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Family group conferencing good practice must not be diluted in rollout, experts warn

Community Care

That was the warning from experts at an event this week to mark the publication of a study that found rolling out FGCs to families at the pre-proceedings stage could prevent 2,000 children going into care each year, saving over £150m a year.

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Minority ethnic social care staff face disproportionately high levels of bullying and disciplinaries – study

Community Care

Those were among the damning findings from a Skills for Care study assessing the performance of 23 local authorities in England against a set of race quality measures regarding their social care workforces. The Skills for Care report is vital to helping us understand the issues, so we can start to address them.”

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‘Vital but not fit for purpose’: parents’ views on supervision orders

Community Care

‘Not worth the paper they are written on’; ‘lack teeth’; ‘thresholds confusing’ – these are just some of the comments made by social workers and other professionals in a national study of supervision orders supporting family reunification in 2019. A new study, published today, seeks to fill this significant gap. Evidence gap.

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The Art of Destressing: How Creativity Creates Less Stress

MQ Mental Health

Creative art helps us cope with physical health problems and can be a valuable method to improve depression, anxiety and stress if you suffer with a condition such as stroke as it helps promote relaxation and calmness. Yet, physical distancing has shown all of us how much we need and value connection, culture and the arts.

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Notes from the Future – 4.12.2023 – CLIMATE CHANGE EDITION

Social Work Futures

As is my custom, I tend to share signals and information in the following categories I think are most helpful/relevant to the study and practice of foresight in social work. Called How to Develop a Planetary Consciousness – I found it useful and moving. If you’d like to see previous months’ posts, you can do so here!

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It’s Not “Just Poverty” – It’s UNjust Poverty

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

And that brings us to the first of the false claims about poverty and neglect, a claim that dates back to the golden age of what has been aptly called “health terrorism.” And that brings us to the second great excuse, a line you hear all the time: Neglect is actually more dangerous than abuse because more children die of neglect.

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Ethnic minority care workers in more insecure work than white peers, finds watchdog

Community Care

The study report acknowledged that the discrepancy around the use of zero-hours contracts was probably for “complex and multifaceted reasons” and that some workers found their flexibility helpful. “Some contributors told us how workers were sometimes victimised after raising concerns.”