Articles by Date : April 01 2005 - April 30 2005

Review claim that social workers duck out of risk-taking blasted as 'overly negative'
Claims that social workers back down from risk-taking drew an angry response at the conference. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

The Simon Heng column
Relieve children of their caring responsibilities and allow them a childhood. Parents should realise that it is no shame to seek help. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Staff worried that self-assessment plans might lead to poorer services
Older people could receive poorer services under government plans for users to assess their own needs, a director of social services has warned. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Over the pain barrier
Endometriosis made Samantha Falconer's life hell, but then she discovered a self-management programme. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Top managers face axe in minister's plan to transfer money to front line
Social work departments in Scotland could be run by directors in neighbouring councils. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

What the politicians have promised and what campaigners want
Labour Personalised budgets in social care where people can decide what they need and how it should be provided. Investment in, and.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Charities reject Labour proposal to involve them in running prisons
Children's charities have rejected Labour plans to involve the voluntary sector in the running of young offender institutions. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Welsh council failed teenager in prison
A High Court judge has criticised the "serious failings" of a Welsh council in its treatment of a looked-after teenager while he was in prison. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Loathsome Labour's redeeming factors
To vote out the government now would end the dreams of a better society for all of us. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

'Workforce must be more flexible'
Children's services workers must develop a new professionalism that leaves behind working in isolation and puts the needs of the child first,.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

How to Beat the Bullies
If you are bullied at work, you are not alone, writes Josephine Hocking. One in four people suffer workplace bullying, a Manchester University survey.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Web Reviews
www.madforarts.org Star Rating: 4/5 Art has achieved greater prominence in mental health services in recent years. So it is no surprise.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Independence Fighter
Nick Danagher, as the new head of the National Council for Independent Living, is set to play a key role in the next government's plans for disabled.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

What chance of a free for all?
Personal care has been free in Scotland for nearly three years but will the policy be adopted south of the border? Crispin Andrews asks what the.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Degree of scepticism greets Ladyman's proposed course
Professionals are less than impressed by the prospect of a new social care qualification but could it widen the career's appeal? Derren Hayes.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Time for a long-term view
The Department of Health has shifted its policy on long-term conditions, and, as ever, the key to the new strategy's success lies in its.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Thursday 21 April 2005
Councillor risks jail to help adoption couple Schoolgirls posted topless photographs on internet more
(21 April 2005 09:29)

Falling Prophets
National Falls Awareness Day will take place in July. Help the Aged's Pamela Holmes tells Graham Hopkins about surprising research findings and how.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

My practice
A gardening service has engaged adults with learning difficulties in fulfilling and meaningful work. Nichola Edge explains how. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

On the Move
SHARON COLLINS is new executive director, operational services at disability charity Scope. She is responsible for education, early years,.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

A clean break with the past
A chaotic lifestyle led a mother to have her three children taken into care. Why then consider allowing her new baby to stay with her? Social worker.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Book Review - The Moral State We're In
Neuberger sketches a Breughel-like panorama of the modern dispossessed, and how society continues to let most of them down. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Book Review - Stephen Harris in Trouble
Written from a child's perspective, this very funny story about the daily hassles faced by a boy with developmental co-ordination disorder (DCD.... more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Book Review - Preventing Breakdown
Preventing Breakdown offers practical techniques for empowering and engaging families to work out their problems, writes Sarah Hubbard. more
(21 April 2005 00:00)

Sure Start needs to take account of parents' views
Local authorities will be obliged to involve parents in the development of Sure Start children centres, the education secretary promised today, .... more
(20 April 2005 14:52)

Wednesday 20 April 2005
Police cleared over addict's death Homosexual asylum seeker killed himself more
(20 April 2005 09:53)

Health crisis identified among gypsies in Leeds
Gypsies and travellers in Leeds die nearly 30 years before the rest of the city’s population in conditions “reminiscent of a developing country,”.... more
(19 April 2005 16:11)

