Community Care

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The sector continues to face challenges from years of chronic underfunding in social services.”. MacAlister, whose care review is due to make recommendations in late spring, pledged to address the decline in case-holding social workers.

Social Worker 63

Social Worker Government Administration Adoption 63

Community Care

JUNE 10, 2024

New DoLS prioritisation tool Against this backdrop, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has adopted a new tool to help councils prioritise DoLS applications that was developed by West Midlands ADASS. They can be utilised for some tasks which best interests assessors (BIAs) may currently be doing.

Psychiatric 50

Psychiatric Hospitals Adoption Mental Health 50

Community Care

AUGUST 29, 2023

It is not possible to provide service stability and strong positive cultures if there is heavy reliance on agency social workers; Northern Ireland has already taken action to curtail their use in its statutory social services.

Disability 38

Disability Domestic Violence Social Worker University 38

CO4Kids

JANUARY 31, 2025

The purpose of the rule work is to align Colorado’s rule and practice with the requirements of Colorado House Bill 23-1157.

Child Welfare 52

Child Welfare Welfare Human Services Administration 52

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Department of Health and Human Services. When that happens, social services officials come under fire. One of those two things has now prompted the Biden Administration to propose regulations to curb this practice. At least 45 kids died of abuse or neglect in North Carolina in 2021, according to the U.S.

Child Welfare 111

Child Welfare Foster Care Welfare Confidentiality 111

Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

However, because of serious case reviews arising from the unfortunate death of service users over the last decade, there has been a massive pressure on the social work profession to adopt some more robust strategies when working with service users (Payne, 2014). Theories for Direct Social Work Practice (2nd ed.).

Social Worker 52

Social Worker Interventional Empathy University 52

Child Welfare Monitor

DECEMBER 9, 2024

In its Study of the Root Causes of Juvenile Justice System Involvement ,” the District of Columbia’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council interviewed youth service providers with first-hand experience working with justice-involved and at-risk youth.

Child Welfare 278

Child Welfare Welfare Domestic Violence Foster Care 278

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Fong writes in The Imprint about why the so-called Adoption and Safe Families Act is “A Dangerous Tool in An Arbitrary System.” --And in this essay, she takes on the harm of mandatory reporting laws. Instead, the coach is going to court to adopt your child – because he now has every bit as much right to your child as you do.

Child Welfare 111

Child Welfare Foster Care Welfare Adoption 111