Award-winning author Jenny Molloy speaking at Community Care Live 2023

    Adults, Children, Workforce

    Learn from the lived experience of childhood trauma

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    Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

    AI tool improves direct work in adult social care despite accuracy issues, practitioners report

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social workers have less time for learning than 12 months previously, finds CC Inform research

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    Mother looking at young daughter, who is sitting on her lap, during session with a social worker

    Children, Social work leaders

    Strong evidence parenting support services improve outcomes for families in adversity, councils told

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    Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

    DfE to quiz councils on balance of social workers and other practitioners in family help teams

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    Workforce

    Poverty often overlooked in social work assessments, say practitioners

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    COUNCIL TAX BILL text on sticker on black paper on wooden background

    Adults, Children, Social work leaders

    Six social services authorities permitted to increase council tax by more than national limit

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    Older couple looking stressed when looking at bills

    Adults, Social work leaders

    Social care means-testing thresholds frozen for 15th consecutive year

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    Adults

    Podcast: how to co-create inclusive environments in adult social care

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    Adults, Workforce

    Writing a social work CV in adults’ services

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social Work England probes AI’s impact on profession

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    Katharine Sacks-Jones, chief executive of the children's charity Become,

    Children, Social work leaders

    ‘How the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill can be improved for care-experienced young people’

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    Child psychologist talking to child who is sitting on sofa

    Children, Social work leaders

    Concerns over future of Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund with resourcing unconfirmed

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    Social work leaders, Workforce

    Unions lodge local government pay claim for 2025-26

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    Social worker in stand-up meeting with doctor

    Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Social workers could join neighbourhood teams for people with complex needs

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    Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Council to take children’s services back in-house

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