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Workforce

The thinking behind motivational interviewing

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What is forensic social work?

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Why a chronology should be the first thing you do in an assessment

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Five tips for being an effective leader

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Children

What is the definition of child trafficking?

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Domestic abuse and child contact: key advice on understanding the child’s experience

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Children

Confident direct work with children: top tips

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Workforce

Assessing newly-qualified social workers: top tips

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Adults

Working with adults with FASD: what social workers need to know

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Motivational interviewing: what it is and how you can use it in social work

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Adults

Mental capacity and tenancy agreements: common mistakes local authorities make

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Adults

Providing written evidence to the Court of Protection: key advice

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Children

Hotdesking, no car parking but a real drive to help children and parents in social work play

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Children

Working with Gypsy and Traveller communities: key advice for social workers

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Strengths-based conversations: quick tips for practice

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Placement making in social work with unaccompanied asylum seeking children

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