Articles by Date : September 01 2003 - September 30 2003

Equalising Opportunities, Minimising Oppression
By Dylan Ronald Tomlinson. more
(05 September 2003 15:11)

Research into practice
A project working with young south Asians with learning difficulties has shown how services can meet this group's needs better, says Liz Maudslay. more
(11 September 2003 00:00)

Lessons of terror
Letter from USA. more
(11 September 2003 00:00)

What about the truth?
Our multidisciplinary panel looks at the handling of an allegation of sexual abuse in a care home for people with learning difficulties. more
(11 September 2003 00:00)

Taken for a ride
A project in south London is helping to engage young people, particularly those at risk of offending, by teaching them about motorcycle mechanics and.... more
(11 September 2003 00:00)

Defining moments
Civil servants have given three meanings to the phrase "direct payments", says Gary Vaux. more
(04 September 2003 00:00)

Objections overruled
An older man is determined to remain in a dilapidated flat and his friends all back him, despite the growing risk to his health. But for social.... more
(04 September 2003 00:00)

Research into practice
Bernard Moss looks at recent research into the struggle to involve service users in the planning and delivery of voluntary services. more
(04 September 2003 00:00)

Using your head
A scheme to raise the aspirations of looked-after young people aims to improve their educational prospects, with the help of students acting as.... more
(25 September 2003 00:00)

Research into practice
Gaynor Wingham on a study that investigated the merits or otherwise of school-based support for children whose parents have separated. more
(25 September 2003 00:00)

Treatment tribulations
Our multidisciplinary panel assesses the case of a disabled man whose wife insists on having him cared for at home, against advice. more
(25 September 2003 00:00)

Homes of horror
Letter from Bulgaria. more
(25 September 2003 00:00)

Development area
Building on and improving what you have should be more than just papering over the cracks. John Belcher, John Burton and Kathryn Stone offer some.... more
(04 September 2003 00:00)

System failure
The Child Support Agency cannot pay money it owes due to software defects, writes Gary Vaux. more
(19 September 2003 13:55)

Take your partners
You can't expect to simply waltz through partnership working. Martin Willis, Des Kelly, and Andrew McCulloch show why it takes more than two to tango.... more
(18 September 2003 00:00)

Homeward bound
Graham Hopkins talks to hospital social workers Jane Boulton and Rebecca Linton about a case showing how, with positive support, some frail older.... more
(18 September 2003 00:00)

Research into practice
Simon Keane, Ian Shaw and Alex Faulkner believe much research carried out by practitioners is methodologically weak and of little value. more
(18 September 2003 00:00)

Spirituality and Social Care
Edited by Mary Nash and Bruce Stewart. more
(25 September 2003 00:00)

Spreading the 'Burden'?
By Vaughan Robinson, Roger Anderson and Sako Musterd. more
(11 September 2003 00:00)

Training Manual for Working with Older People in Residential and Day Care Settings
By Jacki Pritchard. more
(04 September 2003 11:23)

Psychological Therapies with Older People
Edited by Jason Hepple, Jane Pearce and Philip Wilkinson. more
(05 September 2003 15:09)

Parental Substance Misuse and Child Welfare
By Bryanna Kroll and Andy Taylor. more
(04 September 2003 00:00)

Managing Community Practice
Edited by Sarah Banks, Hugh Butcher, Paul Henderson and Jim Robertson. more
(11 September 2003 00:00)

Managing Care In Practice
Edited by Janet Seden and Jill Reynolds. more
(18 September 2003 00:00)

Working with Young People in Europe
By Brigette Voland and David Porteous. more
(05 September 2003 15:20)

Young People in Foster and Residential Care
By Ann Wheal. more
(18 September 2003 14:50)

America's Childcare Problem
By Suzanne W. Helburn and Barbara R. Bergmann. more
(05 September 2003 15:13)

Transforming Community Care: A Distorted Vision?
By Helen Gorman and Karen Postle. more
(25 September 2003 00:00)

