Articles by Date : November 01 2003 - November 30 2003

It all clicks into place
Care leavers have poor prospects for training and education or even finding a job. But a project in Merseyside is targeting resources to provide.... more
(06 November 2003 00:00)

A handy man in a crisis
In the first in a series of articles on Community Care Awards 2003 winners, Alison Miller reports on the overall winner, and mental health category.... more
(27 November 2003 17:27)

A form of help?
Complex benefits forms are being simplified but will they improve take-up, asks Gary Vaux. more
(27 November 2003 17:23)

Out of site?
The government is sold on co-location. So too is a south London hospital where health and children's social services work side by side, writes Graham.... more
(27 November 2003 00:00)

Research into practice
The siblings of disabled children express the full range of emotions - from resentment to solidarity. Being in a support group helps, says Peter.... more
(27 November 2003 00:00)

Hand the work over
Managers find it hard to let things go, while staff can feel put upon. But Sheena Doyle, Daphne Obang and Claire Smart show how to turn delegation.... more
(27 November 2003 00:00)

Low cost high-rise help
Nurse Maureen Sweeney and safety adviser Debbie Harrison moved rapidly to minimise the risks facing an older couple in their high-rise flat. This.... more
(27 November 2003 00:00)

Addicted to moralism
Letter from Iowa, USA. more
(20 November 2003 00:00)

No way to handle assault
A man with Down's syndrome loses his independence after being beaten up - a situation that sound support could have prevented. more
(20 November 2003 00:00)

Dangerous liaison?
Fostering a baby that may return home, while hoping to adopt him or her is fraught with difficulty, writes Graham Hopkins. more
(20 November 2003 00:00)

No more platitudes!
Borrowing from an article in the Harvard Business Review (November 2002), Vijay Patel writes an open letter to white managers with stories emerging.... more
(13 November 2003 00:00)

Small steps, giant leaps
Young people in care suffer from low educational achievement but a project in Leeds is raising aspirations. So much so that interest is now growing.... more
(13 November 2003 00:00)

Research into practice
How successful have family group conferences been in involving children in decisions about their future, asks Sally Holland. more
(13 November 2003 00:00)

Leaving with security
Social workers Grace Shields and Mike Rodden helped find supported lodgings for a 15-year-old girl after her family situation broke down. But then.... more
(13 November 2003 00:00)

Seamless service?
A one-stop shop for older people’s benefits and pensions sounds good - at first, writes Gary Vaux. more
(13 November 2003 00:00)

Research into practice
Universities need to consider the differences between carers' organisations when seeking their input into the new degree, writes Sally Anfilogoff. more
(06 November 2003 00:00)

Alone with older carers
A teenager's behaviour becomes challenging for his foster carers, who are in their sixties. Our multidisciplinary panel advises. more
(06 November 2003 00:00)

Battle for identity
Letter from Ireland. more
(06 November 2003 00:00)

Sorted on drugs
It's all change in the complex world of substance misuse, and to reflect this transformation a popular handbook on good practice for service.... more
(06 November 2003 00:00)

Safeguarding Children and Young People
By Corinne May-Chahal and Stella Coleman. more
(20 November 2003 00:00)

Modernising British Local Government
By John Stewart. more
(06 November 2003 00:00)

Making Links Across Specialisms
Edited by Jan Horwath and Steven M Shardlow. more
(06 November 2003 00:00)

Remaking Social Work with Children and Families
By Paul Michael Garrett. more
(27 November 2003 00:00)

Dignity at Work
By Pauline Rennie Peyton. more
(27 November 2003 16:32)

Asparagus Dreams
By Jessica Peers. more
(20 November 2003 12:13)

My life
A 13-year-old boy paints a picture of insensitivity at school to his vision problems. more
(27 November 2003 11:56)

People moves
The latest appointments in the social care sector: Julie Ogley has taken up her new post at North East Lincolnshire Council as the new.... more
(25 November 2003 00:00)

