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2 months ago
Inspiring People into Social Work
Throughout Social Work Week, colleagues from across our region have been backing our campaign to promote social work as a career
@CommunityCare
3 hours ago
How #socialwork managers can manage stress...
@CCInform1's guide to managing stress is now available as a free dow… https://t.co/4mMZPdFZny
CSWM news
2 weeks ago
Have you ever wanted to know what life is really like for a Social Worker or a Residential Care staff member?
Wakefield's Learning at Work Week Special Edition Podcast has now been released!
@hscwru
5 hours ago
RT @hscwru: Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum June 2023
14 June 2023, 14:00 to 16:00. Online.
Mealtimes for people living with dementia…
External news
3 weeks ago
Faith-based rehabilitation for drug abuse in Indonesia: A spiritual approach of social work
International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Indonesia is in a state of drug emergency both for the misuse and the distribution of drugs Various institutions for drug abuse rehabilitation have been established including Islamic-based rehabilitation using ritual spiritualism aimed at replacing habits of drug use with habits of ritual Islamic religious practice Using a descriptive qualitative approach the study describes the rehabilitation process at a faith-based rehabilitation centre and analyses the process...
@hscwru
5 hours ago
RT @BJofSW: An excellent article on our special issue on lived experiences of social work in the latest @BASW_UK ‘Professional Social Work.…
External news
3 weeks ago
Social work and funeral service: A proposed framework for practice
International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Funeral services are related to the vital interests of human beings and are supposed to meet people's social psychological and spiritual needs More and more people from the funeral service industry have realized the importance of bringing helping professionals into the funeral service industry to fill in service gaps Based on the Strategies and Skills Learning and Development system a practice framework for funeral social work...
@hscwru
5 hours ago
RT @jen_owen11: *CALL FOR RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS*
Are you a professional declutterer/ organiser working with people with hoarding behaviou…
External news
3 weeks ago
Decentralised international development aid from municipalities: Exploring its added value, challenges and implications for international social work
International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This study focuses on international development aid policies implemented by municipalities By proposing a theoretical framework and addressing the Spanish context it first explores the added value and the challenges involved with this kind of decentralised aid Second it discusses the implications in terms of the competencies required by social workers in order to leverage the potential of these aid policies The research draws on the...
@hscwru
5 hours ago
COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on UK Older People’s Social Workers: A Mixed-Methods Study https://t.co/HDh7YfK5tM
External news
3 weeks ago
The link between burnout and social-occupational variables in Spanish social workers
International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This study aims to relate the sociodemographic and work-related variables that characterize social work professionals with the presence or absence of burnout A single-group ex post facto prospective descriptive design questionnaire was created incorporating sociodemographic data and the Maslach Burnout Inventory The study involved members of professional social workers' associations in Spain The results indicated a burnout prevalence of among the participants and a strong tendency...
@YorkSCP
6 hours ago
Registration for #safeguardingweek2023 sessions have opened – view the full programme and book onto sessions here… https://t.co/0WURAeE3JW
External news
4 weeks ago
Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic)
International Social Work Volume Issue Page - May lt br gt...
@AshcroftBen
6 hours ago
RT @AshcroftBen: How many of you decent people on twitter will donate a tweet saying - Every Child Leaving Care Matters #ECLCM Please show…
External news
4 weeks ago
News from our societies: IASSW
International Social Work Volume Issue Page - May lt br gt...
@YorkSCP
7 hours ago
If your child is being looked after by someone other than a close relative you must let York MASH know by emailin… https://t.co/xlWybay6c7
External news
1 month ago
Developing a ‘defamilisation framework’ to examine the strategies for promoting the adult worker model and women’s welfare in eight European countries
International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This article is intended to explore the link between the study of defamilisation and that of the adult worker model To meet this purpose a defamilisation framework for studying issues concerning the adult worker model and defamilisation is developed To show the empirical significance of these issues evidence is drawn from a childcare gap typology covering eight European countries Conducting these analytical tasks provides insights into...
@AshcroftBen
7 hours ago
How many of you decent people on twitter will donate a tweet saying - Every Child Leaving Care Matters #ECLCM Please show some support. RT
External news
1 month ago
Disrupting social work ethics
International Social Work Volume Issue Page - May lt br gt...
@AshcroftBen
7 hours ago
Can you good people on twitter who really care about OUR children donate a tweet saying - Every Child Leaving Care… https://t.co/ZI8RGbLOUL
External news
1 month ago
Social workers’ migration to the United Kingdom: Comparing social networks, job and life satisfaction post-migration
International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This study explores if and how migrating social workers' gender country of origin and time living in the United Kingdom relate to their job and life satisfaction and to building a new social network post-migration Online questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were carried out with participants from Australia Canada India Romania South Africa the United States and Zimbabwe We found a statistically significant connection between the length...