Articles by Date : November 01 2002 - November 30 2002

Research into practice
Karin Crawford looks at research that shows inadequate working arrangements for informal carers who are also in paid employment. more
(21 November 2002 00:00)

Bear next door
Letter from Nordland county, Norway. more
(21 November 2002 00:00)

No harm in trying
Our multi-disciplinary panel considers how to work with a self-ha rming teenage girl with a record of shoplifting. She lives in care. more
(21 November 2002 00:00)

Taming the beast
Men who use violence should seek help to change, but this rarely happens. Graham Hopkins reports on a pioneering scheme in Edinburgh which encourages.... more
(21 November 2002 00:00)

Research into practice
Neil Thompson investigates research into workplace harassment and asks how social care organisations should deal with complaints. more
(14 November 2002 00:00)

All change, please
Time was when management was all about managing the status quo. But now change is the latest buzz word in the social care world. Martin Willis and.... more
(14 November 2002 00:00)

Social insecurity
Moves to cut benefits to "anti-social" people would be wrong and unworkable, says Gary Vaux. more
(14 November 2002 00:00)

Hope follows trust
Jamie Schofield, of the Behaviour Resource Service in Southampton, tells Graham Hopkins how listening therapy helped a teenage girl with mental.... more
(14 November 2002 00:00)

Theories to limit chaos
Our multi-disciplinary panel suggests how to bring order to the life of a man diagnosed with schizophrenia who is hostile to services. more
(07 November 2002 00:00)

Rules of engagement
To gain more public support, Warwickshire attempted to engage the local press on child protection. Graham Hopkins reports. more
(07 November 2002 00:00)

Full text of Queen's Speech
The Queen addressed both Houses of Parliament on Wednesday 13 November outlining the government's legislative programme for the year ahead. more
(13 November 2002 15:00)

Lily praises, not savages, social care
Outstanding achievements in the social care profession were celebrated at the annual Community Care awards held at the London Hilton hotel in Park.... more
(21 November 2002 00:00)

The right to choose wrongly
The extension of direct payments to all older people should lead to an explosion in the number of personal assistants to care for them at home. But.... more
(21 November 2002 00:00)

Missing the target
Performance assessments and star ratings for social services are telling us far less than the government would like us to believe, argues Nick.... more
(21 November 2002 00:00)

Confidentiality agreement
Jacqui Pointon, a specialist nurse working with a child and adolescent mental health team, coaxed the painful truth of sexual abuse by a family.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Let's be mindful of stigma
A Royal College of Psychiatrists campaign is looking to encourage the public to be more tolerant of people with mental health problems. Child.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Book reviews
John Pierson warms to an East End memoir while Chris Hanvey welcomes a global perspective on children's rights. more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

National service framework will set compulsory standards for agencies
The mental health module of the long-awaited children's national service framework will set down clear standards that agencies will be forced to.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Prisons without walls?
It is well known that Britain has one of the worst records in western Europe for locking up children and young people. more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Doomed to drop out?
Social workers are being urged to take up post-qualifying training, but as Helen Keville reports, many need extra help to step onto the first rung of.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Room on the board
Services for people with learning difficulties could be transformed by the inclusive partnership boards set up by the government through Valuing.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Could do better
User involvement in learning disability partnership boards has been encouraging, but there is still work to be done in crucial areas, says Rachel.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

McTernan On Politics
Politicial analyst John McTernan begins his new column by attacking the free market. more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Stars eclipsed by flaws in system
The principle of measuring social services' performance is fine. The snag lies in the way it is done, writes Chris Davies. more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Care delivery 'may go to volunteers'
The voluntary sector could soon take over the delivery of all care packages to children, delegates were told last week. more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Child migrant list switches to doh
The department of health is to take over responsibility for the Child Migrant Central Information Index set up by the NCVCCO. more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Blueprint for children's services will set objectives for councils to achieve
The new government strategy to shape children's social services will focus on setting aspirational outcomes for councils to achieve, a senior civil.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Inspections chief cleared of bullying
A senior social worker has been cleared of bullying, an allegation included in an anonymous letter sent to the Scottish executive. more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Social worker body seen as 'elitist'
The British Association of Social Workers has been most effective when it has been seen to concentrate on professional issues rather than campaign on.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Gypsies call for task force on sites
The government should set up a five-year task force to address the shortage of appropriate sites for gypsies and travellers, a leading gypsy rights.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Share price fall hits RNIB income
The Royal National Institute of the Blind looks set to make budget cuts of £5 million because its assets have been hit by the recent falls in the.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Charity calls for more initial help for refugees to cope with displacement
Refugee campaigners are calling on the government to do more to help refugees settle into the UK after new research revealed that many Bosnian.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Councils appeal for upgrade in stars
Two social services directors are bidding to have their refreshed star ratings upgraded. more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Commission rejects name change
In its response to the government's review of charity law, the Charity Commission says it wants its regulatory role to be more clearly defined.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Mixed signals on abuse
For anyone nostalgic for the comfortable conventions, restrictive attitudes and social framework of the 1950s, the Sexual Offences Act 1956 makes.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Possible on-the-spot fines for juveniles
Juvenile offenders could face on-the-spot fines for antisocial behaviour, home secretary David Blunkett said last week. more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Leading questions
Leaders are said to be people who can tell you what to do. But what happens when they don't know what to do themselves? Christine Doorly, Daphne.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Behind the headlines
The Home Office may talk of reducing the number of young people in custody, but a quick survey of the juvenile secure estate suggests a single.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Child denied school place of his choice
A 12-year-old disabled boy has been denied a place at the school of his choice because it does not have wheelchair access. more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Unit needs 'complex solutions' to crime
Campaigners have warned that the Home Office's forthcoming anti-social behaviour unit must not focus on punishing young offenders without helping.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Mixed reception for home office bill
The Criminal Justice Bill, which aims to reduce crime, bring more offenders to justice and make punishments work more effectively, was unveiled by.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

New Labour: the party for the rich
The New Labour government's support for the wealthy might prove its undoing, writes Yvonne Roberts. more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Keep on taking the pills
Richard Jameson writes that with treatment a schizophrenia diagnosis need not mean an unhappy life. more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Charities criticise police plan for low priority given to combating abuse
Children's charities have criticised the lack of priority given to child protection in the first National Policing Plan, warning that it will lead to.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Hard evidence
A report by MPs into investigations of historic abuse in children's homes has challenged police investigative methods and raised doubts about past.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Top councils to have more freedom
Councils with three-star social services departments will be able to spend their grant money on any area of social services or carry it into the next.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Forest Bank gains a positive review
Forest Bank prison and young offenders institution in Manchester is a "very good local prison" in spite of the pressure of significant population.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Schools reject children with special needs to keep place in league table
Many schools are rejecting children with special educational needs and disabilities because they fear they will bring down their performance and.... more
(29 November 2002 14:38)

Voice of experience
Are inspectors and the services they scrutinise good at involving people who use services in standard-setting and inspection? Or are they just good.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)

Leadbetter calls for four-year degree
The three-year social work degree to be introduced next September should be four years, according to former president of the Association of Directors.... more
(28 November 2002 00:00)