Community Care

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

CQC’s judgments were based on, among other sources, feedback and surveys of people receiving care and support, carers and staff, the views or providers and relevant community groups, analysis of performance data and studies of a sample of cases. The pilot has highlighted best practice which we now need to replicate elsewhere.

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Government Mental Health Engagement Social Worker 228

Community Care

JULY 19, 2023

His comments come two years after an inquiry he commissioned, by the so-called Public Law Working Group (PLWG), recommended far-reaching reforms to tackle “overwhelming demands” on professionals involved in care proceedings. By the end of the same year, 2021, care applications were taking an average of 46.1

Welfare 205

Welfare Social Worker 205

Community Care

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Consultation respondents said the judgment would give care leavers a “prominent” voice in inspections, encourage councils to prioritise them and help identify what was working well and what needed to improve. However, this was disproportionately high compared with the 11% of all young people in that age group who were NEET.

Consultation 245

Consultation Engagement Social Worker 245

Social Work With Adults

JULY 19, 2023

Now, as a practice educator myself, I also remember the better understanding I developed when working with students’ different learning styles, modelling good practice and conducting live supervision sessions. The organisation is managed and run by unpaid volunteers working in their own time. Why NOPT get involved?

Consultation 75

Consultation Social Worker Engagement 75

Social Work With Adults

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

"Moving Social Work focuses on increasing physical activity [opportunities for disabled people] and the benefits this generates for mind and body." In this spirit, the Moving Social Work (MSW) programme aims to harness the skills and values of social workers to support the health, wellbeing and human rights of people with disabilities.

Disability 115

Disability Substance Abuse Social Worker Interviewing 115

University of Connecticut

MARCH 19, 2024

These activities include attendance to church services, which formed the center of social engagement for many in this community, as well as involvement in senior centers. Preliminary findings are based on focus group interviews with leaders, staff and volunteers at churches and senior centers in the Greater Hartford area.

Engagement 111

Engagement Interviewing Interventional Schools 111

Community Care

MAY 20, 2022

But those priorities need to be identified if the sector is to get to grips with ongoing challenges. I think the softer phrases of safeguarding, wellbeing and welfare have unwittingly shifted attention from the forensic focus required in this area of work. Moving beyond generic social work. A system not learning from itself.

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Welfare Interventional Communication Government 262

Social Work Futures

MARCH 15, 2023

This is part of a monthly series of posts to share a few things I run across regarding the future of social work (and beyond). For people involved in foresight practice, the practice of scanning, organizing and creatively interpreting “signals of change” in the ecosystem is a primary and foundational part of the work.

Welfare 228

Welfare Engagement Social Worker Interviewing 228

Community Care

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The warning came among a series of findings in the latest report from the Covid-19 Adult Safeguarding Insight Project, through which the Local Government Association has been tracking the impact of the pandemic on adult safeguarding work. Rise in safeguarding enquiries involving domestic abuse and self-neglect during pandemic.

Self-harm 263

Self-harm Disability Mental Health Psychology 263

The Guardian

MARCH 3, 2024

In our work with refugee children, we repeatedly see how they are being failed. This is distressing and dystopian. Hundreds of unaccompanied children missing from hotels still have not been found. Children systematically wrongly age-assessed are treated as adults and placed in the same bedrooms as unrelated adult strangers.

Foster Care 58

Foster Care 58

Community Care

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Some carers are raising children in informal arrangements with no court order, let alone a social worker involved to help the family to access support. At CoramBAAF, my role as kinship consultant is to support and promote good social work practice with kinship families. Variability of support. The need for therapeutic support .

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Social Worker Adoption Consultation Anxiety 247

Save the Social Worker

JANUARY 10, 2024

Boundaries aren’t always crystal clear in FSC social work. Welcome to the world of FSC social work Kudos to you. You’re thinking of doing social work in the family service centre (FSC). That means counselling, in a 1 to 1 or a group setting. You might find yourself drowning in the sea of admin work.

