RT @coram_i: “I’m so pleased to have found an organisation with such an interesting history & an inspiring commitment to improving the live…

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...

Urgent action is needed to address the impacts of the benefit cap, ensuring no child is left behind. BASW stands w… https://t.co/Mbrp4j76vG

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...

Are multi-agency safeguarding arrangements adequate? Let's find out together. Join us TOMORROW for an engaging di… https://t.co/31mPGx7GwI

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...

Adult social care workforce growing again, but challenges remain @skillsforcare annual Size and Structure of the Ad… https://t.co/Ux7RmHB4xR

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...

📣Just published! 📘Working with children who have experienced neglect This guide is designed to be a practical te… https://t.co/a27tgogOkR

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...

Babies cry, you can cope. ICON is here to support families and professionals prevent injury to babies. Crying is… https://t.co/frV085mjQg

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...

RT @ClaireRhullcc: Staying Connected Project is well underway. Here is one of the smaller focused groups working on the priorities in regar…

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...

RT @pauserotherham: Messing about on the river 💚 We had a peaceful time today with the wonderful team @LockSwinton for our monthly group ac…

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...

RT @AdedapoOmolade: Looking forward to @JohnnyMercerUK championing care leavers as Care Leavers Cross-Government Lead. We know 40% of moth…

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...

Last week @BrthCompanions published a Birth Charter setting out how services and systems in England should support… https://t.co/rQxDrJWxuc

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...