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Direct Work With Children and Young People: Houses and Faces
The Munro Review highlighted that the only way to create a “child-centred” system was for social workers to have the time and the skill to undertake a great deal more direct work with children....
Documentation is SO important but I dont know about you, I never was taught how to actually DO this. This is changing, theres a course made for that by real social workers doing the work!
The "Four T's of Communication" handout is a practical guide designed to improve clarity and effectiveness in interpersonal interactions. It focuses on four key principles that are essential for clear and impactful communication: Timing, Tone, Truth, & Technique.
As a clinical social worker, I often worry about my clients. Besides working with a higher-risk population that have had hospitalizions in the past year, I’m a human being and I care about my…
I wanted to share with you something that I have made for myself to use for my clinical practice. It is intended to help me with my documentation via note-taking. I would like to take the opportuni…
I originally wrote this short post regarding my social work values several years ago but never published it. I'm publishing it now to remind myself that despite how burned out I feel, I am and will fundamentally always be a social worker at heart. Sometimes, I feel so burned out by my job that I can't help but feel apathy about my patients and the social issues affecting society. During these times, I wonder if I still have the social worker mindset and belong in the social worker…
This document provides an overview of assessment in social work. It defines assessment as the process of gathering and analyzing information about individuals to understand their situation and determine recommendations. The document discusses the significance and critical role of assessment, noting that accurate assessment is fundamental to determining goals and interventions. It also summarizes different definitions of assessment and factors that should be addressed, such as problems…
Maybe it's the social worker in me, but I am all about accountability and reflecting on my year and things that I can improve on. And with the new year almost here, this is a great time to think on the things that we may want to change.
