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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...
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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...
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2 years ago

Scrap most community treatment orders, MPs and peers urge government

Community treatment orders CTOs should be scrapped in most cases because they are overused overly restrictive and used starkly disproportionately for black and ethnic minority people That was the headline recommendation from the parliamentary committee scrutinising the government's plans to...
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2 years 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...
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2 years 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'...
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2 years 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...
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2 years ago

Newly Qualified Social Workers

https jobs communitycare co uk job newly-qualified-social-workers...
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2 years 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...
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2 years 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...
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2 years 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...