Articles by Date : October 01 2003 - October 31 2003

Pilots airborne
Gary Vaux on housing allowances and return to work credits - both now being piloted. more
(30 October 2003 00:00)

Just the job
Workers often learn more doing the job and working with experienced colleagues than through formal qualification or training. Des Kelly and Kathryn.... more
(30 October 2003 00:00)

Touching database
The failure to share information can have tragic consequences, as the case of Victoria Climbie showed.Graham Hopkins reports on how councils can.... more
(30 October 2003 00:00)

Research into practice
Peter Burke looks at research into the role of group activities and discussions in building confidence and social skills in young people. more
(30 October 2003 00:00)

Freezing cold and all alone
At risk from hypothermia and living in a flat used by street drinkers, an isolated older man is in poor health. But he rejects all offers of help..... more
(30 October 2003 00:00)

Faith, hope, charity
Letter from usa more
(23 October 2003 00:00)

He has nobody to turn to
A teenager's family has broken down and he is developing mental health problems. Can he receive help without being hospitalised? more
(23 October 2003 00:00)

Research into practice
Bernard Moss looks at how social work qualifications are preparing social workers to understand the role and impact of religion in society. more
(23 October 2003 00:00)

Do-it-yourself
A new guide is helping mental health service users and survivors set up their own crisis services as alternatives to in-patient care. Eileen Fursland.... more
(23 October 2003 00:00)

Research into practice
Interviews with parents on the Home-Start programme revealed that they want support more than anything, say Jane Akister and Ken Johnson. more
(16 October 2003 00:00)

Development DIY
The best managers get the best out of people - including themselves. Here Christine Doorly and Kathryn Stone suggest ways to manage your own.... more
(16 October 2003 00:00)

A minor miracle of rehab
An 88-year-old woman proves that putting the onus on independence and striving for support at home can work in even the most unpromising of.... more
(16 October 2003 00:00)

Bad form, in short
New forms for attendance and disability living allowances: are they better, asks Gary Vaux. more
(16 October 2003 00:00)

Start from scratch
Letter from Bulgaria. more
(09 October 2003 00:00)

This is my life
A scheme is supporting young asylum seekers and refugees to record their experiences of living in Huddersfield. Graham Hopkins reports. more
(09 October 2003 00:00)

Research into practice
Gaynor Wingham looks at a study into the political views of pre-voting age young people and how their beliefs are shaped at an early age. more
(09 October 2003 00:00)

She won't accept support
An elderly woman looks after a middle-aged son with learning difficulties but refuses to accept support. Our panel gives advice. more
(09 October 2003 00:00)

A complex birth
Gary Vaux on how problems in administering the new pension credit affect older people. more
(02 October 2003 00:00)

Barrier busters
A community team in Knowsley, north west England, are showing how modern healthcare and traditional social work values combine to provide an.... more
(02 October 2003 00:00)

Research into practice
Research points to an unhelpful division that exists in advice, advocacy and information services for older people, writes Neil Thompson. more
(02 October 2003 00:00)

Acting the partners
In the second of our articles on partnership, Julie Charlesworth, Jill Reynolds and Claire Smart consider the possibilities and problems of health.... more
(02 October 2003 00:00)

Child Protection and Mental Health Services
By Nicky Stanley, Bridget Penhale, Denise Riordan, Rosalind S Barbour and Sue Holden. more
(30 October 2003 00:00)

Is the Cooker Turned Off? Caring for an Older Person with Failing Memory
By Josephine and Michael Woolf. more
(09 October 2003 11:48)

Interprofessional Collaboration. From Policy to Practice in Health and Social Care
Edited by Audrey Leathard. more
(30 October 2003 00:00)

The Idea of Community, Social Policy and Self
By Kevin Loughran. more
(09 October 2003 00:00)

The Failure of Britain's Police
By Norman Dennis. more
(16 October 2003 00:00)

The Naked Bird Watcher
By Suzy Johnston. more
(23 October 2003 00:00)

A Life Inside: A Prisoner's Notebook
By Erwin James. more
(02 October 2003 00:00)

A Brief History of Crime
By Peter Hitchens. more
(02 October 2003 00:00)

It's Someone Taking a Part of You. A Study of Young Women and Sexual Exploitation
By Jenny J Pearce with Mary Williams and Cristina Galvin. more
(23 October 2003 14:54)

Family Problems, Family Solutions. Kinship Care for Children in Need: An Agenda for Change
By Terry Philpot and Bob Broad. more
(16 October 2003 16:10)

My life
A 15-year-old girl describes how her views are being ignored at school by teachers she feels are oblivious to pupils’ needs. more
(31 October 2003 12:04)

MPs consider UK record on human rights of children
The joint committee on human rights considered the UK's record against the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child. more
(30 October 2003 17:29)

Pay body rules that equality must be priority
The Local Government Pay Commission rejected calls for a minimum pay rate for social care workers on low incomes. Natalie Valios assesses the.... more
(31 October 2003 12:16)

TARGET Social Care
TARGET Social Care is bought to you by GTI, the leading graduate careers publisher in the UK, and Community Care , the leading magazine for social.... more
(13 October 2003 14:14)

Most say McEwan should have stayed
Six out of 10 visitors to Community Care ’s website believe Edinburgh social work director Les McEwan should not have resigned over his department’s.... more
(30 October 2003 00:00)

Fight is on to ensure children’s green paper brings genuine inclusiveness
There is a battle to ensure that the children’s green paper is truly inclusive, it was claimed last week. more
(30 October 2003 00:00)

'Crisis' hits mental health services for children in Wales
Mental health services for children and young people in Wales are in crisis, according to Welsh children’s commissioner Peter Clarke, writes Alex.... more
(31 October 2003 11:48)

Running on empty
Agencies that help homeless people are restricted in the help they can offer runaways aged under-16 as children are not eligible for anything more.... more
(30 October 2003 00:00)

In kennedy’s name
From training to become a Catholic priest, Richard McKendrick has gone on to head a major support charity for gay, lesbian and bisexual young people..... more
(31 October 2003 12:07)

Reined in
Children tell Sarah Wellard what keeps them from playing out and learning independence. more
(31 October 2003 12:05)

Musical youth
Kendra Inman visits a project in south London where a project is helping young people create a CD showcasing their own performance and production.... more
(31 October 2003 12:01)

Instruments of success
Making music provides some children with the sense of purpose, the camaraderie and the self-esteem they need to succeed in life. But, reports Kendra.... more
(31 October 2003 11:59)

No yob too small
The government wants to beef up measures to penalise "crime" by children under 10. What crime, asks Mark Hunter. more
(31 October 2003 11:56)

Plenty to take on trust
With so many players involved in providing services, children’s trusts might find it a struggle to form the relationships necessary for success,.... more
(31 October 2003 11:52)

Who’s going to do what?
Should a common qualifications structure be set up for all those working in key roles with children? Sally Gillen reports on the debate over the.... more
(31 October 2003 11:47)

Zones host too many initiatives
An Ofsted report on Education Action Zones in round two of the programme has found they share the strengths and weaknesses of EAZs in the first round.... more
(31 October 2003 11:40)

Results boost for deprived schools
The academic performance of children in the poorest schools has improved two and a half times faster than children in other schools, GCSE/GNVQ.... more
(31 October 2003 11:38)

Flexible working tops most parents’ wish-list
The majority of parents believe the most important change the government could make to support them would be to make flexible working a right,.... more
(31 October 2003 11:30)

Teenagers shunned in child popularity poll
Children are held in higher esteem than teenagers, a study carried out for the National Children’s Bureau (NCB) has revealed. more
(31 October 2003 11:33)