The Guardian

APRIL 25, 2024

Angela van den Bogerd says she forgot about email in 2010 saying cash balances in post office operators’ accounts could be remotely accessed Humza Yousaf, the SNP leader and Scottish first minister, is holding a press conference now. He says he has been in the post for little more than a year.

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National Casa Gal

OCTOBER 30, 2023

The post Introducing National CASA/GAL’s new chief development officer Kate Kennedy appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children. “As a foster parent, I’ve seen firsthand the positive influence child advocates have on youth and their families.

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The Guardian

JANUARY 21, 2023

Call for inquiry after Observer investigation uncovers scale of trafficking by criminal gangs Dozens of asylum-seeking children have been kidnapped by gangs from a Brighton hotel run by the Home Office in a pattern apparently being repeated across the south coast, an Observer investigation can reveal.

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The Guardian

JANUARY 24, 2023

Unclear who has legal responsibility for children placed in hotels, after dozens abducted from street in Brighton Ministers have been accused of a “dereliction of duty” over their failure to find 76 child asylum seekers who have gone missing from a Brighton hotel managed by the Home Office.

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The Guardian

MARCH 3, 2024

Suspected bogus companies with copy-and-paste websites, fake-looking reviews and PO boxes as addresses are among those granted licences allowing them to sponsor workers to come to the UK.

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Government 83

The Guardian

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Unaccompanied child refugees describe attacks in notorious Manston camp after officials ‘ignore or discount’ ID documents The Home Office is routinely changing the dates of birth of unaccompanied child asylum seekers to classify them as adults, according to experts who say the practice is now happening on a “horrifying scale”.

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International Federation of Social Workers

MARCH 4, 2024

Dear Friends, I wrote to you 6 months ago saying I was taking a pause to recharge and reconnect: I did this in the context of an incredible but demanding […]

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The Guardian

JUNE 11, 2023

Charity alleges placing unaccompanied children in hotels is ‘unlawful’ and a national scandal Placing unaccompanied children in hotels run by the Home Office is “unlawful”, according to a legal action launched after hundreds of youngsters living in them have gone missing.

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The Guardian

MARCH 15, 2023

Home Office is recruiting them for national assessment board, taking decision away from local authorities The professional body for social workers has urged its members not to work with the Home Office to assess the ages of asylum seekers, saying that political pressures could undermine their professional judgment.

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Social Worker 74

The Guardian

MARCH 26, 2024

‘Shocking’ system for awarding care worker visas leaves people at risk of exploitation, inspection report says A damning inspection report has found multiple failures in the Home Office’s system for awarding care worker visas, including 275 granted to a care home that did not exist.

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Kylie the Creative Social Worker

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Not only do… The post Student Independence: Applying Skills Outside Your Office (Middle School) appeared first on Kylie The Creative Social Worker | All rights reserved. Our goal is to help students apply the skills we’ve worked on in other settings too, right?

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Kylie the Creative Social Worker

AUGUST 1, 2021

I am very passionate about functional office decor. It can be useful for a few reasons: making the most of your office space (which is usually small), and creating opportunities for students to move around… The post 6 Tips For Functional Office Decor appeared first on Kylie The Creative Social Worker | All rights reserved.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 24, 2023

While anticipating our introduction, I scan my office, particularly noting the empty couch and chairs waiting to be occupied. I scheduled an individual session, however, I suspect the office will soon become inundated. The office becomes even more populated when we delve into Emily’s inner children! Let’s call her Emily).

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The Guardian

JUNE 26, 2023

Children are being left in limbo so long that they are at risk of harm, social workers warn Lone child asylum seekers are facing fivefold increases in delays in having their claims processed by the Home Office, with devastating consequences, according to a new report.

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The Guardian

MAY 10, 2023

In his new show, Si Rawlinson mixes hip-hop, contemporary dance and physical theatre to explore how we present ourselves in the workplace A group of office workers are each hiding something about their lives in Si Rawlinson’s new stage show Saving Face.

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OCD 57

Kylie the Creative Social Worker

DECEMBER 1, 2022

You’ve taught and practiced the skills in your office, even in a group setting, and your student is blowing you away! It’s even become automatic to them and they can answer the hardest questions. But…

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Children and the Law Blog

JANUARY 26, 2022

Based on the article Report: School Officers Don’t Make Students, the risk of arrest is five times higher for Black and Latino students in schools with police officers. The post Police Officers in Schools appeared first on Children and the Law Blog.

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Swhelper

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The impressive performance of Republican women in elected office led CBS News to label 2020 as “The […]. View Full Article - The Partisan Gap Among Women in Elective Office in 2020 and Beyond. House of Representatives, and from 662 to 729 in state legislatures nationally.

