NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 3, 2023

The Allegheny Family Screening Tool slaps an invisible scarlet number "risk score" on every child whose parents or other caretakers have been accused of neglect. But now we know about a case in Pittsburgh that is calling into question all the claims about AFST’s supposed lack of bias, and about who -- or what -- makes the decisions.

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Community Care

AUGUST 8, 2023

The government is reviewing the case for giving social workers in England powers of entry in adult safeguarding cases. Unlike with DVPOs, specified third parties will be able to apply to the family court for a DAPO on behalf of someone else at risk.

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The Guardian

APRIL 8, 2024

But this only makes the latest details of the heavy-handed manner in which these situations are being dealt with all the more dismaying. A new digital tool was supposed to detect rule breaches at an earlier stage to avoid a situation in which carers on low incomes were being landed with huge bills. Continue reading.

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Community Care

APRIL 28, 2023

Beverley Tarka this week became the first black president of the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) since its establishment in 2007. Taking the helm at ADASS at its annual spring seminar this week, the importance of her appointment – and her position as a role model for others – was not lost on Tarka.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Inspectors found that most cases were not processed within timescales appropriate to children’s risks and needs, including where there were allegations of significant harm, meaning some children were left at continued risk but without safety plans. Children left waiting for up to six weeks. ” Practice better beyond the MASH.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The studies followed warnings from Ofsted in its annual report this week that social worker shortages were making an already challenging job “unsustainable” for some practitioners and driving others into agency work. Sharp rise in vacancy rate. to 19% in the year to June 2022, based on data from 108 of the 152 councils.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

APRIL 29, 2022

Editor’s Note: This blog post was written by Amber Sutton, LICSW, ABD, a social work instructor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, in collaboration with students from her undergraduate social work research course during the Spring 2022 semester. You can also read their two poems. How do you define research? I saved the responses.

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Community Care

MAY 20, 2022

At the same time, councils in England made 536 serious incident notifications in 2020-21 – involving cases where a child has died or been seriously injured where there was suspected abuse or neglect – up 19% on 2019-20. By Sir Alan Wood. Inevitably, it will not be able to satisfy or agree with all the demands and challenges made of it.

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Community Care

MARCH 1, 2022

In my role as a social worker in Merthyr Tydfil, south Wales, I manage two teams – the new intake team, which deals with new cases coming through into children’s services needing assessment, and the multi agency safeguarding hub (MASH) team, which handles all referrals. I welcome it as something that has been needed for a very long time.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

With children in care, social workers completed creative and age-appropriate work that ensured children’s views were central to decision-making. It includes a directory of useful tools, specific guidance on working with disabled and older children and advice on recording direct work. Excellent direct work’. More consistency required.

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My Brains Not Broken

JANUARY 13, 2022

But even though my mental health tool kit might be slightly smaller, there’s nothing a few modifications can’t fix. Running is my favorite form of physical exercise, and the extremely cold weather and early sunset make that difficult. Since I can’t do whatever I want, I have to make the best with what I’ve got.

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Social Care

MARCH 8, 2023

There are many long standing societal and cultural reasons for this imbalance, which would take a whole other blog to unpick, but the fact women make up the majority of the care workforce, means they are also an incredibly diverse and talented group, by sheer force of numbers. One size does not fit all.

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Famcare

JUNE 6, 2023

Data has become an essential tool in today’s world. Finding the most effective method for gathering and managing data in daily social work, however, is a challenge for many case managers and non-profit stakeholders. They are conscious of the necessity and significance of data.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

MARCH 5, 2024

For the first time in its history, the group uses litigation to take on racism, needless surveillance and wrongful removal. I pointed out that in its entire history, Children’s Rights had never brought such litigation, insisted it couldn’t be done, and sometimes even stood in the way of such efforts.

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Social Work Blog

MARCH 4, 2024

Reamer, was the first ethics casebook, including extensive cases and commentary, written exclusively for social workers. This book’s realistic ethics cases provide a useful tool for discussing ethical dilemmas and ethical decision making. First published in 2009, The Social Work Ethics Casebook , by Frederic G.

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Social Work Futures

MARCH 15, 2023

This is part of a monthly series of posts to share a few things I run across regarding the future of social work (and beyond). For people involved in foresight practice, the practice of scanning, organizing and creatively interpreting “signals of change” in the ecosystem is a primary and foundational part of the work.

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Famcare

AUGUST 5, 2022

Case management software with a focus on homelessness can aid in making the process of finding a solution more manageable by giving organizations the tools they need to coordinate and speed up the various services and activities aimed at eliminating homelessness.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 3, 2022

A troubling trend has taken hold over the past two decades: drinking patterns among men and women have converged – and in some cases, young women are now drinking more than young men. A review of six surveys between 2000 and 2016 found that the number of women ages 18 and older who drink each year rose by 6 percent (compared to a 0.2

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Community Care

APRIL 14, 2022

Ofsted found that some social workers’ caseloads “far exceeded” the council’s target levels with duty team practitioners having to actively work on cases while waiting for them to be transferred to other teams. Recruitment problems having ‘detrimental impact’. to 8.4%) but then rose back to 25.6% Social workers not ‘regularly supervised’.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 3, 2021

New measures currently going through Parliament will strengthen how care and support is delivered and give us the tools to ensure we deliver on both the letter and the spirit of the Care Act.” A similar function was carried out by the CQC and its predecessors until 2010. People find adult social care fair and accessible.

