Community Care

JUNE 17, 2022

Estimated number of additional Care Act needs assessments required each year as a result of the government’s funding reforms (source: County Councils Network and Newton, May 2022 ). Get full coverage on the government’s adult social care reforms. This week, it announced details of a £15.5m

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Community Care

OCTOBER 23, 2023

There will be no observation of practice by social workers or other professionals, such as occupational therapists. ” For the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, president Beverley Tarka said: “Families up and down the country are facing constant struggles to get the support they need to care for loved ones.

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Community Care

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

English councils increased their headcount of adult social workers, including agency staff, from 17,300 to 18,500 in the year to September 2023, a 7% boost, according to annual statistics released this week by Skills for Care. Over the same period, the social worker vacancy rate fell from 11.6%

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Social Worker Therapist Disability Hospitals 55

Community Care

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Social care leaders have criticised the delay, with Association of Directors of Adult Social Services president Sarah McClinton saying that it had left the sector entering a challenging winter with “no certainty, no plan and increasingly little time”. 13,000 people stuck in hospitals.

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Community Care

MAY 25, 2023

There will be no observation of practice by social workers or other professionals, such as occupational therapists. CQC assessments: related articles Should a single word define the quality of social work services? I was in Solihull the other day and, while they were worried, they saw it as an opportunity.” ”

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Community Care

JUNE 9, 2023

In response to SWU’s research, social work leaders said they recognised the value of giving practitioners the opportunity to work part-time but struggled to do so because of service pressures. This is an opportunity and challenge for councils,” said ADASS joint chief executive Sheila Norris.

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Policy Advocate : They work to influence social policies, advocating for changes that benefit marginalised or disadvantaged populations. Community Organizer : Social workers may organise and mobilise communities to address social issues, promote social justice, and create positive change.

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Social Worker Treatment Planning Interventional Justice and Corrections 95

Social Work Haven

MAY 31, 2023

Social workers can work in different settings, such as schools, hospitals, non-profit organisations, government agencies, and private practice. Social workers offer a wide range of services, including counseling and therapy, individual and group sessions, to help people deal with emotional, psychological, and behavioural issues.

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Case Management Social Worker Healthcare Mental Health 52

Teaching & Learning in Social Work

AUGUST 20, 2024

Child Welfare Social Worker vs. Social Services Specialist III) Organization Type: (Government, Non-profit, For-profit, Outside social services) Setting: (School, Clinic, Hospital, etc.) I introduced her to the art therapist, which became a powerful outlet for her emotions.

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Beyond Advocacy

MAY 2, 2023

She was being treated by a conventional therapist who diagnosed her with schizophrenia. She moved to New Mexico and began treatment with a nonconventional therapist who included taking walks and playing chess. Her “treatment” kept her in a state of anxiety. The practice has worked well with veterans.

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Teaching & Learning in Social Work

JANUARY 20, 2021

For those students who have held on, the required social work internships have evolved dramatically. Social work students deliver services online, learn remotely, and show up to social services agencies in deep transition. If you’re a social worker reading this, hold on.

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