Social Work.Career
OCTOBER 31, 2024
This post is part of the monthly series, Free Webinars for Social Workers and Mental Health Professionals, featuring almost 45 free webcasts that we could find for you this month in the field of social work and mental health. To make it easier for you to find a webinar that is of interest to you, […] The post Free Mental Health Webinars, November 2024 appeared first on SocialWork.Career.
Shelter, Inc
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Illinois’ first DCFS-licensed home for CSEC (Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children) View and download Press Release The post Shelter, Inc. Breaks Ground on New Home for Youth Survivors of Human Trafficking first appeared on Shelter, Inc.
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Community Care
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Rules curbing English councils’ use of agency social workers in children’s services come into force today, with the implementation of statutory guidance on their use. Under the policy, authorities will be expected to agree regional pay caps on locums’ hourly rates, refrain from hiring early career practitioners – or staff who have recently left permanent roles in the same region ̵
The Guardian
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Rachel Reeves made funding the NHS a priority, but people working in other areas said they were disappointed Rachel Reeves’s first budget emphasised raising taxes to help the NHS, as the health service tries to cope with huge waiting lists and an ageing population. Funding the NHS was a top priority, but people in other sectors – from universities to social care – feel the budget was a missed opportunity to deal with impending crises or bring in desperately needed reforms in their areas.
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Community Care
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Further delay to the reform of children’s social care will prolong the “crisis” the sector is in and increase costs, charities have warned in response to the Budget. The Children’s Charities Coalition issued the message after the government indicated that “fundamental reform” of the sector would be implemented from April 2026 at the earliest, in its Budge
The Guardian
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Rachael Dodgson of Dimensions says the budget adds to the pressure not-for-profit social care providers already face. Richard Robinson and Andrea Nicholas-Jones of Hourglass call on the chancellor to think again The budget is alarming for not-for-profit social care providers because it will put us under pressure to meet the increases in tax costs across our workforce.
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The Guardian
OCTOBER 31, 2024
Lib Dem leader says rise in employers’ contributions risks worsening NHS crisis UK politics live – latest updates The Liberal Democrats have called on the government to exempt the social care sector from the increase in national insurance in Labour’s budget, as an organisation representing many smaller care providers warned that the impact would be substantial.
Child Care Aware
OCTOBER 31, 2024
This year’s Leadership Institute—Strong Leaders, Strong Child Care—was all about putting a firm stake in the ground on the essential role child care resource and referral leaders play in creating strong child care. Attendees did not disappoint! They came full of energy, ready to ask the hard questions, and fired up to be bold and loud. One theme that emerged over the two days is that it’s up to us claim our space.
The Guardian
OCTOBER 31, 2024
PM says budget just ‘first step’ after watchdog said measures would make no difference to growth over five years Rachel Reeves is now being interview on ITV’s Good Morning Britain. She is being interviewed by Ed Balls , the former Labour shadow chancellor who is now a TV presenter. He asks her to confirm that workers will end up losing out because of the employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs) increase.
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