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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 9h

We look at how the government expects councils to organise teams and practitioner roles to implement child protection and family support reforms

The DfE's child protection and family support reforms explained - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 14h

Social workers are divided over when their online posts should be subject to scrutiny against professional standards, a poll has found

Social workers split on when their online posts should be held to professional standards - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 22h

Government says need for more social workers is barrier to rollout of private law pathfinder, which has reportedly improved outcomes for children

Cafcass would need 200 more social workers to implement private law reform - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 1d

A social work practice lead celebrates her former practice educator for her "exemplary allyship" in supporting black social workers

'As a Black early-career social worker, her belief in my potential was a beacon of hope' - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 1d

Rebekah Pierre discusses the impersonal process of receiving her care records and how councils need to better support care leavers

'I’ve had bin collection letters with more warmth': Rebekah Pierre on the reality of accessing care records - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 1d

A social work leader praises their principal social worker for her positive impact on families and the empowering work environment she has fostered

The principal social worker ensuring adults' voices are at the heart of practice - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 1d

While British Muslims are significantly more likely than average consider fostering or adoption, they face significant barriers, a report finds

'By overlooking faith, the care system is missing out on willing carers and denying children stability' - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 2d

Three social workers discuss what meaningful, strengths-based supervision looks like, and what happens when it’s missing

Social workers on supervision: 'I've never had a conversation about progression - it's just cases' - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 2d

Government considers using fair pay agreements to boost remuneration for adult social care staff not currently covered by national pay deals

Council and NHS adult social care staff may be excluded from fair pay agreements - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 2d

From courtrooms to living rooms, a practitioner shares the diversity of social work practice, and why they’d still choose this career every time

‘My practice takes me everywhere - why I’d choose a social work career every time’ - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 2d

About 8% of registered social workers had completed renewal form and CPD requirements by end of September, says Social Work England

Social Work England issues update on 2025 registration renewal process - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 2d

Join our award-winning team to empower adults in Wokingham. Enjoy great benefits and a supportive work environment.

Social Worker - Adult Social Care - Wokingham, Berkshire job with Wokingham Borough Council | 1401774235

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 2d

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council leaders describe how they have turned children's services around since a negative Ofsted inspection

The highs and lows of a children’s services’ transformation journey - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 3d

The Social Work Community Podcast speaks to two social workers with experience of working in both Ghana and the UK

Social work around the world: Ghana - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 3d

A social worker with over 20 years’ experience reflects on a difficult conversation early in her career and what she would have done differently

'What I wish I had known about having difficult conversations with parents' - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 3d

Despite social work bodies' commitments to equality, diversity and inclusion, practitioners say employers are failing to address discrimination

Workplace discrimination not handled well by employers, say social workers - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 3d

Practice tips for social workers from a Community Care Inform Adults guide on mental health and managing debt

Debt and mental illness: how to spot if someone is struggling - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 4d

A social worker celebrates his colleague, who supported him and the service while he was absent due to bereavement

'Without her support, energy, and friendly challenge I very likely would have left my role' - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 4d

A children's practitioner is commended for building a "supportive community" for international social workers starting out

'She kept me going during difficult times': the social worker supporting international practitioners - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 4d

Following new guidance on disagreements between social workers and guardians, practitioners say Cafcass staff's views are more highly valued in court #socialwork #familycourts #careproceedings

Courts favour Cafcass guardians’ views over council social workers’, say practitioners - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 5d

The latest episode of the podcast miniseries, 'Social work around the world', delves into the lives of two social workers who left Zimbabwe to continue their careers in England.

Social work around the world: Zimbabwe - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 5d

How social workers deal with threats to their professional identities is key to their retention, research has found

'A new approach to supporting and retaining social workers' - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 5d

BASW says changes, involving departure of three long-serving directors, will help focus resources on member benefits

BASW slims down top team in face of financial pressures - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 5d

As Josh MacAlister assumes responsibility for the care reforms, most social workers report negative or no expectations of his influence

Social workers doubt Josh MacAlister will have positive impact as children's minister - Community Care

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Community Care @community-care.bsky.social · 6d

Plans for lead child protection practitioners to chair conferences blur the distinction between investigation and oversight, says Amy Eyers

'How DfE reforms undermine independence of child protection conference chair role' - Community Care

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