Articles by Date : June 01 2007 - June 30 2007

Management
2007 Children more
(03 June 2007 09:22)

In the Spotlight
with Anne Burnage, deputy director Catholic Children’s Society more
(01 June 2007 08:44)

A National Voice and Fostering Network launch project for care-experienced young people to investigate children’s services
A new project giving young people who have been in care a chance to inspect local authority children’s services was launched yesterday at the House.... more
(07 June 2007 13:55)

Social Worker Experiences
Health more
(03 June 2007 12:27)

Social Worker Experiences
Health 2007 more
(03 June 2007 12:26)

Good Practice Schemes
Housing and Homelessness more
(03 June 2007 12:24)

Welfare Rights
2007 Older People more
(03 June 2007 12:19)

Research on the job and training help mental health service users want
Alison Petch reviews research partly led by service users to discover what mental health clients want in terms of education, training and employment more
(07 June 2007 12:10)

Smokers can’t adopt under-fives
Click on the above headline for more social care news from the national newspapers. more
(07 June 2007 10:12)

Glimpses
Three out of every four children enjoy a good enough childhood, and manage to successfully navigate the transition from adolescence to adulthood –.... more
(07 June 2007 09:40)

Effective Fostering Panels: Guidance on Regulations, Process and Good Practice in Fostering Panels in England
This pack updates BAAF’s 2003 edition to take account of recent legislation, providing comprehensive guidance along with some useful supplementary.... more
(07 June 2007 09:33)

How to maintain proper relations between practitioner and service user
Maintaining proper boundaries with service users can be tricky, especially now that technology makes it easier to cross the line. Sally Gillen and.... more
(07 June 2007 08:53)

Helping parents of disabled children return to work
To mark National Childcare Week, Simon Vevers asks whether the measures to make it easier for the parents of disabled children to return to work go.... more
(07 June 2007 08:48)

Support for carers who have learning disabilities
When people with learning disabilities have care duties thrust upon them they can become isolated and stressed.Corin Williams looks at how they can.... more
(07 June 2007 08:38)

Participation of children in shaping services
Each week the Social Care Institute for Excellence analyses research findings behind specific social work practices more
(07 June 2007 08:37)

Research abstracts: Participation of children
Author: Morris, Kate ; Burford, Gale Title: Working with children's existing networks - building better opportunities? Reference: .... more
(07 June 2007 08:35)

Editorial Comment: Parental support needed
The Valuing People white paper laid great emphasis on the rights of people with learning disabilities, so it is a strange fact that six years later.... more
(07 June 2007 08:23)

Unison questions members on local government pay strike
Unison is asking its local government members whether they would support strike action over pay this year in the face of a sub-inflationary offer.... more
(04 June 2007 11:32)

Editorial Comment: There must be a better way
Adam Rickwood became the youngest person to die in custody in modern times while on remand at Hassockfield Secure Training Centre in 2004. He was.... more
(07 June 2007 08:11)

Call for debate on health service charges
Social care directors have demanded a debate on whether health services delivered alongside social care should be subject to charging. more
(07 June 2007 08:06)

Short-term funding hampers market for parental support
Council commissioners under fire for failing to engage voluntary sector more
(07 June 2007 08:05)

Call for more staff training to improve bank services
Staff in banks should be given more training in how to deal with customers who have a learning disability, says a report. more
(07 June 2007 08:02)

Tony Hunter on the future of health and social care commissioning
Tony Hunter, executive director of community services at Liverpool City Council and co-chair of the ADASS resources committee, gives his view on the.... more
(07 June 2007 07:58)

Diary: A lighter take on the working week.
An ASW student in an assertive outreach team more
(07 June 2007 00:01)

Home care services for travellers
A project to break down prejudice against travelling communities and improve their well-being is reducing hospital admissions, reports Louise Tickle more
(07 June 2007 00:44)

Top tips to keep you solvent: Don't fall for minimums
Paul Lewis cuts your credit card and store card debt in a few simple steps more
(07 June 2007 00:37)

Remploy workers to ballot for strike action, says T&G
Disabled workers at Remploy factories under the threat of closure are due to be balloted for strike action shortly. more
(06 June 2007 16:33)

