Articles by Date : September 01 2007 - September 30 2007

Remploy poll: Have your say on jobs future for disabled staff
Work and pensions secretary Peter Hain promised "justice for Remploy workers" yesterday in his Labour Party conference speech. But what are your.... more
(26 September 2007 09:53)

Disabled children want more fun with friends, Balls to be told
Disabled children have urged the government to set up more fun places and activities for them and their friends, in a report out today. more
(26 September 2007 08:36)

Hain pledge to disabled workers
Other headlines include: The ‘sandwich generation’ who fill the caring gap and Girls are more likely to self harm than boys more
(25 September 2007 15:07)

RNID: Shortage of interpreters blights sign language users
There is less than one qualified sign language interpreter for every 100 users, denying deaf people access to basic services, RNID warned today. more
(25 September 2007 14:40)

Alan Johnson fails to mention social care in conference speech
Health secretary Alan Johnson did not make a single mention of adult social care in his speech today to the Labour Party conference in Bournemouth. more
(25 September 2007 12:51)

CRE: Department of Health failing on race equality duties
The Department of Health has consistently failed to assess the impact of key social care and health policies on people from ethnic minorities, an.... more
(26 September 2007 00:48)

Services to Children & Young People – Participation Service
Bradford Metropolitan District Council is seeking suitably experienced contractors for the above. Services to be provided are: Advocacy, Independent.... more
(25 September 2007 10:17)

Assessing the mental health needs of older people
Each week the Social Care Institute for Excellence analyses research findings behind specific social work practices more
(25 September 2007 08:31)

Warrington project reduces children running away from home
The Talk... Don’t Walk project in Warrington has helped cut the number of children running away from their families by 76%, and saved the police.... more
(25 September 2007 08:18)

Poverty and parenting
Enabling people to become better parents is seen as a way of improving outcomes for poor children by all three major political parties. But is poor.... more
(25 September 2007 08:16)

Safeguarding Adults
This book is part of the “Theory into Practice” series and is intended for practitioners, writes Linda Naylor. more
(24 September 2007 17:32)

TRAINING MATERIALS: Exploring Sexual and Social Understanding: An illustrated pack designed for working with people with learning disabilities
This new and exciting pack is incredibly versatile and easy to use, writes Julie Duncalf. more
(24 September 2007 17:18)

Brown pledges personalisation of social care
Gordon Brown today pledged to continue the government's personalisation of public services including giving people more control over social care.... more
(24 September 2007 17:17)

Research Abstracts: Social workers' assessments
TITLE: Mental disorders in older adults: fundamentals of assessment and treatment AUTHOR: Steven H Zarit, Judy M Zarit PUBLISHER: London:.... more
(24 September 2007 17:09)

Helping non-disabled people understand inclusion
To challenge discrimination and improve the quality of life of disabled people, non-disabled board members need help, writes Joanna Perry more
(20 September 2007 00:00)

Is government's dementia strategy good enough
With the demographic clock ticking and the government's dementia strategy at odds with the High Court ruling on drug treatments for sufferers, Derren.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00)

Intense interaction with people with learning disabilities
Amy Taylor reports on an approach that looks to take people with severe learning disabilities out of their isolation to interact with others and feel.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00)

Career Clinic
Q: I am a qualified social worker with past experience as a manager in adults' services, approved social work and residential management in England..... more
(20 September 2007 00:00)

Lifestyle review: Weary of Warhol
Andy Warhol's art no longer holds magic for Mark Drinkwater more
(20 September 2007 00:00)

Social skirmishes
Rosie Warlock, a senior practitioner in children's services, finds that in the world of philanthropy, every little helps more
(20 September 2007 00:00)

On the Move
Latest movers and shakers more
(20 September 2007 00:00)

Alf’s life story, as told to Jaime Gill
Alf has lived in a lot of places in his life more
(24 September 2007 14:37)

Jason and the jargonauts
Jason's quest for the golden fleece of plain English more
(20 September 2007 00:00)

Schools: poverty campaigners warn of education gap
Poor children fall two years behind their wealthier peers in school by the time they reach 14 years old, claimed campaigners today. more
(12 September 2007 14:34)

Manchester mental health staff to strike for third time
Manchester mental health staff will strike for a third time this week in support of a community psychiatric nurse allegedly suspended for trade union.... more
(24 September 2007 14:33)

