The Critical Blog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
by Bob Thomson My book Management from A to Z and Back Again has just been published by Critical Publishing. The book offers a variety of ideas that invite the reader to reflect upon and enhance how they manage themself and the people who work for them. It focuses on the human and relationship aspects of management – soft skills, as it were – rather than topics such as finance or strategy.
Community Care
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll. Rules curbing councils’ use of agency social workers in children’s services will start coming into force next month, the Department for Education (DfE) has announced. Under the policy, English 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 th
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The New Social Worker
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Suicide rates have been on the rise since the emergence of COVID-19. Although some suicides will not be prevented, society can focus on preventive measures such as providing space and support for those who are struggling and choose to live.
MQ Mental Health
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments worldwide implemented measures like stay-at-home orders and school closures to limit the spread of the virus. For children navigating adolescence, these lockdowns occurred during a critical period marked by emotional, behavioural, and social development. New research from the University of Washington, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , found that the pandemic led to accelerated brain maturation in adolescents, more notably
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International Federation of Social Workers
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
On September 7, 2024, a historic moment unfolded for social workers in Indonesia.
American Board of Clinical Social Work
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
There is no doubt that treating couples is often quite difficult. This is a primary reason that many therapists decide to not treat couples at all. In fact, statistics say that the rate of failure for couple therapy is higher than for individual therapy. Sticking with couple therapy requires knowing how to deal with moments of feeling that failure, which often manifests as irritation and impatience within the therapist.
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Social Work Awards
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Ashley John-Baptiste returns to host the Social Worker of the Year Awards 2024 The Social Worker of the Year Awards is delighted to announce broadcast journalist and TV presenter, Ashley John-Baptiste, as the host of this year’s event in November. As a care leaver, Ashley is passionate about raising the aspirations of looked-after children and credits his social worker for helping him get to where he is today.
Social Work Blog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Going beyond clichéd self-help advice, Self-Care in Social Work, 2nd Edition applies a cognitive coping framework to social work activities to support practitioners in preventing or reducing burnout, secondary trauma, and vicarious trauma. This framework is woven into chapters devoted to self-awareness, self-regulation, and self-efficacy, applying social work skills to the practitioners themselves.
The Guardian
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Pete Lavender writes that the NHS doesn’t need more reform, it needs funding, Prof Geeta Nargund says the Darzi review leaves out gynaecological services, while Dr Karl Brennan flags up social care, and Woody Caan staff morale When Tony Blair was elected in 1997, it was on a platform of “saving the NHS”. He assured us that it must change or die. Then followed Labour’s agenda for change , bringing in private healthcare to take some of the burden from a struggling NHS, which was only struggling be
Beyond Advocacy
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Condolences to my friend and dean of the Silver School of Social Work at New York University, Michael Lindsey, as he mourns the loss of his cousin, the great Frankie Beverly. Some may know his iconic group, Frankie Beverly and Maze, one of the smoothest R&B groups not associated with Motown. Their classic, Before I Let Go , became an anthem for soul music lovers and was played repeatedly at parties.
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