Maura Dargan
@mdargan4
Director of Children and Young People’s Services /Executive Director of Social Work @NHSCTrust. All views expressed are my own.
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"We gave this our all, and really invested our time, energy and effort into the Review. We have done our bit. Ray has done his bit. It’s now over to you to make this happen. Don’t let us down." - Rhianna VOYPIC Read the #Reimagine paper 👇 bit.ly/ReimagineNov23 Children's Social Care Services Independent Review
Delighted to get such trust wide backing for the article 9 Christmas campaign designed and run by young people from the Northern Trust Julie Patterson Maura Dargan Johnny Dillon
NEW! Special edition of the Future of Children's Care podcast! রবীণ সেন Robin Sen and I hear from Ray Jones, social worker and child of the welfare state, chair of the Northern Ireland Care Review and author of The Story of Baby P and In Whose Interest? futureofchildrenscare.podbean.com/e/future-of-ch…
As part of the Reimagine Collective we recently launched a report calling for urgent reforms to children’s social care. We would encourage everyone to respond to Department of Health current consultation on children's social care services by 1st December here: shorturl.at/GIQT7
Independent foster care agencies cost twice as much as in-house local authority provision, an average £48,000 per year, according to an investigation by The House magazine politicshome.com/thehouse/artic…
💬 Carolyn Ewart, BASW Northern Ireland National Director, spoke to BBC News (UK) yesterday about the Northern Ireland Assembly reconvening. Carolyn urged political leaders to address growing pressures on social work services and recruitment and retention challenges impacting the profession.
Very positive feedback from David Wylie Belfast Trust today about this event! Thank you for the opportunity @UlsterSW 🙏
Thank you to all social workers Northern Trust and across NI on #WSWD2024. You do an incredible job, turning up every day to support, protect and care for those most vulnerable. Thank you. Julie Patterson tracy magill Carole Kirk