Social work news
@BASW_UK
11 hours ago
⭐️On #WSWD2023 we’re delighted to announce our first featured #AmazingSocialWorkers and pay tribute to their great… https://t.co/GVacyApeEe
External news
1 month ago

Agency social worker pay to be capped to that of permanent staff

Note There is a poll embedded within this post please visit the site to participate in this post's poll Agency social worker pay in would be capped to the equivalent earned by permanent staff under government plans to reduce the...
@nyccjobs
11 hours ago
NY Highways is hiring! As NY Highways continue to grow, we are looking for experienced and enthusiastic Skilled Op… https://t.co/Z6gYpc7xYd
External news
1 month ago

Indigenous social work with older persons: An international perspective

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt As social work gains strength as a global profession indigenous social work has emerged within the growing calls to decolonize the profession and offers an alternative worldview This article uses a systematic literature review to engage with the application of this indigenous social work paradigm in practice with older persons from an international perspective Using the knowledge mobilization perspective it examines the current state of knowledge...
@cypnow
12 hours ago
RT @lemnsissay: History is being made in Oldham Council as two young people stand in the council chambers and give speeches about the young…
External news
1 month ago

Independent reviewing officer role saved in DfE care review response

The independent reviewing officer IRO role has been saved from abolition the government confirmed today The Department for Education DfE rejected calls from the Independent Review of Children's Social Care to abolish the role following widespread opposition from social work...
@BASW_UK
12 hours ago
@5113dover Thanks for all your hard work, Nick. 🙏
External news
1 month ago

Our response to the Government’s strategy on children’s social care

As we find ourselves having moved into February already I have spent time reflecting on all that happened last year and the learnings we at Frontline want to hold on to as we think about our hopes and aims for...
@FrontlineSW
12 hours ago
Couldn't agree more @vhartsw, so many stories out there to be told about the difference social workers make each da… https://t.co/CEzDqmMnlY
External news
1 month ago

Care review lead: government must go further and faster in response

The head of the care review has welcomed the government's response to his report but has urged it to go further and faster Josh MacAlister who led the Independent Review of Children's Social Care said today's Department for Education response...
@OurCSWM
12 hours ago
Hear from Louisa, a Senior CSW in North Lincolnshire, about her unconventional route into social work and how seei… https://t.co/Bae36wyZ8f
External news
1 month ago

Specialist child protection social workers to be piloted in DfE care review response

The appointment of specialist social workers to lead child protection cases will be piloted while a new framework will be introduced to support practitioners at the start of their careers the government has said in its response to the care...
@SocialWorkEng
12 hours ago
RT @KateMetcalf1: While I'm on a roll - a Happy World Social Work Day to all. Hope you've been able to celebrate it. Social Workers do an i…
External news
1 month ago

DfE provides 20% of funding urged by care review in response

Sector bodies have heavily criticised the government's provision of one-fifth of the resources called for by the care review to reform social care in its response The Department for Education has allocated m over two years to its children's social...
@nasw
12 hours ago
Celebrate Social Work Month! Happy #SWMonth2023 #SocialWorkBreaksBarriers Learn more about #SocialWorkPioneer Hilar… https://t.co/FbRMrDDqUD
External news
1 month ago

Key moments of visibility in LGBTQ+ History in the UK

The theme for this year's LGBTQ month is 'Behind the Lens' celebrating those who have contributed to sharing our culture through cinema To start a conversation from this idea we wanted to look back on history to highlight a few key moments of LGBTQ visibility in the UK since the first Pride march took place in the UK on st July...
@BASW_UK
12 hours ago
📺WATCH: BASW Chief Executive, Dr Ruth Allen wishes social workers across the UK and around the world a very happy… https://t.co/f4e004Ep01
External news
1 month ago

Social Work England finds broad support for proposed expectations of new graduates

Social Work England has found broad support from the profession for its proposed expectations of students' knowledge and skills on graduation Following a consultation the regulator will now move ahead with plans to assess social work course providers against a...
@nyccjobs
12 hours ago
We are recruiting for the permanent role of Assistant Director of Adult Social Care following the current post-hold… https://t.co/R8FwePKLHQ
External news
1 month ago

The different roles of productive aging activities in the life satisfaction of older adults in urban and rural China

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This study used nationally representative data from the China Longitudinal Aging Social Survey to investigate correlations between older people's productive aging activities and their life satisfaction The results show that volunteering and grandparenting are positively associated with life satisfaction in older adults although more so in the rural sample Furthermore working is positively associated with life satisfaction in urban older adults while an opposite relationship was...