Social Worker 130

Social Worker Domestic Violence Administration Case Management 130

Community Care

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

A report proposing reforms to agency social work. Social work training and development: An early career framework will be established, replacing the ASYE, as recommended by the review. As recommended by the care review, they will co-work such cases with family help teams. The consultations close on 11 May, 2023.

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Consultation Social Worker Foster Care Government 192

MQ Mental Health

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Childhood doesn’t usually involve much autonomy. By prioritising adults’ needs over children’s we might teach children to not get in touch with their needs. If you’d like to involve your child in music or even yourself to benefit your mental health, find out more about Key Changes.

Mental Health 98

Mental Health PTSD Communication Psychosocial 98

Community Care

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

To achieve this, it said it would “work with the sector to ensure that current pay rates, job descriptions and grading reflect the challenge of the role and career progression”, and also “look to improve the quality of pay data”, though there are no details as yet on how this process will work.

Social Worker 243

Social Worker Consultation Government Adoption 243

Community Care

AUGUST 16, 2023

By Leigh Zywek and Richard Devine, Bath and North East Somerset Council In our work, we have found that many of the challenges parents faced in safely caring for their children stemmed from coping strategies the parents had developed to handle extremely difficult and traumatic childhoods. It will also save money.

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Psychotherapy Psychology Psychiatric Therapist 215

Community Care

AUGUST 26, 2022

Dozens of comments left by the 253 survey respondents, about two-thirds of whom said they worked in children’s services, made reference to rising food bank use. Another worker, based in a front door team, said they were getting “several calls every day” from people feeling suicidal due to cost of living.

Social Worker 292

Social Worker Self-harm Schools Mental Health 292

Social Care

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

New resources to help people get ready for winter Self Care Week returns 13-19 November this year. Two new “Get Ready” winter fact sheets are already available for health organisations to support people’s self-care practice during the winter. Get involved and find out more Why not join us? There's no need to wait though.

Adoption 87

Adoption Schools Consultation University 87

Community Care

JUNE 8, 2022

A care review recommendation to require all registered social workers to carry out 100 hours a year of client-facing work has drawn criticism from academics. “To address the culture and incentives associated with unnecessary bureaucracy, attention must be given to getting social workers back to practice.”

Social Worker 258

Social Worker Confidentiality Administration Engagement 258

Community Care

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

As of September 2023, just over 33,000 of this group were receiving CHC. Each ICB must have a process for resolving disputes with councils about CHC, involving independent arbitration as a last resort. People are often referred after being screened for potential eligibility using the so-called checklist tool.

Hospital Discharges 329

Hospital Discharges Hospitals Healthcare Recovery 329

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

For the first time in its history, the group uses litigation to take on racism, needless surveillance and wrongful removal. In recent years, CR has done excellent public policy work – but it’s stuck to the same stale litigation that rarely did any good and often did real harm. So children and families get hammered.

Child Welfare 116

Child Welfare Welfare Foster Care Human Services 116

Community Care

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

While social work and local government bodies and children’s charities welcomed aspects of the DfE’s response, which will be published today, they joined in criticising the level of resources provided. Getting change right for children requires proper, equitable resourcing.”

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Domestic Violence Government Social Worker Consultation 255

MQ Mental Health

OCTOBER 17, 2023

James Downs, MQ ambassador, shares his experience of being involved in the Gone Too Soon paper, why this study is so important and why mental health is a human right. Immediately it really piqued my interest because I am really interested in research and being involved in research projects. I felt that what I had to say was valid.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Disability Psychology Interventional 52

Relias

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

But high turnover usually occurs after employees have definitively concluded that they no longer want to work for your organization. They mobilize people into groups that can get work done — raising the well-being, morale, and motivation of a group through excellent rapport.

Patient Safety 98

Patient Safety Healthcare Hospitals Adoption 98

Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

It is more than experiencing moment-to-moment happiness and involves working towards longer-term goals. In this article, I will give some interesting insights into how you can get started with well being. How to get started with well being 1. Move More Getting more active is essential for your overall wellbeing.

