Stan Burridge is an ex-rough sleeper and an HSCWRU Peer-researcher. He is Director of Expert Focus, a user-led organisation that supports the involvement of people with lived experience in homelessness research and policy. Here, Stan talks to four ex-rough sleepers ? Continue reading ?
The latest social work news, updates, and events including what’s happening in the world of children’s social work.
The more time that at-risk families spend cooped up together, the more situations might escalate and spill over into abuse.
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The Department for Education, the Department for Health and Social Care, Social Work England and the Local Government Association are delighted to introduce the Social Work Together campaign. This campaign is designed to support former social workers return to practice so they can help communities through the Covid-19 pandemic. We have been working in partnership to design the online tool to connect all those expressing interest with local employers. This is now live. Please see...
A must read for all students and qualified Children's Social Workers, this book is a beautiful and powerful collection of practice narratives contributed by social workers with diverse experiences, areas of specialisation, length of experience and at different stages of their careers. These are powerful practice experiences around complexity, reflection, learning from mistakes and growth sewn together with the golden thread of social work values and devotion to the best interest of children and...
Social workers protect millions of people every day. You are more important than ever during the unprecedented emergency response required for COVID-19. We know that this is a time of increasing anxiety for you both professionally and personally with the value of your work recognised in the government's list of key workers. We want to thank you for everything you are doing to help the most vulnerable people in society.
We understand that there are many questions and concerns being shared with...
Relationships are so crucial as a social worker, because you?re becoming involved with families and young people at a really vulnerable time for them. You want to support people to have the best outcomes during this tough time in their lives.
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This year’s World Social Work Day is themed around human relationships and the key role they play in social work practice. As a people-fo...
Caroline Green, who is NIHR ARC South London Post-Doctoral Fellow, reflects on the lives of prominent women figures in the health and social care context in South London. (838 words) International Women?s Day is an annual celebration of the achievements ? Continue reading ?
Richard Griffin MBE,Visiting Senior Research Fellow, King?s Business School, today begins a series of guest posts on the healthcare workforce. He argues that, in the face of the widely acknowledged problem of shortages in this workforce, we should turn to ? Continue reading ?
Children's Social Services at York City Council's are hosting a careers open day on Tuesday 3rd March. They are currently recruiting to several posts in Children's Social Services, from Newly Qualified Social Worker to Team Manager.
If you're interested in applying to any of these roles, this is a great opportunity to meet the team and director and find out more about the service....
Social Work England are currently recruiting for their national advisory forum, which will provide expert advice, support and challenge to SWE's work and how they achieve their objectives. You can find further info on <a href="https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/about/what-we-do/our-national-advisory-forum/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.socialworkengland.org.uk/about/what-we-do/our-national-advisory-forum/&source=gmail&us...
Sheffield is set to host the first Child Health Technology conference (CHT2020) in the UK in May 2020. This pioneering conference will bring together healthcare professionals, industry, engineers, designers, academics, and patient representatives around one of the most exciting and fast moving fields in healthcare today. With an impressive speaker line up across two days, the fully immersive innovation hub offers delegates a showcase of all the latest devices in child health technology.
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New publications focusing on brothers and sisters in public law proceedings, family and friends care, and parental engagement in child protection.
Frontline?s brand manager roles are a great way to gain experience and earn money while still at university. Some of our current brand managers discuss what they have most enjoyed about the role.
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Knife crime and serious youth violence is increasing and an ever-changing web of criminal exploitation, including county lines, is increasingly being recognised across the country. Jayne Sargeant highlights the importance of practitioners being able to look at motivating factors for working in this arena.
The graduate internship has allowed me to learn a lot very quickly and I now have the transferable skills needed for so many jobs.
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