Community Care

JULY 3, 2024

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. A council found by an employment tribunal to have racially discriminated against a social worker has lodged a second challenge to the decision after losing its initial appeal. Leicester City Council has sought permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal after the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) last month rejected its challenge against a ruling that it had discriminated against Bindu Parma

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Social Care

JULY 17, 2024

Photo by Edmond Dantès The votes have been cast and the country has spoken. The new Government is now busy setting out its priorities and future direction as set out in its election manifesto. As a sector, adult social care will be adjusting to new ways of thinking, as together we get to know how the new ministerial team likes to work. This means huge change and an inevitably busy summer as we seek to build new relationships and agree a way forward.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 9, 2024

By Rachel Boyer, MSW, LMSW Ahead of the 2024 NASW National Conference, more than 200 social workers from 36 states and one U.S. Territory attended 172 meetings with Congressional offices in both the U.S. House and Senate on June 18, 2024. The purpose of these meetings was to build bipartisan support for key legislation that will expand access to care and assist the social work workforce.

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The Guardian

JULY 25, 2024

Health secretary’s comments follow finding that Care Quality Commission struggling to identify performance issues in hospitals and care homes Wes Streeting has called England’s healthcare watchdog “not fit for purpose” after an interim report found significant failings were hampering its ability to identify poor performance at hospitals, care homes and GP practices.

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MQ Mental Health

JULY 9, 2024

A new study from Ohio State University reveals that adults who consistently played organized sports during their childhood have fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression than those who either never played or dropped out. Notably, those who dropped out of sports had poorer mental health than those who never participated at all. The research, published in the Sociology of Sport Journal, analyzed data from 3,931 adults nationwide, focusing on their childhood sports participation and current mental h

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Social Work Blog

JULY 1, 2024

PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, American Psychiatric Association, National Alliance on Mental Illness, National Association for Rural Mental Health, and National Association of Social Workers on June 28 released the following statement responding to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v. Grants Pass : Today the Supreme Court held that laws that criminalize sleeping in public when no safe and accessible shelter options are available are not cru

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The Guardian

JULY 25, 2024

Study predicts overall economic cost of cancer, heart disease, dementia and stroke will rise by 61% The cost of England’s four biggest killer diseases could rise to £86bn a year by 2050, prompting calls for a crackdown on alcohol, junk food and smoking. The ageing population means the annual cost of cancer, heart disease, dementia and stroke combined will go from the £51.9bn recorded in 2018 to £85.6bn in 2050 – a rise of 61%.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JULY 25, 2024

Photo by Alan Levine When children are taken from their parents forever and those children are adopted by strangers, the parents often want to leave their children something to remember them by, perhaps a cherished keepsake or a family photo from happier times. So they give these personal effects to the family police agency to pass on to the children.

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MQ Mental Health

JULY 4, 2024

MQ Ambassador Dr Esther Beierl is a data scientist, trial statistician, and psychometrician in psychology and mental health research (currently the University of Cambridge, previously the University of Oxford), yoga teacher, and personal trainer. She also has personal lived experience of mental health conditions. For Research Appreciation Day, Esther explains why data science is integral for mental health research.

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Community Care

JULY 17, 2024

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The new Labour government has pledged to legislate to strengthen the child protection in its first King’s Speech, unveiled today. The long-awaited reform of the Mental Health Act 1983 and action to deliver “fair pay” for staff in adult social care are also included in its first legislative programme since taking office this month.

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International Federation of Social Workers

JULY 4, 2024

The IFSW Europe is glad to share the Successful seminar on eco-social work held in Rotterdam, Netherlands June 13 & 14 2024.

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Nnatasha Tracy

JULY 4, 2024

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The Guardian

JULY 1, 2024

There are millions of carers, exhausted and sick of broken promises, yet neither Labour nor the Tories seem serious about reform My sister, Karina, suffered a lack of oxygen at birth causing her to have multiple complex health problems. For most of her life, after my father’s death, my mother was her sole carer. During that time, Mum argued and fought and shouted and cajoled and wrote and championed and filled-in-forms and coerced and harassed and endured and chivvied and filled-in-different-for

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Social Work.Career

JULY 7, 2024

This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring over 35 free webcasts that we could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health. To make it easier for you to find a webinar that is of interest to you, […] The post Free Mental Health Webinars, July 2024 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.

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MQ Mental Health

JULY 9, 2024

A new study by UCL, published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, found that women are 40% more likely to experience depression during perimenopause than those not experiencing menopausal symptoms. A meta-analysis of seven studies involving 9,141 women from around the world showed perimenopausal women had a significantly higher risk of depressive symptoms compared to premenopausal women.

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Community Care

JULY 15, 2024

The number of mainstream children’s homes in England has grown by 44% over the past four years, amid a contraction in the fostering sector. Children’s home numbers grew by 12% in the year to 31 March 2024, continuing significant increases seen in preceding years, showed Ofsted’s annual statistics on the social care sector, released last week.

