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Ray Jones holding a copy of his review of children's social care in Northern Ireland

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Ray Jones: a critique of the DfE’s children’s social work reforms

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Woman typing prompts into an AI powered chat system on her computer

Social work leaders, Workforce

AI in social work: opportunity or risk?

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Workforce

‘I was diagnosed late with autism – here’s how I learned to deal with burnout’

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Close up of girl with flower in her hair against background of other people

Children, Workforce

‘How social workers can rebuild trust with Roma families and be agents of change’

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Social work leaders, Workforce

‘I represented a social worker in a fitness to practise hearing – at times it felt like a criminal court’

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Wellbeing, Workforce

‘What I wish I had known about managing a difficult relationship with my supervisor’

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Legislation, Office Binder on Wooden Desk. On the table colored pencils, pen, notebook paper

Adults, Children, Legal, Social work leaders

How the Mental Health Bill has been amended by the House of Lords

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The word 'leadership' written on a blackboard with four coloured arrows pointing at it, each coming from a different phrase, to symbolise what feeds into leadership: 'empower people', 'inspire people', 'lead change' and 'share vision'

Social work leaders, Workforce

Effective leadership in social work

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Independent reviewer interviewing a social worker for a case review

Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Why involving social workers in case reviews improves outcomes’

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The Houses of Parliament in London

Adults, Children, Social work leaders

An update on the Mental Health Bill’s passage through Parliament

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A care worker or nurse helping an older woman through an arm exercise, while both are sitting on a sofa in a living room

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘How reablement can better support independence and quality of life’

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Black student in university library

Adults, Children, Workforce

‘Equipping social workers to meet 21st century challenges relating to death and dying’

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Children

‘What I wish I had known about building trusting relationships with children’

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Social worker assessing male carer and child in home setting

Children, Social work leaders

About the new standard of kinship care assessment

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Social worker making notes in document while talking to mother and child on a sofa

Children, Social work leaders

‘Our finding that social care touches a quarter of children shows the need to tackle poverty’

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'Wellbeing at work' key being pressed on keyboard

Social work leaders, Workforce

How social work managers can better support staff wellbeing

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