Social work news
@dez_holmes
18 hours ago
RT @arothmanhistory: If teachers could indoctrinate students, more people would use apostrophes correctly.
External news
3 months ago
Council social workers offered ‘full and final’ £1,925 pay rise for 2023-24
Note There is a poll embedded within this post please visit the site to participate in this post's poll Council leaders have offered social workers and other care staff in England and Wales a pay rise for - matching...
@dez_holmes
18 hours ago
RT @DrStaceyRand: It's great to see this published! A qualitative study of #SocialCare professionals' views on collection and use of #outco…
External news
3 months ago
Number of frontline children’s social workers down 8% since 2020 as vacancies soar
The number of frontline children's social workers employed by English councils or children's trusts has tumbled by since official data shows The Department for Education's annual workforce census released today showed that the number of permanent full-time equivalent...
@dez_holmes
18 hours ago
@LigiaTeixeira Studies repeatedly show that direct giving is an effective way of improving the lives of poorer peop… https://t.co/qfloHG1eHv
External news
3 months ago
Sharp rise in vacancies placing ‘significant stress’ on social care OTs, warns college
A sharp rise in vacancy rates for council occupational therapists is putting significant stress on remaining practitioners OT leaders have warned As of September of OT posts in council adults' services departments were vacant up from a...
@childrensociety
19 hours ago
Helen Milman (Crofton) is an excellent example of dedication and innovation! She started volunteering for The Child… https://t.co/QkynLXmexF
External news
3 months ago
Councils urged to look beyond social work to widen pool of future DCSs
Note There is a poll embedded within this post please visit the site to participate in this post's poll Councils are being urged to look beyond social work for potential directors of children's services DCSs after a survey found two-thirds...
@CareReviewWatch
19 hours ago
RT @TogetherTrust: Pupils from 10 specialist schools across Greater Manchester and Cheshire are coming together for the Together Trust’s Su…
CSWM news
3 months ago
City of York Council - Children's Social Care Recruitment Event
Are you an experienced and qualified social worker looking for a new challenge in a new city?
@CareReviewWatch
19 hours ago
@IndadvocacyUK @etaylor_traci @BfdSWApp @advocacy_impact @AdvonetUK @VoiceAbility There are advocacy services some… https://t.co/KtUzPEFBde
External news
3 months ago
Readers’ take: the impact of proposed agency social work rules
The Department for Education's DfE proposals to reduce the use and cost of agency social work in children's services have split sector opinion For directors of children's services DCSs the proposed rules -- including national pay caps for locums barring...
@The_HCPC
19 hours ago
At our next #myHCPCstandards webinar we're joined by @david_cairnduff, Organisational Development & Change Manager… https://t.co/DaElTDzeSr
External news
3 months ago
Do you struggle to work with adults with executive functioning issues?
Do you struggle when working with adults who while verbally articulate struggle with carrying out day-to-day tasks or take decisions that put themselves at risk At Community Care's forthcoming Festival of Learning - March we will be providing social workers...
@NICEComms
19 hours ago
Revitalising core services and improving productivity is an immediate priority for the NHS.
To help with this, we… https://t.co/7wCadzJdpN
External news
3 months ago
Are regional care co-operatives the answer to care placement challenge?
The last few years have seen a plethora of reports about the lack of appropriate placements for children in care and the dire outcomes that have followed These include children and young being placed far from loved-ones and social networks...
@BASW_UK
19 hours ago
On National PTSD Awareness Day later this month, we’re running a training session for social workers on trauma info… https://t.co/NzF82G5PTX
External news
3 months ago
Adults Social Worker Care Act Assessment Team (CAAsT)
https jobs communitycare co uk job adults-social-worker-care-act-assessment-team-caast-...
@AshcroftBen
20 hours ago
RT @AshcroftBen: Every Child Leaving Care Matters #ECLCM https://t.co/wyoN9pjeTW @ResCareTo21
@HollyLynch5 @EmmaLewellBuck @Bill_Esterso…
External news
3 months ago
Social Work Recap: #CareDay, campaign for neurodivergent staff and recruiting from overseas
In our new series Social Work Recap we present key social work news events conversations tweets and campaigns from the preceding week From a celebration of care experienced people to a campaign highlighting neurodivergent social workers' voices here's this week's...