International Federation of Social Workers

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The annual Social Service Workforce Week, spearheaded by our esteemed partner, the Global Social Service Workforce Alliance, carries profound importance for social workers across the globe.

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University of Connecticut

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Bob Fisher has been chosen as the recipient of the Association for Community Organization and Social Action (ACOSA) 2023 Career Achievement Award. This award honors the contributions of a person in macro social work who has made a significant impact on the conceptual definition and framing of community practice, the empirical knowledge base of the discipline, the promotion of community practice pedagogy and curricula, and the development of practice methods, especially in partnership with margin

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American Board of Clinical Social Work

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I have been thinking a lot about self-care in my work with patients experiencing high-stress circumstances. In my practice, with peers and patients, I tend to ask, “what are you doing to take better care of yourself?” The frequent response is so common it could be considered universal …blank stare, awkward silence, and a sheepish, “I don’t know,” usually accompanied with a shrug.

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Community Care

OCTOBER 19, 2023

UNISON has announced a fresh round of strikes after its members overwhelmingly rejected an improved pay offer for local government staff in Scotland. The “rolling programme” of walkouts will take place in schools and early years providers linked to schools across the country with dates to be announced shortly, the union said this week. Nine in ten members who voted rejected the offer from employers’ body COSLA, on a 57% turnout, after UNISON members had taken strike action in s

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The Guardian

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Budgets ‘under pressure like never before’ due to inflation and rising demand for social care, with deep cuts to services likely Many more councils in England are at risk of bankruptcy, town hall leaders have warned, as unprecedented financial pressures force local authorities to prepare drastic cuts to services to cope with a collective £4bn deficit.

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