Social Work Awards

MARCH 31, 2023

She is also currently undertaking a Doctorate, with her research focused on how local communities welcome and support asylum seekers. As Social Workers, MPs, government officials, we all have a responsibility to be role models and treat every individual with compassion, care and welcome.”

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Clinical Psychology of Social Interaction

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Maria Badanova has recently joined us as a PhD student! Her research focuses on the altered states of consciousness (ASC) practices such as breathwork and mindfulness.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The news was welcomed by mental health bodies, in the light of the government’s decision – revealed in last week’s King’s Speech – to drop its manifesto pledge to reform the MHA during the current parliamentary term. .” Very welcome announcement from @wesstreeting on mental health act reform.

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National Casa Gal

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The post The National CASA/GAL Association for Children welcomes Judge Hiram Puig-Lugo to board of trustees appeared first on National CASA/GAL Association for Children.

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Community Care

JANUARY 24, 2024

Extra funding ‘welcome but not enough’ The announcement was welcomed by councils and social care leaders, though they warned it would not be enough to meet rising levels of need. .” Gove said the finalised settlement amounted to a £4.5bn increase in English authorities’ spending power, worth 7.5% in real terms.

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Community Care

APRIL 15, 2024

The National Organisation for Practice Teaching (NOPT), which represents PEs across the country, warmly welcomes the report as a long-overdue acknowledgement of the pivotal contributions they make. NOPT also agrees with the research findings, which validate discussions that have occurred throughout the profession for many years.

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Community Care

MARCH 6, 2024

“The additional investment to upgrade the existing secure children’s home estate and to rebuild two secure children’s homes as well as some additional capital funding for new residential provision and investment for special free schools is welcome.”

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The Guardian

MAY 3, 2022

Health groups welcomed $12bn investment in the sector, but not everyone is happy with the budget Get our free news app ; get our morning email briefing Victoria’s peak social services body says the state’s election year budget has delivered “lean” funding for the community organisations sector to advocate for the most vulnerable, but welcomed “significant” (..)

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Community Care

DECEMBER 14, 2023

However, while charities welcomed the publication of the strategy, they said it did not go nearly far enough in improving support for kinship carers. The strategy’s publication was welcomed by the charity Kinship, which has long campaigned for one. in funding to support foster care recruitment and retention.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The ADCS, which sees the rules’ introduction as an urgent necessity to curb costs and tackle what it calls “profiteering” by some agencies, welcomed this move. We are pleased the government has a plan to address the challenges we face and it is positive that the timetable for implementing change has been accelerated.”

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Clinical Psychology of Social Interaction

JUNE 16, 2021

Hassan Bassam has recently joined us as a PhD student! He is interested in how large scale brain connectivity can inform behaviour in autistic and non-autistic people, in particular social behaviours such as emotion regulation. In his work, he tries to understand better the link between the brain and behaviour.

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

Mahlet Kassa has recently joined us as a PhD student! She is interested in the relationship between our sense of bodily self and social cognition i.e. how we interact with others.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Two years of real-terms pay cuts for care staff The prospect of an inflation-busting pay rise will be welcome for care staff after two years of real-terms wage cuts. Extra resource welcome but insufficient – ADASS However, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services said the extra resource, while welcome, was insufficient.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Association of Directors of Children’s Services welcomed the rise in the size of the workforce and the fall in vacancy numbers but warned that this masked significant pressures in some local areas.

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Clinical Psychology of Social Interaction

JANUARY 29, 2021

Julia Klauder has recently joined us as a new lab manager! She will support the team in financial and strategic matters. Happy to have you, Julia!

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The ADCS welcomed the news but said it was disappointed that the DfE was not planning to implement the restrictions in their original form. The REC, which has opposed the rules , welcomed the opportunity for further consultation on how they would work.

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Community Care

JULY 5, 2023

Chief social worker: ‘a welcome landmark’ Welcoming the development, the region’s chief social worker, Aine Morrison said: “Ceasing the use of agency social workers in HSC trusts is a welcome landmark.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Extra funding ‘welcome but not enough’ Council leaders welcomed the funding but said it did not go far enough. . £365m in a separate market sustainability and improvement fund – workforce fund, which has the same grant conditions as the wider MSIF but is particularly designed to bolster the workforce.

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Hospital Discharges Hospitals Government Disability 218

Community Care

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

While social work and local government bodies and children’s charities welcomed aspects of the DfE’s response, which will be published today, they joined in criticising the level of resources provided. The review said that £1bn should be made available over the first two years.

