Famcare

MARCH 16, 2023

And today’s caseworkers can most effectively address this with the right social services software. Children deprived of a safe, nurturing family environment are entitled to special protection, assistance and alternative care.

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Famcare

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

From multinational corporations and the corporate sector to non-profit human services, every enterprise has embraced one or more forms of technology. While some organizations are heavily investing in cloud computing and data analytics, others, such as social services, are taking baby steps in this direction.

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Social Work Blog

AUGUST 8, 2022

Social services use is a critical aspect in the field, and the current study seeks to better understand the relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and social services use. Do family characteristics have any association with parental social services use?

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Councils receiving 5,400 new requests for help each day while capacity has reduced significantly The state of social care in England has “never been so bad”, the country’s leading social services chief has said, with half a million people now waiting for help.

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The Guardian

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ relatives criticise local child protection service that ignored months of torture and abuse The family of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, the six-year-old boy murdered by his stepmother after months of torture and abuse, have said they fear more children will die unless there is “total reform of social services”.

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Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The Global Social Service Workforce Alliance’s recent technical report, Social Service Workers in Health Facilities: Their Role in A

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Famcare

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

In 1998, a consortium of child welfare agencies in Missouri were researching the market for web based, social services case management software. When their search turned up empty.they hired a firm to create it for them. A few months later in the spring of 1998, FAMCare was born.

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Famcare

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

Our senior population continues to grow, with the aging of the baby boomers. And with the glut of older citizens comes a glut of issues that elder care workers must deal with. There are health issues – both physical and mental. Muscles and bones get weaker, senses start to fail – hearing, eyesight, even touch, taste and smell, in some cases.

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International Federation of Social Workers

MARCH 2, 2022

This week the leaders of the Panamanian Social Work and Public Health professional associations met to discuss the policy and practice gaps between health and social services. Both national associations recognize that there cannot be public health without social well-being, nor social wellbeing without public health.

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Social Service Workforce

MARCH 21, 2022

A new technical note, developed by the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance and UNICEF, finds that violence against children and ot

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Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 22, 2021

By Hugh Salmon, Director of the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance

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International Federation of Social Workers

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Join the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance and Children and Families Across Borders on Wednesday 15th September from 1-4pm UTC for the upcoming conference, The social service workforce in and beyond the pandemic: A global conversation on adaptation, innovation and the fight for social justice. This event?takes

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Social Service Workforce

OCTOBER 25, 2021

A Q&A with Heather Boetto, Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Charles Sturt University

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The Guardian

JANUARY 25, 2022

Move comes after investigation found serious management shortcomings and follows Star Hobson case Bradford council has been stripped of control of its children’s social care after an investigation following the murder of 16-month old Star Hobson found serious shortcomings in the management of the service.

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The Guardian

APRIL 26, 2022

The tragic consequences are all too plain to see Something is going badly wrong in children’s social care, a system scarred by the names of murdered children. A system eroded by austerity has been further stretched by the pandemic.

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Community Care

JUNE 6, 2023

Story updated* A plan to ban agency social work in Northern Ireland’s health and social care (HSC) trusts could be in place, as planned, by the end of this month. ” “Ending recruitment agency use in social work will help to build and maintain a stable and consistent social work workforce.

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Simmons University

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Maintaining physical, mental, and emotional health is vital for everyone, but it can be particularly important for those working in helping professions like social work, nursing, and counseling. The post Why Self-Care Is Vital For Social Service Professionals appeared first on SC-UMT.

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Community Care

MARCH 28, 2023

At the same time, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services said that Ofsted’s single-word judgment “for a complex set of services and differing local contexts tells at best a partial story and even risks weakening the very services the inspectorate seeks to improve”.

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Save the Social Worker

MARCH 13, 2023

Well, social workers still need to pay the bills though. Even though the sector governor, the National Council of Social Services has tried to introduce pay guidelines , they are guidelines. AMKFSC AMKFSC remains one of the biggest, and most reputable social service agencies in Singapore. There, I’ve said it.

