Community Care

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Pay is now the top motivator for social workers to change jobs, Community Care’s annual jobseeker survey has found. Improving salary has overtaken achieving a better work-life balance as the biggest temptation for practitioners to move roles, found the research. While pay was also the most compelling reason to move for respondents to our 2021 survey, a bigger proportion (55%) selected it in 2023 than in previous rounds of the research.

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Social Work With Adults

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Lyn Romeo: I am delighted to host this blog from Gerry Nosowska, founder and Director of Effective Practice , which supported the Social Work with Older People research project. For too long, this vital area of practice has been largely unseen. Real improvements in the lives of older people, including outcomes that matter to them, arise out of good social work practice.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

One child cost a local authority £63,000 a week and the number of placements has shot up to more than 1,500 from 120 five years ago Councils have claimed they are being “held to ransom” by private care providers, as it emerged the taxpayer has been paying as much as £63,000 a week for single children’s social care placements. The extraordinary bill – equivalent to £3.3m a year for one placement – came in new figures from local authorities in England released on Wednesday that showed the number o

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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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Health & Social Care Workforce

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Dr Carl Purcell is a Research Fellow based in the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce, part of the Policy Institute at King’s College London.

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My Brains Not Broken

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Today’s guest post is from Michael Vallejo, a licensed clinical social worker and founder of Mental Health Center Kids. When we watch TV, scroll through social media, or see other people’s achievements in life, we can develop unrealistic standards of beauty, intelligence, and success. This can create a habit of constantly comparing ourselves to others, which can lead to harsh self-criticism.

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International Federation of Social Workers

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Monday 11th December 3 PM CET Time ONLINE ZOOM Platform Kindly use this link for registration __ Join us in this free webinar organised by the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) Europe […]

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Beautiful Voyager

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Hello dear beautiful voyagers, I’m embarking on my most ambitious writing project to date and I need your help! I’m looking for a wide range of perspectives from people who have experienced mental breakdowns. My goal is to help readers understand what the landscape of a mental breakdown looks like and what the future may hold. If you have any interest in sharing your breakdown story (anonymous or not), please answer the 4 questions below.

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Nnatasha Tracy

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Because of the black box warnings (also known as boxed warnings) on antidepressants, many people think that antidepressants cause suicidal thinking , suicidal behavior, and suicide. The black box warning on antidepressants is, after all, the strongest warning the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) can place on a medication. However, the black box warning on antidepressants was authored almost 20 years ago, and we have learned a lot and have synthesized a lot of data since then.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Even these two excellent stories leave two key questions unanswered - as almost always happens when reporters write about family policing in New York Brooklyn Defender Services has filed a lawsuit against the New York City family police agency, the Administration for Children’s Services, on behalf of a family that has been subjected to repeated, traumatic investigations as a result of false anonymous reports alleging child abuse.

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Speaker: Joe Sharpe and James Carlson

Payroll optimization can be one of the most time-consuming and complex factors of small business management. Yet, organizations that crack the code on streamlining employee compensation often discover innovative avenues for growth. With the right strategies in place, outsourcing and streamlining payroll processes can result in substantial time and resource savings.

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.

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Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is a proud partner of White Ribbon VA , a national call to action to eliminate sexual harassment, sexual assault, and domestic violence across the Department of Veterans Affairs. NASW will take part in White Ribbon Day in Congress on December 1, at 10:30 a.m. in Room 2044 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Introducing specialist child protection social workers is posing workforce challenges for the councils testing the system. Issues included retaining staff, maintaining safeguarding skills among other social workers and avoiding disruption to families as a result of the reform. Leaders from Dorset, Lincolnshire and Wolverhampton councils relayed the messages in a session at this week’s National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC) on their experience as families first for children

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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 25, 2023

The following outcome statement has been endorsed by the participants of the IFSW Africa Region Conference 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 28, 2023

Councils appear to be breaching statutory guidance by not taking homeless 16- and 17-year-olds into care when they should, the Children’s Commissioner for England has concluded. Just 40% of young people presenting to English councils as homeless in 2022-23 – excluding unaccompanied asylum seekers – were accommodated, Of these, 39% were taken into care under section 20 of the Children Act 1989, with the rest accommodated under section 17 or homelessness legislation, according to

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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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Speaker: Gary Direnfeld, MSW, RSW.

