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  1. Major social work reform announced


    The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 988
    Government will accept all 15 proposals by taskforce to reform pay, and improve the quality of social work degrees and […] calibre of new recruits Guidelines will be introduced to ensure all social workers have manageable workloads, high quality […] announce later today. The new standards form part of a package of proposals from the Social Work Taskforce, which was set up
    13 hours ago

  2. In praise of the Social Work Taskforce | Ray Jones


    The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 988
    was highlighted by the death of Baby Peter was the considerable competence required of social workers. It showed how amid […] family chaos and deceit social workers have to seek out and make sense of often conflicting and incomplete information and […] then make major life determining decisions. Social workers need highly tuned investigative and critical appraisal skills
    12 hours ago

  3. Major social work reform announced


    The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 988
    may be made available to transform social work as it announced a raft of measures today to improve standards and morale in […] a beleaguered profession knocked by widespread public criticism. Guidelines will be introduced to ensure all social […] Social Work Task force, set up in the wake of the death of Baby P, which published its final recommendations today. Balls
    7 hours ago

  4. Sweeping change to social work standards


    The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 988
    recruitment Guidelines will be introduced to ensure all social workers have manageable workloads, high quality supervision and […] today. The new standards form part of a package of proposals from the Social Work Taskforce, which was set up in the wake […] of the death of Baby P to improve social work and increase the self-esteem of a profession knocked by widespread public
    18 hours ago

  5. Balls unveils pay rises and royal college to boost social work status


    The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 988
    -bottom morale and status of social workers, including plans for a Royal College of Social Work, new requirements to train on the job […] , and higher pay to retain top social workers on the frontline. In an interview with the Guardian, the children, schools […] and families secretary admits that the lack of a strong voice for social work in England and Wales "has meant its concerns
    4 days ago

  6. Getting More Out of the Conversation: The Real Real-Time Challenge


    ReadWriteWeb — Authority 821
    marketing. But several topics and terms were not discussed as much as one might have expected: "social," "interaction," and […] Chan. Of course, communication involves information. Information access and distribution are part of what makes social […] media interesting. Information is also an attribute of social relationships — which are another good reason to respect
    2 days ago

  7. Announcing ThinkSocial Award Winners and Release of Blueprints in Social …


    The Huffington Post — Authority 952
    Founded this year, ThinkSocials goal is to connect people and ideas to advance the use of social media to address […] societys most pressing challenges. Today we are very proud to announce the inaugural ThinkSocial Award Winners and also […] release Blueprints 1.0, a report detailing trends in social media for the public interest. The first draft of the report is
    1 week ago

  8. Social enterprise is big business


    The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 988
    A new survey shows social enterprises are playing a key role in public service provision, and are a successful and […] growing business sector Social enterprises are playing a key role in the provision of public services, with over a third […] today. Both the Conservatives and Labour are keen for social businesses to provide more public services, to tap into their
    1 week ago

  9. The unfair, undermanaged world of social housing


    The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority 988
    unnecessary one at that. Most people whose tip off leads to social-rented properties being reclaimed from fraudsters dont want […] cash, they want fairness . And unfair is what is happening in the apparently undermanaged world of social housing. No one […] quite knows how many social homes are lived in by people who dont hold the tenancy, or how many are "non-occupied". The most
    11 hours ago

  10. Making Social Media a Tool, Not a Distraction


    Mashable! — Authority 866
    about leveraging social media and technology in small business. It’s becoming clearer and clearer that social media can be […] , social media can help improve your bottom line too. However, there is a flip side, especially for employees sitting in […] reality of the situation though is that social media is just like any other tool: it can make a major impact in the right
    1 week ago