Articles by Date : February 01 2008 - February 29 2008

England's councils to hit children's centres targets
Local authorities in England are on course to meet government targets on children’s centres, according to services coalition Together for Children. more
(08 February 2008 15:02)

Remploy unions announce further strikes by disabled staff
GMB and Unite have announced further strike action by disabled staff at Remploy in protest against factory closures, following a two-day walkout this.... more
(08 February 2008 10:30)

Clegg warns of 'Prozac nation'
Other headlines include: Academies the new grammar schools; Our children tested to destruction; Adult children at home 'strain family life' more
(08 February 2008 08:39)

News round-up: Clegg warns of 'Prozac nation'
Others stories from today's news include: Academies the new grammar schools: Adonis; Our children tested to destruction; Adult children at home.... more
(08 February 2008 08:35)

Single parents to lose benefits
Single parents with children aged seven and over will soon lose their entitlement to income support. Will anything replace it? more
(08 February 2008 08:16)

Children's services outstripping adult care in funding growth
Children's social services spending grew more quickly than expenditure on adult care from 2005-6 to 2006-7, according to government figures released.... more
(07 February 2008 15:17)

CPAG critical of government's New Deal back-to-work plans
Campaign charity the Child Poverty Action Group has urged the government to think again over plans to outsource its back-to-work schemes. more
(07 February 2008 15:13)

Human Rights Act: MPs plan changes to fill private care home gap
Parliament's joint committee on human rights yesterday proposed a fresh plan to close the legal loophole which campaigners claim is leaving residents.... more
(07 February 2008 15:04)

News round-up: More than half of 13-year-olds have drunk alcohol
Other stories from today's newspapers include: 'Alarming' juryless inquests plan, Man accused of raping girl after fleeing secure hospital, New.... more
(07 February 2008 11:41)

More than half of 13-year-olds have drunk alcohol
Other headlines from today's papers include: 'Alarming' juryless inquests plan, Man accused of raping girl after fleeing secure hospital, New centre.... more
(07 February 2008 11:27)

Are you a social worker preparing for re-registration in April? If so, have you completed your 90 hours PRTL?
Social workers began to register with the GSCC from 1 April 2005 and so, for the first wave of the profession who registered with the General Social.... more
(07 February 2008 11:16)

DCSF pledges to safeguard disabled children and young offenders
The Department for Children, Schools and Families will produce fresh policies on safeguarding disabled children and young people in custody, in.... more
(07 February 2008 01:52)

Older People
All our Older People related reviews more
(07 February 2008 08:37)

Stress at work and how to reduce it: a manager’s guide training course
As the pressure to deliver high quality services continues, we need happy, healthy and motivated staff, writes Giles Gardner. Consequently, managing.... more
(07 February 2008 08:34)

Working with children and young people who sexually abuse: taking the field forward
This is the fourth and possibly final volume in the interesting series edited by Martin Calder about young people who sexually abuse, writes Andrew.... more
(07 February 2008 08:34)

Career Clinic
I have recently changed from working with children to working in adult social work and have received a pleasing job offer. However, there is a huge.... more
(07 February 2008 08:28)

Rutland County Council is seeking an organisation to host the Rutland Links function in accordanace with the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill 2006
Appropriately placed organisations are invited to tender for this three year contract covering the Rutland County Council local authority area. The.... more
(07 February 2008 08:03)

Kent family service plugs support gap for offenders in the community
It is amazing what can be achieved in a room the size of a broom cupboard – just ask Sue Hunt and her colleague Barbara Murray, writes Anabel Unity.... more
(06 February 2008 18:42)

Support for families where a parent has alcohol problems
Each week the Social Care Institute for Excellence analyses research findings behind specific social work practices more
(06 February 2008 18:28)

Practitioners' messages
Are people scared of asking for help? more
(06 February 2008 18:15)

Research Abstracts: Substance Misuse
Title: Evaluating the effects of comprehensive substance abuse intervention on successful reunification Author: Brook, Jody; McDonald,.... more
(06 February 2008 18:12)

Social Care Association's Nick Johnson on personalisation
Social Care Association head Nick Johnson tells Graham Hopkins why we should be cautious before committing services' future to a model based on.... more
(06 February 2008 18:04)

Mental health recovery
A series of personal accounts from Scotland helps to clarify understanding of the individual's journey after a mental health issue is identified..... more
(06 February 2008 17:31)

Practice implications
This is related to the 7 February adults research realities article more
(06 February 2008 17:10)

Sunderland Council: Youth development in practice
Sunderland Council has put young people at the heart of youth services. Corin Williams reports on a project for 16- to 19-year-old Asians more
(06 February 2008 16:50)

