Articles by Date : December 01 2005 - December 31 2005

Disability Discrimination, Law and Practice
Anyone who subscribes to the definition of social work as working to promote the "empowerment and liberation of people to enhance well-being" would.... more
(01 December 2005 13:41)

Book Review: Feeling Good: Promoting Children's Mental Health
This short series of worksheets aims to support parents in promoting their children’s emotional well-being, writes Lynne Reay. more
(01 December 2005 12:00)

Book Review: Youth Clubs – Association, Participation, Friendship and Fun!
This book is a well-referenced examination of the history of youth clubs, writes Lynne Mackaness. more
(01 December 2005 11:55)

Book Review: He’s having a baby: The complete guide to fatherhood
I found this book inaccessible at first for TWO reasons, writes Scott Hickman. more
(01 December 2005 11:48)

Book Review: Talking about Food
This publication aims to be a practical guide for health professionals and tell them how to give healthy eating advice to disadvantaged pregnant.... more
(01 December 2005 11:31)

Previous Guess Who's
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(01 December 2005 10:06)

Do your duty
With Christmas Day falling on a Sunday, social services emergency teams will have to provide extensive cover. Three managers tell Graham Hopkins how.... more
(15 December 2005 00:00)

My practice
Staff must remember that for looked-after children Christmas has its anxieties as well as pleasures, writes Clea Barry. more
(15 December 2005 00:00)

It all began with a word
One phone call from a colleague spurred Luke Matthews and Mark St-John into action on the trail of a pregnant teenager and her older companion. And.... more
(15 December 2005 00:00)

BBC Radio 4's Christmas appeal
Generally, £160 isn’t perceived as a lot of money. But it’s a sum that can mean a great deal. £160 is the size of the average grant awarded to.... more
(12 December 2005 00:00)

Equipped for the job?
A 42-year-old blind man with a history of depression has been let down in his first-ever job by poor equipment and may lose it more
(08 December 2005 00:00)

Christmas crackers
Gary Vaux has recently received requests from some familiar, yet clearly very needy, sources more
(08 December 2005 00:00)

A special time
Christmas is usually a happy time for families. But what about children in care? Graham Hopkins reports on a contact scheme in Ireland more
(08 December 2005 00:00)

Rights of Women awarded Lilith award
“Domestic violence attracts government support, policy and funding but sexual violence does not,” says Ranjit Kaur, director of Rights of Women, a.... more
(02 December 2005 00:00)

Coram Family rolls out training scheme
Independent living may be the goal of many young people, but those who are vulnerable, homeless, leaving care or asylum seekers face more barriers.... more
(02 December 2005 00:00)

My Practice
A masters degree course convinced Nichola Edge that she needed to make her day centre alive to the needs of ethnic minorities more
(01 December 2005 13:44)

Good Company
When a council-run employment service for socially excluded people hit a funding crisis the solution was to turn it into a charitable company. Doug.... more
(01 December 2005 13:40)

Burden weighs heavily
A carer is in danger of collapsing under the weight of responsibility. Fortunately, Lee Alexander and Alexandra Dunlop were able to provide her with.... more
(01 December 2005 00:00)

Profession becoming less focused on clients and more on paperwork
Social care professionals are becoming overwhelmed by paperwork at the expense of working with service users, a Community Care survey has revealed. more
(15 December 2005 00:00)

Universal services fail to protect Sheffield siblings
A serious case review into five siblings in Sheffield who suffered neglect has highlighted the failure of local education and primary care services.... more
(21 December 2005 11:25)

Career clinic
Your career dilemmas answered by experts more
(06 December 2005 15:20)

Job file
People in social care talk about the reality of their role. more
(20 December 2005 11:41)

How to be assertive
Practical advice on work issues. more
(20 December 2005 12:08)

Sixty Second Interview with Victor Adebowale
Sixty Second Interview with Victor Adebowale more
(19 December 2005 00:00)

Why I love my job
Social care staff on the joys of the profession more
(14 December 2005 16:27)

Support for Asylum Seekers: A Guide to Legal and Welfare Rights
Written by a highly respected legal team, this is a comprehensive work, writes Ashling Sans. more
(01 December 2005 00:00)

Books for Christmas cont.
Here we conclude our festive special where readers and contributors tell Community Care what books they intend to give as presents or hope to receive.... more
(15 December 2005 00:00)

Books for christmas
We asked Community Care readers, reviewers and contributors which books they are hoping to receive or intending to give this Christmas. Here, and in.... more
(08 December 2005 00:00)

Questions from Community Care issue dated 1 - 7 December 2005
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(01 December 2005 15:19)

Questions from Community Care issue dated 8 - 14 December 2005
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(08 December 2005 00:00)

November
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(01 December 2005 15:28)

Profile: Maggie Mellon
Careers in social care more
(16 December 2005 11:31)

How to work on the move
Practical advice on work issues more
(14 December 2005 15:49)

Community Care announces the winners of the 2005 awards
Community Care is delighted to announce the winners of the Community Care 2005 awards. more
(16 December 2005 00:00)

Sixty Second Interview
Sixty Second Interview with Naomi Eisenstadt more
(20 December 2005 00:00)

Consultation on care home fee information
The government is to consult with providers and residents about information given on care home fees, care services minister Liam Byrne announced.... more
(22 December 2005 15:12)

Neglect of five children not spotted by care agencies
Lack of communication between agencies led to a failure to spot neglect of five children by their parents, a serious case review for Sheffield.... more
(22 December 2005 14:17)

THURSDAY 22 DECEMBER
Care agency errors let couple keep five children in squalor more
(22 December 2005 09:58)

Young people's Asbos to be reviewed after one year
Antisocial behaviour orders given to young people will be reviewed after a year, the government announced yesterday. more
(21 December 2005 14:10)

Audit Commission chairman resigns
Chairman of the Audit Commission James Strachan is quitting. more
(21 December 2005 11:24)

Annual reviews for Asbos for children receive warm welcome
The Youth Justice Board has welcomed the Home Office’s decision to introduce an annual review of Asbos given to young people after one year. more
(21 December 2005 10:55)

WEDNESDAY 21 DECEMBER
Record number of Asbos but four in 10 are broken more
(21 December 2005 09:55)

No prosecution over Gareth Myatt's death
There will be no prosecution over 15-year-old Gareth Myatt, who died in 2004 after being restrained by staff at a private secure training centre, the.... more
(20 December 2005 00:00)

David Bell leaves Ofsted
Former social worker Maurice Smith is to be new acting chief schools inspector at Ofsted from 3 January, following David Bell’s departure. more
(20 December 2005 00:00)

Asian offenders most likely to experience racism
Asian prisoners, particularly young offenders, are more likely than any other racial group to report experiencing racist bullying in prison,.... more
(20 December 2005 00:00)

Baaf launches new adoption website
A new website to help reunite birth parents and adopted adults launches this Friday (23 December). It is a response by charity Baaf adoption and.... more
(20 December 2005 00:00)

Career clinic
Your career dilemmas answered by experts. more
(20 December 2005 12:52)

TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER
Asian inmates feel most unsafe in prison, study reveals more
(20 December 2005 09:37)

MONDAY 19 DECEMBER
Probation service inquiry after fiasco of killer’s early release more
(19 December 2005 10:31)

Inspection body highlights gaps in fostering services
Despite “rapid improvement” in council fostering services over the last 12 months, nearly one in five councils are still failing to meet half of the.... more
(19 December 2005 14:56)