Articles by Date : February 01 2002 - February 28 2002

Relative neglect
Letter from New South Wales. In New South Wales more than half of looked-after children are cared for by relatives. more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Dual role worries
Margareta Lindelof looks at recent changes made in community care in parts of Sweden where district nurses have taken over from home care managers.... more
(21 February 2002 00:00)

Fact file - Depression
About 1 per cent of the population is diagnosed with manic depression, writes Natalie Valios. more
(21 February 2002 00:00)

Once and for all
A pilot project based in Leicester on service co-ordination for children with complex needs has proved a great success. Graham Hopkins.... more
(21 February 2002 00:00)

Words fail me
Graham Hopkins introduces a new fortnightly column on the writing skills required in social care. "Writing is easy," said author Gene.... more
(21 February 2002 00:00)

Social Revolution
In the first article of a fortnightly series from overseas social workers, Valentina Yarskaya looks back over the first 10 years of social work. more
(14 February 2002 00:00)

Owers' five year plan
Whoever followed in David Ramsbotham's footsteps was always going to have a lot to live up to, writes Clare Jerrom . more
(14 February 2002 00:00)

Youth crimes and punishment
During the past 10 years, governments have committed themselves to ending the practice whereby juveniles on remand are incarcerated in prisons and.... more
(14 February 2002 00:00)

More evidence for inquiry, says Laming
Chairperson of the Victoria Climbie inquiry Lord Laming declared this week that the inquiry had "reached a milestone" in the work it had been charged.... more
(21 February 2002 00:00)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom, Reg McKay and Alex Dobson. more
(28 February 2002 09:33)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By David Callaghan and Alex Dobson. more
(26 February 2002 09:14)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom, Reg McKay and Alex Dobson. Tories take a vow of poverty The Tories are calling for fresh policies on tackling poverty and.... more
(27 February 2002 10:00)

news analysis of anti-social behaviour orders
The home secretary wants to extend the scope of anti-social behaviour orders but does their existing low level of usage show how inappropriate they.... more
(28 February 2002 17:04)

news analysis of local authority warning that NHS reforms will fail without extra cash
Social services and local authority chiefs said last week that without substantial new government investment in social care the planned NHS reforms.... more
(28 February 2002 17:16)

Executive promises every homeless person a home within 10 years
Every homeless person will be entitled to a home by the year 2012 under new plans drawn up by the Scottish executive Social justice minister Iain.... more
(27 February 2002 17:27)

Drug misusers cannot access treatment, Audit Commission report finds
Drug misusers face numerous problems accessing treatment services and getting the help they need, a new report by the Audit Commission claims,.... more
(28 February 2002 10:08)

Social Care and Health: A New Deal?
Edited by Isobel Allen. Policy Studies Institute £9.95 ISBN 0 85374 790 3 This short volume focuses on the links between social care.... more
(28 February 2002 11:08)

Children in charge
As part of Durham Council’s Investing in Children project, young people are being involved in the appointment of senior managers within social.... more
(28 February 2002 11:15)

Lack of options in children's services
A Best Value review of Newport Council’s children’s services published last week reveals a lack of options for children with behavioural.... more
(28 February 2002 11:17)

Wide variations in London's services
London has some of the best public services in the country - and some of the worst - according to a report on the capital’s councils by the Audit.... more
(28 February 2002 11:14)

Learn from our past mistakes
Charles Henley believes there must be an informed debate before the Valuing People strategy can be made to work. more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Research into practice
Brian Morgan looks at lessons for social workers from health research on the competence of children to make decisions for themselves. more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

How was your hindsight?
The winner of the annual quiz is RB Davies from Leicester. Thanks to all who took part….. 1 The DWP was created in 2001. more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

www.younglivin.org.uk
This is an innovative site developed and maintained by children and young people in Kingston in partnership with that borough's children and family.... more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Supporting Parents of Teenagers
Edited by John Coleman and Debi Roker Jessica Kingsley Publishing £15. more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Met police leader calls for new group to tackle capital's youth crime problem
The leader of the Metropolitan police force has called for a multi agency group to tackle youth crime in the capital, writes Clare Jerrom. more
(27 February 2002 15:23)

