Community Care

APRIL 12, 2023

For the last four years at least, councils have tried their hardest to engage with plans for LPS despite delays, lack of detail and a very poorly written draft LPS code of practice. These days, it can be viewed as two assessments (forms 3 and 4), which has helped to streamline the process.

Engagement 290

Engagement Government University Social Services 290

Community Care

JULY 5, 2023

No agency social workers are left practising in Northern Ireland’s health and social care (HSC) trusts , says the region’s Department of Health (DoH). NIPSA told Community Care that trusts had agreed protocols whereby they could hire agency social workers in the event of a crisis, with senior management approval.

Social Worker 200

Social Worker Engagement Anxiety Social Services 200

Community Care

APRIL 11, 2024

In 2001, the government tasked the former chief inspector of social services with chairing a statutory inquiry into the murder of the eight-year-old Ivorian girl by her great aunt, Marie-Therese Kouao, and Kouao’s boyfriend, Carl Manning the previous year. “It Ultimately, for him, this sums up the problem in children’s services.

Social Worker 337

Social Worker Government Interviewing Social Services 337

Community Care

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Increased demand for AMHP services However, though detention numbers were falling, the network said AMHP services were reporting increased demand year on year. Network co-chair Christina Cheney said the number of such section 13 requests for consideration was growing. .

Mental Health 304

Mental Health Hospitals Government Engagement 304

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Future social work practice requires a holistic framework to deal effectively with the great social and economic disruptions of this unprecedented time. Innovation and creativity are indispensable to empowering social workers and social service organizations to make an impact on the lives of people and societies in today’s world.

Recovery 98

Recovery Social Services Social Services Engagement 98

Community Care

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There will be no observation of practice by social workers or other professionals, such as occupational therapists. . ” For the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, president Beverley Tarka said: “Families up and down the country are facing constant struggles to get the support they need to care for loved ones.

Nursing Home 258

Nursing Home Social Worker Government Social Services 258

Community Care

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The review would not necessarily lead to an increase, and Social Work England said it would involve engagement with the profession, followed by a full public consultation, and that the regulator would take into account public spending pressures, inflation and recruitment and retention issues in its decision making.

Consultation 247

Consultation Therapist Social Worker Engagement 247

Social Work Futures

MARCH 15, 2023

Get involved – this is a very engaging and visionary group. This recent piece about what is happening with Atlanta’s “Cop City” initiative, related resistance and the escalation of legal challenges for activists engaged in actions brings home how the issues of dissent are becoming more urgent. Worth a look.

Welfare 228

Welfare Engagement Social Worker Interviewing 228

Shelter, Inc

APRIL 22, 2024

COA Accreditation, a service of Social Current, is an independent, not-for-profit accreditor of the full continuum of community-based behavioral health care and social service organizations in the United States and Canada. Learn more at w ww.socialcurrent.org. Founded in 1975, Shelter, Inc.

Administration 52

Administration Child Welfare Foster Care LCSW 52

Community Care

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In a paper to its board meeting at the end of last month , Social Work England attributed the rise in registrants submitting their data to a joint communication with sector bodies encouraging practitioners to do so, and the addition of questions on diversity to the current registration renewal process.

Diversity 216

Diversity Social Worker Disability Communication 216

Community Care

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Practitioners, in turn, felt able to be creative in care and support planning, supporting people from ethnic minority communities to access culturally appropriate services. However, the CQC said the authority needed to do more to engage with groups defined as harder to reach.

Government 239

Government Mental Health Engagement Social Worker 239

Save the Social Worker

APRIL 28, 2024

It’s easy to understand, engaging, and journeys with you along your discovery. If you were going to social work excited everyday, something is probably wrong. Let’s face it, as social workers, we don’t really have time to read through boring books on more theory! We want something in a fun and engaging way.

Social Worker 246

Social Worker Self-harm Engagement Welfare 246

University of Connecticut

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The research was published in Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Social Services and supported by the National Institute of Mental Health/National Institutes of Health Loan Repayment Program ($58,000).

Disorder 69

Disorder Mental Health Engagement Social Services 69

Community Care

MAY 2, 2024

The ideas were shared last week by David Pearson, co-chair of the steering group developing the strategy, in a session at the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services spring seminar.

Government 183

Government Engagement Social Worker Social Services 183

University of Connecticut

JANUARY 9, 2024

Dear Alumni Colleagues, It’s hard to believe that I completed my first semester as Dean at the UConn School of Social Work. I’ve met many of you when visiting local social service organizations as well as at our alumni gatherings and coffee hours. Learning about the work and influence of the UConn SSW is truly inspiring.

Diversity 52

Diversity Engagement Welfare Schools 52

Community Care

AUGUST 22, 2022

. “Our ambition is to redesign how we look after children and young people, and eliminating private profit from the care of children is a key component of this,” said Julie Morgan, the Welsh Government’s deputy minister for social services. ” Reliance on private sector. .”

Consultation 302

Consultation Government Administration Foster Care 302

Community Care

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

.” Councils ‘may be set up to fail’ The DHSC is yet to specify the metrics councils will need to report on.

Government 250

Government Hospitals Consultation Engagement 250

Social Work Blog

JANUARY 9, 2023

Community schools are place-based engagement strategies, where multiple organizations and their resources are mobilized around youth, with a focus on academics, social supports, services, and opportunities that lead to improved student learning and well-being, stronger families, and healthier communities.

Schools 97

Schools University Diversity Engagement 97

Famcare

DECEMBER 16, 2022

If there is one thing that all non-profit organizations will agree on, it is that donors are the backbone of any successful social service organization. Donors enable human services to turn ideas into reality, achieve goals, and work for various societal causes.