You may have the clinical skills to manage a private practice, but your success could actually hinge on marketing skills. For a thriving practice, you need to differentiate yourself from others and present yourself in a way that attracts referrals. These days, much of that happens online, including on social media. In this webinar, Gary Direnfeld will discuss how social media marketing can help you build your private practice and grow your client base.

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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 […]

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Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

By Sue Coyle The use of psychedelics for healing is not new. There is evidence that ancient civilizations throughout the world used psychedelics for a variety of reasons for a very long time, extending well into the modern era. In fact, in the 1950s and first half of the 1960s, psychiatrists, researchers and other professionals were both studying and prescribing psychedelics to help patients struggling with their mental health.

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Community Care

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Councils need more funding to manage the impact of Care Quality Commission (CQC) performance checks of adults’ services, sector leaders have warned. The Local Government Association (LGA) and Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) issued the call with the rollout of assessments of England’s 153 authorities due to start imminently.

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University of Connecticut

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Four UConn School of Social Work alums recently won their local elections in Connecticut. We extend our congratulations to: Pamela Floyd-Cranford ’96 SSW won re-election to the Manchester Board of Directors Darleen Klase ’88 (CLAS) ’08 SSW won a seat on the Windsor Town Council Dr. Shannon Lane ’09 SSW won a seat on the Bethany Board of Education Sarah Miller ’22 SSW won her re-election to the New Haven Board of Alders Both Dr.

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Swhelper

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

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Social Work Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

“Emotional intelligence is a term used to describe a person’s ability to understand, interpret, express and manage their own emotions, and to navigate interpersonal relationships with awareness, empathy and an appreciation for the emotional experiences of others,” says NASW-New York City member Michelle Felder , LCSW, who is quoted in an article on Care.com.

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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).

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University of Connecticut

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Associate Research Professor Marlene Matarese has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in Social Work to Galway, Ireland, for the 2023 – 2024 academic year, from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Matarese is the deputy director of Innovations Institute at UConn School of Social Work and specializes in evidence-based and evidence-informed intervention design; and best practices in implementation science within the context of the public child-, yo

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Recent news stories illustrate both the terrible harm Kentucky’s “child welfare” system inflicts upon its most vulnerable children and the root cause. Until the findings in these stories are examined together the harm will never stop. The ultimate harm can be seen in the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting’s expose of how the state systematically ignores abuse of children institutionalized in “residential treatment.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

Proposed policies restricting numbers and rights of foreign health workers create alarm among care home operators Read more: Curbs on migrant workers would be ‘dangerous’ for social care, warns government adviser For years, Mike Padgham just couldn’t get the staff. When he would post job ads for vacancies at his five care homes in Yorkshire, he’d get very few responses.

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Health & Social Care Workforce

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Dr Carl Purcell is a Research Fellow based in the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce, part of the Policy Institute at King’s College London.

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Social Care

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The National Children and Adults Services Conference (#NCASC23) returns to the Jurassic Coast and the Bournemouth International Conference Centre (BIC) this week (29 November – 1 December). One of the biggest conferences in the social care calendar, it is a coming together of care sector partners, policy makers and organisations with responsibilities for children and adult services in the statutory, voluntary and private sectors.

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NCCPR Child Welfare Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Imagine that you run a small software firm. One of your engineers just stopped by for his annual performance review. You ask what he accomplished in the past year and he says: “My new software crashed the systems of half our clients. They lost millions and they’re considering suing us! But you can’t fire me because anyone else you hire would be worse.

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The Guardian

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Steve Barclay says home secretary is looking at restrictions after Robert Jenrick proposed banning workers from bringing children The number of dependants that foreign care workers are allowed to bring in to the UK could be cut under government plans to reduce immigration, a cabinet minister has said. Steve Barclay, the environment secretary, said the home secretary, James Cleverly, was considering restrictions on dependant numbers as an option to reduce figures.

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