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'As a Black early-career social worker, her belief in my potential was a beacon of hope' - Community Care

A social work practice lead celebrates her former practice educator for her "exemplary allyship" in supporting black social workers

'I’ve had bin collection letters with more warmth': Rebekah Pierre on the reality of accessing care records - Community Care

Rebekah Pierre discusses the impersonal process of receiving her care records and how councils need to better support care leavers

The principal social worker ensuring adults' voices are at the heart of practice - Community Care

A social work leader praises their principal social worker for her positive impact on families and the empowering work environment she has fostered

'By overlooking faith, the care system is missing out on willing carers and denying children stability' - Community Care

While British Muslims are significantly more likely than average consider fostering or adoption, they face significant barriers, a report finds

Social workers on supervision: 'I've never had a conversation about progression - it's just cases' - Community Care

Three social workers discuss what meaningful, strengths-based supervision looks like, and what happens when it’s missing

Council and NHS adult social care staff may be excluded from fair pay agreements - Community Care

Government considers using fair pay agreements to boost remuneration for adult social care staff not currently covered by national pay deals

‘My practice takes me everywhere - why I’d choose a social work career every time’ - Community Care

From courtrooms to living rooms, a practitioner shares the diversity of social work practice, and why they’d still choose this career every time

Social Work England issues update on 2025 registration renewal process - Community Care

About 8% of registered social workers had completed renewal form and CPD requirements by end of September, says Social Work England

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The highs and lows of a children’s services’ transformation journey - Community Care

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council leaders describe how they have turned children's services around since a negative Ofsted inspection

Social work around the world: Ghana - Community Care

The Social Work Community Podcast speaks to two social workers with experience of working in both Ghana and the UK

'What I wish I had known about having difficult conversations with parents' - Community Care

A social worker with over 20 years’ experience reflects on a difficult conversation early in her career and what she would have done differently

Workplace discrimination not handled well by employers, say social workers - Community Care

Despite social work bodies' commitments to equality, diversity and inclusion, practitioners say employers are failing to address discrimination

Debt and mental illness: how to spot if someone is struggling - Community Care

Practice tips for social workers from a Community Care Inform Adults guide on mental health and managing debt

'Without her support, energy, and friendly challenge I very likely would have left my role' - Community Care

A social worker celebrates his colleague, who supported him and the service while he was absent due to bereavement

'She kept me going during difficult times': the social worker supporting international practitioners - Community Care

A children's practitioner is commended for building a "supportive community" for international social workers starting out

Courts favour Cafcass guardians’ views over council social workers’, say practitioners - Community Care Courts favour Cafcass guardians’ views over council social workers’, say practitioners - Community Care

Following new guidance on disagreements between social workers and guardians, practitioners say Cafcass staff's views are more highly valued in court #socialwork #familycourts #careproceedings

Social work around the world: Zimbabwe - Community Care

The latest episode of the podcast miniseries, 'Social work around the world', delves into the lives of two social workers who left Zimbabwe to continue their careers in England.

'A new approach to supporting and retaining social workers' - Community Care

How social workers deal with threats to their professional identities is key to their retention, research has found

BASW slims down top team in face of financial pressures - Community Care

BASW says changes, involving departure of three long-serving directors, will help focus resources on member benefits

Social workers doubt Josh MacAlister will have positive impact as children's minister - Community Care

As Josh MacAlister assumes responsibility for the care reforms, most social workers report negative or no expectations of his influence

'How DfE reforms undermine independence of child protection conference chair role' - Community Care

Plans for lead child protection practitioners to chair conferences blur the distinction between investigation and oversight, says Amy Eyers

Children in care should have choice of where and with whom they live, says MacAlister - Community Care

Children's minister Josh MacAlister says giving children placement choice would require having 'lots of excess foster carers'

My Care Story: ‘Social workers witnessed my isolation, documented it and did nothing’ - Community Care

A care experienced woman recalls the emotional neglect and isolation she endured in foster care, and practitioners' failure to intervene

Munro: children's social care reforms 'very likely to fail' due to scale of change and lack of testing - Community Care

Eileen Munro questions overhaul of child protection conference chair role and raises concerns about non-social work qualified staff taking on cases

Get bite-size learning to help you meet Social Work England's CPD requirements - Community Care

Community Care Inform has launched its Habit of Learning Autumn Challenge, providing practitioners with a three-week email course on key topics

Social work around the world: Falkland Islands - Community Care

Social work staff from the Falkland Islands talk about what it's like to work in the territory, in an episode of the Social Work Community Podcast

Government's £500m to tackle 'poverty pay' in social care 'barely scratches surface', warn providers - Community Care Funding to implement adult social care pay agreement to come from £4bn boost to sector coffers announced in government spending review

Not a lot of love for the £500m announced by @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social for adult social care's first fair pay agreement based on the comments I received for this article #lowpay #adultsocialcare #labourpartyconference

'From the care system to senior leadership - an achievement that reflects her determination' - Community Care

A social worker celebrates her head of service, a former child in care whom she praises for her unwavering commitment to children

Children’s social workers most likely to consider switching specialisms, poll finds - Community Care

Children’s social workers are the most likely group to consider switching specialities, compared to practitioners in adults’ or mental health