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A Christian social worker from the United Kingdom is pursuing legal action after he had a job offer withdrawn due to his beliefs about homosexuality and marriage.
In one week, as a single mom, I would work my full-time job (40 hours), attend 10 hours of classes, and complete 16 to 24 ...
With the debate over Ofsted's single-word grading reignited, we look at what social workers think of the regulator's processes.
Matt Zenner made a vow hours after his wife Teri — a 26-year-old social worker with the Johnson County Mental Health Center in Mission, Kan. — was brutally murdered by one of her mentally-ill ...
Tamara Vest was a homeless foster child in Kentucky. She graduated from college and became a social worker and advocate who helps foster youth find support.
Ofsted’s inspection process and the pressures placed on staff by single-word judgments have come under criticism following the death of a headteacher.
The social work school at the liberal arts college in Northampton is removing the word "field" from its lexicon — as in, “going into the field” or “field work." ...
Tacoma Public Library hired its first social worker, Samie Iverson, in 2024, aiding patrons as part of a growing trend in libraries.
A Fairfax County, Virginia, elementary school social worker is winner of a national School Social Worker of the Year Award.
New research from Keele University has highlighted the key challenges that workers in the social care sector faced during the first wave of Covid-19.