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‘Social work is about promoting participation – social work research should be too’

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Children, Choose Social Work, Workforce

Poem: Dear Future Social Worker

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Racism driving black and minority ethnic social workers into agency work, finds research

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Adults, Children, Workforce

Social workers and students urge ministers to reconsider bursary freeze

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Police to stop attending mental health incidents unless there is significant safety risk or crime

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Councils selected to test specialist child protection social worker role

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Catastrophic’ loss of one in five supported accommodation beds projected, as regulation looms

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Children, Workforce

Social work sector decries passage of ‘small boats’ legislation

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Children, Social work leaders

‘Positive signs’ on reducing number and length of care proceedings, says family court head

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Children, Inform Children

Parental substance misuse: tips for completing assessments

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Deputy minister for social services in Wales, Julie Morgan

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Legislation to limit caseloads for social workers rejected by Welsh Government

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Children

‘We can respect rights while finding out what works in social care’

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John Pearce, ADCS president, 2023-24

Children, Social work leaders

Age assessment demands on social workers must be reduced, says ADCS president

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Adults, Children, Workforce

Systemic racism worsened Covid’s impact on disabled people from ethnic minorities – report

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Ofsted and BASW raise safeguarding concerns over allowing non-social workers to do child in need assessments

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

DfE likely to implement agency social work restrictions – sector head

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