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Assessment of case management process and local referral mechanisms with a special focus on Health & Protection measures in the context of COVID -19 pandemic was undertaken in the framework of the project “Emergency and recovery support for vulnerable…
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Online library - This new report by Global Social Service Workforce Alliance examines how the workforce adapted & innovated during COVID19, how they can help families and communities build resilience for future crises.
Drawing from a review of global reports and…
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News - While social workers care about others, they tend to forget their own needs. The term "setting boundaries" is an important one but most of us do not get acquainted with the meaning of the term. Consequently, the social workers get overwhelmed. Here are some tips by…
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News - A cross – sector strategy across youth support services is going to be established by the UK Youth by 2025 to improve youth work.
The main point is to help the youth to get the right support by improving collaboration across services. The services young people can access…
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News - In an aim to reduce the number of vulnerable children and families in the Western Balkans and Turkey, the European Union (EU) and UNICEF announced the start of a €5 million programme on 31 March 2021. Moreover, as part of the partnership, children and parents will…
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News - Challenges for health and social care practitioners have increased during the second wave according to a UK-wide survey. The survey was carried out between November 2020 and January 2021 on the well-being of health and social care professionals during the pandemic.…
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News - Children's home providers are facing uncertainty in vaccinating staff in England and Wales. Government Guidelines stated that social care workers should be vaccinated but when it comes to children's home providers and caretakers, the vaccines are not guaranteed. The guidance…
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News - According to government statistics, during the first 6 months of the pandemic the number of children killed or injured has doubled. Among the incidents there were death or serious harm to kids, where abuse or neglect is suspected or known and deaths of…
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News - Due to the pandemic situation, most schools in England have been closed, with the exception of special schools for Key Worker children and for children considered to be at risk.
According to the SEND staff, they are more at risk in this situation and need to be…
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News - Children & Young People Now reports on the obscure allocation and schedule of Covid-19 vaccination for staff working with children.
There is still an ongoing discussion between the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the Department of Health and…
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News - Due to the pandemic, social workers have been forced to carry out their regular duties without meeting their wards in person. This has effectively eliminated the social aspect of their work. Furthermore, it is difficult to assess…
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News - The news website, Dnevnik, reported that prolonged isolation due to COVID restrictions, and the economic consequences the pandemic has had for families has created various types of crises in Bulgaria: an increase in cases of domestic violence, neglect, online…
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News - Children & Young People Now reports that The Fostering Network is urging the UK government to prioritise all foster carers for Pfizer jab amid fears over a shortage of sufficiency of foster carers due to the pandemic.
In phase one of the vaccination programme in the UK,…
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News - Due to lockdown there was a 15% rise in referral rate compared to before lockdown. Domestic abuse and neglect were the most common reason for referrals, closely followed by mental health related reasons. Alcohol and substance abuse…
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News - The Children’s Commissioner for England released a report examining the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on children.
The report found that less than 25% of children attended school since March, during the lockdown. Thousands of children did not have proper conditions (…
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News - Each year on or around 18 November, Europe raises awareness on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse. The Council of Europe has held a webinar on how risks associated with sexual images and videos self-generated by…
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Online library - Almost 600 million children completely missed out on financial support during COVID-19
The unprecedented global economic shock brought about by COVID-19 could set back more than a decade of progress in reducing child poverty and…
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News - The Covid-19 situation has made finding and maintaining stable homes for more than 400,000 foster children in the United States very difficult. The mechanism of foster care varies by state and country, but they share the same threats…
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Online library - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in cooperation with United Nations Women (UN Women) published the Covid-19 Global Gender Response Tracker. This document shows how governments reacted or are reacting the crisis related to the pandemic. The factsheet is…
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Online library - COVID-19 pandemic makes things more difficult for all people like social distancing, but in the same time, it helps to be more creative and rapidly adapted using video call and camera in the proper way to help and…
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News - The Moldovan government announced that financial resources have been allocated for hygiene products and disinfectants to reopen educational institutions. In Norwegian schools, for instance, during the pandemic, students were asked to wash their hands as often as…
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Multimedia - School closures and lockdowns to slow the spread of COVID-19 have deprived many children of their support systems. Social workers in Iceland are doing all they can to protect them. This is their story.
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Multimedia - This infographic is based on the ECDC technical report on COVID-19 in children and the role of school settings in COVID-19 transmission.
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Multimedia - The Faculty of Philosophy at Sofia University shared the two parts of their discussion on the topic "Pandemic and Mental Health", which looks at the many negative processes affecting our mental health due to the current pandemic. In the first part of this series, Prof…
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[United Kingdom] Systemic factors have driven social worker risk-taking during pandemic, study finds
News - A study on social workers' experiences during the pandemic was released this week. It was found that social workers who were part of the study, had all kept the distance when entering family homes. However, they all got guidance in which it was claimed that…
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News - Time to re-think our societies and economies - Why we need to prioritize early childhood
The current crisis offers almost limitless opportunities to reimagine the future of our societies and economies by learning the lessons of the past. We believe our long-…
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News - The COVID-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the practice of many professionals, including those in the field of child protection.
In order to support frontline workers and managers in their work to protect children during this time of pandemic, Terre des…
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Multimedia - This infosheet highlights key considerations when delivering CP remote services.
You will find the following informations:
Key pre-requisites;
Child safeguarding considerations;
How do you ensure privacy and confidentiality;
Communication considerations;
Dealing with…
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Multimedia - This infosheet proposes key questions to ask while choosing services modality.
You will find the following informations:
Questions to determine the most appropirate modality;
Ethical considerations;
A decision flowchart;
Questions to determine the most appropirate…
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Online library - This note provides an overview of the factors that may put persons with disabilities at heightened risk in the COVID-19 pandemic and response in humanitarian settings; and proposes actions to address these risks. This note draws on the IASC Guidelines on Inclusion…
