Articles by Date : May 01 2006 - May 31 2006

Styal prison slammed by chief prisons inspector
Styal women’s prison is “still unable to meet the needs” of its vulnerable inmates, said chief inspector of prisons Anne Owers, as she published a.... more
(09 May 2006 00:00)

New care services minister to address Community Care Live
The new minister for care services Ivan Lewis will be attending our massive two-day annual event Community Care Live 2006 next week. more
(08 May 2006 00:00)

Bankruptcy becoming a social problem, warns bank chief
The Bank of England's governor has issued his starkest warning yet on the state of families' finances saying record levels of bankruptcy are now "a.... more
(11 May 2006 09:49)

Now for the hard work
A preoccupation with restructuring and inconsistent policies are obscuring signs of progress with the Every Child Matters agenda, writes Bob Hudson more
(11 May 2006 00:00)

Family Support as Reflective Practice
If you are looking for clarification of the idea of family support in a way that provides readable and understandable links between the concept,.... more
(05 May 2006 15:56)

Psychoses: An Integrative Perspective
Cullberg has produced a very readable volume, writes Richard Curen. Divided into two parts, diagnosis and recovery, each of the 27 chapters could be.... more
(05 May 2006 15:52)

Social Work in Europe: Education for Change
Developments in Europe since the 1980s have provided fresh opportunities for social work professionals to exchange ideas about the role of social.... more
(04 May 2006 00:00)

Question from Community Care - Now for the hard work
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(11 May 2006 08:14)

Questions from Community Care - The ties that bind
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(11 May 2006 08:12)

The ties that bind
Neglect of the therapeutic needs of adopted children is one of the factors that leads to placement breakdowns, experience has taught Rene Potgieter more
(11 May 2006 00:00)

Services accused of failing parents with learning difficulties
Parents with learning difficulties are losing custody of their children because they are not being given enough help and what help they do receive is.... more
(10 May 2006 16:43)

You’re fired…
The Sun has the best take on Labour’s “black Wednesday,” suggesting that all three cabinets culprits – Hewitt, Prescott and Clarke – should be on The.... more
(03 May 2006 07:57)

Advice on cot death ignored
A fifth of mothers are putting their babies at risk of cot death by failing to ensure that they sleep on their backs. more
(10 May 2006 10:05)

Sixty Second Interview with Duncan Fisher
Sixty Second Interview with Duncan Fisher more
(09 May 2006 00:00)

DH to honour commitments to section 64 grants
The Department of Health has finally decided to honour its funding commitments to charities in years two and three of their section 64 grants. more
(09 May 2006 00:00)

How the government reshuffle affects social care
Social care leaders have warned that Liam Byrne's departure from the Department of Health in last week's government reshuffle should not disrupt the.... more
(09 May 2006 15:59)

Staff training vital to success of new early years curriculum
All early years staff must have access to appropriate training if they are to successfully implement the new curriculum for under-fives, the.... more
(09 May 2006 15:49)

Government initiatives accused of failing young offenders
Criminal justice charity the Howard League for Penal Reform has criticised the government for failing to tackle re-offending by young men. more
(09 May 2006 15:51)

Hopes raised by cabinet reshuffle
Child poverty campaigners have welcomed the creation of a new cabinet-level post with responsibility for tackling social exclusion. more
(09 May 2006 15:54)

People moves
Children's charity Coram Family has appointed AMANDA MAYHEW as head of its housing and support service. Mayhew joins from Circle Anglia housing.... more
(09 May 2006 13:26)

Radical review of supported housing is needed
Inspectors have called for a “radical review” of supported housing for people with learning difficulties, as there are growing concerns as to whether.... more
(09 May 2006 00:00)

Parents with learning difficulties need better support
Many parents with learning difficulties are classed as “too able” to qualify for the services they need and end up having their children removed.... more
(09 May 2006 00:00)

Police arrest 150 in purge on sex trade
Nearly 50 young women have been rescued by police from brothels where they were allegedly being forced to work in the sex trade after being.... more
(09 May 2006 09:53)

Special report on the Welsh Safeguarding Vulnerable Children Review
Welsh children’s minister Jane Hutt has acknowledged this week that children’s services face “significant challenges” in Wales. more
(05 May 2006 00:00)

