Wed.Mar 19, 2025

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Just what West Virginia child welfare doesn’t need: A 48.7% INCREASE in “child welfare” investigator caseloads

NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

West Virgina State Capitol (Photo by O. Palsson) But thats what West Virginia is likely to get if a well-meaning, but ill-thought-out proposal by one legislator becomes law. Its entirely reasonable that West Virginia Del. Adam Burkhammer is horrified by the fact that some children who are horribly abused are overlooked by the states family police agency.

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MPs overturn exemption for care providers from national insurance contributions rise

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. MPs have overturned an exemption for adult social care providers from the forthcoming increase in employer national insurance contributions (NICs), in what leaders have described as a “devastating blow” to the sector. In a vote today, they rejected House of Lords amendments to the legislation introducing the NICs rise that would have exempted regulated care home and home care pr

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Register now: New CPD Course for Social Workers on Care & Support Systems

International Federation of Social Workers

A new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) course, Understanding Care and Support Systems Opening a Social Workers View/Vision on this Global Concept, is now open for registration.

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Emotional regulation strategies & activities for kids

CCRC

Emotional Regulation for Kids: How Parents Can Support Healthy Development Children experience feelings in a big way as they learn to regulate their emotions. Unwanted behaviors like tantrums, yelling, and public outbursts can happen as a result of these unregulated emotions, which can impact childrens social skills, child and adult relationships, and academic performances.

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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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Many disabled people face benefit cuts in government plan to save over £5bn from welfare system

Community Care

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Many disabled people are facing benefit cuts in a government plan to save over 5bn a year by 2029-30 and get more people with health conditions into work, announced yesterday. Access to personal independence payment (PIP) – the main disability benefit for people of working-age – would be restricted, while incapacity benefit rates for those out of work would be frozen for existin

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A day on the frontline of England’s social care crisis – Politics Weekly UK

The Guardian

An ageing population, a funding squeeze and a recruitment crisis have taken Englands adult social care system to breaking point. This week, John Harris is in Greater Manchester to find out what a day in the life of a care worker looks like, and whether it is too late to save this vital service We know that not everyone can afford to pay for the news right now, but if you can, please choose to support the Guardian at [link] Continue reading.