Articles by Date : June 01 2006 - June 30 2006

Seeing Through New Eyes, Spaces of Social Exclusion & Young People in Care and Criminal Behaviour
Reading through caused me to have fleeting images of a change of career as Kaplan painted the picture of a therapy so successful it is difficult to.... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Prozac cleared for children aged eight despite fears of suicide risk
Children as young as eight can be given the antidepressant Prozac, the European Medicines Agency has ruled. more
(08 June 2006 09:47)

Question from Community Care - Across the Divide
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(08 June 2006 09:51)

Across the divide
There have been hundreds of books on social work theory but few on the methods of working with clients. Mark Doel and Peter Marsh look at how.... more
(08 June 2006 00:00)

Question from Community Care - Peace Dividend
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(08 June 2006 09:40)

Peace dividend
An approach informed by Mahatma Gandhi's principle of peaceful resistance is being used in Kent to change the ways of violent young people, says.... more
(08 June 2006 00:00)

Plans to introduce false marriage offence put on ice
Plans to introduce a specific offence of forcing someone into marriage were put on hold today, amid fears it would further isolate victims. more
(07 June 2006 00:00)

Councils to be punished for failing to tackle antisocial behaviour
Councils that fail to tackle young people’s antisocial behaviour will lose central government funding under plans agreed by the cabinet committee.... more
(07 June 2006 15:12)

May
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(07 June 2006 14:10)

Labour and Tories reverse roles over public sector
Tony Blair and Gordon Brown delivered an uncompromising message on public sector pay while David Cameron praised the “high ideals” of public sector.... more
(07 June 2006 10:05)

Nearly half of callers to helpline are from potential abusers
Almost half of callers to a child protection helpline are from people who have committed offences or those worried they may do so, research published.... more
(07 June 2006 00:00)

Argyll and Bute hits back over free personal care criticism
Argyll and Bute Council has hit back at criticism which claimed the council had denied more than 200 older people access to free personal care. more
(06 June 2006 00:00)

Drug misuse lessons hit the streets of Scotland
Parents and young people in Scotland have the opportunity to learn more about the risks of drug misuse at a Scottish Executive roadshow that kicks.... more
(06 June 2006 12:59)

Schools urged to help pupils spot abusive relationships
Schools are failing to teach children about the dangers of sexual abuse and the legal rights and wrongs governing sexual relationships, the NSPCC has.... more
(06 June 2006 13:02)

Youth justice campaigner steps up fight for reform
More must be done to prevent young people who offend ending up in the criminal justice system, according to the Youth Justice Board’s newest board.... more
(06 June 2006 13:04)

Only rural extended schools expected to provide core offer
The Department for Education and Skills has confirmed that not all schools will be obliged to provide the “core offer” of extended services –.... more
(06 June 2006 13:07)

Human rights principles are not improving older people's lives
The potential for human rights principles to improve older people’s services is not being fulfilled due to ignorance about them among service.... more
(07 June 2006 00:01)

Hughes: Sure Start needs to build on success
Beverley Hughes today said the government should build on the success of Sure Start and ensure registered childcare places are sustainable and meet.... more
(06 June 2006 00:00)

Alternatives to remand urged to tackle overcrowding in prisons
The Prison Service should consider releasing people with mental health problems and remand prisoners from jails in a bid to conquer overcrowding.... more
(06 June 2006 00:00)

Prisoners should be freed to ease overcrowding
Thousands of remand prisoners, inmates with mental health problems and children behind bars should be released to relieve the growing overcrowding.... more
(06 June 2006 00:00)

Sure Start month takes healthy twist
Early years campaigners have used the launch of National Sure Start Month to call for more to be done to promote healthy eating and exercise for.... more
(05 June 2006 17:47)

Government U-turn on plans to dock housing benefit for antisocial tenants who won't seek help
People who are evicted for antisocial behaviour and refuse to address their behaviour using the support and help offered to them will face having.... more
(05 June 2006 00:00)