Good practice in providing accessible and appropriate childcare for disabled children
Bradford: Maggie McDonald, area special needs coordinator team leader in Bradford, says her authority is currently helping around 150 children.... more
(07 June 2007 00:33)

Sport can bring different ethnic communities together
Using sport to cut across diverse ethnic, religious and cultural divides has paid dividends in Bedford. Crispin Andrews reports more
(07 June 2007 00:16)

Projects that prepare children for a life after care
Natalie Valios talks to projects that prepare children in care for independence and adulthood more
(07 June 2007 00:02)

Career Clinic
Q Two years ago a colleague went part-time. Recently I discovered that she is still being paid a full-time salary. I have lodged a complaint. What.... more
(07 June 2007 00:44)

Exhibition review: Fog-bound in the Hayward
Mark Drinkwater considers the unsettling and the familiar more
(07 June 2007 00:40)

How an asylum seeker bonded with her HIV support worker
Lynda Shentall and Jessie Manga discuss how their relationship developed despite Jessie's ill-health. By Anabel Unity Sale more
(07 June 2007 00:03)

The Big Picture: We're wise to specialise
Finding the right calibre of child care social workers is tough but the DfES has the skills to help, writes Andrew Christie more
(07 June 2007 00:01)

New strategy to tackle alcohol misuse launched by government
The government launched a new national alcohol strategy today, aiming to reduce the damage to people’s health and antisocial behaviour caused by.... more
(05 June 2007 14:53)

NCVO finds larger charities increasingly dominating voluntary sector
Bigger voluntary bodies are taking an increasingly large share of charitable income, while state funding for the sector is coming more and more from.... more
(06 June 2007 14:41)

John Hutton announces bill to scrap Child Support Agency
Work and pensions secretary John Hutton today announced the publication of legislation to scrap the Child Support Agency and toughen action against.... more
(06 June 2007 14:37)

On the Move
This weeks movers in the social care field more
(07 June 2007 00:01)

Church of England faces up to child abuse scandals
A series of child abuse scandals has tarnished the reputation of the Anglican Church. Now it is ready to face up to the problem, even if it means.... more
(07 June 2007 00:01)

Staff move closer to strike over Remploy factory cuts
GMB and Unite members seek a strike ballot over plans to close or merge over half of Remploy's factories more
(07 June 2007 00:01)

Two long stay hospitals still open despite closure pledge
Charities welcome closure of three long-stay hospitals but seek action over Orchard Hill more
(07 June 2007 11:47)

Front Line Focus: Sorry is the hardest word
Owning up to an error and apologising for it is fast going out of fashion for fear of admitting liability. more
(07 June 2007 00:07)

Service User Voice: Disabled jobs on the line
Remploy's decision to close factories has provoked a debate on the employment of disabled people. Simon Heng pitches in more
(07 June 2007 00:03)

Bill tries to make fresh start for child maintenance
Click on the above headline for more social care related news from today's papers. more
(06 June 2007 10:49)

Supporting People framework sets new challenges for providers and councils
Supported housing providers will have to provide regular information on their tenants’ progress in managing their health, participating in training.... more
(05 June 2007 16:12)

Police to exhume three former care home residents as seven deaths deemed suspicious
Click on the above headline for more social care related news from today's papers. more
(05 June 2007 09:59)

Save the Children urges Ed Balls to introduce seasonal grants to cut child poverty
Save the Children called for the government to introduce seasonal grants for poorer households to tackle child poverty after publishing a survey.... more
(05 June 2007 09:02)

Mental health second biggest cause of sickness absence, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development finds
Mental health problems are the second biggest cause of sickness absence from work, with depression and stress the most significant factors, a report.... more
(05 June 2007 08:54)

Researchers call for more evidence on whether khat causes mental illness
More evidence is needed to prove widespread concerns that the stimulant khat, which is popular among some Somali, Yemeni and Ethiopian immigrants to.... more
(05 June 2007 00:01)

Social workers are increasing their presence in councils
Social workers are continuing to increase their presence in English councils, bucking the trend of an ongoing decline in the number of social.... more
(04 June 2007 11:54)