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Adoption leaders bid to reform ‘institutionally racist’ system

Community Care

The adoption system is “institutionally racist”, sector leaders have warned, in a strategy designed to tackle ethnic inequalities facing children and prospective adopters and a lack of diversity in the workforce. of prospective adopters approved in England from 2018-19 to 2020-21, compared with the 6.4%

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The $20 million boondoggle that perfectly illustrates the banality of child welfare thinking

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

But it’s hard to imagine anything that more perfectly captures the banality of child welfare thinking than this waste of $20 million: Five organizations will spend this federal grant money to create a “Quality Improvement Center on Engaging Youth in Finding Permanency.” And what will these groups do with the $20 million?

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Infants at greater risk from growth in parental mental health and substance use issues, say councils

Community Care

Phase 9 of the series covered 2022-24 and was based on data from 124 local authorities, extrapolated to cover all 153 councils, survey responses from 86 authorities and interviews with 34 directors of children’s services. from 2020-24. Regionally agreed caps on maximum hourly pay rates for agency staff.

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How equipped is children’s social work for digital safeguarding?

Community Care

We recently interviewed senior managers across eight local authorities to scope their readiness for children’s digital safeguarding. They described how this had worked in the past with children with more complex needs, who did not want to engage face to face.

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Promoting DEI in Healthcare

Relias

How you conduct interviews also has a big impact. Many people prefer in-person interviews so they can assess visual cues. However, phone interviews could provide more objective candidate evaluations for a variety of reasons. They can also provide a more comfortable initial interview experience for applicants.

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Ultimate Guide on How to Use Social Work Ecomaps

Social Work Haven

A social work ecomap may be used by social workers via visual tools (diagrams or pictures) to engage with service users and elicit the required information. Ecomap interview questions should always be in the form of open – ended questions. Ecomaps can be made using basic materials (pen, paper, sticky notes).

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9 Best Social Work Books You Need Now | Student

Social Work Haven

Examples and illustrations in this book stimulate interest and actively engages the reader. It explains the fundamental concepts of parental responsibility and human rights, and private and public law, including care proceedings and adoption. If then, How to Ace Your Job Interview by socialworkhaven.com is your ticket!