Queen outlines plans for next parliamentary session
A bill to protect children and establish a children's commissioner will be published in the next parliamentary session, the Queen confirmed today in.... more
(26 November 2003 13:00)

Social worker vacancy rate falls slightly
Efforts by local authorities to train more social workers has only resulted in a 1.5 per cent fall in the vacancy rate, the latest figures from the.... more
(28 November 2003 16:21)

Lords rule on housing duty of social services
The House of Lords held by a majority of three to two that a local social services authority was not under a duty to provide residential.... more
(28 November 2003 12:06)

Analysis: Will Hodge keep her job for long?
Children's minister Margeret Hodge survived calls for her to resign, but how long will she keep her job? Mark Hunter looks at the likelihood of.... more
(21 November 2003 15:57)

Friday 28 November 2003
Scotland: Social work chiefs in Edinburgh say they need extra £1 million after Caleb Ness case. more
(28 November 2003 09:57)

Another blast for government over attitude towards children’s rights
The government is still failing to develop a culture that puts the human rights of children at its core, according to the latest report from the.... more
(27 November 2003 17:50)

Report reveals scale of school absences
As many as 100,000 children could be missing from the education system, with children in care being the most at risk, according to a report by.... more
(27 November 2003 17:48)

‘Chasm’ between Scottish bodies
There is a "chasm" between the Scottish executive, the Association of Directors of Social Work and the Scottish Social Services Council, a conference.... more
(27 November 2003 17:38)

Go On Then Make Inclusion Work and Supporting Older People with Dementia in Sheltered Housing
Go On Then Make Inclusion Work Institute for Citizenship. Price £25 plus £3 p&p. Contact 01904 654557 or catherine@citizen.org.uk .... more
(27 November 2003 00:00)

Back to my roots
Hilton Dawson MP explains his decision to wave goodbye to parliament and return to social work in children's services. more
(27 November 2003 00:00)

Early warning signs
GPs are under-diagnosing depression which affects up to a quarter of the population at various stages of their lives. So, the prompt recognition of.... more
(27 November 2003 00:00)

Minister demands social care staff double efforts to promote direct payments
Community care minister Stephen Ladyman told social care staff to double their efforts to make direct payments available to people with learning.... more
(27 November 2003 15:23)

When victim meets offender
Restorative justice brings the perpetrator and the victim of a crime together to discuss what happened. Anabel Unity Sale speaks to a young offender.... more
(27 November 2003 00:00)

When the knives are out
Violence has become more than part of the job for some social care professionals. They are the ones whose clients stalk them, slash their car tyres.... more
(27 November 2003 00:00)

Too much too soon
All local authorities are expected to have children's trusts up and running by 2006 even though the pathfinder evaluation will not be complete by.... more
(27 November 2003 00:00)

McTernan on politics
The power of the media has distorted politicians' chain of accountability. more
(27 November 2003 00:00)

A curse finally lifted
Changing attitudes as well as medication have helped Richard Jameson cope with his schizophrenia. more
(27 November 2003 00:00)

Government crackdown on human traffickers
A new offence of human trafficking for non-sexual exploitation has been introduced in the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc) Bill.... more
(27 November 2003 15:06)

Behind the headlines
Our regular panel comments on a topic in the news. more
(27 November 2003 00:00)

Integration may dilute identity
The role of social workers in child protection is set to be re-modelled, but at a cost to the profession, writes Jan Horwath. more
(27 November 2003 00:00)

Violence is violence whatever the culture
The lack of radicalism in today's multi-agency social care practice is coming under fire. more
(27 November 2003 00:00)

Takes two to tango
Violence in social care is a two-way street and agencies and staff should be doing more to minimise the risk of it being used by clients who often.... more
(27 November 2003 00:00)

Setback for green paper as agencies submit critical counter proposals
From the concept of the lead professional to the three-tiered approach to services, organisations are queuing up to find fault in government plans,.... more
(27 November 2003 00:00)