Social work news
@childrensociety
9 months ago
@JessMealeTCS @UniofBath @BathWells This is fantastic!
CSWM news
11 months ago

Have you ever wanted to know what life is really like for a Social Worker or a Residential Care staff member?

Wakefield's Learning at Work Week Special Edition Podcast has now been released!
@cypnow
9 months ago
Extend CAMHS support to 25 for care leavers, urges children’s commissioner https://t.co/hpUUmMvxbZ
External news
11 months ago

Faith-based rehabilitation for drug abuse in Indonesia: A spiritual approach of social work

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Indonesia is in a state of drug emergency both for the misuse and the distribution of drugs Various institutions for drug abuse rehabilitation have been established including Islamic-based rehabilitation using ritual spiritualism aimed at replacing habits of drug use with habits of ritual Islamic religious practice Using a descriptive qualitative approach the study describes the rehabilitation process at a faith-based rehabilitation centre and analyses the process...
@ncbtweets
9 months ago
It's been great to host this joint event on #MentalHealthInEducation with @CYPMentalHealth 🧠! This afternoon we… https://t.co/J3vw9GVdJC
External news
11 months ago

Social work and funeral service: A proposed framework for practice

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Funeral services are related to the vital interests of human beings and are supposed to meet people's social psychological and spiritual needs More and more people from the funeral service industry have realized the importance of bringing helping professionals into the funeral service industry to fill in service gaps Based on the Strategies and Skills Learning and Development system a practice framework for funeral social work...
@FrontlineSW
9 months ago
You will also have the opportunity to work closely with participants, as they learn through observing your practice… https://t.co/VZhVuaLmCk
External news
11 months ago

Decentralised international development aid from municipalities: Exploring its added value, challenges and implications for international social work

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This study focuses on international development aid policies implemented by municipalities By proposing a theoretical framework and addressing the Spanish context it first explores the added value and the challenges involved with this kind of decentralised aid Second it discusses the implications in terms of the competencies required by social workers in order to leverage the potential of these aid policies The research draws on the...
@FrontlineSW
9 months ago
As a consultant social worker, you will play a crucial role in supporting and assessing Frontline programme partici… https://t.co/lXW7vn62ZA
External news
11 months ago

The link between burnout and social-occupational variables in Spanish social workers

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This study aims to relate the sociodemographic and work-related variables that characterize social work professionals with the presence or absence of burnout A single-group ex post facto prospective descriptive design questionnaire was created incorporating sociodemographic data and the Maslach Burnout Inventory The study involved members of professional social workers' associations in Spain The results indicated a burnout prevalence of among the participants and a strong tendency...
@FrontlineSW
9 months ago
Are you looking to remain in practice while gaining experience in management and teaching? We have an exciting op… https://t.co/yVghw97phS
External news
11 months ago

Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic)

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@bycLIVE
9 months ago
RT @LondonYouth: Vibrant youth-centred event last night! We're proud to bring our member voices to the new @YouthAPPG report. All young p…
External news
11 months ago

News from our societies: IASSW

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@MyCafcass
9 months ago
RT @CommunityCare: Working with adults with executive functioning challenges At #CCLive2023 Dr Emma Cameron from University College London…
External news
11 months ago

Developing a ‘defamilisation framework’ to examine the strategies for promoting the adult worker model and women’s welfare in eight European countries

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This article is intended to explore the link between the study of defamilisation and that of the adult worker model To meet this purpose a defamilisation framework for studying issues concerning the adult worker model and defamilisation is developed To show the empirical significance of these issues evidence is drawn from a childcare gap typology covering eight European countries Conducting these analytical tasks provides insights into...
@MyCafcass
9 months ago
RT @CommunityCare: 'As a former child in care, I know the difference social workers make to people's lives' - Community Care https://t.co/D…
External news
11 months ago

Disrupting social work ethics

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@Ofstednews
9 months ago
Ahead of the upcoming release of our report on the tutoring programme, we spoke to some of the teachers and the res… https://t.co/ElxakjQhYk
External news
1 year ago

Social workers’ migration to the United Kingdom: Comparing social networks, job and life satisfaction post-migration

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This study explores if and how migrating social workers' gender country of origin and time living in the United Kingdom relate to their job and life satisfaction and to building a new social network post-migration Online questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were carried out with participants from Australia Canada India Romania South Africa the United States and Zimbabwe We found a statistically significant connection between the length...