Articles by Date : January 01 2008 - January 31 2008

Kinship care's key role in supporting children
It should be easier for members of the extended family to care for young relatives, says Jean Stogdon, a keynote speaker at Community Care's kinship.... more
(31 January 2008 13:56)

Nottingham baby: social workers to make fresh care application
Social workers in Nottingham who removed a newborn baby from his teenage mother without a court order will today make a fresh application to take the.... more
(31 January 2008 15:57)

Gems of advice for newly-qualified social workers
Share the nuggets of advice - serious or otherwise - imparted to you during your first year as a qualified social worker that you still remember (and.... more
(31 January 2008 18:17)

Carer's victory may give rights to millions
A mother who claims she was forced to quit her job to look after her disabled child has won the first round in a landmark legal case which could.... more
(31 January 2008 16:36)

Asylum-seeking children reforms published
Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children will be placed with specialist local authorities outside of London and the South East from the autumn, under.... more
(31 January 2008 14:45)

Alerting professionals to signs of emotional abuse
Emotional abuse of children is difficult to discern but there are signs that should alert professionals, reports Simon Vevers more
(31 January 2008 14:44)

Mother faces new fight to keep newborn baby
Other stories include: Family who fled torture in Kenya to be deported; Churches, schools and charities face flood of claims after court ruling;.... more
(31 January 2008 12:15)

News round-up: Mother faces new fight to keep newborn baby
Other stories include: Family who fled torture in Kenya to be deported; Churches, schools and charities face flood of claims after court ruling;.... more
(31 January 2008 12:13)

Regard Partnership benefits users by claiming money on their behalf
Knowing which benefits you are entitled to can be notoriously difficult, so the Regard Partnership set up its own team to ensure its service users.... more
(31 January 2008 12:12)

School Games 2008: Mencap wins learning disabilities inclusion
More than 300,000 children with a learning disability will have the chance to compete in the UK School Games, following action by Mencap and support.... more
(31 January 2008 11:48)

Nottingham case: child removed without court order
Systems at Nottingham social services have been called into question after social workers allegedly removed a baby from an 18 year old woman without.... more
(31 January 2008 11:42)

Personalised care: Disabled people taking charge of their lives
Dr Simon Duffy and Simon Stevens offer their views on disabled people's fight to achieve greater control of their lives through direct payments and.... more
(31 January 2008 10:29)

Geoffrey Hodgkins' death: Coroner to recommend restraint guidance
A man with mental illness died after being restrained because hospital staff failed to check his vital signs and there was a delay in starting.... more
(31 January 2008 10:11)

Your Role as a Learning Disability Worker: Induction Award: Supporting people who have a learning disability
Aimed directly at the newest member of staff, this book provides key information in a gentle, user-friendly way that will encourage the reader to.... more
(31 January 2008 09:26)

Working with Adult Abuse
Every adult protection trainer should have one of these, writes Linda Naylor. This is an excellent manual which will have something useful for every.... more
(31 January 2008 09:20)

Can social care contribute to health's preventive agenda?
As the health sector looks forward to embracing the government's preventive services initiative, funding shortfalls and eligibility disputes may.... more
(31 January 2008 09:16)

Law Lords back compensation cases for abuse after six years
Victims of physical and sexual abuse may be able to pursue compensation claims many years later, following a landmark ruling in the House of Lords. more
(31 January 2008 08:53)

People with learning disabilities live together
How a project had to win over parents to support young people with learning disabilities to live together. By Jacqui Thornton more
(31 January 2008 08:33)

Liverpool develops effective risk based management
Tony Hunter explains the steps Liverpool's community services team has taken to formulate a system for effective risk management more
(31 January 2008 08:15)

Research Abstracts: Self Advocacy
Self-advocacy by people with learning disabilities was unthinkable three decades ago. more
(31 January 2008 08:08)

Supporting self-advocacy
Each week the Social Care Institute for Excellence analyses research findings behind specific social work practices more
(31 January 2008 00:00)

Practitioners' messages
This is linked to the proven practice article on Supporting Self-Advocacy (31 Jan issue) more
(31 January 2008 07:59)

Paying off your post Christmas credit bill
Paul Lewis offers advice on paying off your post-Christmas credit bill more
(30 January 2008 18:07)

Social Skirmishes
Rosie Warlock, a senior practitioner in children's social services, spots similarities between police and social work more
(30 January 2008 18:01)

Safeguarding in schools
A study identifies factors that help and hinder effective collaboration between teachers and social care professionals in child protection. James.... more
(30 January 2008 17:49)

