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Social workers struggling to keep pace with online abuse

By The Press Association26th November 2014News England

Overburdened social workers are struggling to keep pace with emerging types of child sex abuse like sexting and revenge porn, a new report says. The research commissioned by the National

Study: Exploring social work’s ability to promote social inclusion

By Iain MacDonald25th November 2014Reports & Resources

This paper uses a service evaluation of a city-wide Advocacy Rights Hub, based in a northern-English city, as a vehicle to explore the shift in welfare provision away from regulated

New resource re-imagines Scottish social work in 2025

By Iain MacDonald24th November 2014News Scotland

Social services in Scotland will not exist in 2025, according to a scenario published today at a special launch event at the Scottish Parliament. The ‘New Normal’ scenario, set in

Autism social worker struck off for turning up to work drunk

By Iain MacDonald18th November 2014News Scotland

A Moray social worker who worked with young people affected by autism has been struck off after turning up for work drunk. A Scottish Social Services (SSSC) conduct committee heard

NI Minister praises unseen contribution of social workers

By Iain MacDonald12th November 2014News Northern Ireland

Health Minister Jim Wells has applauded the often unseen commitment, hard work and dedication of social workers. He addressed over 150 social workers from the profession at the annual Social

Engage: The potential for social media in social work practice

By Joanne Westwood8th November 2014Engage

Joanne Westwood, one of the speakers at a recent Research in Practice ‘Social Media in Social Work’ conference, writes about social media and ideas for integrating it into social work

LGA calls for urgent review of social work ‘skills crisis’

By Iain MacDonald30th October 2014News England

An urgent review of the ‘skills crisis’ facing social work is needed to help recruit the quality social workers that 1.3 million vulnerable young people need into work as soon

New professional standards for children’s social workers in England

By The Press Association30th October 2014News England

The Government is introducing a new set of professional standards to drive “culture change” in children’s social work, in the wake of scandals including the revelation of widespread sexual abuse

Achievements recognised at NI social work awards

By Iain MacDonald9th October 2014News Northern Ireland

The dedication and hard work of 118 social workers from across Northern Ireland who attained awards on the NI Post Qualifying Framework for Social Work was publicly acknowledged at a

Two social workers struck off over conflict of interest

By Iain MacDonald1st October 2014News England

Two social workers have been struck off the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) register over conflicts of interest. In the first case, Kamran Zafar Puri was struck off for