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Case Workers in Family Services Benefit from Social Services Software

Famcare

For those working in child services, an understanding of family situations is vital in being able to help improve child welfare. Fortunately for those agencies, utilizing the right social services software can help streamline processes and effectively “humanize” the various situations.

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How to have a great social service career in Singapore

Save the Social Worker

You want to do good and have a social service career in Singapore. Don’t wilt in your social service career. It’s easy to get a foot in If you have the qualifications, such as a social work degree, or a psychology degree, getting a role in the frontlines of social service is not difficult.

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SymposiumGender-based Violence: New Directions in Research, Policy and Social Services

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

In addition, challenging social-cultural norms that accept and normalize gender-based violence and encouraging the involvement of men in initiatives aimed at preventing gender-based violence should be rethought in preventive interventions, as well as social and family services.

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Shelter, Inc. Receives National Accreditation

Shelter, Inc

but also a crucial requirement for sustaining our contracts with the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).” Receiving accreditation is not only a testament to the quality of Shelter, Inc. Over 2,000 organizations have either successfully achieved accreditation or are currently engaged in the process.

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8 hacks to make SSNET One Singapore laser fast

Save the Social Worker

First, a caveat I was a social worker in a Family Service Centre from October 2019 to October 2021, and used the SSNET One system then. Sometimes social work can feel a little like this. It’s brought a new age to social services and added a glossy veneer to what social work looks like today.

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Here’s the lowdown on the social work salary in Singapore

Save the Social Worker

After 2 years being a social worker in a Family Service Centre (FSC) in Singapore, earning all of $3600 per month, before having a pay bump to $3690 in my second year (which I asked for), I realised that we were so sheepish about talking about money, that social workers were actually struggling. Well, well.

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Should you take a FSC social worker job?

Save the Social Worker

You’re thinking of doing social work in the family service centre (FSC). Just as your GP doctor would see any ailment you had before deciding where best to direct you, or to help you, the FSC social worker is also similar. But I will give it anyway, especially as someone who did badly at a Family Service Centre.