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Councils urged to look beyond social work to widen pool of future DCSs

Community Care

Disappointment with national government policy commitment to children’s services (25%). The college said this meant the government needed to tackle the “negative effects of multiple government departments generating policies around children” and improve funding for new duties for councils. This is within your gift.”

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Mental Health Community Reacts: Conservatives Cause Concern

MQ Mental Health

Empathy, kindness, understanding {is needed}. His government needs to address the reasons people can’t go to work – like poor health – rather than make life harder for those who are struggling.” We need to stop using this performative language. Let's not beat people, let's not be cruel."

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‘Consistently high standards’ of social work earns Cafcass across-the-board outstanding rating

Community Care

Ofsted said senior leaders were working with Cafcass’s sponsor government department, the Ministry of Justice, to secure the best possible pay deal for staff within the civil service rules. However, pay rises at Cafcass had lagged behind council settlements in six of the previous seven years.

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So long and thanks.

Social Work With Adults

Lastly, having the Chief Social Worker for Adults role in central government, advising and supporting ministers and officials, providing professional leadership, and working in collaboration with everyone in the sector, has given social work greater recognition and value. There is much more to do of course.

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Carers Week and our role in building support

Social Work With Adults

Image created by freepik.com ] Nuance and empathy Understanding and facilitating the right kind of support for unpaid carers is, understandably, skilled and important work. Support for unpaid carers and the road to social care reform The Government is committed to reforming adult social care, not least for unpaid carers.

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A workforce 'Made with Care'

Social Care

We need many more new and returning care professionals with the same qualities of compassion, dedication and empathy to join our ranks and help ease pressure on the system. The recruitment campaign launches just as the Government announces its Winter Plan for social care, explaining how the sector will be supported in coming months.

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News Items – May 4, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Richard Brouillette is a member of NASW-CA: 2 Ways Empathy Determines the Type of Partner We Choose Psychology Today When we think of empathy , we usually think it’s about how we relate to other people’s feelings. In fact, empathy begins with how well we first learn to relate to our own feelings and emotional needs in childhood.