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    Andy Smith, president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services, 2024-25

    Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Agency social worker numbers coming down in children’s services, says ADCS president

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    Children, Social work leaders

    How children are missing out on family care because councils fail to consider overseas placements

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    Mental health practitioner and client

    Adults, Children

    Bolstering AMHP role can ‘vastly reduce’ detention numbers under existing MHA, say service heads

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    Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

    The legacy of Conservative rule for adult social care

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    Janet Daby

    Children

    Former social worker becomes minister in DfE

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    Children, Inform Children

    Using motivational interviewing in social work: four key techniques

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    Workforce

    ‘Your down-to-earth approach has made us feel like a family, not a service’

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    Stephen Kinnock

    Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Stephen Kinnock appointed minister for social care

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    Adults

    Why understanding executive function is critical when working with homeless people

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    Bridget Phillipson and Wes Streeting

    Adults, Children

    Wes Streeting and Bridget Phillipson handed responsibility for social care in Labour government

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    Workforce

    UNISON and Unite members reject local government pay offer

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    Keir Starmer

    Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Labour urged to prioritise social work after huge election victory

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    Children, Social work leaders

    Fostering Families: a relationship-based alternative to separating them

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    Workforce

    Wayne Reid: how George Floyd’s murder inspired social work’s anti-racism ‘visionary’

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Postgraduate apprenticeships provide new route into social work

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