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Child Care Law: Scotland (Fifth Edition)
Often the law appears complex merely because it is poorly explained. As this excellent book demonstrates, it doesn’t have to be that way. In a.... more
(30 November 2006 13:49)
Case Studies
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(10 November 2006 16:15)
Community Care Vodcasts
Click here to get your own player. Tackling anti-social behaviour in Scotland Tackling anti-social behaviour is an increasingly.... more
(03 November 2006 15:14)
Practice panel: physical disabilities team advises on a case
After years of depression stemming from her disability, Mary is now more assertive. But this has brought new problems more
(16 November 2006 00:00)
Online video and British Sign Language
In-house videos made by Kirklees Council to provide information for deaf people are cheap, well-made and well received, as Graham Hopkins discovers more
(16 November 2006 00:00)
Jobcentre minus
Jobcentre Plus has driven some claimants to distraction and despair, writes Gary Vaux more
(16 November 2006 00:00)
Music Review: Billy Bragg Volume II
The first Billy Bragg album I bought had a sticker on it stating, "Capitalism is killing music - pay no more than £4.99"; so it was 1988 and records.... more
(15 November 2006 00:00)
Training materials: How to be a Great Care Assistant
At first sight the title could appear patronising and the subject matter boringly basic, but this book is a cracker, writes John Burton. more
(15 November 2006 00:00)
View from a user
Care leaver Mark Houston gives his take on the practice implications of the green paper more
(09 November 2006 08:04)
Children in care: Bob Broad on the green paper for looked after children
The looked-after children green paper talks about the “transition into adulthood” – but what are the practice implications of what used to be.... more
(09 November 2006 08:01)
Training Review: BILD Code of Practice for the Use of Physical Interventions: A Guide for Trainers and Commissioners of Training
The British Institute of Learning Disabilities has produced a code of practice that will help deliver training programmes for physical interventions,.... more
(02 November 2006 09:36)
Podcast Review: The October “Ouch!” Podcast
Presented by the ever-versatile performers Mat Fraser and Liz Carr, stars of Thalidomide! A Musical and Bravetarts respectively, this lively podcast.... more
(02 November 2006 09:30)
Blow hot and cold
Sarah Baalham on a new care worker’s dilemma about the dubious practice of a charismatic, popular and powerful manager more
(02 November 2006 00:54)
Whistle while you work
Staff are often the first to suspect or spot bad practice, so it is important that they are encouraged to speak, writes Graham Hopkins more
(02 November 2006 00:47)
You only need to ask
If you want to get your adult protection plans right then involve us, says service user Adele Medhurst more
(02 November 2006 00:51)
Question from Community Care issue dated 30 November - 6 December
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(30 November 2006 07:35)
Questions from Community Care Issue Dated 23 - 29 November
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Questions from Community Care issue dated 16-22 November
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(16 November 2006 15:27)
Questions from Community Care issue dated 9-15 November
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(09 November 2006 08:07)
Questions from Community Care issue dated 2-8 November
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(02 November 2006 09:01)
Denise Platt is new chair of the National AIDS Trust
Denise Platt has been appointed chair of the National AIDS Trust. more
(30 November 2006 09:35)
Guess who December - answers
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(28 November 2006 10:34)
City academies and trust schools to double
The prime minister announced plans to double the number of city academies and trust schools today. more
(30 November 2006 00:00)
Immigration detainees released from centres to make way for Harmondsworth detainees
Around 150 immigration detainees may be released from removal centres in order to make space for inmates evacuated from the Harmondsworth centre in.... more
(30 November 2006 00:00)
Riots break out at Harmondsworth following damning report
A major disturbance began at Harmondsworth immigration removal centre last night after the publication of a damning inspection report. more
(29 November 2006 00:00)
People in poor mental health have more negative NHS experiences than the well
Patients who describe themselves as being in poor mental health have a much more negative experience of the NHS than those in good health, a survey.... more
(30 November 2006 14:02)
Community Care Providers Scotland Conference