How social care can influence policymakers
Small organisations at the sharp end of social care have their hands full but shouldn't neglect any possibility of influencing policymakers. Alex Fox.... more
(06 February 2008 16:18)

Ways in to ministers
Politicians will often talk about being swayed by the testimony of an individual and can be keen to show their down-to-earth credentials by citing.... more
(06 February 2008 16:11)

Criminal Justice Bill: Lords cast doubt on intensive foster care
Government plans to place young offenders in council-run intensive foster care will fail unless the scheme is properly funded, peers have warned. .... more
(06 February 2008 15:39)

DCLG to let councils borrow more to deliver equal pay
Local government minister John Healey has promised further support for councils in England in implementing equal pay, in a move welcomed by public.... more
(06 February 2008 14:45)

Booze and bedlam: a London night out past and present
Mark Drinkwater discovers there are plenty of contemporary parallels in Hogarth's depictions of 18th Century London. more
(06 February 2008 14:43)

Social skirmishes
Rosie Warlock, a senior practitioner in children's social services, tells us what's on her mind in her weekly column more
(07 February 2008 00:00)

Leonard Cheshire's awards for disabled entrepreneurs
Graham Hopkins talks to the winner and runners-up of a new award for disabled entrepreneurs run by charity Leonard Cheshire more
(06 February 2008 14:30)

Social worker faces GSCC on conduct charges
A social worker who allegedly failed to follow child protection procedures will appear before the General Social Care Council conduct committee in.... more
(06 February 2008 12:39)

Autism and Asperger's syndrome: adults lack services
Adults with Asperger's syndrome face a dearth of services as they often don't meet mental health or disability teams' criteria. But a little support.... more
(06 February 2008 12:35)

Private equity and residential care of children: the threat to quality
Private equity firms are increasingly investing in children's social care but their profit-driven ethos comes into conflict with that of many.... more
(06 February 2008 12:11)

News round-up: Cannabis dealers prey on hospitals
Other headlines include: Parents to be held responsible for underage binge drinkers; Housing homeless is a duty, say Flint opponents; Cannabis is.... more
(06 February 2008 09:07)

Cannabis dealers prey on hospitals
Other headlines include: Parents to be held responsible for underage binge drinkers; Housing homeless is a duty, say Flint opponents; Cannabis is.... more
(06 February 2008 12:07)

10-year plan for education: an opportunity for improvement
Dawn Forshaw is impressed by the government's long-term thinking that could improve education standards and the lives of young people more
(06 February 2008 11:29)

Diary: A lighter take on the week.
A social worker in a looked-after children team writes more
(06 February 2008 11:08)

Editorial Comment: CSCI nails two-tier system
Social care is currently operating a two-tier system, according to the Commission for Social Care Inspection. more
(07 February 2008 00:00)

Elderly people: CSCI's care-for-all scuppered by cash shortfall
Rising demand and lack of cash may undermine moves to provide care for all older people, local authorities say. Caroline Lovell reports more
(06 February 2008 10:53)

Editorial Comment: Untying the notts case
The most likely explanation for the initially "unlawful" removal of a newborn baby from his mother in Nottingham is either a miscommunication between.... more
(07 February 2008 00:00)

Argyll and Bute staff begin three-day strike over pay
Argyll and Bute Council social work and home care staff today joined a three-day authority-wide strike in protest against changes to pay and.... more
(05 February 2008 17:27)

Charity launches campaign for adults with autism
The National Autistic Society today launched a campaign to address the plight of adults with autism after a survey showed nearly two-thirds lacked.... more
(05 February 2008 16:43)

Caroline Flint rapped for 'seek work or lose home' plan
Shelter and other charities have condemned housing minister Caroline Flint for her proposal for unemployed social housing tenants who do not seek.... more
(05 February 2008 13:54)

Campaigners cool on Jack Straw's proposals on prison reform
Justice secretary Jack Straw's proposals to target drug dependency among prisoners have been given a lukewarm welcome reception by campaigners. more
(01 February 2008 12:46)

DCSF urged to liberate councils in children's services
The Department for Children, Schools and Families is imposing excessive monitoring, inspection and other burdens on council children's services, a.... more
(05 February 2008 12:36)

Labour: if you want a council house, find a job
Other headlines include: MMR links to autism dismissed by huge study; Telling off other people's children is everyone's duty, says Cameron; Man.... more
(05 February 2008 12:04)

News round-up: Labour - if you want a council house, find a job
Other headlines today include: MMR links to autism dismissed by huge study; Telling off other people's children is everyone's duty, says Cameron; Man.... more
(05 February 2008 11:41)

Nottingham baby must remain in care
An 18-year-old mother who lost her legal battle to keep her newborn baby from being taken by Nottingham social services could have to wait months to.... more
(01 February 2008 10:44)