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Social care given £120m to relieve workforce pressures as new variant drives spiralling absence rates
Adults, Coronavirus, Workforce
ADASS urges emergency workforce plan as NHS pressures and staff gaps risk ‘overwhelming social care’
Almost 5,000 social workers removed from register now able to practise to bolster Christmas capacity
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Social work leaders
Chief social workers: ‘visible leadership’ needed to tackle race discrimination in profession 
Adequate funding across spectrum of children’s needs ‘crucial’ to better outcomes and savings – DfE study Community Care Inform
Motivational interviewing: what it is and how you can use it in social work 
Looked-after children and self-harm: new podcast Employer Profiles
West Sussex County Council Employer Zone
“We need to be kinder to ourselves and our workforce” 
How social work expertise is helping children find stable homes 
Disability is no barrier to working in social care 
A helping hub for young people about to leave care 
‘It’s every social worker’s dream – they listen to your ideas and let you try them’ 
Employer zone – showcasing a selection of the sector’s top recruiters
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