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Practical advice for social workers when working with adults who hoard to help them change their behaviour #socialwork #hoarding #socialworkadvice #archive

When working with someone who hoards, seek to: 1. Develop a rapport. 2. Find activities, work or education that the person enjoyed doing and try to help them engage in community activities. 3. Understand what feelings the person has about themselves, their house and why things are the way they are. 4. Use a strengths-based approach to determine the positive things that a person has in their life or can achieve for themselves and how they would like to manage risk. 5. Consider trauma-informed approaches and methods of motivation and communication. 6. Create cognitive dissonance – the difference between the person and their behaviours – to help them see themselves more positively. 7. Take one small step at a time with lots of encouragement. 8. Use a multi-agency response. 9. Consider wider safeguarding issues such as hate crime, domestic abuse, anti-social behaviour, safeguarding other adults or children in the property or historical abuse. 10. Do not force change if at all possible.

This is our definition of a social worker... We know being a social worker is tough because our team is made up of people with hands-on experience. We also know because it's tough, that a little recognition can go a long way. So, here's a reminder of your strength, your compassion and your smarts.💜 #ISW #SocialCare #SocialCareAssessments #CognitiveAssessment #PAMS #ParentAssess

This is a great piece written by Gavin Butler (Principal Social Worker) highlighting the tension between the Care Act eligibility criteria and the wellbeing principle and how this impacts on young people moving between children's and adult social care services. It references the recent scoping review we published on #transition support interventions for #careleavers

𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝟰/𝟱 Social care and social workers are not the problem. It's too easy to look at the thresholds, methodologies and systems and blame the person - even when we see them adeptly navigating all these complexities with someone else's best interests at heart. The truth is, when faced with the horror of someone being hurt, the social worker is often the last line of our defence. Most social workers are incredible. They are creative, responsive, thoughtful, and dynamic, all while managing the weight of unspeakable decisions placed before them daily by a system that often fails to support them. They do this work with immense compassion and resilience, yet they are often under appreciated. #SocialCare #SocialWorkers #Recognition #MentalHealth #careprofessionals #AdultSafeguarding #safeguarding https://lnkd.in/e-j-y9cb

Key points for practitioners working with individuals experiencing executive functioning difficulties, taken from a Community Care Inform Adults guide

This #NationalSocialWorkerMonth, let's hear from our very own about why they wanted to become a social worker/adoption assessor. Who is your social worker/adoption assessor and what is the best advice they have given you? #OAAdoptOH #InfantAdoption #AdoptionSupport #AdoptionAwareness #AdoptionJourney #NASW #NASW2024 #WeLoveOurSocialWorkers #SocialWorkerAppreciation #TeenAdoption #SiblingAdoption #BirthParents #SocialWorkersRock #AdoptionIsLove #AdoptionRocks #AdoptionAssessor #StaffAppreciation

Numerous studies indicate our nation suffers from a menacing dearth of social workers. We know expanding access to and increasing the recommendation of group therapy would ease the strain caused by the lack of US social workers. In your practice area, would expanding group therapy: A.) be feasible and, B.) be a helpful tool to reduce the social worker shortage? #socialwork #socialworker #mentalhealth #education #socialworkers #community #therapy #volunteer #mentalhealthawareness #socialworklife #msw #lcsw #socialgood #therapist

WillisPalmer has been undertaking assessments for local authorities, courts and independent organisations for 20 years, we have a range of expert Independent Social Workers within the UK that have a broad base of knowledge and skills, which means we can usually provide services in your area. WillisPalmer provides a wide range of expert social work services, including the following: - Parenting Assessment - ParentAssess/ PAMs Parenting Assessment - Contact/ Parental Risk Assessment - Section 7 Reports - Viability Assessment - Connected Persons Assessment - Special Guardianship Assessment (SGO) - Sibling Assessments/ Together or Apart Assessment - International Assessment - Service Improvement/Mentoring Click the link below to learn more about our Social Work Services! #Socialwork #ReferToday

The second article I wanted to share this week is published by the American Journal of Occupational Therapy and focuses specifically on children experiencing homelessness. I am currently completing my capstone project at HEARTH - North Hills Affordable Housing which provides transitional housing for mothers facing homelessness due to domestic violence. This means that the children I work with at this site are also experiencing homelessness, making this article particularly relevant to my understanding of this population. One aspect I greatly appreciated about the article is its emphasis on advocacy. It outlines how homelessness impacts children and suggests potential solutions to improve their lives from the perspective of occupational therapy. What are your thoughts on this article? Have you implemented any of the advocacy solutions mentioned? If so, what were the results? What other ideas do you have? #homelessness, #occupationaltherapy, AOTA, #ACEs