Community Care

MARCH 30, 2023

A scheme placing social workers in schools does not reduce children’s need for statutory social care services, one of the largest ever randomised controlled trials carried out in the sector has found. No impact on social care outcomes It found that the rate of section 47s was 5.5%

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Schools Social Worker School Social Work Interventional 55

Social Work Haven

MAY 9, 2023

You Asked, Can Social Workers Prescribe Medication? This is a very common question a lot of people ask in relation to the role of the social worker in health and social care. Social workers play an important role in promoting the health and wellbeing of people in the community.

Social Worker 52

Social Worker Treatment Planning Mental Health Interventional 52

Community Care

APRIL 28, 2022

A lack of oversight caused by frequent changes of social worker led to a toddler suffering significant harm, a case review has found. Child Au is now being cared for by foster parents and, while the review said she was making progress, it added that she needed specialist intervention to deal with the impact of her early experiences.

Social Worker 60

Social Worker Self-harm Interventional Consultation 60

Social Work Haven

MAY 9, 2023

Curious to know the differences between a Psychologist vs Social Worker? Well, it is vital to note the difference between psychology and social work because they both seek to help individuals in different ways. Do social workers use psychology? Is psychology degree equivalent to social work?

Social Worker 52

Social Worker Psychology Mental Health Interventional 52

Community Care

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The government has pledged action to tackle “excessive” workload pressures on council children’s social workers as part of its response to the care review. a year earlier, according to an Association of Directors of Children’s Services survey.

Social Worker 55

Social Worker Case Management Government Communication 55

Community Care

MARCH 8, 2024

Since Lyn Romeo announced her retirement in October last year , the tributes to the now former chief social worker for adults from across the profession have been warm and fulsome. Lyn Romeo is without a doubt a social worker for social workers! Will be hugely missed by many and certainly me.

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Social Worker Government Mental Health University 60

Community Care

JULY 11, 2023

The Department for Education has proposed far-reaching changes to social workers’ roles under Working Together to Safeguard Children, its guidance on services for children in need of help and protection in England. By contrast, the proposed update to the guidance mentions ‘social worker’ just 23 times.

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Social Worker Consultation Engagement Youth Worker 46

Community Care

APRIL 24, 2023

This was exacerbated by Covid and, potentially, high turnover of social workers, team managers and commissioning staff, though the panel highlighted good practice from some practitioners who travelled up to 200 miles so they could visit children regularly.

Social Worker 54

Social Worker Disability Schools Communication 54

Community Care

JULY 25, 2023

Three councils have been selected to test giving responsibility for child protection cases to specialist social workers. Meanwhile, councils would be encouraged to refer families to FGCs from early help onwards, under proposed changes to Working Together, which are currently out to consultation.

Social Worker 45

Social Worker Adoption Interventional Consultation 45

Social Work Blog

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The association offers resources to help social workers engage with clients, colleagues, family, and friends about COVID-19 vaccination. Social Work Role in Reducing COVID-19 Transmission. Social workers who visit family or friends in nursing homes can encourage these residents to get vaccinated.

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Nursing Home Medicare Medicaid Self-harm 122

Social Work Blog

MAY 25, 2022

1 Although PTSD has commonly been associated with the military and veteran populations, it affects people of all ages, communities, gender, and social economic background. Social workers are the largest group of mental health providers in the United States and treatment of PTSD is one of their specialty areas.

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Disorder PTSD Military Mental Health 105

Community Care

AUGUST 27, 2024

Analysis of social work workloads The team collected staffing data from 249 teams across the five HSC trusts, dated to February or March 2023. While the report did not make recommendations around caseload size, the 2022 Setting the Bar report, commissioned by Social Work Scotland , recommended a limit of 15 in children’s services.

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Social Worker Communication Interviewing Consultation 47

Social Work Blog

JANUARY 28, 2022

The association offers resources to help social workers engage with clients, colleagues, family, and friends about COVID-19 vaccination. Social Work Role in Reducing COVID-19 Transmission. Social workers who visit family or friends in nursing homes can encourage these residents to get vaccinated.

Nursing Home 93

Nursing Home Medicare Medicaid Self-harm 93

Community Care

JANUARY 14, 2022

The Department for Education has scrapped its national assessment and accreditation scheme (NAAS) for children’s social workers. The DfE’s original plan was for all children’s social workers to be assessed by 2020, which it later revised to rolling out the scheme from that year following a series of trial phases.

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Government Social Worker Interventional Consultation 72

Community Care

APRIL 17, 2024

He was one of those children whose lives were transformed by a social worker. From the age of seven, up until his adoption, he had the same social worker, with whom he remained in contact into his 20s. “I had a really positive experience of social workers,” he says.

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Social Worker Diversity Adoption Government 60

Community Care

JUNE 14, 2022

This in turn was linked to social workers’ biggest concerns: staff shortages – in relation to which 73% of respondents were very concerned and 20% a bit concerned – and workload (59% very concerned, 31% a bit concerned). “We can’t keep good social workers,” she added.

Social Worker 55

Social Worker Mental Health Administration Government 55

Community Care

MARCH 2, 2023

It confirmed its support for authorities appointing designated social care officers (DSCOs), in its improvement plan for SEND and alternative education provision (AP). This would enable practitioners other than social workers to hold children in need cases, including for disabled children.

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Government Disability Interventional Social Worker 49

Community Care

MARCH 8, 2023

Children making significant progress in residential care due to effective therapeutic interventions, making them ready and willing to move to a family-like setting. DfE fostering plans The report comes in the wake of the Department for Education’s consultative strategy for children’s social care, published last month.

