The forthcoming Independent Review of Children’s Social Care will be a landmark development for the sector in England, with the potential to shape social work policy...
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Richard Griffin MBE is Professor of Healthcare Management, King?s Business School. (740 words) Many years ago, I worked for an NHS Workforce Development Confederation (WDC), that had just been merged with a Strategic Health Authority (SHA). A few months into my ? Continue reading ?
This August, Doncaster Children’s Services Trust will be hosting a recruitment event like no other as they continue their series of open events to give social workers a taste of what it is like working for the borough.
Participants joining the online event will have the opportunity to experience first-hand the level of support on offer at the Trust, through a mini-meditation session set to focus on self-compassion. This is just one of the many brilliant feature of support that...
Hear from four social work professionals as they reflect on their experiences over the COVID-19 pandemic, and share what we can expect as a profession in the coming months.
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The Social Worker of the Year Awards are back, and CSWM are really proud to be sponsoring the Children’s Social Worker of the Year categ...
In celebration of Pride Month 2021, Dan shares his advice for social workers supporting LGBTQ+ young people.
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Jen Owen is a Research Associate at the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health & Social Care Workforce, King?s College London. (482 words) Unit researcher Jen Owen virtually attended the Association for Professional Declutterers and Organisers (APDO) annual conference on 20th May ? Continue reading ?
Roseanna is part of the Children?s Social Work Collective - a group fellows who have set up and launched a new advocacy group for social work in the UK.
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Roseanna is part of the Children?s Social Work Collective - a group fellows who have set up and launched a new advocacy group for social work in the UK.
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Working on a temporary basis for a social work agency can seem like an attractive option, with the potential for variety, flexibility, and in some cases better hourly pay. While this way of working will always suit some practitioners, recent improvements in how local authority teams across Yorkshire & the Humber do things have seen many agency colleagues choosing to return to permanent roles.
Whether you’re already working for an agency, or just weighing up your options, it’s well wor...
Senior Research Fellow, Dr Michelle Cornes, has been working with NHS England and Improvement on the new Discharge to Assess (D2A) practice guidance, identifying good practice examples that illustrate how this new hospital discharge policy can work effectively for patients ? Continue reading ?
Senior Research Fellow, Dr Michelle Cornes, has been working with NHS England and Improvement on the new Discharge to Assess (D2A) practice guidance, identifying good practice examples that illustrate how this new hospital discharge policy can work effectively for patients ? Continue reading ?
The intelligence and strength of Black people during this period of exceptional emotional toil, is something I will not forget.
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Just over one year on from the murder of George Floyd we at Frontline, as an organisation and as individuals, have been taking time to stop and think.
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