Fear and freedom
Two recent homicides by psychiatric patients have sparked fresh public worries over safety. But could such killings really have been avoided and.... more
(14 April 2005 00:00)

CSCI seeks post-election talks with the government
The Commission for Social Care Inspection is seeking immediate post-election talks with the new government over Labour’s plans to dismantle the.... more
(15 April 2005 11:05)

Couples urge High Court to overturn Hodge's ban on Cambodian adoptions
Six couples have this week taken Margaret Hodge’s decision to suspend the adoption of Cambodian children by UK residents to the High Court, writes.... more
(19 April 2005 09:49)

Breakdown between agencies allowed sex offender to re-offend
A “systemic breakdown” between North Lanarkshire Council and other agencies allowed a convicted sex offender to sexually abuse a two-year-old girl,.... more
(19 April 2005 14:48)

RCN wants prostitution legalised
The Royal College of Nursing is calling for prostitution to be legalised to enable better access to services for sex workers, writes Maria Ahmed . more
(19 April 2005 12:57)

Debate on care homes
We asked:- Do care homes still have a future? more
(13 April 2005 11:40)

Child Support Agency falsified records
Child Support Agency staff knowingly entered false information onto a computer database and stockpiled, claims resulting in them not being dealt.... more
(19 April 2005 10:15)

Labour promises new activities for teens
Labour pledged to ensure all teenagers have access to a wider range of activities and more places to go after school in its election manifesto last.... more
(19 April 2005 10:17)

Diego Garcians win right to mount High Court Challenge
A group of people forced to leave their homes on the island of Diego Garcia by the British have won permission to mount a High Court challenge to get.... more
(19 April 2005 11:12)

Staff reluctant to use parenting orders
The British Association of Social Workers Scotland has called for parenting orders to be scrapped. more
(14 April 2005 00:00)

Discrimination and capacity acts passed
Disability charities have welcomed the new Disability Discrimination Act but are disappointed at its lack of provision for those with a history of.... more
(14 April 2005 00:00)

How the parties line up and what campaigners want from them
Special report - Election debate more
(14 April 2005 00:00)

Care staff rebelling against Asbos boom caught in a dilemma
The increase in the issue of Asbos has left the social work profession wondering whether to toe the line or search for alternative solutions, writes.... more
(14 April 2005 00:00)

MPs call for review of literacy teaching
Around one fifth of 11-year-olds still do not reach the standard of reading expected at their age, MPs have warned. more
(19 April 2005 10:13)

Howard League calls for evidence
The Howard League for Penal Reform today called for evidence as part of a major independent inquiry into the treatment of children in custody, .... more
(19 April 2005 08:22)

Tuesday 19 April 2005
British couples fight Cambodia adoption ban Murdoch supports Labour on immigration more
(19 April 2005 09:26)

Wednesday 13 April 2005
Call for needle exchange in prisons Labour to launch election manifesto more
(13 April 2005 09:19)

Special report: The effect of caring on young people's education
The need to improve the educational attainment of looked-after children is well documented. But another group of youngsters who experience problems.... more
(15 April 2005 15:27)

Labour's performance on vulnerable children fails to satisfy professionals
More than half of social care professionals feel the government's policies on young offenders, children in poverty and young asylum seekers have.... more
(14 April 2005 00:00)

Somerset to axe advice team's grant
The future of a welfare rights team is in doubt after its funding was cut midway through a three-year agreement. more
(14 April 2005 00:00)

Sector seeks reassurance on plans for social worker support staff
Government plans to remodel the children's workforce along the lines followed by the teaching profession must not undermine the role of social.... more
(14 April 2005 00:00)

MPs propose integrated system to ensure funding for long-term care
The next government has been urged by MPs to create a fully integrated health and social care system to guarantee long-term care funding is fair. more
(14 April 2005 00:00)

Schools to consult before status switch
Schools must consult locally before changing to foundation status under the Education Act passed last week. more
(14 April 2005 00:00)