Articles by Date : May 01 2006 - May 31 2006

Liverpool settles with ex-employee
A social worker who claims he took voluntary early retirement after he was placed under duress by Liverpool Council has received an 11th-hour payment.... more
(18 May 2006 13:12)

Supporting People services need to move on to meet needs of people with mental health problems
The Supporting People programme has too much focus on moving people on from their supported accommodation, Community Care Live heard. more
(18 May 2006 13:06)

Question from Community Care - Lump sum needed
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(18 May 2006 11:54)

Question from Community Care - Which way the wind blows?
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(18 May 2006 11:52)

Lump sum needed
The positive messages taken from Sure Start Plus pilots for pregnant teenagers need to be rolled out nationally to improve unborn babies’.... more
(18 May 2006 11:47)

Councils unsure on secure home quality
Councils are not using local authority secure children’s homes because they “lack confidence” in the quality of their services, according to a draft.... more
(18 May 2006 11:11)

Campaigner is now first national ‘tsar’
Self-advocacy campaigner Nicola Smith has been appointed to the first national director post for a person with learning difficulties. more
(18 May 2006 10:59)

Learning disability trust aims to split from NHS and set up social firm
A learning disability NHS Trust is seeking to break free from NHS control and set itself up as a social enterprise, in what is thought to be the.... more
(18 May 2006 10:55)

Town hall power
Local government leaders have called on Ruth Kelly to bring forward reforms to devolve power from Whitehall to town halls. They asked for assurances.... more
(18 May 2006 09:54)

Critical Thinking for Social Work
This is part of the first set of books specifically written for social workers undertaking post-qualifying training and, as such, will be welcomed by.... more
(11 May 2006 09:03)

Living With Loss and Grief
The cover depicts a little boat on a calm sea. more
(11 May 2006 09:00)

Reaching the Vulnerable Child: Therapy with Traumatised Children
I recently attended a day course led by SACCS personnel and in looking at this book was mindful of the content of that day, writes Lynne Fordyce. more
(11 May 2006 00:00)

Domestic Violence: Special Report
Welcome to the first of an occasional series where we present a more in-depth look at best practice in one particular field or theme - starting with.... more
(18 May 2006 09:29)

Children of parents with alcohol problems neglected
The needs of children whose parents misuse alcohol are being neglected by “ill-equipped” services, according to a report published today at Community.... more
(15 May 2006 00:00)

Disabled people need help to get back to work
Reforming incapacity benefit will end disabled people’s reliance on benefits and help them into work, according to the Department for Work and.... more
(18 May 2006 07:34)

Social workers should be prepared against violence
All social services teams should have procedures in place to deal with the risk of violence and threatening behaviour from clients. more
(18 May 2006 07:41)

Money spent on learning difficulties services does not improve lives
Councils are “wasting” money on learning difficulties services that do not improve people’s quality of life, Community Care Live heard today. more
(17 May 2006 16:56)

Over 400 social workers referred to GSCC for alleged misconduct
More than 400 social workers have been referred to England’s social care regulator for alleged misconduct, it was revealed today at Community Care.... more
(17 May 2006 16:52)

Greater use of restorative justice needed
Staff working with children in residential care should make greater use of restorative justice to deal with their behaviour and stop them going into.... more
(17 May 2006 16:47)

Asylum seeking children have difficulties accessing services
Unaccompanied asylum-seeking children often find it harder to access appropriate services than citizen children of the UK, a leading refugee.... more
(17 May 2006 16:41)

Social care employers need to support staff who are carers or face problems
Nearly one in five of the workforce are also carers at Hertfordshire Council’s adult care department, delegates at Community Care Live heard today. more
(17 May 2006 16:35)

Alternatives to traditional day services for people with learning difficulties are key
Using ordinary community spaces rather than specialist facilities is key to providing successful day services for people with learning difficulties,.... more
(17 May 2006 13:09)

Young people's thoughts should be heard during court decisions
Listening to the wishes of young people involved in court care and contact proceedings must be “integrated and intertwined” with safeguarding and.... more
(17 May 2006 13:02)

Foster care crisis
A shortage of foster families means that more than 10 per cent of children are being moved three or more times a year, according to a report by the.... more
(17 May 2006 10:11)

Sixty Second Interview with Nigel Rogers
Sixty Second Interview with Nigel Rogers, director of SITRA more
(16 May 2006 00:00)

