Articles by Date : July 01 2006 - July 31 2006

My Life
Carl Hillier, a former young runaway from Weymouth in Dorset, discusses his involvement with The Children's Society's campaign to help runaway.... more
(13 July 2006 11:49)

Beyond Listening: Children's Perspectives on Early Childhood Services
Much of the available literature on children's views and participation relates to older children. more
(06 July 2006 15:50)

The Child's Own Story: Life Story Work with Traumatized Children
This is an excellent guide for professionals undertaking life story work with children or practitioners working with traumatised children, writes.... more
(05 July 2006 00:00)

Practising Welfare Rights
I have a confession to make, that I probably should have mentioned when asked to review this book - I am listed in the acknowledgements because I.... more
(06 July 2006 15:45)

Special needs pupils ‘need specialists’
Schools should cut the number of teaching assistants looking after children with learning difficulties and employ more specialists, the schools.... more
(13 July 2006 09:55)

£10,000 for widow, 89, ‘fed talcum powder’ by care staff
A frail widow has been awarded more than £10,000 compensation after her family produced a video which allegedly showed her being forced-fed talcum.... more
(12 July 2006 09:43)

Future uncertain for pioneering work with young asylum seekers
Pioneering work in Greater Manchester with young unaccompanied asylum seekers has an uncertain future, delegates at a Community Care conference heard.... more
(12 July 2006 12:49)

Social worker cautioned by General Social Care Council
A social worker who admitted breaching the General Social Care Council’s code of practice by failing to disclose full details of her criminal past.... more
(12 July 2006 09:53)

MPs call for policy of detaining asylum seeking children to end
Pressure on the Home Office to end its policy of detaining asylum seeker children intensified today. more
(12 July 2006 00:00)

Online Purchasing Care Directory now live!
Now live! Search thousands of specialist providers of social care services and products.. more
(12 July 2006 07:33)

Social workers to be named in family court proceedings
Planned changes to the way family court proceedings are held were announced this week in a bid to increase public confidence in the way important.... more
(11 July 2006 16:47)

Removing barriers to third sector delivery of health and social care is key
The barriers to third sector delivery of health and social care are clear and inaction on removing them can no longer be justified, a long-awaited.... more
(11 July 2006 00:00)

Inadequacies in services for unaccompanied minors to be addressed by government
Reform is to address “inadequacies” in services for unaccompanied asylum seeking children, a senior Home Office civil servant told a Community Care.... more
(11 July 2006 00:00)

New advisory body established to tackle ethnic minority unemployment
People from ethnic minorities will be helped to find work as a result of a new independent body launched today. more
(11 July 2006 00:00)

Target to reduce persistent young offenders in Scotland not met
Scottish ministers have failed in their attempt to cut the number of persistent young offenders in the country. more
(11 July 2006 00:00)

Report finds lack of understanding about Every Child Matters outcomes
There is a lack of clarity about what implementing the five Every Child Matters outcomes means in practice, the Local Government Association has found more
(11 July 2006 00:00)

Children receiving social care services rate their social workers highly
Most children receiving social care rate their social workers highly but many are unhappy about them breaking promises and multiple changes of.... more
(11 July 2006 00:00)

Concerns raised about employment checks in seven mental health trusts
Seven mental health trusts are unable to demonstrate they carry out proper employment checks. more
(11 July 2006 00:00)

Special educational needs system slammed - special report
The special educational needs system was slammed by MPs last week as “not fit for purpose” and in need of radical overhaul. more
(07 July 2006 00:00)

Ministers are powerless to raise sentence on paedophile
The Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, yesterday admitted he was powerless to increase the prison sentence of paedophile Craig Sweeney, who will be.... more
(11 July 2006 00:00)

Focus on Fostering and Adoption
A few years ago many people would have questioned private sector involvement in fostering and adoption. But independent fostering providers, many of.... more
(11 July 2006 08:53)

Independant foster care agencies expand
The number of independent fostering providers (IFPs) is rising. more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