Human Services 52

Human Services Social Services Social Services Engagement 52

Famcare

AUGUST 31, 2022

Originally, social services were meant to serve as emergency rooms for society's most vulnerable. They took in orphans and the homeless and fed the hungry.

Addiction 52

Addiction Clinic Social Services Social Services 52

Social Work Futures

MARCH 24, 2023

Creative ways of anticipating future needs and engaging local communities in planning are featured, and tensions present in this kind of work as it co-exists with other vital, urgent and important social, political and economic needs. A terrific variety of other types of final projects resulted as well.

LCSW 268

LCSW Recovery Social Worker Engagement 268

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

These first articles make up the Veterans section, due to the renowned and recognized role that the three speakers represent for the entity and for the history of World Social Service.

Social Services 40

Social Services Social Services University Schools 40

Community Care

MAY 31, 2022

While the review acknowledged voluntary regional commissioning arrangements were a reality, it said these were having “limited impact” This was because providers did not have to engage in them, in the knowledge that individual councils would purchase a place independently if need was sufficiently urgent.

Government 314

Government Foster Care Engagement Welfare 314

Social Work Blog

APRIL 22, 2022

The report also indicates the preference for a master’s degree in social work from a CSWE-accredited program for anyone serving as a director of social services in a nursing home. (NASEM report , p. 511; recommendations , p. 3, item 2b). NASW applauds these recommendations and thanks the study committee for its work.

Nursing Home 143

Nursing Home Medicare Medicaid Psychosocial 143

Social Service Workforce

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In many contexts, volunteers have been critical for continuing social service delivery throughout the pandemic. Volunteers have increasingly been engaged to match the greater number of individuals

Engagement 52

Engagement Social Services Social Services 52

Community Care

JANUARY 30, 2023

. “We are concerned about the manner in which social care is being portrayed and the level of engagement with local government in national discussions about delayed discharge,” said the letter from the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Local Government Association (LGA) and council chief executive and senior manager (..)

Hospitals 248

Hospitals Government Home Care Social Worker 248

Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

It can be customised and expanded upon to suit the specific needs and objectives of the social work organisation or agency. What do social services look for in a home check or visit? To maximise this opportunity, social services workers should employ a comprehensive checklist to gather vital information during visits.

Social Worker 52

Social Worker Mental Health Social Services Social Services 52

Michigan Social Work

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Park and his co-author’s research shows that when local social service organizations take the lead in making policy decisions, the rates of homelessness decrease.

Engagement 52

Engagement Government Social Services Social Services 52

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

AUGUST 14, 2023

When faced with complex national, regional, and global challenges, social service professionals serve as beacons of hope. With their vast research expertise, social work practice knowledge and skills, they inspire transformation, resilience, empowerment, and hope.

Human Resources 52

Human Resources Social Services Social Services Psychology 52

Community Care

AUGUST 29, 2023

It is not possible to provide service stability and strong positive cultures if there is heavy reliance on agency social workers; Northern Ireland has already taken action to curtail their use in its statutory social services.

Disability 155

Disability Domestic Violence Social Worker Engagement 155

Social Care

JANUARY 25, 2023

Oonagh Smyth, CEO Skills for Care: "Feedback from our engagement has been positive, recognising the value of delegation for all involved." Feedback from our engagement has been positive, recognising the value of delegation for all involved. Our engagement will continue as the guiding principles work on delegation evolves.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Engagement Interventional Clinic 52

Social Work Blog

JULY 7, 2023

Engage with a Critical Lens “For social work, what’s happening with ChatGPT is both frightening and exciting,” says Lauri Goldkind, PhD, an associate professor at the Graduate School of Social Service at Fordham University and editor in chief of the Journal of Technology in Human Services Data Justice Collective.

Human Services 52

Human Services Engagement Social Worker University 52

Social Work Blog

JULY 7, 2023

Engage with a Critical Lens “For social work, what’s happening with ChatGPT is both frightening and exciting,” says Lauri Goldkind, PhD, an associate professor at the Graduate School of Social Service at Fordham University and editor in chief of the Journal of Technology in Human Services Data Justice Collective.

Human Services 52

Human Services Engagement Social Worker University 52

Community Care

MAY 12, 2023

The regulator had also been “inundated” by applications from practitioners and others to take part in the group’s work, said Blackmore, the regulator’s executive director of professional practice and external engagement. in September 2021. Turnover at Cafcass was 15% in the year to March 2023, up from 12.2%

Social Worker 211

Social Worker Government University Consultation 211

Community Care

APRIL 17, 2024

.” A passion for social work His positive experience is one he shares with the social workers he oversees in Derby council as its strategic director of people, a role that encompasses the statutory positions of director of children’s services (DCS) and director of adult social services (DASS).

Social Worker 275

Social Worker Diversity Government Adoption 275

Community Care

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Wales remains the only UK nation not to have commissioned a review of its children’s social care services, after the Welsh Government resisted calls to do so following the inquiry into Logan Mwangi’s murder. ” Call for minimum period for social work court assessments.

Government 200

Government Domestic Violence Social Services Social Services 200

Community Care

AUGUST 8, 2023

The Safe care at home review also found that practitioners struggled to understand or apply legislation, resulting in them not using existing powers effectively enough to protect people with care and support needs The review, which engaged with 127 people representing 40 organisations, was designed to examine the “scope and accessibility” (..)

Social Worker 208

Social Worker Government Domestic Violence Disorder 208