Articles by Date : April 01 2003 - April 30 2003

Research into practice
Jill Manthorpe looks at research that challenges the perception of older homeless people as wanting to be left alone and unable to resettle. more
(24 April 2003 00:00)

Planting the evidence
A multiple sclerosis sufferer starts using cannabis to ease her pain. How should her carers react? Our panel advises. more
(24 April 2003 00:00)

Keep people onside
Managing people is more interesting than managing things and processes - but more testing. John Belcher, John Burton, Tony Hunter and Kathryn Stone.... more
(17 April 2003 00:00)

Research into practice
Young mothers in a Canadian study characterised themselves as "prevailing on the edge on my own". Lena Dominelli explains why. more
(17 April 2003 00:00)

Say it with flowers
Horticultural therapy may sound to some like a new-age approach to dealing with aggression. But therapist Rosie Hollands tells Graham Hopkins how it.... more
(17 April 2003 00:00)

A benefit is born
Paternity pay is a new addition to the family of benefits for parents, writes Gary Vaux. more
(17 April 2003 00:00)

See beyond the label
Graham Hopkins reports on how a resource for severely damaged young people in Southampton is offering a valuable alternative to the prospect of life.... more
(10 April 2003 00:00)

Research into practice
Brian Littlechild and Tom Rees look at the effectiveness of a preventive programme with young people who are at risk of social exclusion. more
(10 April 2003 00:00)

Taken with a pinch of salt
The police fail to take seriously an allegation of sexual assault from a man with learning difficulties. Our panel advises. more
(10 April 2003 00:00)

A city of two tales
Letter from south africa. more
(10 April 2003 18:16)

Research into practice
Although partnerships between health and social care are all the rage, what of research and development, ask Jenny Owen and Jo Cooke. more
(03 April 2003 00:00)

Some performance!
2-4-6-8, evaluate! With performance indicators, reviews and inspections we're drowning in information. Mike Pinnock provides some practical advice to.... more
(03 April 2003 00:00)

Suspect transactions
A woman with mental health problems and a learning difficulty depends on her in-laws for support. But as community social worker Mark Sloman tells.... more
(03 April 2003 00:00)

Exclusive special report: Union demands more cash and shorter hours for social workers
Damning new research shows 81 per cent of social workers do not consider their rate of pay fair, and 75 per cent believe they regularly work more.... more
(24 April 2003 14:46)

Charity calls for new type of child worker
A new type of worker with training similar to school teachers is needed to staff the growing number of services that combine education and care for.... more
(30 April 2003 11:21)

Wednesday 30 April 2003
Mother accused of killing three babies and blaming cot deaths. Sex suspects may win anonymity. more
(30 April 2003 10:02)

Confusion over new advice service for older people
A new service for older people similar to the Care Direct initiative already under pilot is being developed at the department for work and pensions,.... more
(29 April 2003 14:55)

MPs told children's court service faces crisis
The welfare service to children in the legal system has deteriorated into crisis since responsibility for representing their interests passed to the.... more
(29 April 2003 15:32)

Tuesday 29 April 2003
Nurses warn thousands of older people could be forced from care homes. Charity defies law to stay open. more
(29 April 2003 09:59)

Debate on the issue of social workers covering unsocial hours
We asked for people's views on whether it was necessary for social workers to work unsocial hours. more
(28 April 2003 17:01)

Monday 28 April 2003
New Barnardo's museum to be established. Charity chief prepares to defy the law. more
(28 April 2003 10:11)

Cycle of teenage birth
Daughters of teenage mothers are more than twice as likely to become teenage mothers themselves than are the daughters of non-teenage mothers. more
(28 April 2003 09:25)

Big gains for children when CAMHS work with schools
An increase in children’s happiness and well-being as well as a measurable improvement in behaviour and better peer relationships resulted from joint.... more
(28 April 2003 09:28)

Connexions partnerships “making good progress”
Two thirds of stakeholders think their local Connexions Partnership has made good progress since it was set up, and nearly 80 per cent believe joint.... more
(28 April 2003 09:26)

Abusive teenagers should lose their right to stay at home says poll
Most people think parents are justified in expelling their teenage children from the family home if they commit a crime or become abusive, according.... more
(28 April 2003 09:25)

