Social work news
@nyccjobs
13 hours ago
Start your career with an #apprenticeship in social care. Working in adult social care can provide you with flexibl… https://t.co/8SomxVsgDd
External news
2 months ago
‘Why I quit my placement after three weeks’
A few years ago while studying for my social work degree I started a placement with a third sector agency supporting adults with additional support needs to participate in community activities I only managed to complete three weeks before having...
@childrensociety
13 hours ago
We're joining @health_equals to raise awareness of the inequalities of life expectancy across the UK.
Right now, a… https://t.co/XjdnV8K5wi
External news
2 months ago
Risk of ‘poor or potentially illegal’ practice in care home discharge plan, warns ADASS
Government plans for the NHS to discharge people from hospitals into care homes may result in poor or potentially illegal practice through people being moving into residential care without their informed consent That was the warning from the Association of...
@PauseOrg
13 hours ago
RT @Larrah: When I first started to work for @PauseOrg I wasn't prepared for the amount of work I would do with animals! Cats, dogs, chicke…
External news
2 months ago
Practising social work as part of a public inquiry
By Cassy Harrison and Jacqui Smith The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse IICSA set up in to examine a broad range of institutions and organisations and their responses to allegations of child sexual abuse CSA reported last October...
@CoramVoice
13 hours ago
Some case studies in our #BrightSpots Resource Hub worth highlighting this #WorldSocialCareDay:
Top Ten Tips For… https://t.co/zhQsbN9SeM
External news
2 months ago
Some Court of Protection report orders ‘overly burdensome’, warn mental health leaders
Some Court of Protection orders for professional reports on people subject to proceedings are disproportionate overly burdensome and wrongly authorised mental health leaders have warned The court's vice-president Mr Justice Hayden shared feedback from mental health trust directors regarding orders...
@actnforchildren
13 hours ago
RT @actnforchildren: Every day we work hard to make sure children's voices are listened to. We help by:
❤️ Providing emotional support
🧒 W…
External news
2 months ago
Less than one in five care staff vaccinated against flu or boosted against Covid, figures reveal
Less than one in five adult social care staff have been vaccinated against flu or received their autumn booster jab for Covid- according to government figures The low rates come with the two viruses being a significant cause of the...
@SocialWorkEng
13 hours ago
RT @renee_aleong: Happy World Social Work Day everyone! Today I am celebrating by joining event for social workers @PennineCareNHS I am lo…
External news
2 months ago
Community social workers as social entrepreneurs: Lessons from Israel
International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Social entrepreneurship in social work is vital to finding innovative creative and long-term solutions to complex and persistent social problems Among all social workers community social workers are the ones who are most expected to be innovative and entrepreneurial This study explored the motivations for engaging in social entrepreneurship as well as the action strategies adopted by community social workers who successfully implemented social innovations within...
@SocialWorkEng
13 hours ago
RT @vhartsw: Great day in west London with @LBofHounslow social workers for #SocialWorkWeek2023 on World Social Work Day #wswd2023
External news
2 months ago
Virtual Open evening: focus on social workers
https jobs communitycare co uk job virtual-open-evening-focus-on-social-workers...
@dez_holmes
13 hours ago
RT @BenZaranko: This is interesting, on the impacts of starting child benefit payments in pregnancy rather than at birth. Sending pregnant…
External news
2 months ago
Care review response will start to address mounting social work pressures, says ADCS president
The government's forthcoming response to the care review will begin to address mounting pressures on the social work workforce the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services ADCS has said In an interview with Community Care Steve Crocker...
@nyccjobs
13 hours ago
Calling all #socialworkers!!
We have a new vacancy in Scarborough to join the Family Assessment and Support Team… https://t.co/0yHffwGkry
CSWM news
2 months ago
Significant step forward for children’s services in Hull
Hull’s children’s services mark a significant milestone after the latest full Ofsted inspection found the service is no longer Inadequate.
@nyccjobs
13 hours ago
We have opportunities to join our Inclusion / Disabled Children's Service to support young people within North York… https://t.co/Q3m0YwD2L0
External news
2 months ago
The child-friendly cities concept in China: A prototype case study of a migrant workers’ community
International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund UNICEF initiatives of Child-Friendly Cities have operated in more than cities around the world However the concept of making the city child-friendly has not been extensively recognized in China This article aims to report a regeneration project in a migrant workers' community the Mingdong and is used to illustrate the reactions of residents to youth participation youth civic engagement...