Social work news
@ChildrensComm
8 months ago
Thanks to @DianaJohnsonMP for raising my concerns in @HouseofCommons today about the implications of the… https://t.co/exzUjJr2wY
External news
1 year ago

Combine social work with scientific methods to boost reliability of age checks, experts advise government

Social work assessments of unaccompanied asylum seekers' age should be combined with scientific methods to reduce the risks of claimants being wrongly found to be children or adults That was the verdict from government advisers in a report last week...
@Child_Leeds
8 months ago
📣Ambassadors! 🤩 A few spaces left for our Annual Ambassador event this Thursday 13 July at Temple Newsam! Bringi… https://t.co/yz6ZesBEKk
External news
1 year ago

Festival of Learning is back with a week of high-quality social care training

Community Care's Festival of Learning is back offering practitioners a week of high-quality virtual social care training from leading experts Registration is now open for the event from - March with a wealth of learning on offer for adults'...
@CoramBAAF
8 months ago
New standards have been launched to support the recruitment of #socialworkers internationally. The International R… https://t.co/mI0s7NGA0p
External news
1 year ago

The draft Mental Health Bill: parliamentary proposals for change

By Tim Spencer-Lane The joint committee on the draft Mental Health Bill was appointed in July to consider the government's draft bill to reform the Mental Health Act MHA which is summarised here More on this story Scrap...
@AoCPPtweet
8 months ago
From doctors to probation officers, academics to social workers, lawyers to teachers, we consist of professionals f… https://t.co/VOKVAj0Rjd
External news
1 year ago

Newly Qualified Social Workers

https jobs communitycare co uk job newly-qualified-social-workers...
@ncbtweets
8 months ago
@CBNtweets @10DowningStreet Better data would help us understand how many children and young people are affected, p… https://t.co/DqZq5BuzsT
External news
1 year ago

Reinstate hospital social workers to improve discharge outcomes, PSWs urge Barclay

Hospital social workers should be reinstated onto wards to support people to achieve better outcomes on discharge amid the current severe pressures on the NHS and social care That was the message today from the Adult Principal Social Worker Network...
@ncbtweets
8 months ago
Today NCB family member @cbntweets, delivered a letter signed by over 30 orgs from across the childhood bereavement… https://t.co/hVyIlm0Rkg
External news
1 year 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...
@nasw
8 months ago
Celebrate summer with #NASW Press reads for economic justice and financial management: https://t.co/0c4dxzMG1x. Vis… https://t.co/hpUM0CuVJJ
External news
1 year 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...
@Child_Leeds
8 months ago
RT @LeedsLGBTAngels: Our partners at @RailwayChildren are currently advertising for a regional manager (East) to lead on their projects in…
External news
1 year 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...
@Child_Leeds
8 months ago
RT @MyForumCentral: The SEND Youth Forum (Special Educational Needs & Disabilities) are making an eLearning video about disability awarenes…
External news
1 year 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...
@Child_Leeds
8 months ago
RT @eandsleeds: The SEND Youth Forum are creating an eLearning video to raise awareness of disabilities and how to communicate with young p…
External news
1 year 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...