New publications focusing on brothers and sisters in public law proceedings, family and friends care, and parental engagement in child protection.
The latest social work news, updates, and events including what’s happening in the world of children’s social work.
Frontline?s brand manager roles are a great way to gain experience and earn money while still at university. Some of our current brand managers discuss what they have most enjoyed about the role.
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Knife crime and serious youth violence is increasing and an ever-changing web of criminal exploitation, including county lines, is increasingly being recognised across the country. Jayne Sargeant highlights the importance of practitioners being able to look at motivating factors for working in this arena.
The graduate internship has allowed me to learn a lot very quickly and I now have the transferable skills needed for so many jobs.
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Social Workers looking to join Doncaster Children’s Services Trust are invited to an open recruitment event in Thorne on Thursday, 13 February from 5.30pm to 7pm.
The event is a chance to learn more about children’s services in the borough, speak to current social work staff, tour one of the localities and find out more about the opportunities for career progression with the Trust.
There are currently a number of opportunities for experienced social workers within the Trust.
There a...
'Promoting the importance of human relationships'.
Our theme for this event centres on women's homelessness, adoption and issues for birth parents.
You are warmly invited to attend a twilight event to mark World Social Work Day on 17th March, organised by the Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield.
Guest Speakers:
Professor Anya Ahmed, University of Salford
Dr Kesia Reeve, Sheffield Hallam University
Hannah Gal,...
Research in Practice has been delighted by the sector?s response to open access materials aimed at supporting practice supervisors. Further resources have now been released with two new types of materials.
In November last year we launched open access resources aimed at supporting practice supervisors in key aspects of their role. We have now released the second stage of material, including two new kinds of resources.
A new online workbook offers evidence-informed approaches to support building organisational strengths and provides a range of tasks and strategies to help foster the conditions to better support the wellbeing of social workers.
Social Work England are committed to developing a deeper understanding of social work by gathering data and intelligence about the profession and people’s experiences. This will help inform their work, keep it relevant and make sure it’s grounded in the values that underpin social work.
In order to do this, SWE are starting the new decade with a series of research projects, the first one being run in partnership with the Guardian and conducted by Ipsos Mori (open now until 31 Jan). The So...
Emotional resilience is being able to maintain personal and professional wellbeing, having capacity to respond to life challenges positively and flexibly, and adjust to change effectively.
Last week the University of Salford welcomed its largest ever intake on the Step Up to Social Work programme.
The course began with a full day at the Salford Innovation Forum, attended by 103 students in total from across Manchester, West North Yorkshire and Yorkshire &...
Social Work England has confirmed changes to how CPD for social workers will be regulated this year. As part of the new annual registration system, all social workers will be required to...
It is just over a year since the Practice Supervisor Development Programme pilot launch in London, where 16 enthusiastic practice supervisors from across England, came together to be the first participants to experience the programme. Hear more about how the programme has improved their confidence and validated some of their existing skills.
Frontline fellow and care leaver, Jonny, discusses why it's so important to provide extra support and events for care leavers at Christmas time.
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