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Bipolar Bandit

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Police officers are asked to do so much in today’s communities and they should be given all the training and support they need in the event that they are dispatched to respond to a serious mental illness medical crisis. , This is a dangerous oversimplification that can cost lives.

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Community Care

MARCH 26, 2024

Though there is no specific data on unaccompanied arrivals, the number of people crossing the English Channel on small boats to claim asylum this year up to 21 March 2024 (4,306) was 17% up on the same period in 2023, according to Home Office figures. of the child population, which the Home Office facilitated by placing children in hotels.

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Kylie the Creative Social Worker

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

calm down corner/breathing exercises on iPod coping cards notecards/desk aids fidgets breathing boards feelings map… The post Student Independence: Applying Skills Outside Your Office (Elementary) appeared first on Kylie The Creative Social Worker | All rights reserved.

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Social Worker 52

Community Care

APRIL 24, 2024

IMPACTAgewell officers were invited to present to social worker team meetings more often, social workers and IMPACTAgewell Officers went on joint visits to older people, and student social workers gained experience of working within a community-led service. Case study Billy was in the rehab unit after he broke his ankle in a fall.

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Hospital Discharges Social Worker Engagement Hospitals 221

University of Connecticut

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

UConn School of Social Work announces the continuation of the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (OEC)–UConn Research Partnership, through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) in the amount of $1.366 million through June 30, 2024. This MOA is funded through a combination of both state and federal sources.

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Beautiful Voyager

JULY 11, 2021

I remember at the beginning of the pandemic, everyone was asking: ‘’when are we going back to the office’’? According to recent Canadian and US surveys, about 80% of employees don’t want to go back to work in-person at their corporate offices post-covid. (1) Why don't people want to return to the office? It’s not that simple.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Government mandatory reporting plan The Home Office said that it would introduce mandatory reporting of CSA through amendments to the current Criminal Justice Bill. At the time of last year’s consultation, the Home Office estimated that its proposed model for mandatory reporting would not lead to significant increases in referrals.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The Home Office’s proposed duty would require those carrying out regulated activities with children to report CSA to the police or children’s social care, where they have personally witnessed it or it has been disclosed to them by the perpetrator or victim.

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University of Connecticut

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Partnerships with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Department of Children and Families, and the Office of Early Childhood have led to an increase in both scholarly output and funding that will benefit individuals, families, and communities – particularly those representing marginalized groups.

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Children and the Law Blog

JANUARY 30, 2022

The post Officers on School Campuses Negatively Impact Black and Brown Students appeared first on Children and the Law Blog. “Reducing recidivism should be the goal of public safety, not more punishment,” as stated by Alycia Castillo, aligns with the lessons youth are taught. Black children are punished at a much […].

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Atkins, an MP since 2015, was previously a Treasury minister and before that spent four years in the Home Office with responsibility for issues including child sexual abuse and exploitation, violence against women and girls, including domestic abuse, and modern slavery.

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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. He also said that officers spent, on average, 14.2 hours in A&E and 8.5

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Community Care

MARCH 1, 2023

The Home Office has ended a scheme to give councils additional payments to incentivise them to take in unaccompanied asylum-seeking children from hotels, at its scheduled date. The end of the incentive payment scheme comes amid ongoing concern about the safety and welfare of children in hotels.

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Community Care

JUNE 17, 2022

Of all the 80 recommendations in the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care’s final report last month , the one that has met with the greatest opposition is its proposed abolition of the independent reviewing officer role. Thirdly, the review was critical of how the IRO role was being carried out.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The Immigration (Age Assessments) Regulations 2023 require the explicit approval of both Houses of Parliament and, following their passage, the Home Office will lay further regulations enabling the methods to be used in age-disputed cases.

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Community Care

JULY 16, 2023

Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) president John Pearce said the association was working with the Home Office and Department for Education to refine the asylum age check process to reduce the amount of social work capacity it required.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

A separate deal, also worth £1,925, has been reached for chief officers in local authorities, including directors, assistant or deputy directors and heads of service. For those earning above £47,665 but who are not covered by the chief officers’ deal, local arrangements apply.

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Social Worker Government 252

Community Care

JANUARY 27, 2023

Home Office ministers have said that, while they were committed to ending the use of hotels, they could not commit to a date to ending the practice because of the need to find local authority placements. How many referrals have been made to the relevant local authority designated officer (LADO) about professionals working within the hotels?

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Community Care

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Their numbers have continued to rise significantly since March, according to Home Office data on the national transfer scheme , under which, since December 2021, all UK councils have been mandated to care for unaccompanied children to relieve pressure on port authorities. Numbers continuing to rise. Photo: Adobe Stock/ Tafyana.

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Government 213