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Prosper Health Collective

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Worries often involve a sense of catastrophic thinking about what might happen and thoughts about the worst-case scenario. Worries are often created by our minds and in many cases tend to not pan out, particularly not in the catastrophic way that worry can predict. . Tips for managing worry . The post Why do I worry?

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Gateway Foundation

JANUARY 19, 2024

Here’s how to make the process as smooth as possible. Evaluators might also use specific screening tools like these. Evaluators might also use specific screening tools like these. Often, it consists of a substance use disorder screening to determine the extent of your involvement with drugs or alcohol.

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The Critical Blog

JULY 3, 2023

The Act protects people’s rights to make their own decisions about their life, including the care and support they receive and how they receive it. The Act protects people’s rights to make their own decisions about their life, including the care and support they receive and how they receive it. Aid communication.

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Social Work Blog

APRIL 1, 2022

Valuable tools graduates can use! The Social Work Ethics Casebook: Cases and Commentary, 2nd Edition by Frederic G. This book’s realistic ethics cases provide a useful tool for discussing ethical dilemmas and ethical decision making. Buy one, two, or best deal: all three. The Social Work Dictionary by Robert L.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

First there was the Allegheny Family Screening Tool (AFST), an algorithm that uses a mass of data, mostly about poor people and disproportionately about nonwhite people, to cough up what amounts to a “scarlet number” risk score. No informed consent – or any consent - for the use of the data as a policing tool. Deceptive marketing.

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Social Work Blog

MAY 11, 2023

The numbers, since then, are staggering: nearly 105 million total cases have been recorded in the United States alone, with more than 1.1 The numbers, since then, are staggering: nearly 105 million total cases have been recorded in the United States alone, with more than 1.1 In the United States, approximately 81.4% of the U.S.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

JUNE 28, 2023

In the wake of the stunning – in a good way – Supreme Court decision on the Indian Child Welfare Act, ProPublica talks to Kathryn Fort , director of the Indian Law Clinic at the Michigan State University College of Law about how to make sure the law is enforced. . ● And, in a commentary about the ICWA decision in Slate, Prof. “It

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Society of Clinical Psychology

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Diversity is not an adjunct descriptor of the U.S. population, but rather, it is a fundamental construct of our country’s demographics which is predicted only to increase. Thus, it is equity that holds the power to protect our nation’s people, as diversity without equity often breeds injustice.

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The Critical Blog

MAY 18, 2023

Practical planning tools and communication strategies are illustrated and shared to empower those living with dementia to express their preferences and have the confidence to be in the driving seat of their own care and support. Both books promote the idea of asking ‘what is possible?’ Brenda has always loved arts and crafts.

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Prosper Health Collective

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Speech pathologists rely on a variety of assessments tailored to the unique needs of each child. Assessments are essential to the therapy process as it shows your starting point which you can compare to later. They can help with accessing funding and support for your child. We may also listen to the child speak while playing to catch any errors.

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Social Care

AUGUST 8, 2023

From the findings, we identified four key policy recommendations for making sure co-production is embedded meaningfully in adult social care. Together, we are keen to promote the contributions of people with lived experience, and their carers, in developing better public services.

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Social Work With Adults

APRIL 4, 2023

However, to do this effectively, we need to support our amazing care workforce to feel valued, supported and equipped with the tools and experience they need to serve the increasingly complex demands of a growing, aging and diversifying population. Adult social work’s focus on holistic, person centred care and support is its foundation.

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Prosper Health Collective

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

You can see the profiles for the whole team at Prosper Health Collective here: [link] Once you have decided, make a call to the practice. Remember that all psychology should be collaborative, make sure to discuss with your psychologist what would work best for you. First and foremost, psychology should ALWAYS be collaborative.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Monitoring patients’ progress and providing therapists with feedback is a powerful tool that can make a significant difference in the effectiveness of psychological treatments. But have you ever wondered why some therapists seem to benefit more from feedback than others? continued improvement) or challenge them (i.e.,

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The Licensed Clinical Social Worker Exam

APRIL 15, 2023

Methods of risk assessment include: Structured Professional Judgment (SPJ) - Uses standardized tools and guidelines to assess risk. Methods of risk assessment include: Structured Professional Judgment (SPJ) - Uses standardized tools and guidelines to assess risk.

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Ultimate Youth Worker

JUNE 6, 2023

This innovative initiative aims to equip youth workers of all levels with the necessary skills, knowledge, and resources to excel in their careers and make a lasting impact on the lives of the young people they serve. In today’s fast-paced and ever-evolving world, the role of a youth worker is more vital than ever.

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Save the Social Worker

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Perhaps it’s also useful to look at how we can also make use of social technology. Perhaps it’s also useful to look at how we can also make use of social technology. Here are 3 ways that you can make your meetings more effective. How was your year? Tough question, isn’t it? What did you overcome? What could you have done better?

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