Articles by Date : June 01 2004 - June 30 2004

Computer system cuts bed-blocking
A pioneering electronic referral system in Cheshire has slashed delayed hospital discharges by more than two-thirds and enabled a seamless move to.... more
(17 June 2004 14:22)

Encouraging positive discipline
NSPCC parenting adviser Eileen Hayes aims to give professionals the confidence to tackle difficult questions about physical punishment, through the.... more
(24 June 2004 00:00)

A different class
Pupils in the Great Yarmouth area are reaping the rewards of schools that offer a wide range of support to them and their families, writes Graham.... more
(10 June 2004 00:00)

What more can be tried?
A teenage boy with Asperger's syndrome has failed to respond positively to interventions. Our panel discusses what to do. more
(10 June 2004 00:00)

Training materials
Registered Manager's Solutions and Parents Speak. more
(10 June 2004 00:00)

The Forward Steps
Forward Steps, a small independent project in South Wales, supports young people in foster care where there is a risk of the placement being.... more
(10 June 2004 00:00)

Bad year all round
Poor decision-making has marred the first year of three new benefits services, writes Gary Vaux. more
(10 June 2004 11:34)

Home life can quell threat
Andrew Durham explains to Graham Hopkins how keeping a sexually abused teenager in the family home, despite the danger he posed to his younger.... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Initial Evaluation of the Rural Emotional Support Team (Rest)
Star rating: 4/5. more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

No One Asked Us Before!
Shamin Akthar. Safe in the City (Manchester)/The Children's Society Contact: 0161 275 9083. E-mail: scm@childrenssociety.org.uk more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

www.csci.gov.uk
Star rating: 2/5 more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Recipe for retention
Care home manager Helen Cook tells Graham Hopkins how she tackled recruitment and retention problems - which are particularly bad in the sector -.... more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

My practice
Child protection worker Clea Barry explains how becoming pregnant changed her relationships with her clients. more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

www.need2know.co.uk
This site is aimed at young people aged 13-19, giving advice about everyday issues that concern and effect teenagers, such as health, money, work and.... more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Managing in Health and Social Care: Essential Checklists for Frontline Staff
By William Bryans. more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Information and Communication Technologies in the Welfare Services
Edited by Elizabeth Harlow and Stephen A Webb. more
(24 June 2004 11:32)

Related by Adoption
By Hedi Argent. more
(24 June 2004 00:00)

Joined-up Youth Justice
By Ros Burnett and Catherine Appleton. more
(10 June 2004 00:00)

Boys Who Have Abused: Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Victim/Perpetrators of Sexual Abuse
By John Woods. more
(03 June 2004 00:00)

Adolescence: Positive Approaches for Working with Young People
By Ann Wheal. more
(10 June 2004 11:47)

This life
Livia Dennison, age 15, describes the practical difficulties of having parents who have separated more
(01 June 2004 11:34)

My Life
Katie Mehiga, age 10, describes how she has managed to cope with her treatment for cancer. more
(30 June 2004 10:38)

Disillusioned, not apathetic
Labour is still considering lowering the voting age to 16 despite the electoral commission’s recommendation that it should stay at 18 for the time.... more
(01 June 2004 11:09)

Debt: a barrier to education
My progression through secondary education has been marked by three emotions: fear, relief, and disappointment. more
(30 June 2004 10:05)

Mother courage
Sometimes a child’s behaviour can push the most devoted parent to express anger that they later regret. more
(30 June 2004 10:32)

The big question
Has Valuing People made any difference to the lives of people with learning difficulties? more
(24 June 2004 00:00)

www.raceactionnet.co.uk
This site from the reliable independent researchers Lemos & Crane bills itself as a one-stop practitioner resource for supporting victims and dealing.... more
(24 June 2004 00:00)

Staff give thumbs up to new pay deal
Almost two-thirds of visitors to Community Care 's website voted in favour of the new pay deal for local government workers put forward last week.... more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

The big question
It's National Carers Week: token gesture or good idea? more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Fears for care packages as staff feel pressure of discharge targets
A preoccupation with discharging patients from hospital in order to avoid fines could be taking social workers' attention away from proper assessment.... more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Beds switch policy under renewed fire
Fresh concern has been raised about the Youth Justice Board's strategy to reduce the number of beds contracted from local authority secure children's.... more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Charity welcomes internet monitoring
Children's charity NCH has welcomed plans to monitor internet chat rooms to identify paedophiles. more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Bill aims to protect Scots social workers
Front-line child protection and mental health social workers look set to be covered in the Emergency Workers Bill in Scotland. more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Pay carers same rate as pension, say MPs
An increase in the carers allowance to the level of the basic state pension has been called for by MPs in a move timed to draw attention to Carers.... more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Staff to be stripped of social work title
Cumbria Council is being forced to cancel the contracts of 12 experienced social workers because their qualifications fail to meet new regulations. more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Man guilty of 'hate crime' campaign
A man who subjected social workers, health professionals and councillors to a seven-year campaign of hate crimes because he believed they were.... more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Teachers urge behaviour fines
The teaching union Nasuwt Scotland is calling for a national standard of acceptable pupil behaviour with fines for parents who fail to keep their.... more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Treasury set to target dignity
The Treasury is expected to set the Department of Health a target to promote the independence and dignity of older people when it publishes the next.... more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Derbyshire workers threaten strike
Approved social workers in Derbyshire have backed further industrial action after accusing the council of reneging on a pay deal. more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Services 'blind to child trafficking'
Social services are "closing their eyes" to the problem of trafficked children, according to the director of what was the UK's only safehouse, which.... more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Social Exclusion Unit leads the way on revamp of day services
Day services for people with mental health problems will be overhauled to include a range of provision such as access to employment opportunities,.... more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Review may find fewer than 200 cases
The number of cases that need to be reviewed of children taken into care on the basis of disputed medical evidence may be fewer than 200. more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Draft bill will be published in July
The long-delayed draft Mental Health Bill will be published for pre-legislative scrutiny before parliament breaks for summer recess next month, .... more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Union warns of Sure Start staff cut threat
Sure Start projects will be put under pressure because of plans to cut hundreds of posts in the Department for Education and Skills, says the civil.... more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Doubts over child care commitment
Regional Development Agencies' commitment to child care was thrown into doubt this week. more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Scrap 'safe country' list, urges charity
Asylum Aid has urged the government to abandon its safe country list after it emerged that women were facing human rights abuses in countries deemed.... more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Chief prisons inspector sparks fresh concern over the use of special cells
Anne Owers has attacked the use of special cells at Styal prison in an inspection report that reveals how several women were stripped under restraint.... more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Queen's birthday list rewards social care
One in five of those recognised in this year's Queen's birthday honours list work or volunteer in the health, social care or education sectors - and.... more
(17 June 2004 00:00)

Wednesday 30 June 2004
Pregnant teenagers in affluent areas more likely to have abortions, and drug addicts in Grampian to benefit from new “one-stop-shop”. more
(30 June 2004 16:36)

Research reviews
Mentoring disaffected young people: an evaluation of "Mentoring Plus" Michael Shiner and Tim Newburn, Joseph Rowntree Foundation Well-run.... more
(30 June 2004 10:54)