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1 year ago
Care review response will start to address mounting social work pressures, says ADCS president
The government's forthcoming response to the care review will begin to address mounting pressures on the social work workforce the president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services ADCS has said In an interview with Community Care Steve Crocker...
CSWM news
1 year ago
Significant step forward for children’s services in Hull
Hull’s children’s services mark a significant milestone after the latest full Ofsted inspection found the service is no longer Inadequate.
External news
1 year ago
The child-friendly cities concept in China: A prototype case study of a migrant workers’ community
International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund UNICEF initiatives of Child-Friendly Cities have operated in more than cities around the world However the concept of making the city child-friendly has not been extensively recognized in China This article aims to report a regeneration project in a migrant workers' community the Mingdong and is used to illustrate the reactions of residents to youth participation youth civic engagement...
External news
1 year ago
‘Why social care staff should get their flu and Covid-19 jabs this winter’
By NHS England During winter viruses circulate more and more and people are increasingly exposed to the dangers of flu and Covid- Both can be life-threatening and getting both at the same time increases the risk of serious illness and...
External news
1 year ago
News from our societies – IFSW: Respecting diversity through joint social action
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1 year ago
ISW Journal Prize
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1 year ago
Back to future: International social work in the new era
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1 year ago
Abstracts (French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic)
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1 year ago
Care Act duties ‘permanently undermined’ by widespread breaches during Covid, argues study
Councils' Care Act duties have arguably been permanently undermined by widespread non-compliance during the pandemic a study has found Authorities across England cut provision to people needing care and support and carers for example by closing day centres or...
External news
1 year ago
DfE proposes law change to improve adults’ access to adoption therapy
The government has proposed changing the law to make it easier for adults to access adoption-related counselling The Department for Education is consulting on removing the requirement for counsellors providing adoption-related therapy to adults to register with Ofsted as adoption...