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International Federation of Social Workers

JULY 12, 2024

On the 9th July the IFSW UN Commission team in North America hosted a side event at the United Nations High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

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Social Work Blog

JULY 9, 2024

Message from the the NASW Texas Chapter regarding Hurricane Beryl: As we assess the damage done by Hurricane Beryl, we know that many are without power and are evaluating their needs. We want to make sure we get the right resources to those in need. If you’re in the area impacted by the storm and have specific ways that we can help, don’t hesitate to reach out to us at: naswtex.naswtx@socialworkers.org.

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The Guardian

JULY 17, 2024

Warning on ‘cycle of low wages’ comes as government pledges in king’s speech to introduce fair pay agreement A specific minimum wage for social care is needed if England is to avert a staffing crisis, according to leading thinktanks. Nuffield Trust and the Health Foundation have also called for the introduction of of national pay banding to tackle pernicious low pay in adult social care and encourage key workers to stay in the industry.

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CAPC

JULY 22, 2024

Diane E. Meier, MD, interviewed by MDedge Family Medicine about the use of buprenorphine for older adults with chronic pain instead of prescribing opioids with a high addiction risk and side effects.

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MQ Mental Health

JULY 23, 2024

A new study published in Ecopsychology reveals that spending as little as 10 minutes in nature can offer short-term benefits for adults with mental illness. The meta-analysis reviewed 30 years of research on the effects of nature on social, mental, and physical health, including urban environments. Lead author Joanna Bettmann, a professor at the University of Utah College of Social Work, stated, "We know nature plays an important role in human health, but behavioural health and health care provi

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Community Care

JULY 12, 2024

By Sorcha Morgan, head of service, CFAB Recently, I closed Baby Leo’s case. His mother had been unable to care for him due to her substance misuse and consideration was given to him being cared for by his maternal grandmother in Italy, who had been identified as a potential carer earlier in proceedings. The local authority had initially sought an assessment through the Central Authority for the Hague Convention 1996 (see box) but the standard of reporting and analysis was too brief and so the lo

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International Federation of Social Workers

JULY 4, 2024

The 36th Commonwealth Health Ministers Meeting (CHMM), held on 24-25 May 2024, spotlighted the pressing global challenges faced by the health and social services workforce.

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Health & Social Care Workforce

JULY 23, 2024

Maureen Crane, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, King’s College London. It was with deep sadness I heard about the death on 27 May 2024 of Jeremy Swain. He was a key figure in tackling homelessness and particularly rough sleeping for decades.

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The Guardian

JULY 23, 2024

Consumer expert writes to chancellor outlining four changes to help remedy financial injustices Rachel Reeves must overhaul the allowance that has resulted in thousands of unpaid carers being saddled with life-changing debt, and in some cases threatened with criminal prosecution, the consumer finance expert Martin Lewis has said. Lewis has written to the chancellor, identifying four measures that he says are possible to enact without great cost to the taxpayer that would remedy financial injusti

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Lawson Psychology

JULY 26, 2024

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MQ Mental Health

JULY 18, 2024

A recent Finnish study reveals that people are often given misleading information about depression, making it harder for them to understand the causes of their distress. The researchers point out that most psychiatric diagnoses, including depression, are purely descriptive and do not explain the causes of symptoms. Despite this, depression is frequently discussed as a disorder that causes low mood and other symptoms, which the researchers describe as circular reasoning.

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Community Care

JULY 4, 2024

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. By Zoe Ash and Toni Mayo Many statutory social workers find themselves in an uncomfortable dilemma when carrying out their duties. Contrary to the values that lead most into their profession, we can find ourselves in the profoundly uncomfortable position of causing unequivocal psychological harm when separating children from their parents.

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Nicole Clark Consulting

JULY 18, 2024

Try this activity and let me know how it goes for you. Inviting organizations to join a partnership requires strategizing on who to invite, articulating the partnership’s value add, each partner knowing their role, and being open to shifts in how partners participate over time. While a partnership works in service of addressing an emerging [.] The post Try This: Narrow Your Partnership Focus appeared first on Nicole Clark Consulting.

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CAPC

JULY 1, 2024

The American Heart Association states that palliative care is beneficial for people living with cardiovascular disease in managing symptoms and improving their quality of life.

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The Guardian

JULY 17, 2024

Palliative care charities are facing a funding crisis – they should be included in Lord Darzi’s review of the NHS Close to 600,000 people die in the UK annually – a figure that was higher during the pandemic, but has since fallen back. More than half are at home or in a care home; most of the rest are in hospital. But for about 28,000 people who need specialist end-of-life care (nearly 5% of all deaths), a hospice is where they receive it.

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Lawson Psychology

JULY 23, 2024

How to Choose the Right Assessment Clinic for Your Child Choosing the right assessment clinic for your child is a crucial decision that can significantly impact their developmental journey. Here are some key factors to consider, to ensure you make the best choice for your child’s needs: 1- Expertise Across Diverse Assessments Ensure the clinic has professionals with specialised training and experience in diagnosing and supporting various conditions, such as ADHD, autism, learning disorders

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