Articles by Date : March 01 2006 - March 31 2006

Managing Sex Offender Risk
This accessible text provides an introductory overview of key issues related to the management of risks presented by sex offenders. Most of the.... more
(30 March 2006 09:43)

Different Like Me: My Book of Autism Heroes
The current vogue for depicting people with autism as merely “interestingly different” does no favours to families affected by this condition, writes.... more
(30 March 2006 09:46)

Questions from Community Care issue dated 2 - 8 March
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(02 March 2006 08:47)

Questions from Community Care issue dated 9 - 15 March
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(09 March 2006 08:41)

Questions from Community Care issue dated 16-22 March
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(16 March 2006 11:03)

Questions from Community Care issue dated 22 - 29 March
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(23 March 2006 09:01)

Questions from Community Care issue dated 30 March - 5 April
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(30 March 2006 08:46)

60 second interview
Sir Cyril Taylor is chairman of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust. The City Technology College in Solihull, an academy due to open next.... more
(27 March 2006 15:18)

Missing Words 230306
This weeks missing words taken from the latest issue of Community Care and guest publication Farmers Weekly. more
(23 March 2006 15:40)

Wanless publishes blueprint for older people's social care
People with moderate incomes and middling levels of need would be the big winners from Sir Derek Wanless’s blueprint for older people’s social care,.... more
(30 March 2006 00:00)

Do adults treat children and young people with respect?
With ‘respect’ firmly back on the government’s agenda, LAUREN REVANS finds out from young people in Sutton, Surrey, if they think they get their fair.... more
(01 March 2006 00:44)

Cut-price condoms and cheap champagne
The Sun outdid every paper in making the yawnsome Budget a bit fruity. It crowned Gordon Brown “Chancellor of the Sex-chequer” in honour of his.... more
(23 March 2006 15:26)

Government announces new financial support for young people
A package of measures designed to encourage 16-19-year-olds to take part in education and training was launched by the government today. more
(30 March 2006 15:26)

FRIDAY 31 MARCH 2006
Suicide rate rises sharply in Northern Ireland more
(31 March 2006 09:45)

Young Asians more likely to be jailed
The number of Asians in custody has significantly increased in recent years, figures collated by youth offending teams have revealed. more
(30 March 2006 16:11)

Violence and Mental Health in Everyday Life: Prevention and Intervention Strategies for Children and Adolescents
This is a comprehensive study of violence in children and adolescents in the US, ranging from brain development, parenting, bullying at school and.... more
(23 March 2006 09:34)

Culture and Child Protection: Reflexive Responses
This book is ambitious in its scope, covering a broad range of theory, from conceptualising childhood to risk management with offenders, writes.... more
(23 March 2006 09:37)

Vision of Civilised Care
Despite Gordon Brown’s extra billions, the NHS finds itself in a cash crisis and social care’s finances are inevitably being squeezed as a result. more
(30 March 2006 08:54)

Bad bill bites the dust
Health minister Rosie Winterton has done everyone a favour by dropping the Mental Health Bill, but the danger now is that she sneaks in by the back.... more
(30 March 2006 08:57)

'The last thing I want is a hierarchy of vulnerability'
Adult protection could be coming out of the shadows, thanks in part to Action on Elder Abuse. Mithran Samuel speaks to its chief executive, Gary.... more
(23 March 2006 00:32)

Special Report on Mental Health Plans
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(31 March 2006 08:24)

Home Truths
While services for female victims of domestic abuse have improved markedly over recent years, services for children affected by such abuse have been.... more
(30 March 2006 15:43)

The computer says no
Automated answers on electronic forms could be denying claimants their benefits, writes Gary Vaux more
(30 March 2006 15:25)

'They just want to help'
Social care professionals are often criticised by their clients or the media for making mistakes. Less attention is given when social care staff get.... more
(30 March 2006 15:22)

They've got it all..
…or at least most of it. They are the rich and famous charities that dominate the voluntary sector. And, as usual in a tale of haves and have-nots,.... more
(30 March 2006 14:23)

If you ask me...Florence McQuilter
Florence McQuilter has used the Quarriers’ Calvay project in Glasgow for the past 10 years more
(30 March 2006 14:04)

