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1 year ago

External news

Sharon Shoesmith: how social workers can get their professional pride back

Community Care's Choose Social Work campaign aims to counteract the negative media coverage of the profession and show the brilliant work social workers do every day Read about why we're launching this campaign and the five steps you can take...

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/07/05/sharon-shoesmith-how-social-workers-can-get-their-professional-pride-back/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sharon-shoesmith-how-social-workers-can-get-their-professional-pride-back

1 year ago

External news

‘Substituted parenting’ risk used to justify removing children without evidence base, finds study

By Mithran Samuel and Clare Jerrom Councils are justifying removing children from parents with learning disabilities using a concept that lacks evidence risking discrimination research has found The term 'substituted parenting' has become a negative shorthand based on unevidenced theoretical...

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/07/03/substituted-parenting-risk-used-to-justify-removing-children-without-evidence-base-finds-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=substituted-parenting-risk-used-to-justify-removing-children-without-evidence-base-finds-study

1 year ago

External news

Children’s health hangs in the balance due to hospital backlogs

Canada-based children's hospitals wait list has hit the highest it's ever been forcing infants to go without appropriate healthcare treatment New research which was published on the last day of June highlighted that two-thirds of paediatric patients in need of surgery at two of Ontario's largest children's hospitals are being forced to wait beyond the...

https://socialcare.today/2023/07/03/childrens-health-hangs-in-the-balance-due-to-hospital-backlogs/

1 year ago

External news

Lack of social care workforce plan ‘a missed opportunity’

By Clare Jerrom and Mithran Samuel Social Work Recap is a weekly series where we present key news events conversations tweets and campaigns around social work from the preceding week From criticism of the lack of a social care workforce...

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/06/30/lack-of-social-care-workforce-plan-a-missed-opportunity/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lack-of-social-care-workforce-plan-a-missed-opportunity

1 year ago

External news

“All children and young people should receive the same support from social workers, regardless of their identity.”

Zariyan Syed he they is an LGBTQ youth support worker social work graduate speaker and trainer He strives to empower and uplift young LGBTQ individuals as well as train professionals and carers who support LGBTQ young people in care...

https://thefrontline.org.uk/lgbtqand-allyship/

1 year ago

External news

Over 500,000 Pupils in England attend unsafe schools, watchdog warns

New research from the National Audit Office NAO has found the government does not have sufficient information to manage 'critical' risks arising from the number of unsafe school buildings in England The report from NAO which was released yesterday outlined children attend schools that require major repairs following years of underfunding with poor conditions...

https://socialcare.today/2023/06/28/over-500000-pupils-in-england-attend-unsafe-schools-watchdog-warns/

1 year ago

External news

A plane ticket for a school jumper: Children’s uniform costs have skyrocketed

Research from a children's charity has found parents are spending a small fortune on school uniforms despite laws being designed to help lower the costs The Children's Society highlighted in research that was published today that parents are spending an average on primary uniforms and a year on secondary schools ones The charity...

https://socialcare.today/2023/06/27/a-plane-ticket-for-a-school-jumper-childrens-uniform-costs-have-skyrocketed/

1 year ago

LSWC news

Inspiring new video shows how social work can make a difference

Community Care's new campaign features bestselling author

Government bids to clear up practitioner ‘confusion’ on information sharing

By Nicole Weinstein The government has sought to address confusion among practitioners that is preventing them from sharing information to safeguard children at risk Consultative guidance issued last week is designed to address concerns that staff are not sharing information...

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/06/25/government-bids-to-clear-up-practitioner-confusion-on-information-sharing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=government-bids-to-clear-up-practitioner-confusion-on-information-sharing

1 year ago

External news

Child protection ‘should be key driver of asylum response to children’

By Nicole Weinstein Social Work Recap is a weekly series where we present key news events conversations tweets and campaigns around social work from the preceding week From a report on improving the asylum system for children to disabled people's...

https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2023/06/24/child-protection-should-be-key-driver-of-asylum-response-to-children/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=child-protection-should-be-key-driver-of-asylum-response-to-children

Social work news

Sharon Shoesmith: how social workers can get their professional pride back

‘Substituted parenting’ risk used to justify removing children without evidence base, finds study

Children’s health hangs in the balance due to hospital backlogs

Lack of social care workforce plan ‘a missed opportunity’

“All children and young people should receive the same support from social workers, regardless of their identity.”

Over 500,000 Pupils in England attend unsafe schools, watchdog warns

A plane ticket for a school jumper: Children’s uniform costs have skyrocketed

Inspiring new video shows how social work can make a difference

Government bids to clear up practitioner ‘confusion’ on information sharing

Child protection ‘should be key driver of asylum response to children’