Articles by Date : October 01 2009 - October 31 2009

Head of BASW to meet with troubled Cornwall Council
Hilton Dawson, chief executive of the British Association of Social Workers, is visiting Cornwall’s troubled social services department next week for.... more
(20 October 2009 14:05)

Adult safeguarding referrals up and jobs for disabled down
Most of England's adult social services directors have seen a rise in adult safeguarding referrals during the recession, though the government has.... more
(20 October 2009 11:05)

News round up:- Social workers see rise in adults at risk of abuse
Other headlines from today's papers include- Social services 'to take baby from teenager deemed too stupid to marry'; Half of fathers do not take.... more
(20 October 2009 10:54)

Social workers see rise in adults at risk of abuse
Other headlines from today's papers include- Social services 'to take baby from teenager deemed too stupid to marry'; Half of fathers do not take.... more
(20 October 2009 10:53)

National Care Forum head: Progress slow on personalisation
Personalisation will not be fully realised within the the three-year timeframe of Putting People First because neither enough local councils nor.... more
(20 October 2009 10:01)

Cornwall children's director quits over Ofsted probe
Cornwall’s director for children, schools and families, Dean Ashton, has resigned in anticipation of a highly critical Ofsted report. more
(19 October 2009 18:05)

MPs wait on Shoesmith verdict before questioning Ofsted
MPs have been told they must wait for judgement in the Sharon Shoesmith case before they can question Ofsted over claims it “manipulated” performance.... more
(19 October 2009 17:39)

GSCC: Registration delay not solely down to conduct issue
The General Social Care Council has endorsed claims that the latest delay to the registration of home care workers was influenced by a debate over.... more
(19 October 2009 15:38)

Adass: Mental health plans must go further on personalisation
The government must do more to address the personalisation of care and support in the development of its new mental health strategy, councils and.... more
(19 October 2009 15:03)

DH tells adult care directors to get ready for swine flu vaccine
The Department of Health has written to adult social care directors urging them to finalise plans to vaccinate frontline social care staff against.... more
(19 October 2009 13:33)

Ed Balls accused of being a 'bit of a bully'
The children's secretary Ed Balls has been branded "a bit of a bully" by the chair of the children's, schools and families select committee after.... more
(19 October 2009 11:50)

Verdict: ‘miracle’ social worker cautioned for cash handout
A social worker found guilty of misconduct after admitting God had told him to give cash to a vulnerable mother to visit a Nigerian 'prophet' has.... more
(19 October 2009 11:25)

Prisoners’ children ‘ignored’ by councils
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Searching google can help delay dementia; Dozens of teachers with criminal convictions remain in.... more
(19 October 2009 10:45)

News round-up: Prisoners’ children ‘ignored’ by councils
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Searching google can help delay dementia; Dozens of teachers with criminal convictions remain in.... more
(19 October 2009 10:45)

Diary of a retired social worker
MONDAY All day childminding for grandson, aged 18 months, while his mum goes off to work for social services. After a morning in the playground... more
(19 October 2009 10:30)

Mental health trusts 'must improve on learning disability/Camhs'
Mental health trusts must improve services for people with learning disabilities and children and young people, a sector leader has admitted as the.... more
(15 October 2009 00:23)

Adult green paper consultation set for deadline extension
The Department of Health is considering extending its consultation on the long-term funding of adult social care to allow for key stakeholders to get.... more
(16 October 2009 17:48)

Assessment in Social Work by Judith Milner and Patrick O'Byrne
The third edition of this book is an essential text for social workers, students, practice assessors and those engaged in the post-qualification.... more
(16 October 2009 16:18)

Fostering a Child's Recovery by Mike Thomas and Terry Philpot
This book, the last in a series, is intended to be practical and practice-based, writes Carolyn Cousins more
(16 October 2009 16:12)

Letters to Community Care 22 October 2009
letter of the week ➔Helen Dent, chief executive, Family Action e at Family Action welcome Action for Children's efforts to raise awareness of.... more
(16 October 2009 15:49)

Bibliotherapy pioneered as a treatment for depression
A project on Merseyside has pioneered bibliotherapy as a treatment for people with acute depression and anxiety. Now the government is taking notice more
(16 October 2009 15:48)

TV for all in social care
W ➔ case study It's not a soap or a shock-horror exposé, but social care is taking a starring role in a series of "TV films" intended to... more
(16 October 2009 15:03)

Michelle Morales: Why social work is the job for me
Senior social worker Michelle Morales, a locum approved mental health professional in Cambridgeshire employed by Bluecare Social Care, explains why.... more
(16 October 2009 15:30)

Fostering. A benefits handbook, Adam Smith, BAAF
Fostering. A benefits handbook reviewed by H Musto more
(16 October 2009 15:17)

Adopion and fostering agencies worried about management qualifications
Recruiting managers could become more difficult for England's children's homes and fostering and adoption agencies, if new standards are brought in..... more
(16 October 2009 14:40)