Practice implications
Linked to Safeguarding in schools article - p22 31 January issue more
(30 January 2008 17:36)

Mental Health Commission finds 'shocking' care for patients
Mental health services are failing to meet patients' basic rights to safety and dignity, the Mental Health Act Commission's biannual report said.... more
(30 January 2008 17:23)

Modern-day pessimism is making our children ill
Epidemics of anxiety and ill-health are sweeping through young people. And it is adults who are spreading them, writes Dr Michael Fitzpatrick more
(30 January 2008 17:04)

Short-term support fostering care in west London
Short-term support care fostering can prove the difference between a family disintegrating and remaining intact. Amy Taylor looks at a scheme in west.... more
(30 January 2008 16:51)

How councils keep talented staff
Holding on to exceptionally talented staff has always been a problem for social care. But some councils are developing programmes to identify gifted.... more
(30 January 2008 16:26)

Prison crowding crisis was 'predictable', says Owers
The chief inspector of prisons has warned that Britain's jails are "at a crossroads" and called for a public inquiry into the system. more
(30 January 2008 15:42)

Editorial Comment: Is wanless's view winning?
Momentum is building for a Wanless-style reform of the adult care funding system through the forthcoming green paper. more
(31 January 2008 00:00)

Labour wary of signing up to care funding consensus
Public and opposition parties back Wanless on partnership moder more
(30 January 2008 14:19)

Minister to assess wrongful evictions
Residents evicted from care homes after complaining about standards, claim campaigners more
(30 January 2008 13:40)

Editorial Comment: Rejig staff development
Social care's professional body has promised to declare one of its professional development systems "unfit for purpose" if the evidence from a new.... more
(30 January 2008 13:23)

Councils' use of electronic timesheets under fire
Home care providers have warned that councils' increasing use of electronic monitoring systems to commission services from the independent sector is.... more
(30 January 2008 11:23)

Personalised care: sector staff need more training and regulation
Personal assistants, carers and staff at small providers must no longer be marginalised in policy on the social care workforce if the government's.... more
(30 January 2008 10:19)

Ivan Lewis orders adult care eligibility review
Care services minister Ivan Lewis today ordered a review of eligibility criteria for adult care after a Commission for Social Care Inspection report.... more
(29 January 2008 14:04)

Chief inspector Anne Owers criticises rush to build jails
Other headlines include: Councils ration home care for older people; Doctors' leader issues warning over NHS reform plans; Study launched into.... more
(30 January 2008 00:00)

Jack Straw announces merger of NOMS and Prison Service
The Prison Service and National Offender Management Service are to merge as part of a reorganisation of the Ministry of Justice, Justice Minister.... more
(29 January 2008 16:40)

Slough returns 'raid' children to their families
Slough Council has reunited nine out of the 10 children picked up in a Metropolitan Police raid last week with their families. more
(29 January 2008 16:32)

Daycare Trust: Government must help lower child care cost
The Daycare Trust called on the government to do more to help with the spiralling costs of early years child care, in a report today. more
(29 January 2008 16:28)

Inquest demands action on Corston review following Styal death
Charity Inquest has urged the government to implement proposed reforms to the women's prisons system, following the death last week of a 32-year-old.... more
(29 January 2008 16:18)

Dragon backs community schemes
A ‘dragon’ and entrepreneur from BBC 2’s Dragons’ Den is backing a new competition for health and wellbeing groups more
(29 January 2008 13:29)

Hospital ward sex mix won't end
Other headlines today include: Staff suffer shocking working conditions, Call for school sex clinics, Inquiry launched into 'postcode lottery' as one.... more
(29 January 2008 00:00)

PRTL: GSCC review could lead to new model of learning
Post-registration training and learning (PRTL) could be reformed this year if it is judged as being ‘unfit for purpose’, the General Social Care.... more
(25 January 2008 16:37)

Police arrest suspected child traffickers; 10 children in care
Slough Borough Council is caring for 10 children rescued by police in raids across the area yesterday morning. more
(25 January 2008 13:02)

Private providers set to run welfare-to-work services
Welfare-to-work services could be outsourced to private and voluntary sectors in line with the recommendations of an independent review, the.... more
(28 January 2008 17:00)

Young Minds enlists comedy to engage dads in children’s wellbeing
Fathers are not engaging with their child’s mental health, charity Young Minds, has warned today as it launched a campaign to turn this around. more
(28 January 2008 12:58)

Hunt for children and young people to report to UN
A children’s rights coalition is looking for children and young people to enter a competition to report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights.... more
(28 January 2008 15:18)