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
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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
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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
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Research finds that five years on from the tragic Baby Peter Connelly case, local authority social workers are making timely and well prepared care applications for children at risk. Continuing
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Somerset County Council has come under fire from a judge over the way staff dealt with a severely disabled 19-year-old woman who was not allowed to return home after bruising
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The Open University (OU) have developed a short course that will introduce you to the social work role and develop your understanding of some of the knowledge and theory associated
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Furthering social justice and human rights is a fundamental principle underlying the social work profession. Engaging in social policy formulation processes is a major route through which social workers can
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A former Essex County Council social worker, found guilty of having extreme pornographic images, has had his suspension extended for a further year. The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
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Social workers deal with messy, complex and ambiguous situations where off-the-peg solutions are often irrelevant. Take a mother who wants to feed a hungry baby, but her fridge is empty
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Social work leaders from across England will be coming together for the first time tomorrow as they gather for a major conference hosted by The College of Social Work in
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