Like this: The Relationships Matter Collective The Relationships Matter Collective has been facilitated by the Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IrissĀ ) and is a project definitely worth visiting via their terrific website. Learn more: Visit Iriss: here Visit the Relationships Matter website: here Read the story, which includes helpful links to various … Continue reading Relationships Matter
Recruiter Name: Hazel Cringle, Oxfordshire County Council, Council Name & Address: Oxfordshire County Council. County Hall, New Road, Oxford OX1Ā 1ND Role being advertised: Independent Chair/IRO Contract Type: Permanent Hours: Not specified Location: Cowley, Oxford Closing date: 29 April 2016 Website or email address for more details: Independent Chair/Independent Reviewing Officer OCC2037960 Any additional info: We … Continue reading Featured Job: Independent Chair/IRO – Oxfordshire
Social workers and local authorities are increasingly being tasked with intervening and working with families in cases of suspected radicalisation and extremism. A free webinar session is being held on 25th April to help raise understanding of good practice in these situations, as well as the duties placed on professionals under the governmentās Prevent strategy. … Continue reading Social work and radicalisation – addressing policy and practice dilemmas
Applications for care orders have hit aĀ record high for the month of March. Statistics released by Cafcass show 12,741 care applications involving 21,666 children submittedĀ between April 2015 and March 2016. ItĀ represents a 14% increase on the 11,159 applications for 19,420 children made in 2014/15. In March 2016, Cafcass received 1,221 care applications ā up 14% … Continue reading New care applications at an all-time high for the month of March
This latestĀ blog from SCIE and partners is a good read. Published in theĀ Huffington Post: SCIE's Ewan King sets out why there isĀ tooĀ much spendingĀ on symptoms and notĀ on causes: "we continue to invest too much in acute and crisis care rather than in spotting and resolving problems when they first arise". "It's a very challenging problem we … Continue reading Improving Outcomes – prevention is better than cure
Published by SCIE: March 2016 | Free to use | Learning Management System compatible This resource provided by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) explores the Mental Capacity Act 2005, including best interests decision-making, and how to support people to make their own decisions. Course modules Introducing the Mental Capacity Act Supporting people to … Continue reading Mental Capacity Act (MCA): e-Learning course
Social careās relationship with adolescents is in the limelight.Ā Issues facing children in care and care leavers are unique and areas the government wants to prioritise. The Department for Education has expressed a particular interest in providing a consistent approach to support across adolescence in care and leaving care.Ā It wants to fund new ways of … Continue reading What do the governmentās innovation plans tell us about the future of childrenās services?
Research in Practice has published an article on mothers and children recovering together after domestic abuse. It includes findings from the NSPCCās Domestic Abuse Recovering Together (DART) programme. āYou see (domestic abuse) from your point of view, but to hear from a child and to see it from their point of view is totally different; … Continue reading Mothers and children recovering together after domestic abuse
āWe need more social workers. But we also need people like me to speak up for them too,ā Iris points out. Thank you so much to Iris for sharing this emotional, courageous explanation of why more people need to speak up for social workers. Thanks tooĀ Community Care for another great story. Powerful viewing. Do watch … Continue reading āA social worker saved my lifeā #standupforsocialwork
Thanks wearefamilyĀ for sharing this great piece: "You donāt love me anymore" Extract Social workers are just people doing a job and of course like all of us they are sometimes less than perfect; however they are dealing with peopleās lives so even simple mistakes can be emotionally wounding. We became very aware of this through … Continue reading “Even simple mistakes can be emotionally wounding …”
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