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How prioritisation tool can help councils tackle their DoLS backlogs

Community Care

New DoLS prioritisation tool Against this backdrop, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) has adopted a new tool to help councils prioritise DoLS applications that was developed by West Midlands ADASS. In the original, tool acute and psychiatric hospitals were automatically given high priority.

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KVC Health Systems Launches KVC Missouri and Names New President

KVC

In late 2020, KVC Missouri received a new grant to provide services on behalf of the Missouri Department of Social Services. It is called the Foster Care Adoption Resource Services, Training and Consultation (FCARSTC) program. KVC is accredited by the Joint Commission, the gold standard in healthcare.

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BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients 2022-2023

University of Connecticut

My field placement is with Wellmore Behavioral Health in Waterbury, where I am an Intensive In-home Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Services clinician. Jirina Fargeorge, Individuals, Groups & Families concentration I am honored and humbled to have been selected as a recipient of this generous award.

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2024 BSW & MSW Scholarship Recipients

University of Connecticut

I am appreciative of the academic opportunities I have had as a student, in particular courses focused on systemic injustice and social change, health inequities and disability justice, and for the internship opportunity.

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What Effect Does the Environment Have on Your Health & How We Can Improve Community Health

KVC

By understanding the social determinants of health, policymakers and healthcare professionals can assess what’s needed most in a community and then take the proper measures to work toward a healthy population. Camber has locations throughout Kansas, currently serving Kansas City, Wichita, Hays and later this year, Olathe.