Social worker jailed for client sex
A social worker has been jailed for having an affair with a married women who was suffering from post-natal depression, even though she consented to.... more
(05 June 2006 00:00)

End of life care needs greater attention
One in five of all deaths is in a care home, so a new guide to providing end of life care for residents published this week should prove useful. more
(02 June 2006 00:00)

Children's palliative care: special report
An estimated 20,000 children in the UK suffer from life-limiting conditions and many rely on palliative care to improve their quality of life. more
(02 June 2006 13:50)

Social worker jailed for having sex with client
A social worker has been jailed for having sex with a service user in one of the first cases of its kind. more
(05 June 2006 00:00)

Poorest families failed by government emergency fund
A government scheme supposed to provide a financial safety net for those most in need is forcing some families further into poverty, new research.... more
(02 June 2006 17:26)

European social care market off agenda
Social services in the UK are unlikely to be opened up to continental competition following a decision by the Council of the European Union this.... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Sector faces more threats to quit as play therapists are hit by regulations
Play therapists are joining independent social workers in being forced out of adoption support work because of new regulations. more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

The Big Question
Should schools be given a duty to promote the educational achievement of looked-after children? more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Direct payments add to council costs
Direct payments will cost councils more than conventional care procurement unless they reduce the value of payments, an Audit Commission report has.... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

failing the bichard test
The Home Office's latest progress report on the implementation of the Bichard Inquiry recommendations suggests headway is being made in most areas..... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

School heads and governors ignore Bichard recruitment training advice
Many head teachers and school governors have failed to take key child protection training recommended by the report into the Soham murders. more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Hospice leaders win 27m funding boost
The government has found an extra 27m of funding for children's hospices in England after the sector told the prime minister last month that it faced.... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Independent officers under scrutiny as concern grows that they lack bite
The government and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service are examining the role of the officers who monitor children's care.... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Police spread word on infant deaths
The Metropolitan Police is to raise awareness among children's professionals of the dangers of children falling asleep in the same bed as adults.... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Calls for schools to take wider role
Local government and voluntary sector representatives are to explore ways to encourage schools to take their corporate parenting responsibilities.... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Fury at child death link with poverty
Child poverty campaigners have reacted angrily to new evidence highlighting the link between deprivation and infant death. more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Unions point finger over discrimination
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has condemned employers that do not give jobs to disabled people who are keen to work. more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Job opportunities squeezed by disc rimination
The lack of disabled people working in the public sector has prompted the Disability Rights Commission to probe job discrimination, writes Maria Ahmed more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Forums can pilot blind admissions
School admissions forums will be able to pilot admissions procedures that are anonymous to ensure the process is fair, the government said last.... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Child welfare fears at immigration centre as key post remains vacant
Campaigners have raised concerns about the welfare of children detained at Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre because the social worker post at.... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Vulnerable are not getting On Track
A government scheme aimed at children and families at risk of offending and antisocial behaviour has achieved "lower than expected" levels of.... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Welsh bid to force new database use
The Welsh assembly government wants to make it compulsory for local authorities to use a new computer database to find care placements for.... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Abuse inquiries too long, says Tapsfield
Fostering services must be given strict timescales to investigate allegations of abuse against carers, according to a charity boss. more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Begs Questions
Westminster is pursuing a zero tolerance approach to begging with the support of an ex-crack user. The policy has left charities in a quandary,.... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

It's no good demanding to be let out... there's no where else to go
People having mental illness episodes are often picked up by police and locked in cells. Sally Gillen looks at how a lack of suitable accommodation.... more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

The Simon Heng column
Pete and Shabaz on Big Brother are being allowed to do exactly what disabled people want: to be given an equal opportunity. more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Back from the brink
Angelica Perry says she was a terrible patient but despite this the mental health care system worked for her. more
(01 June 2006 00:00)

Open Forum
Judy Clinton expects responses to her e-mails and phone calls. But too many social care staff cannot be bothered. more
(01 June 2006 00:00)