Children in care face disrupted education
Children in foster care face disruption to their education when they are often forced to switch schools when placements end, according to a survey.... more
(08 May 2006 00:00)

Prison regimes need to change
Re-offending by young men will only drop if prison regimes change, says the Howard League for Penal Reform http://www.howardleague.org/ in a new.... more
(08 May 2006 00:00)

Focus on Careers
As social care evolves and multidisciplinary teams become the norm, new career avenues are opening up for practitioners. more
(08 May 2006 15:22)

Mother first to be found guilty of family homicide
A young mother who failed to protect her baby from being murdered by her violent lover has become the first person to be convicted of family homicide.... more
(08 May 2006 10:05)

New education secretary appointed to replace Ruth Kelly
Tony Blair has named Alan Johnson as the new education secretary, as part of his Cabinet reshuffle. more
(05 May 2006 16:03)

Anthony Douglas to lead programme to tackle Cafcass' London crisis
Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service chief executive Anthony Douglas has taken personal charge of a programme to turn around.... more
(05 May 2006 00:00)

Race impact assessment on mental health legislation: special report
The government is failing to take adequate measures to reduce discrimination against black people in the mental health system, according to.... more
(05 May 2006 16:15)

'Buzzing since i came back...'
…says Hugh Torrance about his trip to Tulsa and New York to learn more about how US agencies support people with learning difficulties. In the first.... more
(05 May 2006 15:10)

Craft blair passes blame for asbo mania
Politicians rely on propaganda to persuade the electorate that they know best. more
(05 May 2006 15:03)

The march of the asbos
David Callaghan investigates the seemingly inexorable rise in the number of children being given antisocial behaviour orders and finds that the.... more
(05 May 2006 14:50)

New education secretary appointed
Trade secretary Alan Johnson is new education secretary, replacing Ruth Kelly. more
(05 May 2006 11:41)

Access all areas?
How accessible has London become for disabled people since the Disability Discrimination Act 1995? Katie Leason joins wheelchair user Cynthia.... more
(04 May 2006 14:29)

Open Forum
Going back to university to read social work left one student wondering what he had let himself in for more
(05 May 2006 14:11)

Frontlines - Outdated modes of medical classification
Many years ago, while I was still training, my older sister was diagnosed with schizophrenia. more
(05 May 2006 14:07)

If you ask me...Colin McMillan
Colin McMillan, who has learning difficulties, attends Newmarket Community Resource Unit more
(05 May 2006 14:04)

Community matrons reduce hospital admissions
People with long-term conditions using Cornwall’s community matrons saw their hospital admissions drop by fifty per cent last year, at a saving of.... more
(05 May 2006 14:01)

The Big Question
Should councils have the automatic right to set up community schools? more
(04 May 2006 14:00)

The Simon Heng Column
A service user's view of social care more
(05 May 2006 13:57)

It's time to tell all
June Taylor, after 39 years of institutional care, is now keen to share her experiences with workers more
(05 May 2006 13:52)

review the whole act
You would have thought once bitten, twice shy, but the Department of Health seems to have fallen foul of the race equality lobby yet again as it.... more
(04 May 2006 00:00)

Douglas warning on effects of job losses
Job cuts in the courts service must not result in court closures, the chief executive of the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.... more
(04 May 2006 00:00)

Staff told to beware of Sure Start errors
Front-line staff delivering the government's children's centres agenda have been warned against repeating the mistakes made in some Sure Start.... more
(04 May 2006 00:00)

Stop, look and listen
One of the key messages from a new report on child protection in Wales could surely be applied across the whole of social care in the UK. The.... more
(04 May 2006 00:00)

Review raps lack of coherence in Wales
Welsh officials need to "slow down the rapid rate of change" in children's services and more accurately cost and fund reforms, according to a major.... more
(04 May 2006 00:00)

Thousands excluded from flexi-working
Thousands of unpaid carers could be excluded from a new legal right to flexible working under proposals being considered by the government,.... more
(04 May 2006 00:00)

New laws may cut abuse prosecutions
Proposed legislation to protect vulnerable adults in Scotland could cut the number of prosecutions for abuse, the Scottish parliament's health.... more
(04 May 2006 00:00)