Articles by Date : May 01 2002 - May 31 2002

Case of the missing voice
This week's multi-disciplinary panel offer views on a case involving disagreement over the future of a woman with learning difficulties. more
(23 May 2002 14:35)

Research into practice
A study of serious child abuse in Wales carries a cautionary message about the use of figures from the child protection register. Brian Morgan.... more
(23 May 2002 14:44)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Alex Dobson. more
(24 May 2002 10:18)

Child abuse victims fear loss of benefits if they are compensated
Irish child abuse victims living in the UK are demanding that they should not lose their welfare benefits when they get compensation - a right.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Policy should focus on hard core cases
The government's drugs policy should focus on the 250,000 "problematic users" whose habits cause most damage to themselves and others, the House of.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Birmingham's homeless policy challenged in the high court
Three mothers launched a high court challenge to Birmingham Council's policy for dealing with intentionally homeless families last week, describing.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Assisted deception
The right of individuals to find out about their origins is one that has only begun to establish itself slowly. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

How social work can win over the public
Yvonne Roberts argues that only if evidence of good results is publicised can the lot of social work improve. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Behind the headlines
Our regular panel comments on a topic in the news. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Return to owner
The Australian government has recently issued a statement of public regret about the treatment of child migrants shipped from Britain after the.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Improve education, says chief inspector
The government and the prison service need to address serious flaws in the regimes for 18 to 20 year olds in prison, the chief inspector of prisons.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Collective guilt
The disgraceful jailing of Patricia Amos should at least be consistently applied to parents across the board. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Haringey inquiry clears social workers
Haringey Council has cleared two social workers of blame for failing to report bloodstains in a flat where a woman's body was later found. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Inspectorate takes first step to fusion
The Social Services Inspectorate is restructuring in preparation for the arrival of the new Commission for Social Care Inspection, which was.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Staff and service users criticise plans to merge inspection authorities
Two new government agencies established to raise standards in social care have come under fire this week from staff and voluntary groups. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Prosecute violent clients, says Unison
Unison in Scotland is calling on the Scottish executive to ensure people who physically abuse public sector staff are automatically charged and.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Welsh vote for free care for older people
The Welsh assembly has voted unanimously in favour of the principle of free personal care for older people. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Child protection blues
Like their colleagues in social services police officers who work in child protection know all about low status and understaffing. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

MP wins battle over unfit accommodation
About 300 asylum seekers have been moved from accommodation condemned by Liverpool Council as unfit for human habitation, following a three-year.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Confidence in residence
The first of a series by teenager Heidi Osborne on positive experiences of residential social workers. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

NEWSANALYSIS
After just two years in existence, the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) faces being merged with the equality organisations for gender and race. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Reflections
Advances in medical care in recent years have enabled many people to live longer and have a good quality of life. Recently I was fitted with a.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Councils fear local services will not cope with planned asylum centres
Three councils in the areas where accommodation centres for asylum seekers are to be sited have raised concerns about their suitability. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Funding methods prevent integration
The way health and social care is funded is the central problem in ensuring services are integrated, a health policy analyst from the Royal College.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Lords back right of unmarried couples
An amendment to the Adoption and Children Bill that would allow unmarried couples, including those of the same sex, to jointly adopt children won.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Survey points to fear of sheltered homes
A survey has found that 70 per cent of people know what sheltered housing is but only 42 per cent know it is a housing choice for older people. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Councillors urged to quit in Caerphilly
A south Wales councillor has called for his entire authority cabinet to quit, following a critical social services joint review. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

news analysis of a new book from Scope taking a critical look at their history
David Brown describes the thinking behind a book from the charity that does not shy away from self-criticism. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Readmissions to hospital rise sharply
More older people are being readmitted to hospital shortly after being discharged than they were two years ago. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Crime rate higher for excluded pupils
Pupils excluded from schools are more likely to commit crime and commit more serious offences than school pupils, according to a survey.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Pro-women stance at Wakefield praised
A scheme to help female employees achieve their full potential at work has won Wakefield Council the national Framework for Action award. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Posh and Becks raise £400,000 for NSPCC
The NSPCC is to receive £400,000 from an auction held at Victoria and David Beckham's party for the England World Cup team last week. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Balancing act
Service providers should support people with learning difficulties to develop meaningful interpersonal relationships, but robust and sensitive.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Protective force
Maureen Winn Oakley, NSPCC senior research fellow, describes a study of the use of emergency police protection, finding that many officers are.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Scots set out to help vulnerable witnesses
Scottish children and vulnerable adult witnesses are to be helped in court under proposals outlined in a new consultation document released earlier.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Deaf culture club
Is deafness a disability or is it an opportunity to join a thriving cultural group? Natalie Valios reports on a debate sparked by a well.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Social work body attacks website
The British Association of Social Workers has condemned a website which names and shames social workers and vilifies the.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Permitted to work
New rules mean disabled people can now look for work without their doctors' approval, writes Gary Vaux. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Billy and the Big D-cision
Information PLUS, 3 Hill of Heddle, Finstown, Orkney. www.orknet.co.uk/iplus   £39.95 Interactive media on tackling issues around drugs.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Origin unknown
Terry Philpot laments the lack of help for people who have been in the care system and want to find their birth parents. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

This week's writer is a student social worker on a placement at a parenting project
Monday It's my second week on placement and my first visit to a parent who has been given a parenting order. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Unsion's strike for higher London weighting may be first of many
Unison members across London held a one-day strike last week to campaign for higher London weighting payments. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Three homeless mothers claim human rights breach
Three mothers have launched a high court challenge to Birmingham council’s policy for dealing with intentionally homeless families,.... more
(22 May 2002 17:03)

A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom, David Callaghan and Alex Dobson. more
(23 May 2002 09:58)

Unison criticises government over new inspection body
Unison has joined forces with nurses to criticise the government's decision to merge the care standards commission with the Social Services.... more
(23 May 2002 10:22)

In danger of too much coercion
Mental health policy is taking a worryingly coercive turn, according to approved social worker Paul Jewitt. more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Prison for parents opposed by readers
Fifty-six per cent of visitors who took part in a poll on Community Care's website felt that parents who allow their children to persistently.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Valued beyond doubt
Approved social workers’ skills will remain essential, regardless of any changes in mental health legislation, argues Mental Health Act.... more
(23 May 2002 00:00)

Hostile reception
The plight of asylum-seeking children new to the UK is exacerbated by recent laws that seem designed to exclude them from health care, education.... more
(23 May 2002 16:09)

Where is the evidence?
The government would do well to wait for evidence of the effectiveness of its youth crime prevention initiatives before rushing ahead with new.... more
(23 May 2002 16:29)