Articles by Date : March 01 2007 - March 31 2007

Practice comment
Children's homes are becoming an endangered species and young people are suffering as a result, says Peter Frampton more
(01 March 2007 00:55)

Domestic violence and the work of the Clermont Child Protection Unit's Living Without Violence Programme
Couple work offers both participants a chance to rebuild their relationship and change behaviour following the violent behaviour of one partner,.... more
(01 March 2007 00:18)

Learning disability partnership boards: are service users really insiders?
Learning disability partnership boards were set up six years ago. Carol Riddington says they have not met the expectation of empowering service.... more
(01 March 2007 00:02)

Frontlines: super casinos and gambling
Regular theatre-goer Jennifer Harvey wonders "why should a single parent addicted to scratch cards subsidise my Shakespeare?" more
(01 March 2007 00:41)

If you ask me...Kemi Banjo
Kemi Banjo is 15 and is in foster care. He is originally from Nigeria more
(01 March 2007 00:37)

Open Forum
As social workers soften their radicalism, it is up to the Rolling Stones to give them 40 licks into shape, writes Steve Rogowski more
(01 March 2007 00:33)

The Simon Heng Column - A service user's view of social care
I was reading the discussion forum for physical disabilities in the online version of Community Care many of the recent posts were about the effects.... more
(01 March 2007 00:31)

This Life: Good therapist guide
When a therapist says they are interested in your pathology it is time to find another, says Anna C Young more
(01 March 2007 00:28)

The Big Question
Do teenagers have less respect for human life than they used to? more
(01 March 2007 00:25)

Youth Justice Board interim chair Robb talks to Community Care
Graham Robb, interim chair of the Youth Justice Board, lays out his vision for the troubled body. Helen McCormack reports more
(01 March 2007 00:16)

Scotland braced for social care squeeze
The expected squeeze in public sector investment in Scotland will make it harder for social work departments to meet policy targets set by the.... more
(01 March 2007 00:35)

Phillips lauds Scots for funding equality
The UK's equalities chief is to call on chancellor Gordon Brown to invest significantly more on promoting equality in England to match a sharp.... more
(01 March 2007 00:33)

Therapists to face statutory regulation
Psychotherapists, counsellors and psychological therapists are to be regulated by law for the first time, the government has announced. more
(01 March 2007 00:18)

Bodies slow to hire race equality staff
Health authorities have made only a "marginal improvement" in the already delayed recruitment of staff to help implement the government's key race.... more
(01 March 2007 00:36)

Wales to review social care funding
Social care funding in Wales is to be reviewed as part of the assembly government's new 10-year plan for social services. more
(01 March 2007 00:19)

Skills for Care looks to take over control of council training budgets
Social care training body Skills for Care has demanded it take control of more than £100m currently allocated to local authorities for training so it.... more
(01 March 2007 00:06)