The Big Question
What do you think of the government’s decision to drop the Mental Health Bill? more
(30 March 2006 13:56)

The Simon Heng Column
A service user's view of social care more
(30 March 2006 13:51)

Trying something new
Karen Evans leads a fulfilled life by seeking out new experiences and contributing fully at her day centre more
(30 March 2006 12:19)

Open Forum
The mismanagement of Supporting People has seen vulnerable people lose their support, writes Chris Close more
(30 March 2006 12:14)

Frontlines - Children's transition to a new school
Projects that aim to help children step up from primary to secondary school are invaluable, writes Helen Bonnick more
(30 March 2006 12:11)

Conservatives face up to crime realities
At one point during a debate on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme last week, shadow attorney general Dominic Grieve MP exclaimed: “You cannot ask.... more
(30 March 2006 12:08)

Charities’ work put at risk as government delays decision on grant applications
The government’s failure to announce section 64 grants from April could cause job cuts or closures, says Simeon Brody more
(30 March 2006 11:51)

Degree tuition fees send wrong signal during recruitment campaign
The social work degree is a key component in efforts to tackle high staff vacancy rates. But will fees and more debt deter would-be students? Gordon.... more
(30 March 2006 11:42)

Review of services for women in prison
Women at risk of harming themselves in prison will be the focus of a review of services for female prisoners, a Home Office minister announced on.... more
(30 March 2006 11:08)

‘Middle-aged staff more likely to stay’
Scottish social care employers may want to focus training on middle-aged staff because they are less likely to leave than younger staff, a Scottish.... more
(30 March 2006 10:27)

Bid to raise direct payments take-up
Care services minister Liam Byrne has unveiled details of a campaign to increase take-up of direct payments more
(30 March 2006 10:25)

Scots staff will need extra training after critical report into killer’s case
Social workers in Scotland supervising conditionally discharged mental health patients will have to receive specialist training as mental health.... more
(30 March 2006 10:23)

Top directors’ body post for Williams
Anne Williams, the Association of Directors of Social Services’ resources committee co-chair, has been elected as the ADSS’s next vicepresident. more
(30 March 2006 10:19)

THURSDAY 30 MARCH 2006
Baby boomers' care in old age set at £30 billion more
(30 March 2006 10:17)

Warning over abuse in mosque schools
The Muslim Parliament of Great Britain has warned of an “avalanche of sex abuse scandals” in the future unless child protection procedures in mosque.... more
(30 March 2006 10:17)

Scots campaigners call for foster limits
Scotland’s national foster care strategy must bring the country into line with the rest of the UK by introducing a limit on the number of children.... more
(30 March 2006 10:15)

Legal aid reforms target excluded
Civil legal aid services will increasingly focus on the socially excluded and resolve cases before they reach the courts, the Legal Services.... more
(30 March 2006 10:12)

Police and prisons slammed on racism
Black young people experience “all-pervasive” racism in the criminal justice system, a new report claims. more
(30 March 2006 10:11)

Weight of criticism prompts Home Office to review removal of families
The government has launched a UK-wide review of the way it removes failed asylum-seeking families after strong criticism of the use of dawn raids. more
(30 March 2006 10:10)

‘Inreach’ teams only help some prisoners
Seven of London’s eight prisons now have specialist “inreach” teams for people with severe mental health problems but prisoners with more common.... more
(30 March 2006 09:59)

Scheme for minors declared a success
A pilot scheme that could be rolled out to large numbers of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children has been declared a success by the Home Office. more
(30 March 2006 09:58)

Framework goals still out of reach
Older people’s services still suffer from age discrimination and poor partnership working five years after the publication of the national service.... more
(30 March 2006 09:55)

Tribunal presidents to go full-time in trial
The Department of Health is to test the use of full-time Mental Health Review Tribunal presidents in a bid to reduce the number of delays in the.... more
(30 March 2006 09:54)

Wales to refocus on service improvement
Mental health campaigners in Wales hope the government’s decision to drop the Mental Health Bill will enable the Welsh assembly government to.... more
(30 March 2006 09:52)