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@SCIE_socialcare
9 months ago
Co-production Week review in the Think Local Act Personal newsletter - Read newsletter here >>>… https://t.co/kh1jWwwH7n
External news
1 year ago

Is indigenisation a social justice risk? Exploring indigenisation of social work in Africa through the lens of universalism versus relativism of social work ethics and values

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt With the indigenisation of social work gathering momentum the lens of universalism and relativism can highlight some critical social justice concerns Sociocultural beliefs around human rights and gender equality reproductive health and traditional fostering among others pose unprecedented dilemmas for social workers in Africa and indigenous societies globally Furthermore the blind pursuit of indigenisation can reinforce discriminatory and oppressive beliefs and practices To rectify this developing...
@dez_holmes
9 months ago
RT @CJJFitzpatrick: So pleased to see our @NuffieldFound funded work out today in the British Journal of Criminology @drkatiehunter @drjuli…
External news
1 year ago

Mental health patient safety review launched in wake of abuse reports

The government has launched a rapid review into the safety of patients in mental health hospitals in the wake of a series of reports of abuse and poor care Mental health minister Maria Caulfield announced the short inquiry in a...
@dez_holmes
9 months ago
RT @BASW_UK: Detaining refugee children causes unimaginable levels of harm. That is why we have written to @RishiSunak ahead of today's vo…
External news
1 year ago

‘Why do we do social work, when it takes us away from our own children?’

By Michael Mapp Driving an hour or two away for a child on safeguarding visits means you're an hour or two away from your own child should something happen at school or on their walk home from school So you...
@dez_holmes
9 months ago
RT @researchIP: Be sure to join us on 27 July for an interactive event to find out more about learning theory and knowledge mobilisation, a…
External news
1 year ago

unaccompanied children still missing after disappearing from Home Office hotels

Two hundred unaccompanied asylum-seeking children remain missing after disappearing from Home Office-commissioned hotels a minister has admitted Junior immigration minister Lord Murray revealed the figure in response to a question in the House of Lords today He said that over...
@dez_holmes
9 months ago
RT @IsabelleKirkham: #CareExperienced twitter I need some help! I’m looking for master degrees scholarships & bursaries, to help support m…
External news
1 year ago

Senior Social Worker

https jobs communitycare co uk job senior-social-worker-...
@dez_holmes
9 months ago
RT @researchIP: Recent research highlights concerning experiences for children who are subject to deprivation of liberty orders https://t.c…
External news
1 year ago

Cafcass ‘imposes’ 2.5% pay deal on staff without agreement, say unions

Cafcass has imposed its salary offer on staff without agreement unions have said Following inconclusive talks brokered by mediation service ACAS the family courts body has implemented its offer for - without resolving its pay dispute and in the...
@dez_holmes
9 months ago
RT @researchIP: Evidence shows that Family Group Conferences help redefine relationships between families and local authorities. Join us on…
External news
1 year ago

Social work diary: ‘Why I introduce myself as a social worker, not a manager’

Have you ever sat in a meeting where everyone is asked to go around the table albeit virtual and state who they are Everyone gives their name and their job title but is that who they really are At what...
@CommunityCare
9 months ago
The Broken Swing: a poem on social work - Community Care https://t.co/FQFmbednUc
External news
1 year ago

Most councils struggling to recruit and retain social workers, finds LGA

Most English councils are struggling to recruit and retain social workers with finding and keeping children's practitioners the biggest challenge across the workforce Those were among the findings of a Local Government Association survey which the LGA said showed that...
@NICEComms
9 months ago
Our first guideline for vitamin B12 deficiency offers useful and useable guidance on how to diagnose the condition… https://t.co/UU8eQCZtcj
External news
1 year ago

‘I want social workers to come back because they will see a different place to the one they left’

In the months since Stacie a service manager in Herefordshire Council's child in need team returned from maternity leave she has witnessed transformations in the way the council is improving children's services There is greater emphasis on workforce training...
@ChildrensComm
9 months ago
I want all children arriving here to be cared for by Local Authorities and not housed in @ukhomeoffice run hotels t… https://t.co/t7tzOrNsYh
External news
1 year ago

Human Traffiking 3

In this third episode we talk about the implications and protocol for working with the dark web the upcoming documentary featuring Matt called Dark Highway and the personal psycological impact on those working to expose traffikers...