Have your say
This week's Have your say looks at the issue of service users being involved in the selection of senior social services managers. more
(27 February 2002 16:17)

DAVID BLUNKETT SPEAKS TO COMMUNITY CARE - READ THE FULL INTERVIEW
Home secretary David Blunkett spoke to Community Care's features editor Frances Rickford. more
(14 February 2002 10:43)

INTERVIEW WITH VICTORIA CLIMBIE`S PARENTS
Terry Philpot interviews Francis and Berthe Climbie‚ about how they hope the inquiry into their daughter's death will help heal family rifts and.... more
(07 February 2002 18:00)

Teenage pregnancies
You rightly highlight the need to raise the profile of the teenage pregnancy strategy ("Too much too young", 7 February) and the point about sex.... more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

This week's writer is a council policy officer
Monday Doesn't retirement mean anything any more? My recently retired colleague has got herself a new job, in a consultative capacity with the.... more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

My right to have a child
Just because you have learning difficulties it doesn't mean you can't raise children, writes Kathleen Franklin. I was brought up in Ireland as.... more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Great expectations for designer babies
Yvonne Roberts says there is no such thing as a perfect child, even if it's a designer baby. more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

A sure hire thing
Involving service users in every stage of staff selection not only makes good recruitment sense, it can also help fine-tune service delivery,.... more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Scottish councils avert care home crisis after agreeing charges riseÉ
The threat of a Scottish-wide ban on all local authority referrals to independent care homes receded last week after local authorities found funds.... more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Staff unaware of meal requirements
Care home staff may be focusing too much on the physical regulations of the new care standards at the expense of other aspects of care, according.... more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Flawed asylum support service forces advice centres to fill gaps in system
The National Asylum Support Service is "a shambles", according to citizens advice bureaux, which claim to be supporting the dispersed asylum.... more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Race equality body defends draft codes
The Commission for Racial Equality has denied that its draft codes of practice on public authorities' duty to promote racial equality will lead to.... more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Plan for courts to tag juveniles on bail
Juveniles on bail awaiting trial will be electronically tagged, home secretary David Blunkett announced this week. more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Guardians to gain new contracts
Children's guardians have been offered both employed and self-employed contracts by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Child protection needs overhaul
Seventy-one per cent of visitors to Community Care's website believe a new child protection agency should be established to oversee the child.... more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Churches need child protection training
Churches' child protection policies must be regularly reviewed and updated, the Churches' Child Protection Advisory Service said this week,.... more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Union to ballot over sacked social worker
Public sector union Unison is balloting members over industrial action in Cardiff following the sacking of a senior social worker. more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Edinburgh Council registers anger over asylum seeker detention centre
Edinburgh Council is threatening to withdraw from the national asylum seeker dispersal system, claiming it has been ignored by the Home Office over.... more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Academic points to degree weakness
Asocial work lecturer has expressed concern that the new social work degree course could reduce the number of student work placements. more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Oldham launches housing inquiry
Oldham Council has set up an inquiry to find out why a convicted sex offender was placed in sheltered accommodation. more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Dressed for the ball
This week's multi-disciplinary panel comment on a delicate question of personal choice for a client with schizophrenia. more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

List-based approach is not enough
In the second of our series on the future of child protection, David Thorpe says the Victoria Climbie inquiry may prove to be the catalyst that.... more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Voluntary groups allowed to carry over unspent partnership money
Voluntary and community groups will be able to carry over all of their first-year community empowerment fund (CEF) money to the second year of the.... more
(28 February 2002 00:00)

Ten councils to trial assessment system
Ten pathfinder councils have been chosen to help develop the new comprehensive performance assessment system for English councils announced in last.... more
(28 February 2002 00:00)