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DfE launches first national kinship strategy

Community Care

The Department for Education (DfE) has today launched England’s first kinship strategy. However, while charities welcomed the publication of the strategy, they said it did not go nearly far enough in improving support for kinship carers. in funding to support foster care recruitment and retention. .

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Skills for Care to develop social care workforce strategy

Community Care

Skills for Care will develop a 15-year strategy for the adult social care workforce, it announced today. It will work with other organisations, including think-tank the King’s Fund, in developing the strategy.

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Family reunification hampered by lack of specialist teams, strategy and resources, finds study

Community Care

A lack of specialist teams, strategy and resources are hampering councils’ efforts to reunify children in care with their birth families, a study has found. The research found: 56% of councils did not have a reunification policy or strategy. 19% had a standalone reunification team.

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MQ joins calls for a public health strategy on trauma.

MQ Mental Health

MQ has contributed to an All-party parliamentary Group report that is calling on the UK government to ‘unlock the trauma trap’ of Adverse Childhood experiences (ACEs) and free the nation’s children with a population-wide public health strategy. Read the full report The post MQ joins calls for a public health strategy on trauma.

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Get Connected: Using Social Media for Social Work Success

Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

Basic strategies for choosing and using social media to attract viable referrals. Join this session to learn: How to utilize social media to market your private social work practice. Differences between advertising and marketing in the scope of social work. Helpful tools and tips to boost your online presence.

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What Anxiety Feels Like: Practical Strategies For Managing Anxiety

Blurt It Out

In this article, we’ll explore the various physical, mental, and emotional symptoms of anxiety, both common and less well-known, and discuss effective strategies for managing anxiety. With the right support and coping strategies, it’s possible to manage anxiety effectively and lead a fulfilling life.

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Social Work England bids to tackle systemic causes of fitness to practise issues in new strategy

Community Care

In its 2023-26 strategy, the regulator said that it wanted to “get ahead of the curve” to prevent fitness to practise concerns from arising by addressing the key risks to public protection within social work. Source: Social Work England’s strategy for 2023-26: driving positive change in social work