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@ADCStweets
12 hours ago
RT @CBeebiesHQ: Our wonderful George here with a poem this #WorldDownSyndromeDay to remind us all that there are many things we can do! htt…
External news
1 month ago
The family safeguarding pioneers, eight years on
The family safeguarding model pioneered by Hertfordshire County Council from is one of the big success stories of social work in England in recent years The model involves teams of children's social workers and specialist adults' practitioners working in...
@carlenefirmin
12 hours ago
RT @_lesliethomas: “…neither he nor the Met would accept they were “institutional” (racist) claiming it was a political term.” Therein lies…
External news
1 month ago
Unions seek 12.7% pay rise for council social workers
Unions are seeking a pay rise for council social workers and other local authority staff in England Wales and Northern Ireland for - UNISON GMB and Unite today demanded a rise two percentage points above the retail prices index...
@carlenefirmin
12 hours ago
RT @galdemzine: The Met Police is beyond reform, and Baroness Casey’s review of the force is another disappointing reminder of how broken i…
External news
1 month ago
Children are in ‘extreme crisis’: top judge berates DfE’s six-year failure to tackle ‘gross’ lack of secure units
A leading judge has excoriated the government and Parliament for a six-year failure to address judicial warnings about a chronic shortage of secure care for children in extreme crisis However Sir Andrew McFarlane has detected signs of hope in an...
@MyCafcass
12 hours ago
This month we are sponsoring #communitycare #festivaloflearning, at which we will host a free online webinar. Socia… https://t.co/5682aQmQYf
External news
1 month ago
40% of people delayed in hospital awaiting social care package
Four in ten people whose discharge from hospital is delayed are awaiting a social care package according to NHS data The figure revealed today in a government plan to reduce hospital pressures came as council leaders criticised ministers for a...
@CareReviewWatch
12 hours ago
RT @KatharineSJ: We @Become1992 are looking for a new Chair & Finance Trustee as the brilliant @HThornbery & @EliotLyne come to end of thei…
External news
1 month ago
Explainer: What pay rises have social workers received in 2022-23?
Against the backdrop of the cost of living crisis social workers in England and Wales working for Cafcass local authorities and the NHS have received varying pay rises in - To illustrate who has got what we have broken down...
@FrontlineSW
12 hours ago
They also have the opportunity to hear, speak up for and represent all voices, from all parts of society and all pa… https://t.co/fygcV52CFZ
External news
1 month ago
Social Worker -Gloucester
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@FrontlineSW
12 hours ago
So great to see all the messages and events to mark #WSWD2023! The role social workers play in communities can have… https://t.co/Ie3vIt2YgW
External news
1 month ago
Placements ‘do not exist’ for asylum-seeking children in hotels – ADCS
Care placements just do not exist to take in asylum-seeking children currently placed in hotels children's services directors have warned The Association of Directors of Children's Services ADCS issued the message after the government disclosed that unaccompanied children remained...
@AoCPPtweet
12 hours ago
As child protection and safeguarding professionals, it's important to examine our practices and challenge harmful b… https://t.co/0R0nfkCPCT
External news
1 month ago
Indigenization–internationalization debate and Bangladesh strategies in international social work and women’s development
International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This article examines the position of Bangladesh in the field of international social work with women It explores the country's women's development initiatives in the context of the global debate over indigenization universalization and imperialism To identify the strategic position the article examines the literature on social work the evolution of social work and the web contents of some development agencies in Bangladesh The findings reveal...
@nyccjobs
12 hours ago
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External news
1 month ago
‘Where is the social work?’ Discovering and learning social work across Chinese and Norwegian contexts: A transcontextual perspective
International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt This article addresses how the global and local aspects of social work can be integrated into the internationalisation of social work education Building on the transnational perspective it introduces a transcontextual perspective through which students develop critical and reflective knowledge about the importance of context in shaping social work practices Such a perspective implies a dynamic understanding of social work whereby any given social work practice...
@CareReviewWatch
13 hours ago
RT @unitedresponse: Huge thanks to #MyVoteMyVoice Champions @JamesDalyMP and @EmmaLewellBuck MP for joining our joint webinar about #Access…
External news
1 month ago
A systematic review of qualitative social work articles: Exploring embodiment from 2000 to 2019
International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Scholars have increased their interest in the body as it relates to social inequality and health The purpose of this review was to understand social work's engagement with and adoption of embodiment The authors identified peer-reviewed articles to answer research questions about the number of publications journals countries and topic areas There were articles published over a -year period with the highest number in medical journals...