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Social worker changes undermined engagement with children later convicted of violent crimes – review

Community Care

The inquiry into seven children and young people charged in relation to the deaths of three others in 2021 concluded that “consistent and trustworthy relationships” with practitioners were critical to preventing needs escalating. The seven young people were aged 15-20 at the time of the 2021 deaths.

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Leaders must foster professional curiosity and challenge to improve child protection, finds review

Community Care

Children’s services leaders must foster the conditions for professional curiosity and challenge to improve the quality of child protection practice, the national safeguarding body has said. For example, in one case, a child’s death was linked to a neglect of his serious medical condition.

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Social work’s public image ‘pushing people out of frontline roles and making families distrustful’

Community Care

Those were among the findings of research with just over 1,000 social workers and managers working for local authorities in London and the South East , carried out by the two regions’ local authority children’s services improvement agencies. For this campaign to be a success, we need your support. Here are five ways you can do so.

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“Maybe we're just too damn intrusive": Tracing the take-the-child-and-run mentality that has endangered Massachusetts children for more than a century

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

This post is adapted from a virtual presentation I gave last month to the Racial Justice Task Force of the Massachusetts Committee for Public Counsel Services, Child and Family Law Division. The Department of Social Services got itself a new name as well: Department of Children and Families. That history goes back well over a century.

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41+ Famous Social Workers You Need to Know About

Social Work Haven

From 1950 until his death in 1973 he was the professor of social administration at the London School of Economics. By understanding the work of famous social workers, we can appreciate their impact on society and learn from their example. This list in this article comprises the 41+ most influential social workers currently alive.

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The Most Empowering Mental Health Quotes

Social Work Haven

These include people with a lower socio-economic status, those experiencing homelessness and poverty, victims of abuse or trauma, as well as those who are disabled or have chronic illnesses. Social work involves working with people who may feel low because of sudden changes in their lives. How can I be mentally strong quotes? For example, 1.

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My Short Stay in a Mental Health Hospital

Beautiful Voyager

This is one of my favorite places in the world: Acadia National Park in Maine. I took this picture along one of the park's many trails and I have named it "Walking Out of the Woods. Lori Kaminski Part 1: Crisis It took the entire weekend, but they finally found me a bed. I occupied a special secure room, a safe place. I told him I didn’t feel right.