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Office of Research and Scholarship Update – Winter 2022

University of Connecticut

Perspective: Associate Dean for Research & Scholarship Researchers at the UConn School of Social Work continue to leverage partnerships with state agencies to confront some of the most critical issues facing our society today. The body of research and scholarship is still growing.

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Making a reality of asset-based practice in social care

Community Care

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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Higher early help spend and less poverty strongly linked to positive Ofsted ratings, research finds

Community Care

Councils that spend more on early help and those with wealthier populations are more likely to receive an outstanding or good Ofsted grade, research has found. In contrast, researchers found no statistically significant link between how much authorities spent on safeguarding per child and the Ofsted outcomes they achieved.

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How equipped is children’s social work for digital safeguarding?

Community Care

During our research, senior leaders provided evidence of digital services enabling children to participate in some aspects of service delivery. The need for social workers to work out of hours Digital accessibility also includes having a digitally resilient workforce that works outside normal office hours.

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Kathryn Libal, director of the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute, has been promoted to full professor

University of Connecticut

On April 17, the University of Connecticut (UConn) Office of the Provost announced awards of promotion and/or tenure to faculty, including the School of Social Work’s Kathryn Libal, Ph.D. Currently she is researching the politics and practices of voluntarism and refugee resettlement in the United States in collaboration with SSW faculty S.

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Councils breaching guidance by not taking homeless teenagers into care, suggests Children’s Commissioner

Community Care

Variations in outcomes The research identified significant variations in outcomes based on locality, referral route and age. The research team also spoke to 15 young people with experience of presenting as homeless aged 16 and 17, as well as professionals and charities who support young people experiencing homelessness.

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Social workers’ wellbeing at work lower than that of other professions in wake of Covid, finds research

Community Care

Social workers’ wellbeing at work is lower than that of other health and social care staff groups, in the wake of Covid, research has found. The majority of the 1,737 respondents to the UK-wide survey from May to July 2022, as well as of the 380 social workers who completed the research, worked in Northern Ireland.