George Mkandawire March 18, 2021 at 6:35 am #
Sounds to be a very good guide looking forward to reading it Matilda A Biney March 18, 2021 at 10:35 am #
I am very happy people are recognising the role of a Social worker, I’m a social work student in Ghana.
Alec Fraher March 18, 2021 at 3:03 pm #
When you’ve been around awhile the Year of This and the Year of That start to add up and one can bear witness to impact of rallies like ‘stand up for social work’ and the likes of the recent Unison support. Great I think about bloody time.
I read with excitement the BASW announcement from December 2020 and was prompted to reflect on the words and action taken to actually support social workers and social work generally.
How social work managers can manage stress
Community Care Inform’s guide to managing stress is now available as a free download to support all managers and practitioners
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By Kate Snowdon, assistant content editor, Community Care Inform Adults
Stress is an occupational hazard for most social workers, and sadly now more so than ever. Working with some of the most vulnerable members of our society, social workers regularly support people who are experiencing difficult or traumatic life events. This vital but challenging work, combined with environmental and personal factors, can cause stress for many practitioners.
During the Covid-19 outbreak, more managers than ever will be feeling and seeing the effects of stress, in themselves, their teams and their service users. In recognition of these acute challenges – and to thank all social workers for their incredible work – Community Care is making a number of specialist subscription res
Creating online reflective spaces when working from home
How can you recreate the critical reflection that comes from working alongside colleagues during the pandemic? Community Care Inform is giving free access to a guide offering advice on how to do so
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By Kate Snowdon
At the beginning of the pandemic, as social workers navigated new ways of working, Community Care Inform published a guide to creating online reflective spaces when working from home.
Collaboration is a huge part of social work, and critical reflection with colleagues can help social workers to improve their practice while reducing the isolation of remote working.