Fri.Jan 03, 2025

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One in three practitioners would recommend social work as a career, finds regulator

Community Care

Just one-third of social workers (34%) would recommend the profession as a career, a Social Work England has found. A greater proportion – 42% – would not recommend social work, with the remainder being neutral on the issue, according to the regulator’s first annual survey of the profession. The online survey, carried out in spring 2024, received 2,120 responses, equivalent to 2% of the registered population in England.

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Honoring Amanda Van Hoozer:

Center for Child Protection

Three Decades of Leadership and Advocacy in Child Protection The Center for Child Protection is proud to celebrate Amanda Van Hoozer, our Chief Program Officer, who has been awarded the Family Investigations & Alternative Response Challenge Coin by Texas Child Protective Investigations (CPI) at the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS).

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Creating a Safe & Open Home Environment

All For Kids

Everyone needs a secure and stable home, especially children. A place where they feel physically, socially, and emotionally safe is imperative for healthy development and a successful future. Children who feel connected to their caretakers and home exhibit fewer at-risk behaviors later in childhood. You must provide a consistently safe environment to build a meaningful relationship with your child and prepare them for the future.

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Wes Streeting defends pace of plans for adult social care reform – UK politics live

The Guardian

Health secretary says initial reports from commission led by Louise Casey will come next year As well as being asked about plans for adult social care and a new national care service, Wes Streeting was questioned this morning on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme about progress on assisted dying legislation in England and Wales. As health secretary, Streeting intervened before Novembers vote, suggesting that legalising assisted dying in the two countries would have resource implications for the NHS

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The Everyday Donor: Unlocking Prospecting Segments Through Behavior Analysis

Speaker: Tim Sarrantonio, Director of Corporate Brand

Do you really know your donors? Not just what they give, but who they are? 👥 In this interactive session, we’ll break down how nonprofits can use behavioral indicators (affinity, recency, frequency, and monetary value) to build prospecting segments that go beyond wealth screening and actually align with donor identity. You’ll walk away with practical strategies to move beyond basic demographics and cultivate supporters based on how they already engage with you!

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Looking to the New Year

Children’s Defense Fund

By Marian Wright Edelman The end of the holiday season and the start of the new year are always a time to prepare for new beginnings. The terror and turmoil that began in the first few hours of this year fueled even more uncertainty about the path ahead right now. But once again, one of the lessons of the holy season of light at the darkest time of the year is that this is the time when change begins.

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Martin Rowson on Wes Streeting’s plans for adult social care reform – cartoon

The Guardian

The health secretary has revealed details of a new commission on the issue – but it won’t offer its recommendations until 2028

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