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Domestic Violence Government Social Worker Consultation 255

Social Work Awards

JANUARY 21, 2021

Peter Hay CBE, Chair of the Social Work Awards Board, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Brian, Clenton, Ellisha, Emma, Kelly, Sammie and Sherry to the Board of Trustees. The post Social Work Charity welcomes new Board of Trustees as it enters its 10th anniversary year appeared first on Social Worker Awards.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Extra funding ‘welcome but not enough’ This was enabled by the government diverting money from reforming the social care charging system to frontline services, and permitting authorities to raise council tax by 5% this year without a referendum, with some of the proceeds ring-fenced for adults’ services.

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Community Care

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

“The chancellor has recognised the fact that homecare simply cannot meet the demand, and we welcome the substantial investment,” she said. “This will go a long way to enable us to address existing pressures, commission more care packages, and ensure that the reforms are a success on day one of their introduction in 2025.

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Hospital Discharges Hospitals Government Home Care 284

The Guardian

JULY 2, 2022

Nearly one in five people in England and Wales are 65 or over – some are thriving, some struggling. How are we coping with the social, cultural and political change this brings? As an hour-long exercise class in Cromer’s parish hall culminates in a triumphant ribbon routine, irrepressible instructor Annamarie Sterne addresses the group.

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Community Care

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The package, designed to speed up hospital discharges by increasing the availability of social care, and to boost the supply of care staff, was broadly welcomed by councils, providers, think-tanks and charities. This indeed is a welcome step to rebalancing the funding between health and social care.” 52% rise in vacancies.

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Hospital Discharges Government Recovery Hospitals 225

Michigan Social Work

APRIL 5, 2024

I am deeply touched to have been chosen for this award, as it signifies my commitment to welcoming and inclusive practices, caring deeply for the holistic success of individuals and communities, and nurturing sacred relationships through meaningful interactions and collaborative endeavors,” said Funcke.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Welcome from children’s social care bodies. Children’s social care bodies welcomed Tolhurst to her role by stressing their key priorities for the months ahead.

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Schools Child Welfare Adoption Social Worker 254

Community Care

JULY 12, 2023

Agreement offers ‘comfort’ to social workers The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) – hitherto a fierce critic of the reform – welcomed the move and said it hoped it would reassure social workers and other staff.

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Social Worker Criminal Justice Government Diversity 193

Community Care

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

That was the warning from provider umbrella body Care England, despite its welcome for the energy bill relief scheme unveiled yesterday by business secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg. However, LGA resources board chair Andrew Western warned that councils also needed more support.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Council leaders have welcomed reports that the government will delay implementing its cap on care costs for a year, but warned that the funding allocated to the reform should be retained by authorities.

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Community Care

JULY 31, 2023

Sector leaders welcomed the funding from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), saying it would help them plan for the winter and tackle mounting demand and inflationary pressures. Most of the funding – £570m – is designed to increase the capacity of the workforce – with vacancy rates hitting 9.9%

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International Federation of Social Workers

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Dear Colleagues We warmly welcome you to join us for the second annual COSW Policy Forum (online): The contribution of the Commonwealth to Global Social Policy Calling all social workers and […]

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Community Care

JUNE 28, 2023

NHS leaders welcome social worker boost The rise in the number of mental health social workers was welcomed by the NHS Confederation’s mental health network, which represents providers.

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Mental Health Social Worker Interventional Diversity 180

Community Care

MARCH 15, 2023

‘Recognising the value of foster carers’ Sarah Anderson, a foster carer and founder of information service FosterWiki, welcomed today’s news on LinkedIn. “We ” Charities the Fostering Network and Kinship also welcomed the changes and the benefits they would bring unrelated and kinship foster carers. .

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Disability Social Worker Government Foster Care 325

The International Association Of Schools Of Social

APRIL 17, 2024

The Kenya National Association of Social Workers has enthusiastically extended a warm welcome to all participants, saying “Karibu Kenya” (Welcome to Kenya)! Kenya will take center stage, hosting the event from June 26th to 29th, 2026.

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Community Care

APRIL 9, 2024

The ADCS welcomed the CHA announcement, with president Andy Smith saying: “This sends a positive signal about the need for a more stable care system that is committed to meeting the needs of our most vulnerable children and young people above all else.

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Consultation Government 252

Community Care

MAY 11, 2022

Providers welcomed the increase, which came as Skills for Care figures revealed that the vacancy rate for registered nurses working in adult social care had reached 18.5% , up 7.9 The Independent Care Group, which represents providers in York and North Yorkshire, also welcomed the announcement. percentage points on March 2021. .”

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Community Care

DECEMBER 14, 2023

” The changes were welcomed by ADASS, whose policy and analysis director, Michael Chard said: “Updates made to the assurance process following the CQC evaluation of the pilots will hopefully reduce the time it takes for councils to prepare and participate in formal assessments. ”

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