symptoms like increased heart rate and muscle tension. It can be a mentally and physically exhausting experience that requires recovery time. If occasional anxiety keeps you up at night, you might try to… The post Triggers of an Anxiety Attack appeared first on Gateway.

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The Guardian

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The Morrison government has wreaked carnage in the sector but without an alternative it may not matter at the polling booth Will this be the aged care election? One would like to think so, given the carnage the federal government has wreaked in the sector. Continue reading.

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Famcare

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The focus of social work has shifted from providing immediate support as a safety net to the vulnerable to striving for a better long-term outcome for each client. In child and family services, the mission no longer ends at removing an endangered child from a dysfunctional household but now extends to how a Child Welfare Agency might help the child grow into a productive member of society.

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Living Sober

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

The spicy ginger, fresh coriander and tart lemon give a great complexity to this delicious pineapple based drink. I found it really refreshing! Ingredients: 1 cup fresh pineapple 1 thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger 1 cup coriander Half a lemon Fizzy water Method: Peel and slice the pineapple, ginger and lemon Wash the coriander and remove stems Blend all of […].

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Gateway Foundation

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Alcohol is the most commonly used drug in the United States. It’s readily available and sensationalized by the media. Some people begin drinking as adolescents or teens. The prevalence of alcohol and our current culture puts specific people at risk of developing a substance use disorder. Drinking alcohol affects various communities in different ways.

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