The Department of Social Work and Social Care at the University of Sussex recently hosted an innovative one-day workshop exploring the digital curriculum in social work education and practice. Funded
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“Having to learn on your feet how to communicate with someone who is non-verbal and can’t sign is a real challenge,” says Zoe Joyce, a 34-year-old mature student, who graduated
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A social worker of 31 years, has been awarded an Honorary Degree at Middlesex University’s graduation ceremony this week. Following a distinguished career in mental health, child protection and family
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Social work for children and families is under “severe stress” and government plans for reform have “significant weaknesses”, a group of MPs has warned. The cross-party Education Committee said social
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Workers on Government projects are being exploited across the country, peers have heard, amid calls to further tighten laws against modern slavery. Baroness Young of Hornsey warned many contract and
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‘Focus on Practice’ seeks to bring greater coherence and confidence to social work practice through processes based on ‘systems thinking’. This evaluation finds widespread enthusiasm for the training and programme;
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Research in Practice, working with the research teams at UEA and Warwick University, has launched a new open access website – Serious Case Reviews – to support the application of learning
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Realistic workloads and ongoing emotional support are essential if social workers are to manage stress and perform their job effectively, according to new research by the University of East Anglia.
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Pioneering community worker, activist, author, academic and social worker, Bob Holman, has died aged 79 after suffering from motor neurone disease. Bob spent his life tackling inequalities, resigning his professorship
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The Government has been accused of treating Parliament with contempt over the lack of detail in proposals aimed at improving children’s social care services across England. Labour said a large
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