Social worker shortages are making an already challenging job 'unsustainable' for some practitioners Ofsted has warned in its annual report for - published today The inspectorate said problems recruiting and retaining staff were arguably the biggest challenges facing children's social...

Zoe Paseda is a social worker at LCC children's services who graduated in Her ASYE placements were in perinatal mental health and in the Lincolnshire's FAST team My strengths are in communicating with families I am good at building...

I have been based in the West Lindsay FAST team since and am currently in the last year of my social work apprenticeship Right from the beginning I was welcomed by the team and have felt supported by...

The government must set up a task force to tackle longstanding racial disparities in the adoption system including by making the workforce more diverse That was one of the conclusions of a House of Lords committee examining children's social...

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The government must introduce a target to cut the length of care proceedings along with an action plan to deliver it with the average duration now well in excess of the -week limit The call this week from a House...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - January lt br gt In Hong Kong professional social workers made their presence felt when they delivered a variety of services at the height of the pandemic Social workers who were working in community development projects or who had adopted community work approaches have become the major service providers when the availability and accessibility of other types of social services have been seriously impeded This article reports on...

The 'failed' Care Act must be properly implemented as part of a radical shift in adult social care from a 'transactional' to an 'enabling' service peers have said This should be underpinned by a fully-funded long-term plan for the...

Ofsted will introduce a separate judgment for care leavers in council inspections to help understand their specific needs and experiences better The decision came on the back of a consultation published in June that saw out of respondents...

Over practitioners have applied to rejoin the social work register in the immediate aftermath of this year's renewal round Social Work England said that as of today had applied to be restored to the register at a cost...