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Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) were one of the most controversial amendments made to the Mental Health Act 1983. In 2008 England and Wales joined Scotland and around 70 different jurisdictions around the world in obliging people
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Social connections are important to most of us. We need people around us to share our lives with - the blossoming of online social network sites in the last decade is visible evidence of this.
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Stress amongst social workers is in the news again. Last week, Community Care reported the findings of their survey of over 1,000 social workers which found that 96% felt moderately or very stressed. The following
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The NIHR School for Social Care Research has funded the creation of short films to accompany training materials for the Connecting People Intervention. The films have been created by Trafford Community TV, a social enterprise
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The NIHR School for Social Care Research held a seminar to discuss some of the mental health research it funds on Thursday 5th December 2013 in London. The seminar heard presentations from: Jerry Tew on
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ClearFear is a real-life social game which brings people together to use their superpowers to complete missions and conquer fear Be part of the secret smiling society and become a super-hero or secret agent. Your
Continue ReadingSocial Work and Social Enterprise: An Uneasy Alliance?
Social work has an uneasy relationship with social enterprise. Although modules on social enterprise are increasingly popping up on social work curricula, the profession has a long way to go to fully embrace it. I
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