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Almost half of social workers in Wales likely to quit profession over next five years, finds survey

Community Care

Almost half of social workers in Wales say they are likely to quit the profession over the next five years, a survey has found. Over three-quarters said that they felt stressed due to workload, while almost a quarter did not feel safe at work, according to the research carried out for Social Care Wales by Opinion Research Services (ORS). Overall, social workers expressed more dissatisfaction and lower morale than care staff and social care managers, who were also polled for the study, the first

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Analysis of Drake et al. “Racial/Ethnic Differences in Child Protective Services Reporting, Substantiation and Placement, With Comparison to Non-CPS Risks and Outcomes: 2005–2019”

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

This post will be a little more dense and assume more prior knowledge on the part of readers than most. That’s because it’s meant specifically for those who have read a study concocted by a who’s who of family policing’s “caucus of denial” – those who claim that, somehow, child welfare is magically immune from the racism that infects every other aspect of American life.

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The Adult Social Care Technology Fund: bid update

Social Care

"We wanted [a] funding offer to help us identify care tech solutions that could have potential for wider rollout within the care sector." [Image created by freepik.com ] What is the fund designed to achieve? The Digitising Social Care programme is funded by Department of Health and Social Care and delivered in partnership with NHS England. The programme aims to support the adoption of digital technologies in the adult social care sector.

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Rishi Sunak knows the end is nigh, but has no clue how to build a decent legacy. He should ask me | Polly Toynbee

The Guardian

It may be too late for his party. But from council tax reform to social care, there’s still time for the PM to salvage his reputation “Rishi Sunak is a man in a hurry,” briefs his Downing Street press secretary. Yes, indeed: Tory prime minister No 5, your time is nearly up. But not just yet. If he is serious about “change” , about “broken politics” and “long-term” policies, he could still leave a legacy many will thank him for.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Your Child’s Sexual Orientation

Gary Direnfeld

I get it. You worry about your child when they don’t fit into the binary of sexual attraction. You worry for their safety, their acceptance, their well-being. That you worry is reasonable. That makes you a parent. However, the answer to resolving your worry can’t rest on seeking to change your child so that they fit into the binary. In attempting that, you inadvertently become emotionally and psychologically unsafe to your child.

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Jenrick’s perverse solution to plug our social care gap | Letters

The Guardian

Readers respond to the minister’s suggestion that British people should have more children to reduce the need for migrant care workers Robert Jenrick has suggested that instead of granting visas to overseas workers to fill the gaping hole in our care system, British parents should be encouraged to have more children to provide the workforce to look after our growing population of elderly people ( Report, 2 October ).

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Courts Matter to Social Workers: A Call for SCOTUS Ethics Reform

Social Work Blog

By Mel Wilson, MBA, LCSW – NASW Senior Policy Adviser Recent revelations of possible ethical violations by U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) Justice Clarence Thomas ― as well as Justice Samuel Alito― have led to calls for broad ethical and standards reforms for the court. These ethical abuses include Justice Thomas’s friendship with real estate tycoon Harlan Crow resulting in him receiving unreported “gifts” from Crow that allowed Thomas to purchase a home for his mother and take expensive vacations.