Workforce

Social workers split over impact of AI on professional skills

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Children, Social work leaders

Children’s services return to council control as trust is wound up

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Fair pay agreement for adult social care likely to increase council costs, says government

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Social care likely to be hit by cuts across most councils next year, finds survey

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Local government pay deal agreed following strike ballots

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Workforce

To my supervisor: ‘Every supervision session with you feels like a gift’

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Never stop learning written on a memo stick. Lifelong learning concept.

Social work leaders, Workforce

PSWs urge social workers to ‘let go of frustrations’ over regulator’s decision to not check CPD sample

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Nurturing management key to building NQSW confidence, say social workers

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Children, Inform Children

Understanding online child sexual exploitation

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

New directors’ training programme extended to help tackle DCS turnover

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Workforce

Quarter of social workers in Wales experiencing financial difficulties, finds survey

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Jacky Tiotto, chief executive, Cafcass

Children, Social work leaders

Cafcass issues new domestic abuse policy to tackle practice shortfalls

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A colourful brain with yellow, pink and blue neurotransmitters

Adults, Inform Adults

Learning hub on supporting people with executive dysfunction launched

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Adults, Workforce

Labour ‘just another government failing social care’, say social workers

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Adults, Children

Review of carer’s allowance overpayments announced

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Assessors’ lack of social work experience among criticisms of CQC council checks in damning review

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