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Employers rebuff union calls to increase local government pay offer
Local government employers have rebuffed union calls to increase their pay offer to staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for 2024-25. UNISON, Unite and the GMB wrote to …
Baby P 10 years on: social work’s story - Community Care
Aug 3, 2017 · The ‘Baby P effect’. The impact was felt across the frontline. Sarah, a children’s social worker, was working in a child protection team in England when the Baby P furore hit its …
Safeguarding adults enquiries: do you need consent?
Jan 23, 2024 · As you see from this quote, involving the person in the safeguarding adults enquiry is not the same as requiring the person’s consent to undertake the enquiry. This is because …
Top tips on managing professional boundaries in social work
Jun 19, 2017 · Self-disclosure. Information about yourself and your personal life should not be disclosed to clients. Dual relationships. You should not hold more than one type of relationship …
What the 'least restrictive option' means under the Mental …
Dec 18, 2012 · When professionals talk about using the “least restrictive option” when working with service users who are deemed to lack capacity to make particular decisions, some can …
Providing written evidence to the Court of Protection: key advice
Jun 13, 2018 · A witness statement is one of the primary pieces of evidence that can be submitted to the court, as it is the solemn testimony of an individual directly involved in the case. When …
What is the role of social workers? - Community Care
Sep 20, 2010 · An article exploring the role of social workers in a UK context. In 2009, concerned that existing definitions of social work were difficult for the profession and the public to engage …
What is systemic practice? - Community Care
Apr 30, 2018 · What is a systemic approach? This is a way of acting, thinking and viewing the world, which focuses on relationships and recognises that individuals are always embedded in …
Safeguarding adults who have mental capacity: key principles
Dec 4, 2017 · One of the five main principles of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 is that an individual has the right to make an unwise decision – this doesn’t mean that they lack mental capacity to …