Articles by Date : April 01 2008 - April 30 2008

Children with learning disabilities made Gordon Brown cry
Care services minister Ivan Lewis said Gordon Brown revealed "hidden emotional depths" when he cried after reading testimonies of children with.... more
(30 April 2008 13:15)

The big interview: Scottish runaways champion
A study in 2003 discovered that one in nine Scottish children ran away before their 16th birthday. The statistic prompted the Scottish executive to.... more
(30 April 2008 15:20)

Inform guide to conduct disorder
Conduct disorder is a diagnostic term used by psychiatrists and clinical psychologists to denote a number of problematic behavioural symptoms in.... more
(30 April 2008 14:00)

Reasearch summaries on children and parents with mental illness
The experiences of children living with and caring for parents with mental illness. more
(30 April 2008 14:00)

Common Assessment Framework delivers benefits
Not everyone may be aware of it, but all professionals working in children's services should by now be using the common assessment framework (CAF) to.... more
(30 April 2008 14:00)

Personal budgets could put vulnerable adults at risk
The personalisation reforms could leave vulnerable adults at greater risk of abuse, Commission for Social Care Inspection chief Paul Snell told.... more
(30 April 2008 12:51)

Adass spring seminar round-up
Association of Directors of Adult Social Services held its spring seminar last week. Daniel Lombard reports from the seminar more
(30 April 2008 12:50)

End to ring-fencing 'poses a threat to care budgets'
The devolution of spending powers to local authorities could lead to the raiding of social care budgets by other services, directors warned at the.... more
(30 April 2008 12:45)

Prevention key to cutting service demand
Future funding for adult social care could be subject to the introduction of value-for-money performance indicators, the strategic finance director.... more
(30 April 2008 12:43)

Funding, training and workforce training shorts
Funding, and workforce training and development more
(30 April 2008 12:36)

Social worker 'saw women as second-class citizens'
A senior social worker accused of sexual harassment viewed women “as second-class citizens who had no rights”, a conduct committee was told today. more
(30 April 2008 12:27)

Have you ever been sexually harassed at work?
The case of a senior social worker who allegedly sexually harassed four women is being heard by the GSCC’s conduct committee this week. more
(30 April 2008 12:16)

Adass to recruit national director for delivery of personalisation
The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services is recruiting a national director to lead the delivery of the personalisation of adult social.... more
(30 April 2008 12:12)

Free personal care: workable but underfunded
Lord Sutherland's review of the free personal and nursing care policy in Scotland says that the scheme is important, workable but chronically.... more
(30 April 2008 10:52)

Sexual harassment gave me nightmares, says woman
A woman suffered nightmares, disrupted sleep and low self-esteem after being sexually harassed by her former boss, a GSCC conduct committee was.... more
(30 April 2008 10:35)

News round-up: Man charged in Jersey child abuse investigation
Other stories include politicians urged to up pace on tackling child poverty. more
(30 April 2008 09:57)

Care Council of Wales reprimands NSPCC social worker
A social worker was reprimanded by the Care Council for Wales after three charges of misconduct were upheld against her. more
(30 April 2008 09:56)

Man charged in Jersey child abuse investigation
Other stories include: free Scottish elderly care 'could cost £1bn'. more
(30 April 2008 09:26)

Ivan Lewis defends government record on protecting social workers
The care services minister has defended the government's record on protecting social care workers against violence amid growing calls for more action. more
(30 April 2008 00:01)

Sexual banter and harassment left social worker 'sick and ill'
A social worker has told a conduct committe she was in "absolute shock" after a colleague allegedly described his experience of anal sex to her. more
(29 April 2008 11:51)

Children's plan: MPs call for timetable of action
The Children’s Plan is in danger of becoming merely a “wish list” of ambitions, unless it has clear priorities and a timetable for action, MPs have.... more
(29 April 2008 11:48)

Jersey: Second arrest in abuse investigation
A 68 year-old-man has been arrested in Jersey in connection with the police investigation into historical child abuse. more
(29 April 2008 11:34)

Scotland: Free personal care needs an extra £40m, review finds
Free personal care in Scotland needs an extra £40m to plug a funding shortfall, the first national review of the system has concluded. more
(29 April 2008 09:36)

News round up: Bail 'complacency' led to fatal stabbing
David Cameron claims Gordon Brown has put 100,000 more children into poverty. more
(29 April 2008 09:17)

Bail 'complacency' led to fatal stabbing
Other stories include David Cameron claims Gordon Brown has put 100,000 more children into poverty. more
(29 April 2008 09:16)

