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Councils to be able to exceed agency social work price caps under planned locum rules

Community Care

Councils would be able to exceed regionally agreed agency social work price caps under proposed statutory guidance issued by the Department for Education. Leaders would be able to sign off on breaches of the caps, but all such cases must then be reported to regional partnerships and the DfE, said the draft guidance. The flexibility comes despite Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) concerns that breaches would risk undermining national rules on councils engaging child and

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First ever inter-agency global guidance on how to support kinship care

Social Service Workforce

written by Family for Every Child

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Using Crosswalks to Map Mandatory Training Requirements

Relias

The healthcare industry is highly regulated. Post-acute care organizations are subject to many federal, state, and accrediting agency requirements. These regulations frequently change, making it challenging for organizations to stay up-to-date and maintain compliance across all their locations and services, as different states and service lines have varying requirements.

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NCCPR in Rhode Island Current: Why DCYF tolerates abusive institutions: Ashley Deckert says the quiet part out loud

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

It happens all over the country. A watchdog agency or a news organization exposes rampant abuse of children confined to group homes and institutions. Just in the past year, horrors have been exposed in Arizona, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Utah, Oklahoma, Washington State, Arkansas, Connecticut and New York, to name a few. Whenever all that abuse is exposed, people wonder how it could have been missed by the state’s child protective services agency, the agency mandated to keep children safe and

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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How to Apply the Stages of Change Model to Addiction Treatment

Relias

Originally developed in the 1970s by James O. Prochaska and Carlo C. DiClemente, the Stages of Change model has been in use for several decades. In that time, researchers have found that the Stages of Change model can be useful when applied to addiction treatment. From helping individuals with substance use disorders to providing a framework to quit smoking, or any other addictive behavior, this model has proven efficacious.

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Celebrate Black History Month with NASW Press: 15% Off Select Books and eBooks, February 1-29

Social Work Blog

Using firsthand accounts from 200 Black adolescents, Black Male Youth Raised in Public Systems: Engagement, Healing, Hope validates the fears, anxieties, and complexities of these youth. Editors Sheryl Brissett Chapman, Ralph Belk, Jasilyn Morgan, and Krystal Holland, with Bruce Tyson and Omore Okhomina, point to the need for adults to “get out of the way” so they are better positioned to obtain access to understanding how these youth consider their life journeys and under what terms they allow

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