Sixty Second Interview with Anne Williams
Sixty Second Interview with Anne Williams more
(09 May 2006 00:00)

Children’s hospice movement calls on Tony Blair to avert funding crisis
Representatives of the UK’s children’s hospices will meet with prime minister Tony Blair today to ask for an immediate cash injection to stop.... more
(17 May 2006 08:13)

Community Care Live 2006 starts today
Community Care’s biggest event of the year is set to take place today with a fantastic line up of speakers, plenary sessions and workshops alongside.... more
(16 May 2006 00:00)

Disability Rights Commission to investigate why disabled people are under-represented in social work
The Disability Rights Commission will investigate whether regulations governing entry into social work prevent disabled people from joining the.... more
(16 May 2006 00:00)

DH overturns plans to remove shared boundaries
The Department of Health has overturned a number of strategic health authority proposals to remove shared boundaries between primary care trusts and.... more
(16 May 2006 00:00)

NSPCC launches campaign to tackle sex abuse
Rape is now the most common reason for a child or young person to contact ChildLine when reporting sexual abuse, according to new figures released by.... more
(16 May 2006 15:49)

Inclusion agenda is failing children with special educational needs
The National Union of Teachers has called for an end to the closure of special schools and “inclusion on the cheap” which, it claims, is failing.... more
(16 May 2006 15:56)

Mothers are being failed by mental health services
A report from the mental health charity Mind paints a bleak picture of the state of mental health services for women during pregnancy and after the.... more
(16 May 2006 15:53)

Lancashire overhauls drug and alcohol services
Substance misuse services for young people in Lancashire are being overhauled in a bid to help more young people. more
(16 May 2006 15:46)

Interview with new learning difficulties tsar Nicola Smith
Nicola Smith, a self-advocacy campaigner and trainer has been appointed as a government learning difficulties tsar. more
(15 May 2006 00:00)

One tenth of foster children face more than three moves a year
More than one in 10 foster children in England faced the upheaval of being moved more than three times last year, according to a report published.... more
(16 May 2006 00:00)

Commission for Racial Equality slams local authorities' approach to gypsies
Substandard and uncoordinated services, poorly informed policies and weak organisational arrangements typify many local authorities approach to.... more
(16 May 2006 00:00)

Tend my afro
A disabled man has complained that council bosses do not give his carer enough time to tend his Afro, The Sun reports. more
(10 May 2006 15:11)

Focus on London & South East
Capital retains pulling power more
(16 May 2006 10:20)

Foreign prisoners scandal deepens
Foreign prisoners scandal deepens as Reid revises figures more
(16 May 2006 00:00)

The living ain't easy!
One of the biggest hurdles for social care staff wanting to move to London and the South East for work is finding affordable housing. High house.... more
(11 May 2006 00:00)

Children's palliative care chiefs urge funding reforms
Children’s palliative care chiefs have called for funding reforms to tackle the financial crisis in the sector, which is worsening as lottery funding.... more
(15 May 2006 00:00)

Funding vital for registration scheme to work, ECCA warns
Plans to register all residential and home care staff will fail without significant government funding, the English Community Care Association has.... more
(15 May 2006 00:00)

Skills for Care chief highlights inequalities
Skills for Care chief executive Andrea Rowe has attacked the far greater investment in developing new roles in the NHS than in social care. more
(15 May 2006 00:00)

Women in prison: special report
When prisons ombudsman Stephen Shaw described imprisonment of women as “disproportionate, ineffective and unkind,” last year, it rang true with.... more
(12 May 2006 15:27)

Fostering Fortnight gets underway - special report
The chronic shortage of foster carers is once again being highlighted by charity Fostering Network gets underway. more
(12 May 2006 00:00)

'If we're strong, you're strong'
Ray Jones, the new chair of the British Association of Social Workers, tells Simeon Brody why social workers should join the body more
(15 May 2006 16:05)

Too many cases that go to court could be dealt with elsewhere’
Rod Morgan knows that his leadership of the Youth Justice Board will be judged on whether the number of children in custody falls next year. By Maria.... more
(05 May 2006 13:40)

Pupils ‘should be shown how to revive classmates who overdose on drugs’
Teenagers should be taught at school how to resuscitate friends who have overdosed on drugs, according to government guidance. more
(15 May 2006 11:22)

Charities to receive promised funding
Social care charities were told this week that they would receive section 64 funding, as promised by the government. more
(11 May 2006 00:00)