Self-harm 98

Self-harm Mental Health Social Worker Interventional 98

Bipolar Bandit

JANUARY 17, 2024

It is actually a rule in my Facebook group Advocates for People with Mental Illnesses not to talk about medications. Everyone is different and some may never get symptoms from a medicine and others experience life-altering changes. One thing I’ve learned from being in the group is the lack of empathy and knowledge of doctors.

Psychiatric 90

Psychiatric Recovery Empathy Mental Health 90

Community Care

JUNE 2, 2023

The policy, pioneered by Humberside Constabulary , involves officers only attending mental health or welfare incidents where there was a real and immediate risk to life or of a person being subject to serious injury or inhumane treatment. Detentions under both sections rose by 8% from 2020-21 to 2021-22, according to Home Office statistics.

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Mental Health Welfare Disorder Government 248

The Guardian

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Adopted children experience many of the same issues in education as children in care, notes Kimberly Clarke Ten cheers for Floella Benjamin, Civitas and the cross-party group of peers behind the report Breaking the Care Ceiling ( Young people leave care, then are hung out to dry. Why don’t we help them get to university instead?,

Adoption 52

Adoption University 52

Community Care

JUNE 24, 2022

Pay offers for the two groups of staff are likely to be similar this year – and well below what unions are claiming. We need to get a business case through.” Cafcass ‘in serious jeopardy’ regarding social work staffing due to pay constraints. ” Fall in social work attrition. .

Social Worker 265

Social Worker Government 265

MQ Mental Health

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It is known that the highest quality research is carried out with the involvement of the very people that stand to benefit most from its findings. This is why MQ has long been an advocate of collaborative research that champions the voices and involvement of people with lived and living experience of mental illnesses.

Mental Health 52

Mental Health Interviewing Engagement Diversity 52

Community Care

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Social work leaders told Community Care this was causing significant challenges for practitioners and managers. ‘Incredibly frustrating and difficult’ “We’re in an incredibly frustrating and difficult position,” said Lorraine Currie, chair of the national DoLS leads group. DoLS development work stalled.

Consultation 329

Consultation Government Advocacy Hospitals 329

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 23, 2023

Families facing investigation by the state family policing agency, the Department of Children and Families, get a lawyer, a social worker who can come up with alternatives to the cookie-cutter “service plans” issued by DCF, and a parent advocate, usually someone who’s been through the system himself or herself. In Springfield, Mass.

Child Welfare 98

Child Welfare Welfare Domestic Violence Foster Care 98

University of Connecticut

AUGUST 10, 2023

Prior to this she worked for the regional office where she conducted various case reviews, provided one to one coaching for staff, participated in various Quality Improvement Teams, served as the Multidisciplinary Evaluation Liaison, and worked on special projects.

Criminal Justice 52

Criminal Justice Foster Care Adoption Social Worker 52

Prosper Health Collective

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Mental health is a state of your mental wellness , involving your emotional, psychological, and social well-being. As you navigate traffic, you get a phone call from your manager who says he/she would like to have a conversation with you once you get to work today. Consider your mental welling as petrol in your tank.

Mental Health 88

Mental Health Recovery Engagement Psychology 88

Social Work With Adults

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Lyn Romeo: I am delighted to host this blog from Gerry Nosowska, founder and Director of Effective Practice , which supported the Social Work with Older People research project. Real improvements in the lives of older people, including outcomes that matter to them, arise out of good social work practice.

Social Worker 91

Social Worker Interviewing Disability Mental Health 91

The Critical Blog

JULY 3, 2023

From then on, Mr Dixon became more actively involved in the conversation. She could hear clearly what was being said and therefore was more involved. By doing this, the group began to appreciate that some of the answers that had been given on Mrs Walker’s behalf by others weren’t quite what she wanted. Aid communication.

Communication 98

Communication Engagement Mental Health 98

Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Here are 10 roles of social workers, but this list is by no means exhaustive: Advocate : Social workers often act as advocates for their clients, working to ensure their rights and needs are met within various systems and institutions. TRENDING CONTENT ON SOCIAL WORK HAVEN What is the main role of a social worker?

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Social Worker Treatment Planning Justice and Corrections Interventional 95