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More than 6 appplications per job at NQSW academy

The Hertfordshire Social Work Academ y has received more than 6 applications for each newly qualified social work post available. The academy, now in its third year, provides training and support for NQSWs who are also given reduced case loads. More than...

Published 28 Sep 2011 10:38 AM by The Social Work Blog
Reaction to College latest: reading between the lines

Most of those to officially respond to the College of Social Work's announcement that it will launch in January without the British Association of Social Workers have tiptoed around the actual dispute between the organisations, preferring instead...

Published 22 Sep 2011 1:05 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce
How are social workers dealing with money worries?

Community Care and the College of Social Work are trying to find out how social workers are coping with increasing financial pressures and whether they are having to resort to taking on other jobs to maintain their standard of living. Please take a few...

Published 22 Sep 2011 12:02 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce
Shock horror: College goes ahead without BASW

The College of Social Work's announcement today that it will go ahead and launch without the British Association of Social Workers comes as no huge surprise. The two organisations have been wrangling over how a single college should be set up and...

Published 21 Sep 2011 2:43 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce
Talks on social work pensions resume under threat of strikes

Talks on the future of local government pensions will resume tomorrow with unions across the public sector threatening industrial action over government plans to increase contributions, delay retirement and reduce the value of pensions paid. GMB national...

Published 21 Sep 2011 11:27 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, workforce, GMB, pensions
Social worker vacancy rates: behind the data

PHEW. We have just published our annual investigation into social worker vacancy rates in local authorities throughout the UK . It takes a lot of work behind the scenes to gather and analyse data for more than 200 local authorities and health and social...

Published 21 Sep 2011 11:25 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce
Social care professionals sought for NICE Fellowships

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is looking for professionals who want to help improve health and social care. For the first time, NICE plans to award three Fellowships to senior social care professionals , such as directors...

Published 19 Sep 2011 12:46 PM by The Social Work Blog
Social workers told to use council branded pool cars

Social workers at South Lanarkshire Council are furious over changes to its car allowance scheme, according to local Unison and British Association of Social Workers reps. Gone is the annual £500 car allowance and 40p mileage, to be replaced with a pool...

Published 15 Sep 2011 5:52 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce
Children's social work supervisors get a training boost

The Children's Workforce and Development Council is offering 1,200 funded training places to improve social workers' supervision skills . The training is aimed at experienced and new managers and is in response to the Munro review of child protection...

Published 15 Sep 2011 5:45 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce
Woman kidnapped in Kenya is British social worker

It turns out that Judith Tebbutt, the British woman kidnapped while on holiday in Kenya, is a social worker. She has been working with patients with psychiatric difficulties for the last seven years. A spokeswoman for Tebbutt's employer, Partnerships...

Published 14 Sep 2011 10:29 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce
We can't ignore violence against social care staff

I noted the other day that, in the first eight months of this year, there were almost 100 recorded physical or verbal attacks against social work staff on duty at Scottish Borders Council . But I didn't think much more of it - after all, we already...

Published 13 Sep 2011 11:45 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce
It's employers who demand two years experience, not agencies

There's been a lot of debate on CareSpace and a recent blog post about the difficulties facing newly qualified social workers in the jobs market and discussion about the role of recruitment agencies. Here, Lee Lovekin (below), team manager at Liquid...

Published 12 Sep 2011 1:24 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce, children, social work, training, adults, nqsws
Quitting the British Association of Social Workers

If you haven't seen it already, Fighting Monsters' blog post on why she finally decided to quit the British Association of Social Workers is well worth a read (including the comments below). Just as interesting is BASW's response, which the...

Published 9 Sep 2011 12:11 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce
Gaps in research about the social care workforce

Since 2007, the Social Care Workforce Research Unit has been carrying out research into everything from recruitment and retention to international care workers, agency workers, social work graduates' readiness to practice, diversity and the roles...

Published 8 Sep 2011 2:47 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce
The Social Workers Union and a mystery on Linkedin

Thanks to one of our eagle-eyed readers, who spotted something odd on the Linkedin profile of Marcia Lawrence-Russell, head of the British Association of Social Workers' advice and representation service: This would seem to suggest Marcia is general...

Published 8 Sep 2011 1:21 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce
Community Care launches website for care workers

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Residential and domiciliary care workers now have an ideal place to turn for news, practice tips and careers advice - You Care . The latest section on the Community C are website aims to fulfil the...

Published 7 Sep 2011 12:51 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: residential care, home care
Quarriers care staff on strike today

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Care staff at social care provider Quarriers will go on strike today at protest of pay cuts of up to 20%. The strike isn't the first industrial action by care staff over cuts in the third sector...

Published 6 Sep 2011 12:08 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: strikes
Care worker stole from pensioner to buy sex toys

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 We love a salacious story here at Community Care, so I'm a little disappointed this one slipped below the radar last week. Kirsty Green, a care worker in Bristol, was jailed for nine months having...

Published 6 Sep 2011 11:43 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: Criminal justice, crime, carers
How are your finances coping with the recession?

Here at Community Care towers we've been aware that social workers have been seeing their salaries squeezed left right and centre for some time. Inflation is currently running at 5% but many social workers will be lucky to retain their current salary...

Published 5 Sep 2011 1:38 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: social workers, pay
Aberdeen moves closer to setting up arm's length company to provide older people's services

Aberdeen Council has moved a step closer to setting up Scotland's first local authority trading company to deliver social work services to older people . The LATC will have a turnover of around £25m and deliver services at the council's three...

Published 5 Sep 2011 12:09 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce
Social workers asked to become HPC 'partners'

The Health Professions Council has launched a campaign to recruit social worker "partners" . They are looking for up to 90 social workers currently registered with the General Social Care Council to take on one of three partner roles: Panel...

Published 5 Sep 2011 9:59 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce
Looting social work graduate escapes jail sentence

The aspiring social worker who admitted looting during the England riots last month has escaped a jail sentence, Sky News reports . Natasha Reid was handed a suspended four-month sentence and ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work and pay a £100 fine...

Published 2 Sep 2011 10:55 AM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce
Virtual child protection: what would you do?

Can playing a computer game improve child protection practice? The University of Kent has developed such a game, called Virtually Safe , as part of a suite of training tools. The first prototype scenario developed by the Centre - called Rosie - allows...

Published 1 Sep 2011 12:37 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: workforce

September 2011 - The Social Work Blog

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More than 6 appplications per job at NQSW academy

Reaction to College latest: reading between the lines

How are social workers dealing with money worries?

Shock horror: College goes ahead without BASW

Talks on social work pensions resume under threat of strikes

Social worker vacancy rates: behind the data

Social care professionals sought for NICE Fellowships

Social workers told to use council branded pool cars

Children's social work supervisors get a training boost

Woman kidnapped in Kenya is British social worker

We can't ignore violence against social care staff

It's employers who demand two years experience, not agencies

Quitting the British Association of Social Workers

Gaps in research about the social care workforce

The Social Workers Union and a mystery on Linkedin

Community Care launches website for care workers

Quarriers care staff on strike today

Care worker stole from pensioner to buy sex toys

How are your finances coping with the recession?

Aberdeen moves closer to setting up arm's length company to provide older people's services

Social workers asked to become HPC 'partners'

Looting social work graduate escapes jail sentence

Virtual child protection: what would you do?