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Social workers divided over ending of Think Ahead fast-track scheme - Community Care #archive
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Social work opinion is divided over the closure of the Think Ahead fast-track training scheme, a poll has found. Launched in 2016, Think Ahead trains people to qualify as adult mental health social...
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'She supported me when I was facing discriminatory and aggressive treatment from my senior manager' - Community Care #archive
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Our My Brilliant Colleague series invites you to celebrate anyone who has inspired you in your career. It is part of Community Care’s ongoing Choose Social Work campaign, which aims to champion the...
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What the new standalone Adoption Support Plan means for social work practice - Community Care #archive
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By Jane Poore, CoramBAAF The new Adoption Support Plan (ASP), developed by CoramBAAF and launched in March, is a key document for both the child and their adopters, containing comprehensive informa...
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How conscious are social workers about their safety during visits? - Community Care #archive
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Visiting people in need of support and face-to-face contact are considered integral parts of social work. However, completing visits is a task practitioners often must carry out alone, which, in...
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Grooming gangs inquiry: chair announced - Community Care
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Former Children’s Commissioner for England Baroness (Anne) Longfield has been appointed to lead the Independent Inquiry into Grooming Gangs. Longfield will lead a three-person panel at the helm of...
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40% of social workers have known of colleagues illegitimately doing multiple jobs, finds poll - Community Care #archive
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Four in ten social workers have known of other practitioners illegitimately carrying out multiple jobs at once, a Community Care poll has found. The results follow the case of Beatrice Eduah, an...
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'How social workers can help care experienced people access their records' - Community Care
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By Catherine Evans O’Brien, head of communities, ICO Access to personal information is a fundamental right. For the tens of thousands of people with care experience, the records held about them are...
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How AI is reshaping social work: online event - Community Care
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping social work in multiple ways, bringing with it opportunities and innovation alongside risks and profound ethical dilemmas. To explore these issues, Community...
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A day in the life of a hoarding practitioner - Community Care #archive
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by Ruth E Hare Ruth E Hare is a senior practitioner in Birmingham City Council’s quality and practice learning and hoarding teams and was named adult social worker of the year at the 2023 Social...
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BASW launches survey on its future - Community Care
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The British Association of Social Workers has launched a consultation on the future of social work and BASW itself. It said its ‘Big Conversation’ was designed to help build a “modern, dynamic and...
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'What I wish I had known about building trusting relationships with children' - Community Care #archive
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A social worker with over 20 years' experience' reflects on the lessons she has learned about building trust with the children she supported
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The highs and lows of a children’s services’ transformation journey @BCPCouncil #ofsted #socialwork #archive
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Senior leaders from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's children's services describe the turbulent ride after a negative Ofsted inspection and how they have turned it all around
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'She kept me going during difficult times': the social worker supporting international practitioners - Community Care #archive
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A children's practitioner is celebrated for building a "supportive community" for social workers from overseas starting out in practice in the UK
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‘My practice takes me everywhere - why I’d choose a social work career every time’ - Community Care #archive
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A practitioner shares the shifting settings and demands of social work practice - from courtrooms to living rooms - and why she would not swap it for any other career
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BASW questions migration policy's impact on social workers - Community Care
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The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) is lobbying the Home Office over the impact of upcoming migration reforms on practitioners working in the UK on skilled worker visas. Under the plans,...
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Sara Sharif: working as a social worker following a high-profile case - Community Care
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This is the 12th instalment in Sophie Baker’s ‘What I wish I had known…’ series, where she reflects on her approach to practice when she started out – and what she would tell her younger self now. I...
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Adult safeguarding caseloads continue to mount - Community Care
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Adult safeguarding caseloads are continuing to mount in England, government data has shown. The numbers of safeguarding concerns received by councils increased by 4% year on year in 2024-25, from...
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Most social workers unaware of Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard, poll finds - Community Care #archive
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Most social workers are not aware of the Social Care Workforce Race Equality Standard (SC-WRES), a poll has revealed. Launched in 2021, the SC-WRES involves an assessment of racial inequalities in...
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