Famcare
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that there are now 708 100 social workers employed in the country. Furthermore, the number of persons involved in social work is always growing. Your main goal as a social worker must be to assist individuals or spread knowledge.
The New Social Worker
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
What is the role of social work in relation to environmental justice? It is important for us, as social workers, to enhance our knowledge about the impact of the environment on the health, welfare, and life span of diverse groups
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Relias
JANUARY 30, 2023
For your organization to be the best that it can be, you must create an environment where staff members feel comfortable being themselves, asking questions, and providing potential solutions to problems.
My Brains Not Broken
JANUARY 31, 2023
There have been many moments along my mental health journey where I’ve felt like I’ve failed. I don’t quite know how I’m failing or in what way, but I feel that I am.
Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.
In this webinar with business development consultant Gary Direnfeld, we will explore the different methods of marketing your private social work practice and boosting your online presence. Gary will provide valuable insight on choosing and using social media to attract viable referrals.
Nicole Clark Consulting
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. In the early years of my social work career, I had a large caseload of individuals from various backgrounds and needs. Some clients were more challenging to work with than others, but I’d say I got along well with everyone I worked with. Yet [.]
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International Federation of Social Workers
JANUARY 31, 2023
(In the photo: Members of the ASO board with IFSW representatives) At a press conference today in Kabul, the Afghanistan Social Work Organization (ASO) invited speakers from The Ministry of […] IFSW
My Brains Not Broken
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Here it is, yet another blog post inspired by a song from Celine Dion. The song in question is “Taking Chances,” which is a single from the 2007 album of the same name.
The New Social Worker
JANUARY 30, 2023
In its most brutal truths, Spare is a memoir about a lonely, isolated, abused, purposeless boy who becomes determined to face his realities in order to mature. Read our review and commentary on Spare
Community Care
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Specialist social workers will be appointed to lead child protection cases while a new framework will be introduced to support practitioners at the start of their careers, the government has said in its response to the care review.
CAPC
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Why clinicians must unlearn well-intentioned but ultimately harmful conventions about race and ethnicity—and strategies to move forward. Health Equity Leadership
The Guardian
JANUARY 28, 2023
Inquest into case of a 61-year-old Norfolk woman left in an ambulance queue triggers challenge to Steve Barclay A coroner has urged the health secretary to take action to prevent needless deaths after a woman died of heart failure following a four-hour wait in the back of an ambulance.
NCCPR Child Welfare Blog
JANUARY 29, 2023
Betty Ford was addicted to booze and pills, and had mental health problems. But no one took away her children. Richard Blodgett admits he was using fentanyl illegally.
Community Care
JANUARY 31, 2023
Unions are seeking a 12.7% pay rise for council social workers and other local authority staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for 2023-24.
Social Work.Career
JANUARY 31, 2023
This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 50 free webcasts that we could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health.
Untipsy Teacher
JANUARY 30, 2023
Dear Readers, Two events, happening close together, has led me to have some interesting thoughts about death and dying. This is not meant to alarm anyone, but I find just putting these thoughts on paper to be so helpful.
International Federation of Social Workers
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
This week’s escalation of conflict in Israel and Palestine highlights the failures in developing a step-by-step peace process based on trust, understanding and the acknowledgement that all people have rights. […] IFSW
Community Care
JANUARY 31, 2023
Relias
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Originally known as the Fatal Four (which included aspiration, dehydration, constipation, and seizures), experts in the field of IDD care have identified sepsis as another serious condition for this population. For this reason, the nomenclature has changed to the Fatal Five.
The Guardian
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
The idea is nothing new in other countries, but the UK has been slow to develop housing schemes for older LGBTQ+ people.
Social Work Blog
JANUARY 31, 2023
Black history month celebrate. vector illustration design graphic By Chad Dion Lassiter, MSW My question this month is how well are we living up to our creed to bring the woes of the marginalized to the forefront of the public’s attention?
Community Care
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Sector bodies have heavily criticised the government’s provision of one-fifth of the resources called for by the care review to reform social care in its response today.
Relias
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Originally known as the Fatal Four (which included aspiration, dehydration, constipation, and seizures), experts in the field of IDD care have identified sepsis as another serious condition for this population. For this reason, the nomenclature has changed to the Fatal Five.
The Guardian
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Poet and broadcaster says Rachel de Souza should be pushing ministers to do much more Lemn Sissay, the poet and broadcaster, has launched a bruising attack on the children’s commissioner for England, accusing her of failing to champion children in care at a crucial time and “smothering the voice of her own office”.
Social Work Blog
FEBRUARY 2, 2023
By Mel Wilson, LCSW, MBA The widely televised tape of Tyre Nichols being mercilessly beaten by members of the Memphis Police Department was shocking beyond words.
Community Care
JANUARY 30, 2023
Four in ten people whose discharge from hospital is delayed are awaiting a social care package, according to NHS data.
Relias
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Originally known as the Fatal Four (which included aspiration, dehydration, constipation, and seizures), experts in the field of IDD care have identified sepsis as another serious condition for this population. For this reason, the nomenclature has changed to the Fatal Five.
The Guardian
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
MQ Mental Health
JANUARY 31, 2023
Movies can be great for helping us discuss our mental health experiences. Recently, a TV series has helped shine a light on a lesser known and highly stigmatised condition. Last year, Marvel’s Moon Knight portrayed a character who, like many superheroes, had a mental illness.
The International Association Of Schools Of Social
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Virtual Side –event: Addressing inequality predicament: trade-offs and the quest for decent employment, poverty reduction and social inclusion Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Time: 9:45am- 11am EST Please register at: [link] The side- event conceived as a panel discussion takes place during the 61 st session of the Commission for Social Development.
The Guardian
JANUARY 30, 2023
Staff filed records claiming far more care was given, evidence suggests A dementia home care agency spent as little as three and a half minutes on taxpayer-funded care visits and filed records claiming far more care was given, according to evidence seen by the Guardian. The hasty care was exposed by Susan Beswick’s family, who called it “totally inadequate”. They say they had been told visits to 78-year-old Beswick, who has Alzheimer’s disease, were supposed to last 30 or 45 minutes.
Health & Social Care Workforce
FEBRUARY 3, 2023
Dr Mary Baginsky,Senior Research Fellow at the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce.
Community Care
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
Social Work England has found broad support from the profession for its proposed expectations of students’ knowledge and skills on graduation.
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