Save the Social Worker
APRIL 28, 2024
If you want to get better at social work, serving the clients who come into our lives better, you need to read. To be clear… The books I recommend here are not going to be just about social work. Many of them come from the realms of psychology, business, and self-help. What about in social work?
Community Care
MARCH 25, 2022
Children’s social workers’ caseloads are bigger, more complex and harder to manage, taking a toll on their mental health and family life and leaving some contemplating quitting. A third of social workers said their caseloads had increased “a lot” over the past year, while a further 36% said they had risen “slightly”.
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Social Work Haven
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
You asked, what are the 10 roles of social workers ? While I can provide a list of 10 common roles of social workers, it’s important to note that our roles often go beyond these. Case Manager : Social workers coordinate services and resources for their clients, ensuring they receive comprehensive care and support.
Social Work Haven
OCTOBER 2, 2023
This personal statement will suit social work students who will soon qualify as social workers, and may want to look into applying for a Newly Qualified Social Worker role within children services. I recognise that there may be a power imbalance between social workers and service users.
Social Work Haven
MAY 9, 2023
You Asked, Can Social Workers Prescribe Medication? This is a very common question a lot of people ask in relation to the role of the social worker in health and social care. Social workers play an important role in promoting the health and wellbeing of people in the community.
Social Work Blog
APRIL 24, 2023
By Violeta Donawa, LMSW, MA Dr. Kathleen Cox and Dr. Sue Steiner bring the concept of ‘self-care’ out of the shadows and demystifies its significance in the lives of social work practitioners and leaders. This reduces turnover rates, increases workers reported job satisfaction, and minimizes reported chronic stress.
Save the Social Worker
MAY 9, 2023
Especially in a time such as this, where there seems to be more clients than social workers. Whilst some may say that there’s a limit to how much you can get from the initial intake assessment, the vital thing to realise is that you, as the social worker, simply do not have more time to keep going back and forth.
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