Articles by Date : November 01 2006 - November 30 2006

Staff to gain new intervention skills
Practitioners working in deprived areas will receive training on dealing with antisocial families, the government announced this week. more
(22 November 2006 11:23)

Care home brings down agency staff bill
With an agency staff bill spiralling out of control, a residential care home manager knew that she had to tackle staff recruitment and sickness.... more
(23 November 2006 00:45)

The Risk Factor: Sexually inappropriate behaviour and learning difficulties
For 20 years Charlie's challenging behaviour went unchecked. But Dr Mariangela Bati and her learning difficulties support team recognised it as his.... more
(23 November 2006 00:10)

Yvonne Roberts: ASBOs are not working
The obsession with antisocial behaviour orders displayed by Louise Casey, the government’s respect “tsar”, means she is also in danger of forgetting.... more
(23 November 2006 00:05)

Open Forum - 23 November
Hopefully, the government’s final proposals for children in care will clarify some crucial matters, writes John Kemmis more
(23 November 2006 00:01)

Frontlines: Quality of life in the Uk's towns
Every so often now there’s a league table published on good and bad places to live. more
(23 November 2006 00:55)

Training Materials: Teenage Pregnancy and Parenthood: Growing up Fast
Teenage Pregnancy and Parenthood: Growing up Fast Research in Practice ISBN 1904984134, £10 STAR RATING: 4/5 If you’re not familiar with.... more
(23 November 2006 00:40)

Training Materials: Safe Learning: How to Support the Educational Needs of Children and Young People Affected by Domestic Violence
The title of this guide could be misleading, as the authors clarify the point that all aspects of children’s development can be disrupted by.... more
(23 November 2006 00:34)

State supernannies to help struggling parents
Click on the above headline for more social care related news from today's papers. more
(22 November 2006 10:06)

My Practice - Joanna Perry
Research into the victims of burglary found them more concerned with health and finances than self-defence, writes Joanna Perry more
(23 November 2006 00:52)

Disabled children's short break bill published
Charities working with disabled children have joined forces to publish a bill that would force local authorities and primary care trusts to provide.... more
(21 November 2006 12:40)

Care of mental health patient who committed murder found wanting
An inquiry into the care of an in-patient in a secure unit who escaped and murdered a member of the public has found systemic failings in his care. more
(16 November 2006 16:14)

Mental Health Bill published
The long-awaited mental health bill was published today by health minister Rosie Winterton outlining a raft of reforms aiming to modernise services. more
(17 November 2006 00:00)

Guidelines launched to measure how far disabled people are having their rights respected
Guidelines are launched today in Brussels to measure how far disabled people across Europe are having their rights respected. more
(21 November 2006 00:00)

Pension inequality
Click on the above headline for more social care related news from the national newspapers. more
(21 November 2006 00:00)

Community Care Jobs only issue
What is it? A 48 page publication with over 1,000 jobs inside for people working in all areas of Social care. more
(19 November 2006 19:34)

Key adoption targets missed
The government has missed its key targets on adoption, despite making them a priority area for action for councils more than three years ago. more
(22 November 2006 16:27)

Domestic violence update from Refuge’s annual conference: special report
Councils have “come late” to tackling domestic violence and “don’t always accord the voluntary sector the respect they should,” according to Anthony.... more
(17 November 2006 00:00)

Banks must do more for poorer customers
Banks need to do much more to help financially excluded people open and operate accounts, a Treasury select committee report said yesterday. more
(20 November 2006 10:28)

Councils want help to implement equal pay
The government must relax borrowing limits to allow councils to meet their obligations to implement equal pay, town hall leaders said on Saturday. more
(20 November 2006 10:26)

Charities vow to challenge new mental health bill
Click on the above headline for more social care stories from the national newspapers. more
(20 November 2006 00:00)

Provisionally placing staff on Pova list is incompatible with human rights law
The system for provisionally listing care staff on the Protection of Vulnerable Adults list was deemed incompatible with human rights law in a ruling.... more
(17 November 2006 00:00)

Supporting People funding must be uprated
Supporting People funding must be uprated to reflect the increasing costs of services between 2008 and 2011 to protect provision, housing leaders.... more
(17 November 2006 00:00)

Single parents may be told if new partners are paedophiles
A review into public protection arrangements surrounding sex offenders is considering giving single parents the right to know whether new partners.... more
(17 November 2006 13:31)

Website publishes child sex offender details
The government’s agency for tackling online child sex abuse today launched a website with information on child sex offenders not complying with.... more
(17 November 2006 13:27)

