International Federation of Social Workers
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
On this International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we come together to recognise and reaffirm the rights, dignity, and well-being of persons with disabilities.
Relias
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
While most healthcare organizations have eight-hour shifts, many hospitals have relied on 12-hour shifts since the 1970s. Working three 12-hour shifts is highly appealing to nurses who seek additional days off to spend with family or on other interests. But the effect of long nurse work hours on patient safety is an area of concern. Despite the perks of a 12-hour workday, the impacts of 12-hour vs. eight-hour nursing shifts on patient outcomes can be significant.
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International Federation of Social Workers
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
A group picture of students and staff of Bugema University after INSPIRE training in January 2023 In an effort to strengthen the social service workforce in Uganda, the National Association […]
University of Connecticut
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
With a cooperative agreement sub-award of $300,000, co-Principal Investigators Jon Phillips and Cristina Mogro-Wilson will study “ PRESERVE & CONNECT : P artnerships in R igorous E valuation of S ervices that E nhance family wellbeing in R ural VE rmont, and urban Latine and Black communities in CONNECT icut.” The primary goal of the project is to determine whether the “Breakthrough Parenting Curriculum: Navigating Trauma Across Generations (BPC)”— a trauma-informed parenting intervention —
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Swhelper
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
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Social Service Workforce
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Submitted by Michael Byamukama Ntanda and John Mary Ssekate from the National Association of Social Workers of Uganda (NASWU)
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Community Care
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Councils across England face insolvency without national rules to regulate mounting care placement costs, the Association of Directors of Children’s Services’ (ADCS) president has warned. John Pearce told Community Care that these should include a calculated fair cost for care and rules on provider behaviour, in an interview at this year’s National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC).
Social Work Blog
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
In the face of a period of national tension and uncertainty about the future of America’s democracy, activists were shaken by another attack on one of our fundamental rights ― the unencumbered right to vote. On November 20th a panel of judges from the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed a challenge to a gerrymandered Arkansas redistricting map.
Community Care
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. The past year has seen a number of social work strikes take place in England and Northern Ireland, with some still ongoing. The strikes in England have mostly involved adults’ and mental health practitioners protesting against staffing issues and pay disparities with their children’s counterparts.
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