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2 years ago
Cost of care analyses show councils lack funding to pay providers fair price, warn directors
Councils lack the money to move towards paying providers a fair price for care directors have warned in the light of government-mandated analyses of the costs of services The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services ADASS issued the warning...
External news
2 years ago
DfE backs early career framework but rejects national pay scales for children’s social workers
Note There is a poll embedded within this post please visit the site to participate in this post's poll The Department for Education DfE has backed a care review proposal for a five-year early career framework ECF for the development...
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2 years ago
Financial capability training for social workers in Singapore: Towards more effective practice
International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt In most countries around the world social workers assist financially vulnerable people but they often do so with little or no training in finance This article examines the development and pilot testing of a financial curriculum to be used in social work education and training in Singapore Feedback from social workers informed development of the curriculum which is practical and capability-based The study covers two phases...
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2 years ago
The TACT Health Service
Along with young people's educational needs health and wellbeing can sometimes take a back seat when children come into care Read more...
External news
2 years ago
DfE care review response: key points
On February the Department for Education issued its response to the Independent Review of Children's Social Care the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel's inquiry into the murders of Star Hobson and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and the Competition and Markets...
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2 years ago
Adults’ Social Worker or Senior Social Worker
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2 years ago
Minority group local government mayors and their relations with welfare bureau social workers
International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Mayors play a major role in determining their locality's welfare policies and significantly influence the welfare bureaus' work This study employed in-depth semi-structured interviews with mayors of local Arab governments in Israel to examine this issue It found that the mayors fiercely criticize the welfare bureaus in four areas of concern claiming that they ignore particular needs neglect core target populations lack culture-sensitive responses and their...
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2 years ago
Agency social worker pay to be capped to that of permanent staff
Note There is a poll embedded within this post please visit the site to participate in this post's poll Agency social worker pay in would be capped to the equivalent earned by permanent staff under government plans to reduce the...
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2 years ago
Indigenous social work with older persons: An international perspective
International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt As social work gains strength as a global profession indigenous social work has emerged within the growing calls to decolonize the profession and offers an alternative worldview This article uses a systematic literature review to engage with the application of this indigenous social work paradigm in practice with older persons from an international perspective Using the knowledge mobilization perspective it examines the current state of knowledge...
External news
2 years ago
Independent reviewing officer role saved in DfE care review response
The independent reviewing officer IRO role has been saved from abolition the government confirmed today The Department for Education DfE rejected calls from the Independent Review of Children's Social Care to abolish the role following widespread opposition from social work...