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(30 November 2006 11:51)
Adult care star ratings
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(30 November 2006 11:46)
Risk management in social care: new guidance in 2007
New guidance could be set to alter social workers’ thinking on the delicate question of service users’ exposure to risk, an issue close to the heart.... more
(30 November 2006 08:01)
Open Forum
There is much to be gained by adopting the care programme approach in mental health, writes Raksha Sidhu more
(30 November 2006 11:01)
Frontlines: The Cult of Celebrity
With the happy, clappy Von Trapp family now resurrected in a new London theatre production, the Sound of Money…er, Music will tell us how life should.... more
(30 November 2006 10:40)
Charities criticise government’s lack of progress on children’s rights
A report by a coalition of over 100 children’s charities has found the government has failed to make progress on 80 per cent of the recommendations.... more
(28 November 2006 15:55)
Support for male carers
Mel Wright, independent trainer, facilitator and member of voluntary organisation Carers Lewisham on how the organisation is encouraging male carers.... more
(30 November 2006 10:30)
Oldham's approach to changing services for all adults and older people
Bev Maybury, head of modernisation for adults and community services at Oldham Council, is project lead for the authority’s individualised budgets.... more
(30 November 2006 00:00)
Lord Adonis pledges to protect special schools with new guidance
Councils looking to close special schools would have to demonstrate they had better provision in place for children with special educational needs,.... more
(29 November 2006 00:00)
Opinion: Call last orders on this culture of booze
Paul Watson’s recent heart-wrenching BBC2 documentary, Rain in my Heart, showing the effect of alcoholism on four people in a Kent town, could not.... more
(30 November 2006 10:03)
GPs, nurses and teachers must have training in children’s mental health
By 2009 all teachers, nurses and GPs should be trained in recognising children’s mental health problems, according to new government guidance.
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(29 November 2006 10:48)
Opinion: The Person thats Me
THIS LIFE: Becoming blind as an adult forced
Chris Parkington to relearn old skills and find new strengths more
(30 November 2006 00:18)
Practice Panel: A care leaver claims he has been ritually abused
A young man who self-harms and has a fractured history in care claims he was the victim of ritual abuse in his early years more
(30 November 2006 10:01)
Credits and Debits
Some of the changes to claiming benefits have addressed inconsistencies in the system and are undoubtedly positive but other adjustments have exposed.... more
(30 November 2006 10:01)
Directors round on plans to place young offenders in children’s homes
A Home Office plan to place young offenders in open children’s homes “flies in the face” of good practice for looked-after children, according to the.... more
(30 November 2006 09:32)
Turning Point's 218 project for women with drug or alcohol problems
In Glasgow, women with drug or alcohol problems are being offered relaxation and support as an alternative to custody. Samantha Thorp reports
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(30 November 2006 10:00)
Elderly face an end to home care
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(30 November 2006 09:59)
Reflections – Life Stories, Quotes, Poems and Snapshots from People with Support Needs
This is a gem of a book, writes Kay Sheldon. It has been produced by Mosaic, an organisation that provides homes and housing services to people with.... more
(30 November 2006 09:33)
Dance Review: Magpie Dance Company
Bromley-based Magpie Dance Company performed their latest show to a packed audience in their home town, writes Mark Drinkwater. more
(30 November 2006 09:17)
Special Guardianship: What Does It Offer Children Who Cannot Live With Their Parents?
Edited by Leonie Jordan and Bridget Lindley, Family Rights Group ISBN 1871515424, £12 STAR RATING: 4/5 Special guardianship is being.... more
(30 November 2006 09:12)
Assessment in Kinship Care
Directed at government and anyone involved in kinship care, this book looks at assessment tools, writes Sarah Welsh more
(30 November 2006 08:57)
Sure Start and children's centres: have ideals been compromised?
With the Pre-School Learning Alliance warning that most of its children’s centres are incurring unsustainable losses, Mark Hunter examines whether.... more
(30 November 2006 07:37)
Lewis demands improvement from 21 councils following annual ratings
Twenty one councils must draw up action plans to improve their adult care performance following today’s adult star ratings, care services minister.... more
(30 November 2006 08:25)