YJB column
In common with other public sector bodies, the Youth Justice Board must cut costs, but where? Dean Woodward (pictured) has a solution more
(16 October 2009 14:41)

UKHCA vice-chair: DH 'misleading' over home care registration
United Kingdom Homecare Association vice-chair Bill McClimont has accused the Department of Health of disingenuousness and putting users at risk by.... more
(16 October 2009 14:42)

News round-up: Cot death bed sharing warning 'misinterpreted'
Other headliens in today's papers include:- End of bedtime stories is wrecking our children's speech, warns Government's new 'communications.... more
(16 October 2009 13:24)

Cot death warning on sharing bed with baby 'misinterpreted' - expert
Other headliens in today's papers include:- End of bedtime stories is wrecking our children's speech, warns Government's new 'communications.... more
(16 October 2009 13:23)

Social worker: 'God told me to give cash to vulnerable mother'
A social worker has told a conduct committee that God told him to give cash to a vulnerable mother so she could visit a Nigerian 'prophet'. more
(16 October 2009 12:16)

Proven practice: whole-area child poverty strategies
The Social Care Institute for Excellence considers the barriers in the fight against child poverty and methods to overcome them more
(16 October 2009 11:33)

Disability hate crime: the onus is on statutory agencies
Human rights law and duty of care places legal obligations on councils to protect vulnerable people from abuse, writes Ed Mitchell more
(16 October 2009 11:48)

Downs syndrome and dementia
The number of people with Down's syndrome developing dementia is rising as life expectancy increases. Vern Pitt visits one of the UK's first homes.... more
(16 October 2009 10:42)

News round-up: Child protection system is still failing
Other headliens in today's papers include:- Boy, 8, has 'sex change'; Shadowmancer author Graham Taylor stops writing to care for sick daughter;.... more
(16 October 2009 09:43)

MPs: DH must face review of autism strategy after one year
The Department of Health must face a progress review on the implementation of its adult autism strategy, due in 2010, after one year, MPs said today. more
(15 October 2009 09:34)

Mental Health Foundation bemoans rise in compulsory care
The Mental Health Foundation has attacked the rise in the use of compulsory treatment for mental health patients, revealed by NHS Information Centre.... more
(16 October 2009 07:41)

SCRs: Boards driving improvements and learning lessons
Local safeguarding children's boards (LSCBs) are driving improvements in serious case reviews Ofsted's second report, ‘Learning lessons from serious.... more
(15 October 2009 19:36)

Stephen Fry and Alastair Campbell join mental health campaign
Alastair Campbell and Stephen Fry have joined leading scientists and campaigners in calling for a near trebling of mental health research spending.... more
(14 October 2009 00:16)

Life as a social work student: the latest blog posts
Keep up to date with all the latest entries from social work student bloggers on CareSpace more
(15 October 2009 16:29)

Mental health order levels far outstrip government expectations
Levels of compulsory community treatment of mental health patients are far outstripping government expectations, figures released by the NHS.... more
(15 October 2009 14:17)

Deidre Sanders tells GSCC conference 'tide has turned'
The “tide has turned” in media reporting of social work, according to The Sun’s agony aunt Deidre Sanders. more
(15 October 2009 13:04)

Ofsted: serious case reviews still need improvement
Figures published by Ofsted today revealed an increase in the number of serious case reviews rated as good since January 2008, but a proportion of.... more
(15 October 2009 13:01)

Conduct: Social worker gave mother cash to visit 'prophet'
A social worker has admitted giving a vulnerable mother cash to visit a Nigerian 'prophet', telling her she needed "a miracle". more
(15 October 2009 12:24)

Adoption placements down by 11% this year
The number of looked-after children being placed for adoption has fallen by 11% since March 2008, according to statistics published by the Department.... more
(15 October 2009 11:23)

Watchdog finds child protection system is still failing to safeguard
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Father arrested after two children found dead in Manchester; Adult autism sufferers 'cast adrift'; NHS.... more
(15 October 2009 09:59)

News round up: Ofsted finds serious case review failings
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Father arrested after two children found dead in Manchester; Adult autism sufferers 'cast adrift'; NHS.... more
(15 October 2009 09:56)

GSCC: investigators hired to strengthen conduct system
The General Social Care Council has pledged to tackle weaknesses in its problem-hit conduct department with the appointment of 63 freelance.... more
(14 October 2009 08:54)

GSCC head Paul Snell: Social work 'on verge of renaissance'
The new boss of the General Social Care Council said social work was “on the verge of a renaissance” after a proposed national college won the.... more
(15 October 2009 08:44)

Tesco boss criticises UK education system
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Patients can post online comments about GP practice; Just one in 20 sickness benefit applicants.... more
(14 October 2009 10:21)

What a performance! Why measures to gauge results are so often a waste of time
The theory behind performance indicators is great. The idea that you can count how well you are doing and then compare it with other organisations.... more
(14 October 2009 16:03)