Government told to keep hands off special education needs funding
The National Autistic Society has warned the government that it would be breaching local authority rules if it tries to cut special educational needs.... more
(28 April 2003 09:21)

news analysis of role social services staff will play in new extended schools
Social services staff are going back to school to help deliver the government's ambitious plans to provide community services in 240 extended schools.... more
(28 April 2003 09:19)

Labour promises free breakfasts for all children in Wales
Poverty, social deprivation and poor health are key themes for the major political parties in Wales in the run-up to Welsh assembly elections next.... more
(28 April 2003 09:18)

Commission fights for workers in discrimination cases
Discrimination in the workplace accounted for more than half of the cases dealt with by the Disability Rights Commission last year, writes Sally.... more
(25 April 2003 16:31)

February 2003
Bulletin No 65 Butterworths Family and Child Law Bulletin   - February 2003 Bulletin Editor Jonathan Montgomery , BA, LLM.... more
(25 April 2003 16:29)

Government told to keep hands off special education needs funding
The National Autistic Society has warned the government that it would be breaching local authority rules if it tries to cut special educational needs.... more
(25 April 2003 13:05)

Friday 25 April 2003
Number of asylum seekers staying in Britain set to rise by 50 per cent, and a new report shows most of them are fleeing persecution or war. more
(25 April 2003 09:56)

Residential care assistant case study
Residential care assistant, Durham social services " I have worked as a care assistant for 16 years in homes for the elderly. My job.... more
(24 April 2003 16:23)

Home care case studies
Case study 1: Home care assistant, Redcar and Cleveland social services " I have worked as a home care assistant for 10 years. I work.... more
(24 April 2003 16:10)

Most back tougher sentences for abuse
Nearly four out of five visitors to Community Care ’s website support the increase in the new sentence for care workers who sexually abuse people.... more
(24 April 2003 11:14)

Poverty and exam grades linked again
New research has reconfirmed the impact of poverty on educational achievement by pupils. more
(24 April 2003 11:11)

Council ponders lie test after press leak
Shrewsbury and Atcham Council is to vote on whether its officers and staff should be asked to take a lie detector test after redundancy plans were.... more
(24 April 2003 11:10)

Ealing abandons bid to challenge rating
Ealing Council has dropped its judicial review challenge of the comprehensive performance assessment after its score was upgraded. more
(24 April 2003 11:08)

Kurds lose fight for harassment pay-out
A family of asylum seekers who were racially harassed after being dispersed from London to a Glasgow housing estate have failed to win damages from.... more
(24 April 2003 11:07)

Social services look towards escape clauses to control bed-blocking fees
Social services departments could avoid paying hefty delayed discharge fines by drawing up agreements with local NHS bodies that would limit the.... more
(24 April 2003 11:04)

Better laws on child murder mooted
Changes in the law are needed to strengthen cases against child killers, the Law Commission has said. more
(24 April 2003 11:02)

Scots look to end applications blight
A lack of prospective adopters, delays in the legal system and a shunning of the permanence agenda could all be to blame for a dramatic fall in the.... more
(24 April 2003 10:59)

Social work staff register high levels of discontent with pay and status
About three-quarters of social workers regularly work more hours than they are paid for, and believe they are inadequately trained for their job the.... more
(24 April 2003 10:52)

Law fails to protect care home clients
Many older people who live in private care homes are not being protected by the Human Rights Act 1998 because of a gap in the law. more
(24 April 2003 10:54)

Irvine casts doubt on Blunkett plans
Discord between two Cabinet ministers over plans to make parents attend residential parenting classes as a means of tackling antisocial behaviour has.... more
(24 April 2003 10:55)

Bid to gain access to complaints records
Parents could be given access to the complaints records of child minders if proposals to regulate the sector are backed by the government. more
(24 April 2003 10:57)

news analysis of role social services staff will play in new extended schools
The government aims to have extended schools throughout England by 2006. Anabel Unity Sale reports on how social workers will help schools offer.... more
(24 April 2003 00:00)

Pure Madness: How Fear Drives the Mental Health Service
By Jeremy Laurance. more
(24 April 2003 00:00)

The Social Work Business
By John Harris. more
(24 April 2003 00:00)

It doesn't add up...
The reliance on front-line staff to input data is leading to inaccurate assessments of the performance of social services departments, writes local.... more
(24 April 2003 00:00)