Social work news

• Postgraduate apprenticeships provide new route into social work

  03-07-2024 11:47
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.A new route has opened up to become a social worker in England with the launch of postgraduate apprenticeships.
  Three master’s apprenticeship courses have been approved by Social Work England with a further three seeking validation to start taking students.
  The development means that social care staff who already have degrees will be able to train to become social workers more quickly
  
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• Council found to have racially discriminated against social worker lodges second appeal

  03-07-2024 11:05
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.A council found by an employment tribunal to have racially discriminated against a social worker has lodged a second challenge to the decision after losing its initial appeal.
  Leicester City Council has sought permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal after the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) last month rejected its challenge against a ruling that it had discriminated against Bindu Parmar
  
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• A day in the life of a social care occupational therapist

  03-07-2024 10:00
  
  Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Claire Wright is an advanced practitioner occupational therapist (OT) working in adult social care. She describes a typical Thursday working from home. 
  08:30 – It is a beautiful sunny day and today is a work from home day so, after a relaxed start with coffee on the patio, I ‘commute’ to my desk and log on to check and respond to emails.
  09:00 – My first task is
  
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