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Seeds of despair
Child suicide may be rare but when it does occur its impact is
felt throughout the adult world. Frances Rickford explores the
possible causes for.... more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
Learning to let go
Good parenting involves allowing children to make their own
mistakes in life and learning not to blame yourself when things go
wrong, writes Peter.... more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
Ethnic trap of employment-only contracts
Yasmin Hossain on why the children's guardian service must
include more black and Asian people. more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
Multi-agency approach gives us greater flexibility
In response to your interviews with chief inspector of social
services Denise Platt and chief nursing officer Sarah Mullally (In
Focus, 16 August),.... more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
A little rough sleeping before dinner
Yvonne Roberts says a course designed for executives to
experience sleeping rough is a new cultural low. more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
Teenage turnaround
Amid the widespread concern about this country's high rate of
teenage pregnancies, the work carried out by practitioners to
improve the parenting.... more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
Jill Manthorpe looks at work on the appropriateness of nursing home placements for older people, while Peter Wilson evaluates a study of mental health services for 16-25 year olds.
Nursing homes
An examination of the appropriateness of nursing home
placements.
About one-quarter of older people living in nursing homes do.... more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
Becoming a Trainer in Adult Abuse Work
By Jacki Pritchard.
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
£16. more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
At the Core of Mental Health
Edited by Di Bailey. more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
Have your say
Community Care's online discussion forum Have your say
offers the opportunity to air your views on a controversial
subject. more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
Scots secure wins staffing boost
Twenty-two new posts are to be created as part of a
£788,000 package of improvements at a Scottish secure
residential school, Glasgow.... more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
Neil Thompson examines working with older people with mental health problems and Joe Mils offers views on a resource for overcoming anxiety.
Focus on Mental Health and Older People
Marilyn Harvey
Pavilion Publishing,
The Ironworks,
Cheapside,
Brighton BN1 4ZZ
£69. more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
Social work values must stay
The name of the government's game is "modernisation" and - as
the annual report by Denise Platt, chief inspector of social
services, makes clear.... more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
Draft guide on single assessment
Social workers have been urged to prepare for the new health and
social care single assessment process for older people, due to come
into effect.... more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
Hidden shame
Elder abuse seldom hits the headlines and research in to it is
only just beginning. more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
Charginmg with care
With long-term care becoming a high-profile issue, the need for
fair financial assessments and charging has been thrown into sharp
relief. more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
Helpful words
Adults with dyslexia often go to great lengths to hide their
inability to read and write and can slip through the net partly due
to the fact that.... more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
In from the cold?
The disability of deafblindness has been neglected for many
years. Now government guidance is helping build awareness but, as
ever, questions.... more
(24 August 2001 00:00)
A summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
(see below for headlines from the weekend, Monday and
Tuesday)
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(22 August 2001 00:00)
Warnings at Haringey ignored before Victoria Climbie`s death
Seven months before Victoria Climbie’s death, managers in
north Tottenham social services area office of Haringey social
services told.... more
(22 August 2001 00:00)
Warnings at Haringey ignored before Victoria Climbie`s death
Seven months before Victoria Climbie’s death, managers in
north Tottenham area office of Haringey social services told
department bosses that.... more
(22 August 2001 00:00)
Increase in domestic violence victims visiting GPs
Family doctors in Glasgow are now treating more women and
children for domestic violence than for cancer, heart disease or
diabetes, according to a.... more
(22 August 2001 00:00)
Number of social work staff increases
The number of social work staff employed in Scotland’s
local authorities has increased in the last year reversing a
five-year trend,.... more
(22 August 2001 00:00)
A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(23 August 2001 00:00)
