Articles by Date : August 01 2007 - August 31 2007

Racial discrimination in social care management
Community Care asks black and ethnic minority practitioners about the racial discrimination they have encountered during their social care careers more
(15 August 2007 12:02)

Jason and the Jargonauts
Welcome to an occasional column seeking to expose purveyors of social care goobledygook more
(15 August 2007 11:19)

Sport and young people – by Dawn Forshaw
Sport is back in the political spotlight. Dawn Forshaw remembers a school where sport transformed demoralised and underachieving children more
(15 August 2007 11:13)

Social skirmishes
Rosie Warlock, a senior practitioner in children's social services, on days at the seaside with work more
(15 August 2007 11:00)

Resettlement plans slip through funding gap
Failure to invest in resettling young people leaving custody may be causing huge crime and service costs, reports Maria Ahmed more
(15 August 2007 10:52)

Service User Voice: Voluntary sector: it ain’t what you do
Attracting funding can become an end in itself for voluntary groups for whom survival is permanently on a knife edge more
(15 August 2007 10:28)

Front Line Focus: A strategy to shine a light on dementia
Dementia could be set to gain the same priority in England as it has in Scotland. How do our views of the disease need to change? more
(15 August 2007 10:27)

The Big Picture: Corporate Manslaughter Act and the prison service: why the delay?
The lessons of Zahid Mubarek's murder surely indicate that the Corporate Manslaughter Act should apply immediately more
(15 August 2007 10:26)

Editorial Comment: Older people with mental health problems: victims of indifference
More than 3.5 million older people have mental health problems and yet, according to a new inquiry report, few of them receive the support and.... more
(15 August 2007 10:25)

Woman declared a fit mother five days before “killing her daughter”
Other headlines today include: Sex offenders on the run after jail; A catalogue of abuse: report demands law to protect elderly in hospitals and care.... more
(15 August 2007 10:25)

Diary...A sideways look at the working week
A new refugee support worker writes... more
(15 August 2007 09:56)

Editorial Comment: Direct payments flagging
Direct payments are supposed to give service users more control and choice over their services. more
(15 August 2007 09:52)

MPs and peers: Care staff must blow whistle on abuse
Care home and health care staff working with older people should be required to blow the whistle on abuse, MPs and peers said today. more
(15 August 2007 08:52)

Children's services: John Hemming child protection rejig
MP John Hemming has called for children’s services to lose responsibility for investigating allegations of child abuse. more
(14 August 2007 15:33)

Fostering and children’s law charities merge
Fostering charity The Adolescent and Children’s Trust (TACT) has moved into adoption and criminal justice campaigning after merging with two other.... more
(14 August 2007 11:43)

User groups attack councils on direct payment support
User-led bodies have renewed criticisms of councils’ approach to funding direct payment support services, after research revealed wide local.... more
(14 August 2007 11:27)

Kid porn monster is caged
Other headlines today include: Blunders allowed dangerous criminal to murder remain secret; It's porridge...again; Call for Capital mental-health.... more
(14 August 2007 10:25)

What is the scale of violence in social work?
According to press reports today, public sector workers were the victims of almost 100,000 assaults last year. Have you ever been attacked in the.... more
(14 August 2007 09:48)

CSIP finds North-South split on learning disabilities
The Care Services Improvement Partnership has revealed a North-South split in council spending on learning disabilities services. more
(14 August 2007 09:06)

Westminster overcomes Child B legacy in Ofsted probe
Westminster Council’s children’s services won praise from inspectors today, despite criticism levelled at it earlier this year following the Child B.... more
(14 August 2007 08:53)

Alzheimer’s drug challenge rejected by High Court
The High Court has rejected an attempt by campaigners to make Alzheimer’s drugs available on the NHS to those in the early and severe stages of the.... more
(13 August 2007 15:59)

Haringey Council to review baby death case
A serious case review into the suspicious death of a 17-month-old baby has been launched, Haringey social services has confirmed. more
(13 August 2007 15:58)

Glasgow social care strike ends
Around 600 Glasgow Council social care workers ended a three-and-a-half week strike over their job grade on Friday, after the authority offered the.... more
(13 August 2007 14:31)

Pensioners in £57bn of debt
Other headlines today include: Police search for ex-soldier after murder of foster mother; Conservatives tackle forced marriages; Mental health.... more
(13 August 2007 11:06)

Study slams older people's mental health care
More than 3.5 million older people with mental health problems do not receive adequate services and support, a four-year independent inquiry found.... more
(13 August 2007 00:49)

