Articles by Date : February 01 2008 - February 29 2008

Community Clairvoyance
the alternative horoscope for social workers more
(28 February 2008 09:53)

Anne Wheeler talks of her struggles to cope with autism
As a child Anne Wheeler was immersed in her own world and didn’t really communicate. “I was consumed with wildlife,” as she puts it. more
(06 February 2008 11:03)

Adult social care workforce 'needs to grow by more than a million'
The adult social care workforce needs to swell by 80% to 2.5million if the needs of millions of service users are to be met, says a report today by.... more
(29 February 2008 13:13)

James Purnell promises longer and larger welfare contracts
Work and pensions secretary James Purnell said yesterday the government would commission larger and longer welfare-to-work contracts from providers,.... more
(29 February 2008 09:44)

News round up: Shackles found in Jersey care home
Other headlines in today's papers include: Teenage pregnancy target will not be met; More city academies on the way; Plan to aid jobless 'will cost.... more
(29 February 2008 09:27)

Shackles found in Jersey care home
Other headlines in today's papers include: Teenage pregnancy target will not be met; More city academies on the way; Plan to aid jobless 'will cost.... more
(29 February 2008 09:27)

Cornwall learning disabilities services struggling to improve
Areas of weak practice persist despite council giving high priority to improving adult safeguarding more
(27 February 2008 09:22)

Jersey: police suggest third cellar at Haut de la Garenne
Jersey police believe there could be a third underground cellar at a former children's home on the island where alleged abuse took place. more
(28 February 2008 14:43)

Forty per cent of you have taken second job to pay bills
Over four in ten social care professionals have taken a second job on financial grounds, an exclusive Community Care survey reveals today. more
(29 February 2008 09:17)

Blind children benefit from specialist sports clubs
Visually impaired children who play sport and can socialise freely are more likely to be confident and develop good social skills, writes Nina.... more
(29 February 2008 09:11)

Law Lords: Council should have assessed teen under Children Act
Councils must assess vulnerable homeless 16- and 17-year-olds for their eligibility for looked-after children's services, rather than more limited.... more
(29 February 2008 08:55)

Skins shows young carer as person in their own right
Skins ★★★★★ E4, Mondays 10pm It can be difficult to take E4's teen drama Skins seriously at the best of times, but when Shane Richie is... more
(29 February 2008 08:47)

News round up: Child database 'will never be fully secure'
Other headlines for today's papers include: Doctors urge steps to curb alcohol ‘epidemic’, Single women's overtime burden, Send fewer to jail,.... more
(22 February 2008 08:18)

NQSWs: the first year
Last year, in a bid to identify what works in terms of making the transition from qualification through induction to compentent social work.... more
(28 February 2008 16:23)

Career Clinic
Q: Our senior managers appear to have no understanding of what it is like to be a frontline practitioner. I want to let them know what it's like, but.... more
(28 February 2008 15:03)

Child poverty in London: commission urges benefits changes
Government measures to tackle child poverty have failed in London where four in 10 children live in poverty, a report by the Independent Child.... more
(28 February 2008 14:21)

Provision of NHS Primary Medical care and related services
The NHS re:source procurement hub are seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced healthcare providers (including general.... more
(28 February 2008 14:20)

Asylum Seekers
Practice section more
(28 February 2008 12:44)

Research Abstracts: User Involvement
Title: Service user and carer involvement: beyond good intentions more
(28 February 2008 12:38)

No service user participation without proper evaluation
Each week the Social Care Institute for Excellence analyses research findings behind specific social work practices more
(28 February 2008 12:36)

Newly qualified social workers: surviving the first year
Next month, the Children’s Workforce Development Council will launch a national consultation on the shape and purpose of newly qualified social.... more
(28 February 2008 12:21)

Principals of Learning Disability Support. Induction award. Supporting people who have a learning disability
It is easy to say to anyone starting a career in learning disability services that all they need to do is show respect for the people they support,.... more
(28 February 2008 11:51)

A Marginalised Resource? Recruiting, assessing and supporting single carers
Social workers often struggle to equip themselves with the right tools for assessing prospective single carers and this guide gives both confidence.... more
(28 February 2008 11:49)

News round up: Police search cellar at Jersey care home
Police excavating the Jersey care home where a child's remains were found discovered a subterranean chamber yesterday which tallied with victims'.... more
(28 February 2008 11:11)

News round up: Police search cellar at Jersey care home
Police excavating the Jersey care home where a child's remains were found discovered a subterranean chamber yesterday which tallied with victims'.... more
(28 February 2008 11:10)

