Articles by Date : June 01 2006 - June 30 2006

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(01 June 2006 09:06)

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(28 June 2006 12:15)

Look Ahead Housing uses art to build users' self-esteem
A housing and support organisation is looking to do more than manage the rent or provide training for work as a means to build self-esteem in its.... more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

Graham Hopkins reports on a drama project in Bournemouth that tackled the issue of young people's sexuality
Despite social care's general commitment to training and personal development, training courses can become much of a muchness: from the same old.... more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

Festival review: Bonkersfest! 06
It's not every festival that opens with the local mayor firing a banana from a cannon, but then this wasn't your usual summer event, writes Mark.... more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

Looked-after children don't often get the chance to shine but in Rotherham they are taking centre stage
In his song, Sir Noel Coward advises Mrs Worthington not to put her daughter on the stage as, notwithstanding young Miss Worthington's perceived.... more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

A man with Down's syndrome and speech difficulties rows with his mother who is struggling to care for him.
The disabled children's team and day services could provide information about Grant's history enabling the social worker to identify when reviews.... more
(22 June 2006 00:00)

An assertive outreach team from the voluntary sector evaluates itself
A trailblazing voluntary sector assertive outreach team has passed its 10th birthday - a good time to take stock and involve service users in.... more
(22 June 2006 00:00)

Training materials: Getting the Right Trainers: Enabling Service Users to Train Social Work Students and Practitioners About the Reality of Family Poverty in the UK
Recent years have seen the growing recognition of the value of involving service users in social work training and research, writes Elaine Argyle. more
(22 June 2006 00:00)

Measures to help people into work have the opposite effect
Gary Vaux on what happens when measures to help people into work have the opposite effect more
(22 June 2006 00:00)

Finding keepers
A joint venture between a day service and an environmental agency in west London is employing people with learning difficulties as volunteer canal.... more
(08 June 2006 00:00)

Training material: Drug Problems - Where to Get Help
This directory of drug services is a must-have publication for anyone working with drug users or for the families of drug users, writes Sue Rana. more
(02 June 2006 13:19)

Fashion Victims
Management that aims for compliance with trendy modern indicators such as performance and excellence is often detrimental to those who receive and.... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

My Practice - Nicola Glover-Edge
Plans to put the safety of vulnerable adults on an equal footing to that of children is good news for Nichola Glover-Edge. more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Reining in a free spirit
A woman of 90 kept walking out of her care home, raising questions about why she did it and also concerns for her safety. But once her motivation.... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Training materials: My Money Matters: Guidance on Best Practice in Handling the Money of People with a Learning Disability
Banks and other financial services should be disgraced by the real stories used in this useful guide to illustrate the problems people with learning.... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Training materials: Drug Workers: What You Need to Know About: Mental Health, Welfare Rights, Housing, Blood-Borne Viruses, Young People, Children of Drug-Using Parents DrugScope
Drugs work is increasingly carried out in a multi-agency environment where workers have to communicate with a range of professionals including.... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Questions from Community Care issue dated 29 June - 5 July
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(29 June 2006 08:52)

Sure Start for Dads…
Latest tabloid clanger more
(15 June 2006 08:16)

Ageism in management as shown by the expression 'the elderly'
Senior managers in older people's services are not immune to the stereotypical thinking that reinforces ageism, says Blair McPherson more
(22 June 2006 00:00)

Question from Community Care - Ageism in management as shown by the expression 'the elderly'
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(23 June 2006 11:07)

Minister Lewis returns to social care in bid to 'make a difference'
Care services minister Ivan Lewis has a good grounding in social care. So how will he go about improving the sector's relationship with the NHS?.... more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

Doing...Arts Series
Support staff and carers of people with learning difficulties are constantly searching for local activities - often to be disappointed. Now you can.... more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

Questions from Community Care issue dated 22-28 June
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(23 June 2006 11:13)

Questions from Community Care issue dated 15-21 June
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(15 June 2006 15:45)

Questions from Community Care issue dated 8-14 June
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(08 June 2006 09:57)

Questions from Community Care issue dated 1 - 7 June
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(01 June 2006 09:11)

In the Spotlight with Jo Williams
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(21 June 2006 00:00)

Social care needs improved international links
European countries must collaborate more to plan for the aftermath of civil disasters such as terrorist attacks, the Association of Directors of.... more
(20 June 2006 09:07)

Zahid Mubarek public inquiry names and shames staff
Nineteen prison staff are named and shamed today in the public inquiry report into the murder of Zahid Mubarek in 2000 by his racist cellmate Robert.... more
(30 June 2006 08:28)

National Service Framework for Long-term Conditions not made a priority, say campaigners
In his foreword to last year’s National Service Framework for Long-term Conditions, the then health secretary, John Reid, said it marked a “real.... more
(30 June 2006 00:00)

Missing Words 150606
Our latest missing words quiz more
(15 June 2006 08:52)

Sixty Second Interview with Enver Solomon
Sixty Second Interview with Enver Solomon more
(16 June 2006 00:00)

Gillian Dalley's Relatives and Residents Association is looking to gain Human Rights Act coverage for care home residents
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill, currently going through parliament, will ensure people applying to work with vulnerable adults in health and.... more
(22 June 2006 00:00)

A national template
The blurring of long-term health and social care has led to a new, more enlightened continuing care framework aimed at resolving the current mess,.... more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

New friend in high places
For anyone seeking reasons to be cheerful, this is a good week. more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

The government is yet again interfering in the role and duties of local authorities, argues Peter Gilroy
New guidance on the role of the director of adult social services is far too prescriptive. more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

Mubarek inquiry to report findings
The Zahid Mubarek inquiry is due to publish its final report today (29 June). more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

'Tired methods must change', says Lewis
Those who commission services are failing to affect the lives of people who are hard to reach and must look beyond "traditional" ways of working,.... more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

Welsh commissioner to get more powers
Campaigners have won a major victory in gaining more powers for the Welsh older people's commissioner. more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

Council inquiry into jailed foster carers
Wakefield Council is to hold a full independent inquiry into a case where a couple abused young boys placed in their care. more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

Lawyers slam lack of consultation on proposed changes to 1983 Act
An influential lawyers' group has accused the health secretary of breaching a code of conduct over her department's failure to consult properly on.... more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

Waiting times remain NHS priority
NHS managers will still be "hung" if they fail to achieve targets to cut acute sector waiting times, despite government ambitions to shift resources.... more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

Behan needs support to succeed as national director, say sector leaders
David Behan's appointment as the Department of Health's first director general for social care will not fully redress the lack of social care.... more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

Protocol will foster independent living
Social services leaders have signed up to a new protocol to support user-led organisations and the development of centres for independent living. more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

Scottish executive has second thoughts over hearings reforms
Scotland's children's hearing system has long been held up as a model of good practice. more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

Conditions clash is block to integration
The different terms and conditions of social care and NHS staff are "probably the single biggest barrier to integrating services", a workforce expert.... more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

The Big Question
Do we need a Megan's Law in this country? more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

Judicial review of Hillingdon funding
Hillingdon Council has been granted permission by the High Court for a judicial review of the government's alleged underfunding of services for.... more
(29 June 2006 00:00)

Glasgow hostility down to job fears
Scottish people are more tolerant of asylum seekers than the English but still show negative attitudes towards them, according to new research. .... more
(29 June 2006 00:00)