Articles by Date : February 01 2007 - February 28 2007

Good Practice schemes
Asylum seekers more
(22 February 2007 11:49)

Case Studies
Learning difficulties more
(22 February 2007 10:55)

Welfare Rights
2007 Housing and Homelessness more
(22 February 2007 10:54)

Reflection in Action
In this small, qualitative study Redmond has developed a model for students and educators who value the development of critical reflection as a core.... more
(22 February 2007 10:11)

The Man with the Beautiful Voice. And More Stories from the Other Side of the Couch
What goes on in the therapist's mind during a psychotherapy session? asks David O'Driscoll. This account, by an experienced therapist and writer, is.... more
(22 February 2007 10:06)

Social Work and Social Exclusion: The Idea of Practice
I am always looking for new ways to engage students with social policy, writes Rachel Robbins. more
(22 February 2007 00:00)

Everybody Needs Toilets: An Easy Guide for People with a Learning Disability
Although clear, concise and methodical, the authors have, inevitably, had to make compromises, writes Julian Budden. more
(22 February 2007 09:52)

Minister defiant over asylum children in care
Click on the above headline for more social care related stories from today's papers. more
(22 February 2007 09:47)

Television review: Panorama: Please Look After Mum
Panorama's "Please look after mum" had been heavily trailed on television, radio and e-mail, writes Les Bright. more
(22 February 2007 00:00)

Sector dismisses Blair's proposal for tougher sentences for teenagers
Campaigners have slammed plans by the prime minister to introduce mandatory five-year sentences for 17-year-olds convicted of possessing a gun as a.... more
(22 February 2007 09:36)

Question from Community Care: How Leeds primary care trust tackles mental health stigma
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(22 February 2007 09:27)

Question from Community Care: Bob Hudson: How the work of the Integrated Care Network is supporting practitioners meet the CSCI agenda
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(22 February 2007 09:21)

Editorial comment: Is policy a paper tiger?
An employment tribunal case last week raised important issues on whistleblowing within social work. Social worker Nevres Kemal alleged that her.... more
(22 February 2007 08:25)

Editorial comment: Little known body splits
Ever heard of the Care Services Improvement Partnership? Well, if you are among the four out of five of our readers who hadn't when we asked you a.... more
(22 February 2007 08:23)

Unison's Heather Wakefield on the local government pay claim
Heather Wakefield says Unison members want to see a pay rise. Or else. Simeon Brody talks to the union's head of local government more
(22 February 2007 08:19)

Unison and local government employers at loggerheads over 2% pay rise
The local government wage round could be one of the toughest to negotiate yet with employers determined to adhere to the chancellor's 2 per cent.... more
(22 February 2007 08:00)

Bob Hudson: How the work of the Integrated Care Network is supporting practitioners meet the CSCI agenda
The Integrated Care Network is supporting practitioners in meeting the demands of the new era in social care. Bob Hudson describes how more
(22 February 2007 07:59)

Coram Family to run Harrow adoption service
Harrow Council has become the first local authority in the UK to hand over management of its adoption service to an outside agency. more
(21 February 2007 18:39)

Charity Centrepoint to report on homelessness among young people
Centrepoint is to lead the first review of youth homelessness in over a decade, it announced today. more
(21 February 2007 18:37)

The refugees making a difference as social workers
Asylum seekers coming to the UK need social workers who understand their difficulties to help them integrate. And some have gone on to use their.... more
(22 February 2007 00:06)

Concerns over Scots spending on sector
Mental health campaigners have raised serious concerns over a report showing the proportion of Scotland's NHS budget spent on the sector has dropped.... more
(22 February 2007 00:23)

Wales to pioneer commissioner role
Measures to introduce the first commissioner for older people in the UK have been approved by the Welsh assembly. more
(22 February 2007 00:20)

Patchy performance by Welsh councils
Nearly half of Welsh local authorities made little or no progress in improving uptake of direct payments last year, figures show. more
(22 February 2007 00:17)

Coram Family wins deal to manage Harrow Council's adoption services
The London Borough of Harrow has handed over day-to-day management of its adoption services to an outside agency, in a ground-breaking deal that.... more
(22 February 2007 00:11)

New role aims to boost healthcare
Raising awareness about homeless people among health professionals, particularly in primary care, will be a key task of Wales' new health and.... more
(22 February 2007 00:07)

