Articles by Date : October 01 2001 - October 31 2001

An Introduction to Working with Children
By Matthew Colton, Robert Sanders and Margaret Williams. Palgrave £14. more
(04 October 2001 11:29)

Excluded from benefits
Is the social exclusion unit's bid to help young people being hamstrung by benefit rules, asks Gary Vaux. more
(04 October 2001 11:40)

Nurturing resilience
Yvonne Roberts asks what the golden ingredient is that sees a child brought up in adversity become a resilient adult. more
(04 October 2001 16:21)

Standard assessment of risk needed, says charity
There should be a widespread common method of assessing risk among people with mental health problems, campaigners have said after a.... more
(04 October 2001 16:12)

`High morale and commitment` in Kent
Despite belt tightening to claw back a £6m budget overspend last year, Kent social services have “very promising prospects of improving services.... more
(04 October 2001 16:15)

Unified NHS Boards launched in Scotland
The 15 new unified NHS Boards are launched in Scotland this week heralding a new period of accountability, public consultation and higher standards.... more
(04 October 2001 16:17)

New president for Association of Directors of Social Work
The director of social work for North Lanarkshire Council has been appointed by the Association of Directors of Social Work , as its new president. more
(04 October 2001 16:19)

Consultation on housing stock transfer to proceed
Glasgow City Council has voted to proceed with the public consultation exercise towards the transfer of all 82,000 council housing stock to the.... more
(04 October 2001 16:21)

Unit aims to reduce numbers in B&Bs
The new head of the government's Bed and Breakfast Unit has pledged to work with councils, housing associations and relevant agencies to.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Relative alerted services to danger
Two days after arriving in Britain, Marie-Therese Kouao was interviewed at Ealing's Homeless Persons' Unit by homelessness worker Julie Winter. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Foster parents retire after 47 years
Alan and Phyllis Bretherton, aged 79 and 81 respectively, have tidied away the toys for the last time and are retiring after 47 years as foster.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Report reveals lack of tailored care for people with learning difficulties
People with learning difficulties are too often placed in residential homes for older people where appropriate services are not being provided,.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Legal partnerships to be accredited
The government has published guidance on local strategic partnerships (LSPs) designed to give local residents and marginalised communities an.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Too dependent on services
Our multidisciplinary panel considers the case of a woman with learning difficulties unable to accept parenting responsibilities. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Creative Responses to Child Sexual Abuse
Edited by Sue Richardson and Heather Bacon. Jessica Kingsley Publishing £16. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Social Work and Dementia: Good Practice and Care Management.
Margaret Ann Tibbs, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 116 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB; £12.95. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Katy Burch asks whether foster care is the best option for looked after children and finds that it depends on the placement and support.
Most children's homes in England and Wales are now relatively small in size, compared with those in use even a decade ago. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Post-Adoption pressures
Two of our regular panelists offer advice and support. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Net should do more for disabled people
Web designers should do more to make internet sites accessible to disabled people, learning difficulties charity Mencap has concluded after.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Charities call for end to voucher scheme
Amnesty, Oxfam and the Refugee Council issued a joint call for the abolition of vouchers for asylum seekers and a review of the dispersal scheme at.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Councils' key role in improving services
The number of ring-fenced budgets should be reduced, the Best Value process should be streamlined and inspection regimes reformed if local.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Treasury called on to avert cash crisis
The Treasury has been urged to provide an extra £300 million for local authorities to avert a crisis in social care services. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Low pay forces a fifth of social care professionals to seek new jobs
One in five social care professionals are actively looking for a new job and more than half keep an eye on the jobs sector in case something better.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Fears raised over subsidy changes
The government's new three-tiered subsidy system for nursing care is unworkable and will fail to benefit most older people because it does not.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Children Act promises better life
The Children (Leaving Care) Act came into force this week, promising new measures to improve the life chances of young people living in and leaving.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Inspectors detect improvements in care services for older people
Social care services for older people are improving across the UK as councils work towards implementing government guidelines on modernising social.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

NSPCC hails its recent performance
Children's charity the NSPCC reported a "remarkable year of progress" in its annual report published this week. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Poll slams social inclusion initiatives
Only 18 per cent of visitors to Community Care's website felt that the government's social inclusion initiatives are benefiting their service.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Best Value regime under review
The government has announced a three-month review of the Best Value regime starting this week. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

National conference to go live on web
A new innovation designed to bring the National Social Services Conference to people's desktops is to be piloted this year. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Social inclusion success
I read with interest your articles on social exclusion (News Analysis, page 18, and cover story, 27 September). more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Reflections
Personal experiences which have influenced the lives and opinions of those involved in social care. Caring for my terminally ill husband was.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Don't stop the carnival
Patricia Chambers enjoys the Notting Hill Carnival despite the effects of the medication she has to take. The nights I like to remember are.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Behind the headlines
Our regular panel comments on a topic in the news. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Lib Dems challenge government to abolish charging for personal care
Liberal Democrats have called on the government to avert the "looming care crisis", claiming that a lack of capacity is creating "winter pressures.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Course tackles lack of black directors
Black and ethnic minority social services managers are taking part in a career development programme, run by the Improvement and Development Agency.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Specialist centres to handle court work
Adoption work in the courts is to be centralised in specialist adoption centres throughout England and Wales from October, according to guidance.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

A call for services to change attitudes
The biggest challenge facing professionals working with people with learning difficulties is looking at services from a new perspective. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Councils in Climbie case under fire as alarms sound on child protection
Councillors at Haringey and Brent Councils were placed in the firing line at the opening of the Victoria Climbie Inquiry last week over spending.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Social exclusion: is Labour working?
"If we don't raise the standard of living of the poorest people in Britain, we will have failed," said Tony Blair in 1999. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Joint ventures
Greater integration for users through joint directorates of housing and social services is a good idea in theory but needs skillful management if.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Local heroes needed on estates
Radical thinking must replace tired old urban renewal policies says Wally Harbert, a former director of social services. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

This week's writer is the manager of a family centre. ,
MONDAY Yippee! At last, I've escaped! After 20 years in local authority social work I've taken the plunge and moved to a voluntary agency. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

Nobody left to care
Unless social care workers are paid more and valued more, then any expectations of a high quality service might as well be discarded, writes Peter.... more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

At the crossroads
An inquiry into one child death begins as a trial which followed another child death concludes. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

A summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(03 October 2001 10:15)

A summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom and Reg McKay. more
(04 October 2001 09:59)

Men at work
Male social workers undoubtedly face particular issues in sexual abuse work. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

System overload
Social workers are caught in a spiral of staff shortages and inadequate funds, causing stress, illness and further staff shortages. more
(04 October 2001 00:00)

A summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Community Care reporters and Reg McKay. more
(01 October 2001 11:26)