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    Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

    Infants at greater risk from growth in parental mental health and substance use issues, say councils

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    Workforce

    Farewell to my practice educator: ‘You set the foundation blocks of my career’

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    Children, Inform Children

    How to conduct confident direct work

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    Woman looking depressed next to a cot, suggesting post-natal depression

    Adults, Children

    ‘We are failing women who have their newborn babies removed: that needs to change’

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    Mother With Son Trying To Keep Warm By Radiator At Home During Cost Of Living Energy Crisis

    Children, Social work leaders

    Poverty and homelessness driving demand for children’s social care, directors warn

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    Children, Workforce

    ‘What I wish I had known as a young newly qualified social worker’

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    Adults, Social work leaders

    Dilnot: social care commission should report by end of 2025, not 2028

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    Children, Social work leaders

    Children’s social care reform bill clears first parliamentary hurdle

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    Workforce

    ‘To the social work manager who supported me through my ASYE’

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    Workforce

    Insights for NQSWs on starting out in social work

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    Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

    The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill explained

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    Adults, Workforce

    Social work opinion split over police involvement in mental health incidents, poll finds

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    Children, Workforce

    Child sexual abuse: professionals to be under duty to report with criminal sanction for failing to do so

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    Adults

    Get up to speed on adult safeguarding law

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    Adults, Children

    ‘How parent advocacy can rebalance the power dynamics of the children’s social care system’

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    Workforce

    Ask the experts: ‘I’ve lost motivation for my job in child exploitation – what can I do?’

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