New deal for carers and strategy consultation kicked off by Gordon Brown
A wide-ranging consultation on updating the 1999 carers strategy was launched today by chancellor Gordon Brown, alongside details of a £32 million.... more
(21 February 2007 17:06)

Lewis touts idea of well-being minister
Care services minister Ivan Lewis has called for the next prime minister to appoint a minister for health and well-being to forge ­integration.... more
(22 February 2007 00:05)

Oakhill misses staffing targets
Oakhill Secure Training Centre failed to meet minimum standards for staffing levels last year, with no social worker employed at the centre for six.... more
(22 February 2007 00:58)

Lord McKenzie pledges to protect incapacity benefit claimants
A minister has promised that incapacity benefit claimants will not be worse off when they are switched to the employment and support allowance. more
(21 February 2007 16:57)

Minister recognises PCT cost shunting
The government has admitted that primary care trusts have reneged on their responsibilities for funding continuing care and shunted costs on to.... more
(22 February 2007 00:55)

Restrictions blamed on cost pressures
Two London councils have become the latest to propose tightening their adult social care eligibility criteria, in response to cost pressures. more
(22 February 2007 00:46)

Directors call for royal commission
The Association of Directors of Social Work is urging political parties in Scotland to back its call for a royal commission into the impact substance.... more
(22 February 2007 00:42)

Southampton faces council-wide action
Unison will hold a council-wide strike ballot in Southampton over proposed cuts. more
(22 February 2007 00:39)

Care programme cuts under attack
Plans to reduce the number of people in the mental health system subject to the care programme approach have been criticised by a leading charity. more
(22 February 2007 00:36)

Care partnership may split in two
The Care Services Improvement Partnership may be split in two, separating its health and social care elements, it has emerged. more
(22 February 2007 00:33)

Provider 'placing young asylum seekers in sub-standard housing'
Sandwell Council has accused a housing provider of placing unaccompanied asylum-seeking children in sub-standard accommodation and raised concerns.... more
(22 February 2007 00:15)

Restraint protests given short shrift
Children at the centre where 15-year-old Gareth Myatt died complained to staff that they could not breathe while being restrained but were told to.... more
(22 February 2007 00:47)

Integration still the obstacle to creating better youth services
While reporting an upturn, Ofsted has found a lack of consistently good youth services in England, with councils coming under fire for failing to.... more
(22 February 2007 00:38)

Practice: Liverpool project Building Bridges supports people from ethnic minorities who face social exclusion
A project in Liverpool is helping people from ethnic minorities who are experiencing social exclusion and are not gaining access to mainstream.... more
(22 February 2007 00:48)

Open Forum
Should teachers have a duty under public health guidance to tell parents if their children are unhealthy, asks Richard Berry more
(22 February 2007 14:38)

Mum and dad must let go
A man with learning difficulties struggles to break free of his parents' control. Our multidisciplinary panel advises more
(22 February 2007 00:25)

Winners and losers
Benefit rates will change in April and some of the most vulnerable will be worse off, writes Gary Vaux more
(22 February 2007 00:12)

How Leeds primary care trust tackles mental health stigma
One of the many barriers to inclusion that mental health service users face is stigmatising press and broadcast coverage. But Pauline Bispham and Ian.... more
(22 February 2007 00:06)

The Big Question
Who is your favourite government minister and why? more
(22 February 2007 00:23)

Frontlines: Manners and respect
Helen Bonnick visits schools where children have better manners than adults. Is respect a thing of the past, she asks more
(22 February 2007 00:15)

This Life: Stabilising a wreck
Depression and panic attacks were a feature of Scott Everitt's life but now he feels one of the lucky ones more
(22 February 2007 00:13)

The Simon Heng column A service user's view of social care
Lately, I've been spending time talking to the next generation of nurses and social workers: an increasingly large part of their courses looks at.... more
(22 February 2007 00:10)

Pedants are ignoring the unicef message
There is no doubt that last week's Unicef report has started a debate. Unfortunately, much of the debate quickly descended into pedantry, missing the.... more
(22 February 2007 00:00)

If you ask me...Jordan Elliot
Jordan Elliot, a former drug misuser, uses Norcare's service in Newcastle more
(22 February 2007 00:04)

Clashes over pay and regrading
Local government leaders and unions have started negotiations about this year's pay claim more
(21 February 2007 10:55)