First chief executive of Scie appointed
The department of health and the Welsh Assembly have appointed
Ray Jones, who is director of social services for Wiltshire
Council, as the first.... more
(23 August 2001 00:00)
NHS spending on sight injuries 10 times prevention and support
The NHS is spending 10 times more money on treating sight
related injuries than on prevention and independent-living support
for blind and.... more
(23 August 2001 00:00)
Care home owners accuse government of mistake over cost of free nursing care
The government has seriously underestimated the costs involved
in providing free nursing care to elderly people in nursing homes
according to the.... more
(23 August 2001 00:00)
Social services departments failing refugee children
Many social services departments in Britain are providing
inadequate care to young people seeking asylum, according to a
report commissioned by The.... more
(23 August 2001 00:00)
A summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(17 August 2001 00:00)
A summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(17 August 2001 00:00)
GOVERNMENT TO LAUNCH RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS
The department of health is to launch a three-year national
recruitment campaign for social workers, but there is no promise to
increase salary.... more
(17 August 2001 00:00)
Health chief supports new hospital for Glasgow
Tom Divers, the incoming chief executive of Glasgow’s new
health authority, has spoken out in favour of building a brand new
‘super.... more
(22 August 2001 00:00)
Union considers action against `misleading` housing transfer advice
Unison is considering legal action against a booklet distributed
by Glasgow Council describing it as `misleading`. more
(22 August 2001 00:00)
GOVERNMENT TO LAUNCH RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR SOCIAL WORKERS
The department of health is to launch a three-year national
recruitment campaign for social workers, but there is no promise to
increase salary.... more
(22 August 2001 00:00)
Key posts announced for care standards commission
National Care Standards Commission chairperson Anne Parker
announced the appointment of 14 key posts, including directors for
children’s.... more
(22 August 2001 00:00)
Fostering campaign attracts criticism
A leaflet campaign outlining councils' and private foster
carers' legal responsibilities is not "far-reaching" enough,
according to British.... more
(17 August 2001 00:00)
Government refutes need to overhaul social fund
The government has rejected a parliamentary committee's
conclusion that the system of emergency loans and grants set up to
help the most vulnerable.... more
(17 August 2001 00:00)
Tribunal tells adoption society it must charge VAT for service
A Reading adoption society which provides home studies of
potential adopters has been told it should charge VAT because the
service is provided for.... more
(17 August 2001 00:00)
Croydon praised in service users' poll
A user satisfaction survey by Croydon Council of its services
for older people and younger adults in care found that about 80 per
cent of users.... more
(17 August 2001 00:00)
Haringey fails to retain staff
The team with lead responsibility for Victoria Climbie at the
time of her death has only two of its original members remaining,
Community Care can.... more
(17 August 2001 00:00)
Social work values must stay
The name of the government's game is "modernisation" and - as
the annual report by Denise Platt, chief inspector of social
services, makes clear.... more
(17 August 2001 00:00)
Social work goes global
An international definition of social work has been agreed by
the International Association of Schools of Social Work and the
International.... more
(17 August 2001 00:00)
Care homes in web pilot
Vacancies at more than 18,000 care homes will be available to
placement officers and care managers with a new internet
service. more
(17 August 2001 00:00)
Care plans face chop
Community care plans may be abolished under proposals put
forward by the Department of Health this week. more
(17 August 2001 00:00)
Draft guide on single assessment
Draft guide on single assessment
Social workers have been urged to prepare for the new health and
social care single assessment process for older.... more
(17 August 2001 00:00)
Slow progress could jeopardise reforms
The government's commitment to deliver "modern social services"
could be under threat unless key obstacles to improvement are
removed, according to.... more
(17 August 2001 00:00)
Review of dispersal system is ordered
Home secretary David Blunkett has ordered a "swift, in-house"
review into the National Asylum Support Service's ( Nass) operation
of the dispersal.... more
(17 August 2001 00:00)
Day centre service users fail in judicial review bid
R (Parker and Gilbert) v Birmingham Council - 13 August
2001. more
(22 August 2001 00:00)
When being paid too much hurts
Neil Bateman looks into the vexed question of overpayment of
disability benefits.
I manage a residential home offering respite care for.... more
(17 August 2001 00:00)
I like the idea of becoming a locum. What steps should I take? MORE...