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The Guardian

JANUARY 26, 2023

Laura Winham, 38, had severe mental illnesses and was ‘abandoned’ by NHS and social services, family allege A severely mentally ill woman whose dead body lay in her home unnoticed for more than three years was effectively “abandoned and left to die” by NHS and social services who missed repeated chances to save her, her family has alleged.

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Famcare

JANUARY 4, 2022

It’s been estimated that globally, around 76 million people have been diagnosed with anxiety disorders due to the pandemic. Many of these people were healthy individuals with no previously diagnosed mental health issues.

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Community Care

MARCH 3, 2023

However, many directors of adult social services favoured the regulator providing them with a “narrative” judgment, without an overall rating. ADASS welcome for staged introduction The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) welcomed the approach set out by the CQC.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Councils ‘must retain money if reforms delayed’ Organisations including the Local Government Association, County Councils Network and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services also argued that the funding allocated for the reforms should be retained by councils during any delay, to invest in core social care services.

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Social Service Workforce

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

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Famcare

JUNE 8, 2023

There are over 700,000 social workers in the US as of right now, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. million social services rendering their services to a vast clientele across different sectors. The number is constantly on the rise in the country, with over 1.8

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Famcare

MARCH 16, 2023

In this Ted Talk, she gives a succinct 7-minute summary of why social workers are superhumans. It's reassuring to know that some people recognized social workers as superheroes even before the pandemic that rocked social services to its core. So Happy Social Worker Month. Please enjoy this reposted TED Talk!

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Famcare

JUNE 5, 2023

But as technology such as case management software has started to gain traction in the last few decades, social workers are concerned about their future. Much like other industries where tech was predicted to be the doom of professionals, social service workers also question their relevance in a tech-dominant future.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

Care Quality Commission (CQC) assessments of local authority adult social services are still due to start in a matter of weeks despite the process for doing so not having been agreed. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) confirmed that the adults’ assessments were still on course to commence at the start of April.

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Famcare

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

You need a variety of social skills that work together to help you develop and accomplish your goals for social service in order to do that. However, you also need a few soft skills to help you in your social work job.

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Community Care

MAY 30, 2023

NB The figures refer to staff working in councils covered by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services agreement in England and Wales. This group includes a large majority of councils with social services responsibilities.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Lack of accessible information and advice Despite the Care Act 2014 and Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 requiring councils to provide people with accessible information and advice on social care in their areas, the EHRC found this was not always the case in relation to challenging decisions.

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The Guardian

MARCH 24, 2023

Children’s social services bosses in England denounce plans that will ‘irreversibly distort the care system’ Politics live - latest updates Children’s social services bosses have launched an outspoken attack on the government’s illegal migration bill, warning it could lead to thousands of youngsters in care running away “into the arms” of traffickers (..)

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Community Care

APRIL 26, 2023

However, significant investment and political will are required to realise this ambition from a context of significant unmet need, workforce shortages and lack of choice for people needing care and carers, said the study, commissioned by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services.

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Community Care

APRIL 12, 2023

“Anecdotally, we are hearing that the only people applying for social work roles are NQSWs,” said Anne Tavendale, learning and development manager at the Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC), at a session during Social Work England’s Social Work Week.

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Community Care

APRIL 3, 2023

There is a legal duty in Wales – under section 130 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales Act) 2014 – on specified public bodies to report suspected abuse, neglect or harm of a child to the relevant local authority.

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Community Care

APRIL 27, 2022

It also includes provisions to reintroduce performance assessments of council adults’ social services and remove the system by which councils can be fined for delayed discharges from hospital they are deemed responsible for. The Health and Care Bill will now become law, having been agreed by both Houses of Parliament.

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Community Care

JUNE 6, 2023

However, the region’s Department of Health (DoH) said that “good progress” was being made towards ensuring that all social workers at the five trusts – which are responsible for social services in their areas – were permanently employed.

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