Wholesale reform of long-term care system needed, says report
Serious weaknesses in the system of long-term care for older people mean it is in a fragile state that needs wholesale reform, new research has found. more
(29 April 2008 08:36)

Conduct committee hears sexual harassment allegations
A board member of the Children’s Workforce Development Council is appearing before a conduct committee for allegedly harassing four female staff.... more
(28 April 2008 17:17)

Social worker struck off for having sex with young service user
A social worker who formed an “inappropriate personal and sexual relationship” with a vulnerable girl in a children’s home has been struck off. more
(28 April 2008 13:54)

Livability wants inquiry into accommodation of young disabled
The disability charity Livability is calling for an immediate inquiry into the numbers of disabled young people who live in care homes for older.... more
(28 April 2008 11:05)

Stop drugging dementia patients, urges report
Other headlines in today's papers include: Children 'put at risk by higher court fees'; Pregnant prisoner chained up in hospital 24 hours a day;.... more
(28 April 2008 09:21)

News round up: Stop drugging dementia patients, urges report
Other headlines in today's papers include: Children 'put at risk by higher court fees'; Pregnant prisoner chained up in hospital 24 hours a day;.... more
(28 April 2008 09:20)

Over-prescribing in care homes under attack
Up to 105,000 people with dementia in residential care are wrongly given antipsychotic drugs, a national inquiry by MPs has today revealed. more
(25 April 2008 17:07)

Bullying
We look at the factors that lie behind bullying and offer a comprehensive guide to sources of information. more
(25 April 2008 15:19)

Brown's poverty strategy comes unstuck over 10p tax u-turn
Gordon Brown's last budget as chancellor should have underlined his reputation as a safe pair of economic hands. However, commentators accused him.... more
(25 April 2008 15:16)

Adult social care chief Behan says 'enthuse over personalisation'
Enthusiastic attitudes of social workers towards personalisation will be the key to successful reform, the government’s adult social care chief said.... more
(25 April 2008 12:42)

Personalisation: CSCI's Snell sounds abuse alert
The personalisation reforms could leave vulnerable adults at greater risk of abuse, Commission for Social Care Inspection chief Paul Snell warned.... more
(25 April 2008 12:20)

New social care podcast: What happened to the social care violence taskforce?
Ivory Tower guest presenter Natalie Valios discusses accusations that the government has failed to act on recommendations of an action plan to reduce.... more
(25 April 2008 12:14)

Adoption and fostering
Adoption has a higher profile within councils following the prime minister’s adoption review in 2000, according to the Commission for Social Care.... more
(25 April 2008 11:47)

MPs dismiss Hemming's forced adoption claims
Claims by MP John Hemming that there is a "massive social experiment in forced adoption" in the UK have been rejected in parliament. more
(25 April 2008 10:44)

Wiltshire must pay parents for special needs failures
Wiltshire Council must pay a family £10,000 after it botched the special educational needs of a child with severe autism. more
(25 April 2008 10:33)

News round-up: Stepfather questioned over disabled man's death
Other stories include jail inmates win £120,000 payout over abuse claims. more
(25 April 2008 09:44)

Police question stepfather over disabled man's death
Other stories include jail inmates win £120,000 payout over abuse claims. more
(25 April 2008 09:42)

Autism
It is estimated that 500,000 families throughout the UK are affected by autistic spectrum disorders or child autism, according to figures from the.... more
(25 April 2008 09:05)

Faith groups find social workers 'hard to reach'
Faith groups seen as hard to reach by child protection workers believe it is the professionals who are elusive. more
(24 April 2008 15:21)

Antisocial behaviour
This article contains articles about the government’s aims to combat antisocial communities and the reaction from lobby groups who feel young people.... more
(24 April 2008 15:06)

Mayoral candidates told to improve children's lives
The next mayor of London must prioritise improving the lives of children and young people in the capital, leading charities have told the mayoral.... more
(25 April 2008 00:01)

Learning disabilities
Around 1.5 million people in the UK have a learning disability. This article provides facts about learning disabilities, as well as the latest news.... more
(24 April 2008 13:03)

Domestic Violence
Community Care launches its new series of 'Bigger Picture' features offering a full package of information on different subjects - the first one.... more
(24 April 2008 12:31)

Probation service at 'breaking point'
The probation service is at "breaking point", according to findings in a study for Napo, the trade union that represents officers in the sector. more
(24 April 2008 12:10)

Body thought to be missing disabled man James Hughes
Police believe that a body found yesterday is that of severely disabled man James Hughes who went missing on Saturday. more
(24 April 2008 11:27)