Alf Pearson's story: from institutional care to independence
Alf Pearson discusses the terrible times he enduredin a long-stay hospital in the post-war years and why he is thankful for the progress that has.... more
(24 September 2007 14:19)

Foster carers and the tax system
Is fostering employment? The tax authorities say yes, Whitehall says no. And if that is confusing, just wait until the child turns 18, writes Gary.... more
(24 September 2007 13:48)

Special guardianship numbers treble as adoption falls
The use of a new alternative to adoption increased threefold last year in England as the number of children adopted fell by 12%. more
(24 September 2007 13:46)

Interview with Roy Williamson, of the Independent Children's Association
Roy Williamson, the new executive officer of the Independent Children's Homes Association, believes that the push to foster more children may have.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00)

Measuring the well-being of children
Ahead of the Community Care Live Children and Families event, Anabel Unity Sale looks at how services can improve children's well-being and how.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00)

Lack of placements spark open letter to Ed Balls
In an open letter to the secretary of state for children, schools and families, Ed Balls, and care services minister Ivan Lewis, academic Keith.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00)

Editorial Comment: It's now or perhaps never
Caring for an Alzheimer's sufferer shows the need to seize the day because, with age, the unexpected becomes more a way of life more
(20 September 2007 00:00)

Service User Voice: Stranded and scared
What do you do if you are a wheelchair user and it breaks down late at night? There is a case for an emergency support service more
(20 September 2007 00:00)

The Big Picture: Fight poverty once again
The 1960s saw a challenge to the accepted view that poverty had disappeared. Today, we need to take up the cudgels again more
(20 September 2007 00:00)

Ministers reject inquiry into trafficked children lost from care
The government has refused to hold an independent inquiry into cases of trafficked children who have gone missing from council care in the UK,.... more
(24 September 2007 12:19)

Editorial Comment: Practice placement crisis
It's desperate to see a university slashing the number of students on the social work degree when it has nothing to do with workforce planning. more
(24 September 2007 12:09)

Diary: A lighter take on the working week
A local authority policy officer writes more
(20 September 2007 00:00)

Editorial Comment: Bare those teeth early
In 10 days the new Commission for Equality and Human Rights opens up for business. Its aim is "to end discrimination and harassment" on the grounds.... more
(20 September 2007 00:00)

Please lock me up…my Asbo isn’t working
Other headlines today include:- Why short-term migrants ‘should pay upfront for NHS and schools’; Hospitals face spot checks over fears for elderly.... more
(24 September 2007 10:34)

Experts urge fast-track conduct cases for convicted practitioners: have your say
Social worker Christopher Bradford was last week struck off the register, just over a year after he was jailed for having sex with a service user..... more
(24 September 2007 09:46)

LGA: Switch NHS cash to councils to prevent social care crisis
The Local Government Association has renewed calls for the government to switch funding intended for the NHS to councils to prevent an adult social.... more
(24 September 2007 08:15)

Deaths in custody reach 600 a year
About 600 people die in custody evey year in England and Wales, a report revealed today. more
(21 September 2007 15:57)

Jailed social worker struck off
A social worker who was jailed for having sex with a service user and placed on the Sex Offenders Register has been struck off the social care.... more
(21 September 2007 15:56)

Child protection cases rise by 7% in two years
The number of children subject to child protection plans rose by over 7% from 2005-7, government figures out yesterday show. more
(21 September 2007 11:35)

Plight of the elderly who miss their grandchildren
Other headlines today include: Matrons who ran a care home of horrors; Woman, 96, lay ill for two days on the floor; 12-year-olds locked up for.... more
(21 September 2007 10:32)

Carers unpaid support is worth more than NHS annual budget
The value of unpaid care in the UK now exceeds the NHS's annual spend in England, says research. more
(21 September 2007 08:27)

Turning Point launches dual diagnosis handbook
A new handbook aims to improve dual diagnosis services for people with substance use and mental health problems. more
(20 September 2007 16:48)

Fran Lyon Case: The hidden agendas
Fran Lyon is pregnant and may have to give up her baby at birth. But coverage of the case appears more designed to discredit the child protection.... more
(20 September 2007 16:10)

Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Learning Disability Partnership Board
Warwickshire County Council and Warwickshire Learning Disability Partnership Board request expressions of interest in tendering for the provision of.... more
(20 September 2007 14:20)

Unison ballots for November strike over council pay
Council staff across England, Wales and Northern Ireland could take industrial action from 14 November over pay, Unison said today. more
(20 September 2007 11:54)