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

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There will be no observation of practice by social workers or other professionals, such as occupational therapists. . ” For the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, president Beverley Tarka said: “Families up and down the country are facing constant struggles to get the support they need to care for loved ones.

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Community Care

JANUARY 5, 2024

.” Honours for directors past and present Norfolk council’s director of children’s services, Sara Tough, who guided the authority from a requires improvement rating from Ofsted in 2017 to good in 2022, was awarded an OBE for services to education and children’s social care.

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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. Parents of disabled children who need constant care may be exhausted.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Child Welfare Specialist : Social workers in this role focus on the safety and well-being of children, often within the context of child protective services or foster care systems. TRENDING CONTENT ON SOCIAL WORK HAVEN What is the main role of a social worker? What skills does a social worker need?

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Community Care

AUGUST 8, 2023

Concerns over abuse not covered by domestic abuse law It was triggered by concerns raised by disability groups about the abuse of people by carers who were not “personally connected” to them – ie relatives, partners and ex-partners – under the definition of domestic abuse set out in law. ”

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Community Care

MARCH 8, 2024

Social workers ‘expected to be box-tickers’, peers told Following an inquiry into adult social care in 2022, a House of Lords committee said it was told by many witnesses about the perceived disparities between the act’s ambitions and practice on the ground. “They did a really great job.”

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Social Work England has proposed increasing its fees by a third this year, in a consultation launched today. The proposal is designed to rebalance the regulator’s costs away from taxpayers, who have borne a rising share of its funding since its inception in 2019, while fees for social workers have remained fixed. .”

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Community Care

JUNE 14, 2024

. “We will enhance partnership working across employers, workers, trade unions and government and establish a fair pay agreement in adult social care. Labour will consult widely on the design of this agreement, before beginning the process and learn from countries where they operate successfully.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

WITNESSING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ● “Which would be worse,” asks Jasmine Wali, former director of policy & advocacy at JMAC for Families, in this story for The Nation : “being beaten by your partner, or having social services take away your children? I’d rather take the beating than catch a CPS case,’ as one said to me.”

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