Social skirmishes
Rosie Warlock, a senior practitioner in children's services, is off sick. Keith Sellick fills the breach more
(28 February 2008 11:06)

Making dreams into realities for people with learning disabilities
Not-for-profit organisation Dimensions ran a competition last year to make 50 dreams come true for the people with learning disabilities it supports..... more
(28 February 2008 09:45)

Children's Fund projects face uncertain future
The routing of Children's Fund money through councils could see voluntary sector schemes close across the country, to the detriment of vulnerable.... more
(28 February 2008 09:42)

Healthy eating programme helps Romanian immigrants in Spain to integrate
Amy Taylor reports on a healthy eating project in southern Spain that helps Romanian immigrant families and and lowers community tensions more
(28 February 2008 09:29)

Serious case reviews: policy and practice
Effective interventions to protect the most vulnerable children require an understanding of relationships and interactive risk factors, plus.... more
(28 February 2008 07:55)

The Big Interview: Northerncare's Howard Woolfenden
True partnership is the way forward for contracting out services, says northerncare's managing director more
(27 February 2008 17:30)

Jersey: MPs demand independent inquiry into abuse
MPs are urging Justice Secretary Jack Straw to appoint independent judges and prosecutors to deal with any cases emerging from the Jersey child abuse.... more
(27 February 2008 15:28)

Twenty Key Questions
Relates to article p30 28 Feb issue (No service user participation without proper evaluation) more
(27 February 2008 15:04)

Jersey: child abuse allegations multiply
Further child abuse allegations are emerging from Jersey following the discovery of a child's remains in a former children's home on the island. more
(27 February 2008 14:55)

Drug misusers who refuse help to lose benefits
Drug misusers will be docked their benefits if they fail to follow treatment programmes and reintegrate into the workforce, the government announced.... more
(27 February 2008 13:57)

Some other dreams
For the record Johnathon Dunkerly has been interested in DJing for a while and has record decks in his room. His dream was to be a DJ for.... more
(27 February 2008 12:39)

Practice implications
Research realities p22 February 28 issue more
(27 February 2008 11:24)

Case Study
Relates to "A farewell to ring fencing" article 28 February issue More than 100 voluntary, community, independent and statutory sector providers.... more
(27 February 2008 11:04)

Legal update: who is in charge of adoption?
The case of a woman who wanted to adopt her foster daughter has clarified the placement-adoption... more
(27 February 2008 10:06)

Jersey care home abuse victim: I was locked up, drugged, beaten and sexually abused
Other headlines from today's papers include: Army of therapists to push aside pills for depression, Gordon Brown faces defeat on 42-day anti-terror.... more
(27 February 2008 09:57)

News round up: Jersey care home abuse victim: I was locked up, drugged, beaten and sexually abused
Other headlines from today's papers include: Army of therapists to push aside pills for depression, Gordon Brown faces defeat on 42-day anti-terror.... more
(27 February 2008 09:52)

Editorial Comment: Leaked report on Cornwall Council reveals challenge of improving learning disability services
A leaked report on Cornwall Council this week reveals the scale of the challenge faced with translating the vision for improving... more
(27 February 2008 09:32)

Editorial Comment: Island's tragic secrets
The Jersey government's response to allegations of child abuse at a secure unit on the island was telling: sack the minister... more
(27 February 2008 09:29)

Agencies at fault over death of teenager Gareth Price
Poor training and lack of reporting at the heart of the system's failure... more
(27 February 2008 09:18)

Children's teams split into 'pods' to increase contact
Councils launch pilots to remodel ways of working in assault on bureaucracy more
(27 February 2008 09:16)

Exclusive: Jersey whistle-blower fears he will be silenced
The UK whistleblower who raised concerns over child protection in Jersey fears the island’s government will try to silence him as a police.... more
(26 February 2008 11:15)

High Court: Restraint rule change breached duties
The Ministry of Justice breached two legal duties when it controversially amended secure training centre rules to enable restraint of young offenders.... more
(26 February 2008 17:56)

Age Concern: Sure Start for older people has stalled
Age Concern said today that the government’s agenda to tackle social exclusion among older people through a “Sure Start” approach had stalled. more
(26 February 2008 17:02)

Talking therapies: Ivan Lewis launches guidance for SHAs
The government published guidance today on how strategic health authorities (SHAs) will deliver talking therapies in the near future, on the day that.... more
(26 February 2008 15:57)

Essential information about the Jersey case
All you need to know about the Jersey case where the remains of a child have been found at a former children's home and six further sites are being.... more
(26 February 2008 10:51)