System could put children at risk, social workers say
By JAMIE SMYTH CHILDREN COULD be placed at risk if the Health Service Executive moves ahead with a new standardised system designed to transform how social workers handle child protection issues, the...
View ArticleIntegration Centre: Creative Intercultural Workshop
This could be of interest to those of you who work in a predominently multicultural environment or for your clients, who may be immigrants themselves or who simply want to learn more about immigrant...
View Article“Cynical Stalling”– according to the Irish Examiner
Have a read of the two articles below. They focus on the issue of the recruitment pause that is currently affecting every social worker in Ireland (directly or indirectly) and healthcare workers in...
View ArticlePeer Consultation
Peer consultation has started! We had our first two sessions this week (November 15th and 16th). They seemed to be a positive experience for everyone involved so hopefully we can build on this into the...
View ArticleSome benefits of IASW membership – Very relevant for registered social workers
Legal Protection Cover forMembers As you are aware, one of the association’s membership benefits is Legal Protection Cover, which is provided by DAS Insurance Group. Given the increasing concerns of...
View ArticleReflections of a New Social Worker
Below you will find a link to an article from the New Social Worker online magazine. It focuses on that time when a newly qualified social work moves from their first social work job (which was where...
View ArticleAttention New Social Workers: ***Make Your Voices Heard***
FOR YOUR INFORMATION PLEASE SEE BELOW NOTIFICATION FROM THE REGISTRATION BOARD CORU (WWW.CORU.IE) Dear IASW Members, CORU published a draft rule relating to the renewal notice periods for the...
View ArticleImportant CORU information for new social workers
Following CORU’s Public Consultation on the time limits for renewal of registration, the Health and Social Care Professionals Council has now made the Rule “Time Limits for Payment of Annual Fees for...
View ArticlePublic consultation on bye-law governing election to Social Work...
Read the letter below from Ginny Hanrahan, CORU. This is another opportunity for all new social workers to get their voices heard in matters that directly affect us. If we all don’t take the initiative...
View ArticleSocial Work and Community Organising
Have any of you new social workers heard of community organising? Do you have any interest in the field? Did you know that community organising is taught as an integral part of many social work courses...
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