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3 years 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...
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3 years 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...
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3 years ago
Experienced Social Workers (Children’s)
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3 years 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...
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3 years 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...
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3 years 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...
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3 years ago
Experienced Social Workers (Children’s)
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3 years ago
Cafcass staff may be balloted on industrial action amid absence of pay offer, says union boss
Cafcass staff may be balloted on industrial action if the ongoing absence of a pay offer for - persists or they are presented with too low an increase a union chief has warned...
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3 years ago
Specialist placements needed to reform a care system not working for teenagers, finds review
The government must invest in specialist placements to reform a care system not working for vulnerable teenagers and protect them from exploitation That was a key message from a -month review into preventing vulnerable young people from being drawn into...
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3 years ago
Three-quarters of large councils planning to tighten eligibility for adult social care, finds survey
Almost three-quarters of England's biggest councils plan to tighten eligibility for adult social care over the next two years due to high inflation and mounting demand a survey has found Over half of County Councils Network members also...