'Witchcraft' cases may be missed by new plans for information collection
A significant number of child "witchcraft" cases could go undetected under government plans for local safeguarding children boards to collect.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Extra funds to back Scots change plan
The Scottish executive has unveiled detailed plans and announced £15m of extra funding to deliver the recommendations of the 21st Century Social Work.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Lawyers set to test 'Bournewood' rules
Government plans to introduce safeguards for people who are detained in a hospital or care home but lack the capacity to object could be subject to.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Social work warned on unsafe contact
Social work practitioners should not "collude" with child contact arrangements that could endanger children, a Community Care conference on domestic.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Allowance level a 'bare faced insult'
The government has been urged to reform the allowance paid to carers after a survey described it as "offensively low" and a "bare faced insult". more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Government in dark over violence target
The government has admitted it has no idea whether a target to reduce violence against social care workers by 25 per cent from 2002 to 2005 has been.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

MP lambasts social services' availability
GPs are ready to use practice budgets to commission social care for their patients but cannot to do so because social services are often unavailable,.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

'Supporting People Plus' proposed
A strategy to end homelessness in the UK by 2020 was launched this week by charity Homeless Link. more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

MPs find flaws in special needs
England's special educational needs system is "not fit for purpose" and needs to be urgently overhauled, MPs said this week. more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Councils must provide post-adoption support but is this being applied evenly across the UK
The multiple needs of children adopted from the care system makes post-placement support crucial to the success of any adoption. more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Changes for council complaints panels
Council review panels that examine complaints against adult social services will need an independent majority, under government regulations issued.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Leicester reports rough sleeping rise
There has been a steep rise in asylum seekers sleeping rough in Leicester, according to a new report. more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Welfare Bill lays out reform plans
The government published its long-awaited Welfare Reform Bill this week but there is still no indication of the new levels of benefits. more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Report questions targeting services
The rationale for selecting areas to provide Children's Fund services was "not always clear and logical", a new report claims. more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Peers seek 'fairer' admissions policy
Liberal Democrat peers are trying to change the school admissions code of practice to give all children fair access to education. more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Officials lay out action plan to cope with feared expats' care timebomb
Civil servants have drawn up an action plan to tackle fears that services could be overwhelmed by British expatriates returning to the UK for care.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Lewis hints at reform of charges
Care services minister Ivan Lewis has signalled reforms to the social care charging system on the back of the Wanless report and ahead of next year's.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Cameron wrong to say UK is classless
One of our team of practitioner columnists gives his take on whether the UK has become more classless more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Martin Green urges authorities to strip out large number of social work posts
An independent sector leader has called for large numbers of social work posts to be stripped out of local authorities to help deliver the.... more
(10 July 2006 00:00)

Minister plans Wales GP network to provide special service for homeless
The Welsh assembly government could be set to develop a network of GPs dedicated to working with homeless people in all 22 local health boards in the.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Comment: People with learning difficulties abused in Cornwall
The official report on the widespread abuse of people with learning difficulties in Cornwall - both in institutions and the community - makes.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

'I see happy well-adjusted children'
Jane Insje, from Wigan, has been a foster carer for 11 years and has looked after more than 100 children. more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Charity raises fears over the Welfare Reform Bill
Many voluntary sector organisations may be required to act to their client group’s disadvantage under the Welfare Reform Bill’s proposals, a leading.... more
(10 July 2006 00:00)

Behan's job to go internal candidate
Commission for Social Care Inspection chief inspector David Behan will be replaced by an internal candidate when he becomes the Department of.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Cornish abuse findings expose 'lack of understanding' of rights
Two national inspectorates have slammed the "widespread lack of understanding" about the rights of people with learning difficulties after uncovering.... more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Chair of L'Arche UK set to leave his post
A charity chair who faced sex abuse allegations is stepping down from his post this week. more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Shared managers mooted for Wales
A major report out next week is expected to pave the way for Wales's social services departments to share senior managers. more
(06 July 2006 00:00)

Social workers should play key role in mental health
New Ways of Working for Social Workers in Mental Health is the name of the group looking at redesigning professional roles. more
(06 July 2006 00:00)