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2 years 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...
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2 years 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...
External news
2 years 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...
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2 years ago

Senior Social Worker

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2 years 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...
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2 years 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...
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2 years 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...
External news
2 years 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...
External news
2 years 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...
External news
2 years ago

Designing and developing a virtual reality escape game for youth vocational rehabilitation

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Due to the COVID- pandemic youth unemployment has been growing with increased risks of social exclusion Vocational rehabilitation helps young people to plan their future and find their way into education and working life New methods based on the needs of young people are needed for youth vocational rehabilitation whose target group is young people aged -- This article describes the design and development process of...