Social Work NetworkDoLS: Could Changes To The Way We Work Herald The End Of Liberty Protection Safeguards?UK - The implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards has been delayed until April 2022. Minister of State Helen Whatley said: "LP...
Social Work Network‘State of Emergency’ in Foster Care As Demand Rises By 44%The UK’s leading children’s charity, Barnardo’s, has reported a huge spike in fostering enquiries during the pandemic. There have been 2,...
Social Work NetworkAgency Staff At Higher Risk of Covid-19.ONS: Agency and bank staff show higher infection rates in care homes. Infection rates were lower in homes offering sick pay. A Vivaldi pr...
Social Work Network21 Social Workers Die in UK Due To Covid-19UK - The UK Office for National Statistics has confirmed that deaths of social workers from Covid-19 have more than doubled during May, i...
Social Work NetworkThe Brave New World: Social Work And The New Tech Landscape.As social workers find themselves adapting to the ‘new normal’ they may come up against ethical dilemmas in their daily work. The practic...
Social Work Network'Digital Divide'- The Fundamental Problem With Track And TraceWorld - The Health Foundation has made public its concerns that the upcoming contact tracing app will benefit certain sectors of society ...
Social Work NetworkExcessive Red Tape Limiting Covid-19 Response in Care HomesUK - A recent letter from the ADASS president to Helen Whately MP, the Minister of State for Care, has highlighted the ‘concern’ and ‘con...
Social Work Network5 Reasons For Social Workers To Feel Positive After Covid-19Steve Clarke examines why there are reasons to fell positive about Social Work after Covid-19. Although times are challenging right now t...
Social Work NetworkUK Online Memorial To Health and Social Care Staff Who Have Died Due to COVID-19UK - A memorial to all UK Health and Social Care staff known to have died due to COVID-19 has been set up. The page which was set up by N...
Social Work NetworkUK Reports Second Social Work Covid-19 DeathUK - Muhammed Islam, Social Worker with Birmingham Children’s Trust in the Care Leaving Service is reported to have died due to Covid-19....
Social Work NetworkIn The Eye of The Storm: Do Agency Social Workers Need More Protection?World - Agency Social Workers are being recruited to help fight Covid-19. But do recruiting authorities need to be more active in protect...
Social Work Network'Getting The Messages': Scottish Social Care Receives Back Dated Pay Rise In Recognition Of C-19. Scotland - The Scottish government has announced that they are to give Social care staff are an immediate 3.3% pay increase backdated fr...
Social Work Network'Thanksy', Clapping and Easter Eggs: Are Social Workers Being Forgotten In The Fight Against C-19?UK - Pontefract, a town in West Yorkshire, England is perhaps one of the most unlikely places to find NHS inspired artwork. More famous f...
Social Work Network'Over The Top': The Risk of Social Work PTSD During A PandemicWorld - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a trau...
Social Work NetworkSocial Work Zen: 5 Tips for Social Workers During COVID-19Steve Clarke writes about positive thinking in the face of adversity, and gives his thoughts on tips that can help us get through. These ...
Social Work NetworkWhen The Party Stops: How Narconomics During a Pandemic Could Lead To More Mental Health Admissions.World - The world of illicit drugs has begun to see the economic effect of of Covid 19 as the availability and pricing of street drugs re...
Social Work NetworkUSA Social Work and Covid-19: Concerns Over Increased Child RiskUSA - Covid-19 has now reached all 50 states and, as in all sectors, social workers are struggling to adapt. Practitioners are looking at...
Social Work NetworkDomestic Violence Spikes During French Lock-DownFrance - The French interior minister, Christopher Castaner, has reported a 30% increase in domestic violence complaints since March 17t...
Social Work NetworkCare Home Staff Describe Themselves as 'Cannon Fodder' for COVID-19UK - The UK’s care homes are at “breaking point” according to a Guardian report, with 1 in 5 coronavirus deaths outside of hospitals occu...
Social Work NetworkUK Reports First Death of A Social Worker Due to COVID-19UK - Peter John, leader of Southwark Council in London took to Twitter on Tuesday to report the death of one of its members of staff repo...