The social work twins are up for eviction
The social work student twins from Staffordshire are up for nomination tonight. Before you vote whether they should stay or go, here’s 10 key facts.... more
(10 August 2007 16:12)

Lookalike competition
Are you working with a Judi Dench lookalike? Do you sit next to Leo Sayer? We are launching a lookalike competition and want to find the best.... more
(10 August 2007 16:04)

Do you know a good role model?
Do you know a male social care professional who is acting as a role model for black boys? If so let us know who they are. more
(09 August 2007 15:23)

Care providers allege work permit clampdown
The Border and Immigration Agency was accused today by care home providers of slashing the number of work permits given to senior care workers from.... more
(10 August 2007 12:32)

Quickfire Q&A with Chris Callender
Assistant Director and head of the legal team at the Howard League for Penal Reform more
(10 August 2007 11:39)

Court to rule on Alzheimer’s drugs today
Other headlines today include: Doctor charged with sex assault; New prison likely to be built in North Wales more
(10 August 2007 10:40)

Eligibility Extra
A breakdown of all English local authorities shows which ones have set their eligibility criteria for adults social care services at critical,.... more
(10 August 2007 10:03)

Direct payments: key study finds take-up variations
Department of Health-funded research has revealed significant differences in the number of eligible people receiving direct payments and also the.... more
(09 August 2007 09:31)

Ivan Lewis announces £175m to hit 2010 campus target
Ivan Lewis has invited councils and primary care trusts to bid for £175m to help move people with learning disabilities out of NHS campuses by 2010. more
(10 August 2007 09:28)

Joe Geeling murder probably unavoidable, review finds
A serious case review into the death of Joe Geeling has concluded that it is “highly unlikely” the 11-year-old disabled boy's murder could have been.... more
(10 August 2007 08:29)

NCF finds improved care home training and turnover
The National Care Forum has said that voluntary sector care home staff have become more qualified and less liable to quit their jobs over the past.... more
(10 August 2007 00:59)

Glasgow Council baffled by ongoing care strike
Glasgow Council has said it is “baffling” why more than 600 social care workers remain on strike in protest at their job grade despite an offer from.... more
(09 August 2007 12:12)

Reviews of this week's documentaries
We asked you to send in your comments on two hard hitting documentaries this week, Richard is my boyfriend and Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewell. more
(09 August 2007 11:29)

Body Shop reveals teen tolerance of domestic abuse
Research by The Body Shop on teenagers’ attitudes to relationships reveals young women are at significant risk of future domestic violence, charity.... more
(09 August 2007 10:54)

Worried ministers move to tackle rise in gang violence
Other headlines today include: Care officials ‘could not have prevented murder’; Offender monitoring under threat as new IT programme crashes; Child.... more
(09 August 2007 10:41)

Glasgow strike over grades
Social work assistants in Glasgow went on strike for a week at the end of July in a dispute over grades. more
(09 August 2007 09:07)

Remploy staff to march on government
A national march calling at the 43 Remploy factories affected by cuts will begin in Aberdeen on 28 August and end at the Labour Party conference in.... more
(09 August 2007 09:05)

Sexual Issues in Social Work
This comprehensive review of research on sexual issues in social work also provides guidance on working more effectively in this sensitive area,.... more
(09 August 2007 08:27)

Barbara Pointon: make better care husband's legacy
Alzheimer’s campaigner Barbara Pointon has appealed for her husband’s legacy to be better care for people with dementia - not the controversy.... more
(09 August 2007 07:59)

Training Material: Dead Right!
Made by children affected by trauma, bereavement and loss, this 35-minute DVD is part of a training programme to support carers, teachers, social and.... more
(08 August 2007 18:50)

Preview of Edinburgh fringe social care themed events
With over 28,000 performances, 17,000 artists and 261 venues there's certainly plenty to see at the Edinburgh Festival. Mark Drinkwater sifts through.... more
(08 August 2007 18:48)

Social skirmishes
From fire to flood, Rosie Warlock, a senior practitioner in children's social services, is back more
(08 August 2007 18:37)

Editorial Comment: Action on dementia - at last
While the furore continues over the authenticity of the "death scene" in ITV's Malcolm and Barbara, a documentary about someone with Alzheimer's, the.... more
(08 August 2007 18:03)

Lewis pledges to turn round lives of dementia patients
Minister bids to bring condition "out of the shadows" with first national strategy in England more
(08 August 2007 17:58)

Day Centre Discs
Greetings pop pickers! If it came to you having to stay in a care home or visiting a day centre, surely you'd want to hear the music of your choice.... more
(08 August 2007 17:09)