Towards a Full Life - Researching Policy Innovation for People with Learning Disabilities
By David Felce, Gordon Grant et al. more
(05 September 2003 15:16)

My life
Ashley Howlett, aged 11, describes what life has been like since his younger brother became terminally ill. more
(26 September 2003 10:40)

Children's healthcare could become isolated, warns Kennedy
Children’s healthcare could become an isolated service within the Department of Health under the government’s proposals outlined in the children’s.... more
(26 September 2003 12:13)

Human rights ignored by over half of public bodies
More than half of public bodies in England are not taking the Human Rights Act 1998 into account in their service delivery, according to a report by.... more
(30 September 2003 15:02)

Charities call for end to media stigma of people with mental health problems
Mental health charities have urged new efforts to tackle stigmatisation of people with mental health problems, following the tabloid media’s.... more
(30 September 2003 14:50)

Chaos as crime diversion initiatives proliferate
The ad-hoc growth of initiatives aimed at diverting children and young people from crime and anti-social behaviour has led to serious confusion on.... more
(30 September 2003 10:27)

Immigration detention centre not fit for children, say inspectors
Holding children at Harmondsworth detention centre should be avoided wherever possible and in any case no child should stay there for more than a.... more
(30 September 2003 10:24)

Schools’ “major concerns” about pupils with challenging behaviour
The growing number of pupils with challenging behaviour is a major concern for many schools, according to Ofsted. more
(30 September 2003 10:22)

Tuesday 30 September 2003
Chancellor prioritises fight against child poverty. Charities are receiving 20 per cent less from the National Lottery more
(30 September 2003 09:33)

Children's charities welcome closure of MSN chatrooms
The decision by one of the world’s biggest internet providers MSN to close all its chatrooms in the UK and Europe in a bid to protect children from.... more
(30 September 2003 09:27)

Disabled parents could encounter further problems under DfES plans
The development of children's trusts and the relocation of children's social services in the Department for Education and Skills could worsen the.... more
(30 September 2003 09:27)

Hodge announces extended schools
Over 60 extended schools have been announced by the minister for children, young people and families. more
(30 September 2003 09:27)

Special report: Should asylum seekers be allowed to work?
Although the government’s policy prevents asylum seekers from working while their asylum claims are being processed, there is increasing support for.... more
(25 September 2003 17:50)

Government to publish report into troubled regeneration programme
A report into the government’s troubled regeneration initiative New Deal for Communities will be published next month, according to the Office of the.... more
(29 September 2003 16:39)

Harmondsworth immigration centre branded 'unsafe'
Asylum seekers who have committed offences against children are being held alongside women and children at an immigration removal centre in London,.... more
(29 September 2003 16:25)

Government criticised over long term care
The Royal Commission on Long Term Care has called for the full implementation of free personal care for older people, as outlined in its 1999 report,.... more
(29 September 2003 13:22)

Monday 29 September 2003
Harmondsworth asylum holding centre branded unsafe more
(29 September 2003 10:30)

Exclusive: Stephen Ladyman interview
Derren Hayes , deputy news editor at Community Care , asks Stephen Ladyman, the new community care minister at the Department of Health, about.... more
(24 September 2003 12:32)

Building blocks
People with mental health problems often have trouble obtaining accommodation of reasonable quality. Kendra Inman reports. more
(25 September 2003 00:00)

Birthday blues
The National Service Framework for Mental Health is four years old this month, but there are few reasons to celebrate, argues Andrew McCulloch who.... more
(25 September 2003 00:00)

Disappearing act
Having been badly mauled at consultation stage over the draft mental health bill, the government, after a period of licking its wounds, may be ready.... more
(25 September 2003 00:00)

Leicester’s fresh produce
How is the Children’s Fund supporting projects on the ground? Kate Coxon visits Leicester where the fund has been running for three years, and.... more
(26 September 2003 15:58)