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Foster Care Self-harm Anxiety Mental Health 67

Community Care

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It is not clear as yet what the bill will contain on regulation and how far it will draw upon work commenced under the previous government to address service costs, profit levels and placement sufficiency through the so-called market interventions advisory group (source: Children and Young People Now ).

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Government Interventional Consultation Schools 65

Community Care

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A one-month consultation on its proposals closes tomorrow (30 November), with the group then intending to draw up revised best practice guidance for immediate implementation, potentially ahead of longer-term reforms to the order. Social workers back standalone supervision orders, despite questioning their effectiveness.

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Government Social Worker Consultation Adoption 53

Community Care

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There will be no observation of practice by social workers or other professionals, such as occupational therapists. Councils were responding to these pressures by planning investment in early intervention, prevention and reablement, as well as extra care and supported housing provision.

Nursing Home 56

Nursing Home Social Worker Therapist Government 56

Social Work Haven

APRIL 3, 2023

To become a Best Interests Assessor, social workers have to be registered with Social Work England for at least 2 years and enrol on a postgraduate BIA-DOLS qualification. 4 (6) MCA) and consulted with family and carers (s.4 That is why a social work to-do list may help us manage better. 4 (7) MCA). 21A of the MCA.

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Self-harm Mental Health Social Worker Consultation 52

Community Care

JANUARY 26, 2022

It hasappointed consultant Peter Dwyer, a former director, as a commissioner to oversee improvements. Following an inspection in October, Ofsted found that children were at risk at harm and social workers “significantly under-resourced” as a result of leaders’ failure to prioritise the service. Council improves to ‘good’.

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Government Social Worker Adoption Interventional 51

Community Care

JULY 17, 2024

Knowledge of mental disorders, including an understanding of the social perspective on mental health needs and the implications of a range of treatments and interventions for patients and their relatives and carers.

Mental Health 44

Mental Health Communication Therapist Hospitals 44

Social Care

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

As a qualified social worker, I welcome the changes which Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) intends to bring to the sector. We believe our film reinforces the view that our sector is in a good position to practice in a way which keeps individuals at the centre of any intervention, even if it means a deprivation of their liberty.

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Interventional Anxiety Social Worker Consultation 24

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 33

Disability Domestic Violence Social Worker University 33

Clinical Philosophy

MAY 1, 2021

Now Frederikson doesn't describe his intervention in moral terms. So: I come to my therapist's consulting room but then, rather than stay in touch with my wish to know myself better and do the work of therapy, I regress and in effect say 'I want to be here but I don't want to do the work'. Invitation to engage in the therapeutic task.]

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Psychotherapy Therapist Empathy Engagement 40

Social Care

JANUARY 26, 2022

A couple of years ago, SCIE ( Social Care Institute for Excellence ) surveyed over 1000 social workers for NHS Digital. SCIE and Channel 3 Consulting believe the sector needs to focus on two interventions. Lack of commitment is no longer a problem. The challenge now lies in implementing these bold plans.

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Interventional Consultation Government Social Worker 18

Gary Direnfeld

DECEMBER 11, 2024

These interventions can be dangerous. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. It was as if they got their son back.

Mental Health 130

Mental Health Schools Hospitals Private Practice 130

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

The social worker understands that social situations often within families can give rise to unwanted behavior, feelings and attitudes. So different training looks at behavior and mood through a different lens resulting in different interventions. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker.

Psychiatry 130

Psychiatry Psychology Mental Health Private Practice 130

Gary Direnfeld

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

What’s the difference between a psychologist, psychiatrist and a social worker? The social worker looks at the problem of the individual in a broader context, such as one’s relationship, family, community, society. Each intervention may be applied singularly or in combinations with others.

Social Worker 147

Social Worker Counseling Private Practice Anxiety 147

The Frontline

JUNE 7, 2023

Naomi Allen was part of the 2017 Cohort of the Frontline programme and currently works as a consultant social worker, supporting current Frontline programme as they qualify as social workers. I first thought about social work when I was quite young. I remember the first time that I used it with a family.

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Interviewing Social Worker Empathy Consultation 11

Gary Direnfeld

MARCH 28, 2022

Know that their escalation is actually your evidence of abuse if police or court intervention is necessary. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Hold on to all those nasty texts and messages. Seek not to reply. Remember, your responses are evidence too.

Private Practice 147

Private Practice Mental Health Counseling Interventional 147

Gary Direnfeld

MAY 13, 2024

It requires an intervention. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW gary@yoursocialworker.com www.yoursocialworker.com for counseling and support www.garydirenfeld.com – to build your successful practice Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. No addict gives up their source voluntarily.

Addiction 147

Addiction Mental Health Private Practice Counseling 147

Gary Direnfeld

AUGUST 16, 2022

Counseling is a serious psychosocial intervention. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. Courts in Ontario, Canada, consider him an expert in social work, marital and family therapy, child development, parent-child relations and custody and access matters.

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Counseling Psychosocial Private Practice Mental Health 147

Gary Direnfeld

MAY 27, 2022

Although the prognosis is good, it remains the most dangerous of interventions to get there. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. That means open heart bypass surgery is required to address the problem. The meaning of this wasn’t lost on my family. You matter.

Recovery 147

Recovery Private Practice Hospitals Mental Health 147

Gary Direnfeld

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Managing behavior takes time and can’t rest or resolve on a single big threat or intervention. I am Gary Direnfeld and I am a social worker. Gary Direnfeld is a social worker. If both child and parent are extreme, both have lost control… of themselves. Are you following me on Facebook yet?

Empathy 147

Empathy Private Practice Mental Health Counseling 147