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Content ArticleEmotional resilience has become a buzzword in the helping professions. Although resilience has been incorporated into the “official discourse” of social work, it is important to consider: • What does resilience mean? • To what extent do we as social workers need to be resilient? • Can resilience really protect our wellbeing and improve our professional practice? • Perhaps most importantly, how can we build our resilience to help us thrive in a profession that, although rewarding, can be very stressful? This evidence-based resource by Community Care Inform, aims to provide some guidance to help you navigate your professional journey. Based on their own research and that of others, they highlight the importance of emotional resilience in protecting your personal wellbeing and enhancing your professional practice and suggest ways to help you develop this important quality.
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Content ArticleThe impact of COVID-19 has created an extremely challenging time for the social care workforce. Skills for Care have identified training that remains a priority during this period to ensure there is a skilled and competent workforce. The training is available as three individual packages of learning, rapid induction programme (aimed at new staff), refresher training (aimed at existing staff) and a volunteer programme. Find out more on each area via the link below.
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Carers UK: Coronavirus guidance
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Carers UK's website sets out the current government guidance as it relates to carers and offers suggestions for making plans. They've also answered common questions many carers have been asking on their FAQ page and offer some tailored tips on keeping a positive frame of mind in their Wellbeing Action Plan. For recent updates to the benefits system, see their A-Z of changes to benefits, assessments and support – COVID-19.- Posted
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Content ArticleIn this blog, Patient Safety Learning considers the impact of the COVID-19 on the social care sector in the UK. This blog highlights the emerging patient safety issues the pandemic is creating in the sector and recommends some essential steps that need to be taken now to tackle some of the most urgent patient safety concerns.
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Content ArticleThis is the written transcript and the video recording of the Health and Social Care Committee meeting that took place on Friday 17 April on the topic of: Management of the Coronavirus Outbreak. Witness(es): Dr Alison Pittard, Dean, Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine; Dame Donna Kinnair, Chief Executive and General Secretary, Royal College of Nursing; Professor Anthony Costello, Professor, UCL Institute for Global Health Witness(es): Matt Hancock, Secretary of State, Department for Health and Social Care; Jonathan Van-Tam, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, Department for Health and Social Care
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Content ArticleBBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme discusses the impact of coronavirus on social care and asks listeners if they feel their relatives in care are being properly protected? One listener, Amanda, speaks about the recent loss of her father who had Alzheimer's Disease. Following a fall and a hospital admission, he contracted the virus. A second caller, Bill, talks about the challenges and risks associated with needing care and support at home as a disabled man. Follow the link below to hear the full programme. This feature aired on 14 April 2020.
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Content ArticleA collection of guides from Public Health England on how reasonable adjustments should be made to health services and adjustments to help people with learning disabilities to access services.
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