The New Social Worker

APRIL 7, 2024

As in previous years, The New Social Worker is pleased to present the winning poems of the National Social Work Poetry Contest. The contest is sponsored by the University of Iowa School of Social Work. Congratulations to the Spring 2024 winners!

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International Federation of Social Workers

APRIL 7, 2024

Social Work Social Development (SWSD2024) Conference Celebrates!

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The Guardian

APRIL 7, 2024

Rules around earning limits for people in receipt of carer’s allowance risk them unknowingly racking up debt to DWP Carers threatened with prosecution over minor rules breaches Analysis: Why are so many carers being taken to court? Unpaid carers provide support for loved ones – normally parents or children, who are disabled, frail or ill. There are an estimated 5.7 million carers in the UK.

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The Guardian

APRIL 7, 2024

The government provides nowhere near enough support for people who care for their loved ones, writes Kirsty McHugh of the Carers Trust. Plus a letter from someone who cares for a partner with a mental health condition, and another from Jane Nation on the invisibility of disabled people You’re right to praise Kate Garraway for shining a light on the financial, physical and emotional toll of being an unpaid carer ( Editorial, 27 March ).

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