No B&Bs for homeless 16 and 17-year-olds in future
The government today pledged to end the use of bed and breakfast accommodation to house homeless 16 and 17-year-olds by 2010. more
(14 November 2006 12:33)

Single mothers to be offered paedophile check on partners
Click on the above headline for more social care related news from today's papers. more
(17 November 2006 10:07)

Opinion: Workforce change is a question of trust
The jury is still out on whether service users will ever get the social care workforce they deserve. more
(16 November 2006 09:09)

Open Forum 16 November 2006
Traditional problem-solving social work is being eroded by current reforms and policies, writes Steve Rogowski more
(16 November 2006 09:04)

Frontlines: School based support workers
I have been persuaded to write this week about something with which I agree. A rather challenging task in an environment in which the immediate.... more
(16 November 2006 09:00)

Focus on...The Midlands
Welcome to Community Care's Midland's focus, the final instalment in our series of supplements looking at developments in social care across the.... more
(16 November 2006 00:00)

Opening Doors
A scheme being trialled in Nottinghamshire is extending the ethos of direct payments by allowing some service users to do their own assessments of.... more
(16 November 2006 08:22)

Nice little returner
A Midlands authority has found a way to access an untapped source of already qualified and readily available social workers. Derren Hayes reports more
(16 November 2006 08:27)

What happened next?
Simmering mistrust between ethnic minority communities in Birmingham boiled over into violence in October 2005. The city council has since tried to.... more
(16 November 2006 08:35)

Star quality
Sallyanne Johnson, chair of ADSS East Midlands branch and adult services director at Nottingham Council, writes: I got to know the region properly.... more
(16 November 2006 00:00)

Vulnerable Adults and Community Care
Drawing on the contributions of a range of experienced practitioners, Brown has put together 10 selfcontained chapters that examine some of the.... more
(16 November 2006 16:48)

The Feeling’s Unmutual: Growing up with Asperger Syndrome (Undiagnosed)
This book sat on a shelf for weeks before being opened – the title seemed aggressive and I wasn’t keen to get started, writes Beth Billington. more
(16 November 2006 16:30)

Exploring Experiences of Advocacy by People with Learning Disabilities: Testimonies of Resistance
Heartbreaking, touching and at times inspirational, this book introduces us to the people who have been oppressed, the system that oppressed them and.... more
(15 November 2006 00:00)

Question from Community Care: Sexuality and social work part 2
Sexuality and social work part 2 By Christine Cocker and Paul Dugmore * How well are issues of sexuality addressed within your.... more
(16 November 2006 15:19)

Question from Community Care: Jobcentre Plus: Poor service continues
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(16 November 2006 15:16)

Planned new sentence for young offenders could mean more enter custody
Home Office plans to create a generic community sentence for young offenders could result in more youngsters ending up in custody, magistrates have.... more
(16 November 2006 15:04)

Forced marriage and honour killings
There are hundreds of cases of forced marriage involving UK citizens each year, some of which lead to murder. Is the issue being taken seriously.... more
(16 November 2006 14:46)

‘My best friend was killed by her dad’
Karma Nirvana’s two staff and most of its 18 volunteers are survivors of forced marriage and honourbased violence. more
(16 November 2006 14:37)

Sexuality and social work part 2
Christine Cocker and Paul Dugmore conclude our two-part series on sexuality and social work by looking at whether a short training course can alter.... more
(16 November 2006 14:32)

Jobcentre Plus: Poor service continues
Earlier this month, MPs slammed Jobcentre Plus for leaving 21 million phone calls unanswered in 2004-5.(1) Despite government claims of improvements,.... more
(16 November 2006 14:24)

A day out with the domiciliary workers
Domiciliary workers act as agents of independence, enabling older and disabled people to stay at home. But they have to put up with low pay. Anabel.... more
(16 November 2006 14:17)

Probation board shake-up looms
Plans to open up probation services to competition have raised fears about the future of local partnerships. Helen McCormack reports more
(16 November 2006 13:57)

Youth justice bill fails once more to make the Queen’s Speech
Children’s campaigners have expressed disappointment at the absence of a youth justice bill in the Queen’s Speech, despite earlier promises to tackle.... more
(15 November 2006 20:19)

Humour and anger as Rix looks back on 60 years of Mencap
Brian Rix has been involved with Mencap since its early days, becoming chief executive in 1980 and later, president. Here he discusses with Maria.... more
(16 November 2006 12:44)

The Big Question
Are social workers doing enough to promote social justice? more
(15 November 2006 00:00)