International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Mayors play a major role in determining their locality's welfare policies and significantly influence the welfare bureaus' work This study employed in-depth semi-structured interviews with mayors of local Arab governments in Israel to examine this issue It found that the mayors fiercely criticize the welfare bureaus in four areas of concern claiming that they ignore particular needs neglect core target populations lack culture-sensitive responses and their...

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...