Social work news

• Children in care – there’s one in every classroom | Letter

  24-04-2024 19:11
  
  Children can enter and exit care repeatedly, making accurate data hard to obtain, writes Dr Louise Mc Grath-Lone The figures in your article (One in 52 Blackpool children in care as poverty soars in north of England, 17 April) used to illustrate the north-south divide in the proportion of children placed in care in England are counts of children who are currently in care at a single point in time.However, these data snapshots do not present the full picture, as they do not account for the comple
  
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• Ministers pledge to publish long-buried study into impact of fines on carers

  24-04-2024 17:56
  
  DWP carried out research in response to criticism five years ago but has consistently refused to publish itMinisters have pledged to publish a long-buried internal study into the emotional and financial impact of fines and prosecutions incurred by tens of thousands of unpaid carers for falling foul of strict carer’s allowance earnings rules.The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) agreed to carry out the research at the insistence of MPs five years ago after they criticised it for having
  
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• Guidance: Employment advisers in musculoskeletal pathways application guidance

  24-04-2024 15:24 via gov.uk
  
  Guidance to support integrated care boards when applying to become a proof of concept site for employment advisers in musculoskeletal services.
  
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• Free Loaves on Fridays: 100 care experienced children and adults tell their story

  24-04-2024 13:50
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Free Loaves on Fridays, a new anthology containing letters, stories and poems by 100 care experienced children and adults, was launched last week.
  The book, edited by Rebekah Pierre, professional officer at the British Association of Social Workers (BASW), features contributions from people aged 13 to 68, from renowned poet and author Lemn Sissay to first-time writers.
  “The book holds
  
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• Guidance: Alternative provision census 2025: technical specification

  24-04-2024 10:19 via gov.uk
  
  Business and technical specification for local authorities and software suppliers to prepare for the alternative provision census 2025.
  
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• Making a reality of asset-based practice in social care

  24-04-2024 10:12
  
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  By Robin Miller and Sarah McLaughlin, IMPACT
  There are many potential benefits of asset-based approaches, in which professionals start with what matters to the person and their family, take time to build a trusting relationship and complement informal and community resources.
  These include better outcomes for individuals and their families, a strengthened voluntary and community sector, red
  
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