News stories tagged as "social work"

Celebrating social workers

Published at: Tuesday 15 March 2022 at 11:25 am

Blackburn with Darwen Council social workers have joined forces to celebrate their profession this World Social Work Day.

Fast-track programme offers graduates rewarding careers in child and family social work

Published at: Wednesday 30 January 2019 at 2:08 pm

Graduates and career changers will be given hands-on training in an extension of a fast-track programme to train the next generation of social workers.

Working week of a family-finder social worker

Published at: Thursday 4 September 2014 at 2:17 pm

Blackburn with Darwen Council’s adoption service launched Let’s Adopt in January 2014, in a bid to find loving and stable homes for cared-for children. The campaign has helped to educate potential parents in the borough and surrounding areas that a wide range of people including single people, non-homeowners, those who are in fulltime employment or not working, same-sex couples and over 21-year-olds are eligible to apply to adopt.

Teamwork will improve access to funded care

Published at: Friday 11 July 2014 at 9:50 am

Blackburn with Darwen social care and NHS staff have joined forces to help more people receive the funded care they are entitled to.