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@dez_holmes
10 months ago
RT @NealHazel: Youth Justice staff/students- if you only listen to one podcast this year, make it this one. @MOConnor82 (fresh from Swi…
External news
1 year ago

‘It is good to know that I’ve got someone to hold my hand through new pieces of work’

Attending your first court hearing or knowing how best to support a victim of child abuse can be a nerve-racking experience for some newly qualified social workers But having the support of an in-house specialist team of social workers dedicated...
@dez_holmes
10 months ago
@yasminwilde @ECPATUK @AlfDubs @ukhomeoffice can't defend the indefensible
External news
1 year ago

An Open Letter to John Lewis

Nicola who leads TACT Connect our care-experienced community has shared her thoughts on this year's John Lewis Christmas advert in Read more...
@cypnow
10 months ago
Lack of provider engagement ‘led to collapse of regional procurement framework’ https://t.co/P3QkWJkdgp
External news
1 year ago

Council’s lack of social workers and demand spike led to delays in children receiving help, finds Ofsted

A lack of social work capacity high staff turnover and a spike in demand led to delays in children receiving help and protection at Stockton-on-Tees council Ofsted found in its latest visit to the authority In a probe in September...
@dez_holmes
10 months ago
RT @ECPATUK: Asked by @AlfDubs about disgraceful actions of @ukhomeoffice to remove cartoons from Kent reception as they are 'too welcoming…
External news
1 year ago

The feelings of living in poverty and depending on social assistance: An exploratory study on gender differences in Dibao families in China

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Little is known about the differences in feelings of poverty and social assistance receipt among the different genders of heads of Chinese Dibao families This article makes a preliminary analysis of the feelings of Chinese female heads of Dibao families about living in poverty and depending on social assistance and compares them with those of male heads It finds that there are gender differences in the...
@dez_holmes
10 months ago
RT @kehickle: There is no formula for writing/recording/communicating info about young people in a trauma-informed way but @InnovateProj re…
External news
1 year ago

‘Why child protection policies on bruising to babies need to change’

By Andy Bilson In a recent report the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel the panel asked safeguarding partners to review their policies on bruising in non-mobile infants to check for consistency with the evidence base and national guidelines The panel...
@bycLIVE
10 months ago
Sudenaz🗣️ "Not all apprenticeships are paid...you aren't promised a job...How will schools put young people in the… https://t.co/C0TYcPDGJP
External news
1 year ago

Experienced Social Workers (Children’s)

https jobs communitycare co uk job experienced-social-workers-children-s-apply-now...
@YorkSCP
10 months ago
A new leaflet has been produced for children and young people explaining what to expect at a Child Protection Con… https://t.co/LL4DgAFfki
External news
1 year ago

AMHP and approved mental capacity professional training standards finalised

Social Work England has finalised training standards for approved mental health professionals AMHPs and the new role of approved mental capacity professional AMCP following consultation The social work regulator made minor changes to its draft proposals for each set of...
@ChildrensComm
10 months ago
We remain deeply concerned by the impact that the #IllegalMigrationBill will have on the lives of children arriving… https://t.co/cWjqNYtZRP
External news
1 year ago

Almost all councils lack funding to meet adult care costs this winter, warn directors

Almost all councils lack the funding or the workforce to meet adult social care costs this winter their directors have warned Ninety four per cent of directors disagreed that they had sufficient money to fund care over the coming months...
@bycLIVE
10 months ago
We've kicked off the @YouthAPPG, launching a report on the future of work for young people, with @YMCAEng_Wales https://t.co/kPzzyFUB8R
External news
1 year ago

Agency social work to be banned in Northern Ireland trusts next year

Northern Ireland's health and social care HSC trusts will have to stop using agency social workers from next June its Department of Health DoH has said Staff working through agencies at the trusts which deliver statutory social services in the...
@bycLIVE
10 months ago
RT @YouthAPPG: We hope you can join us on Monday, 10 July, 6.30 pm – 8 pm in Committee Room 15, Houses of Parliament, to launch the APPG on…
External news
1 year ago

Experienced Social Workers (Children’s)

https jobs communitycare co uk job experienced-social-workers-children-s-apply-now...