Articles by Date : November 01 2006 - November 30 2006

Identifying Emotional and Psychological Abuse: A Guide for Childcare Professionals
This is a timely book because of its pulling together of the responses to the Laming Report and the problems about the testimony of expert witnesses.... more
(02 November 2006 09:41)

An Introduction to Dyslexia for Parents and Professionals
Being a social worker for the past 23 years, a special educational needs school governor and having been diagnosed with dyslexia five years ago, I.... more
(02 November 2006 09:39)

Question from Community Care - Sentencing of young offender research reveals a lack of understanding
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(02 November 2006 08:59)

Divert resources away from custody, says Youth Justice Board
The children’s secure estate is “swamped”, and its “scarce resources” must be diverted away from custody, Youth Justice Board chair Rod Morgan said.... more
(02 November 2006 08:57)

Question from Community Care - Domestic violence against ethnic minority women and children
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(02 November 2006 08:57)

Youth offending teams usually not involved in Asbo decisions
Youth offending teams are not or barely involved in 70 per cent of decisions leading to young people receiving antisocial behaviour orders, research.... more
(02 November 2006 08:47)

Protecting adults from abuse: special report
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(02 November 2006 08:34)

CC Live news: National fostering strategy for Scotland should draw on Care Matters
A national fostering strategy for Scotland being prepared by the Scottish Executive must lead to greater professionalisation of the foster care.... more
(02 November 2006 08:12)

Cameron’s cool reception to Blair’s advances
Addaction’s Deborah Cameron tells Maria Ahmed about its uphill battle for public and government support for substance misuse services more
(02 November 2006 08:07)

Open Forum - 2 November
Boarding schools are ready to play a larger role in the education of children in care, writes Hilary Moriarty more
(02 November 2006 07:54)

Frontlines: Living with Alzheimer' disease
Maisie used to run a large office. Now she can’t run her own life as she has Alzheimer’s. more
(02 November 2006 07:53)

Opinion: Registration should be a matter of choice
The chief executive of the General Social Care Council, Lynne Berry, is on record as stating: more
(02 November 2006 07:52)

Editorial Content: Where's the incentive
High productivity in the public sector has been this government’s Holy Grail, and its desire to implement new ways of working has followed a typical.... more
(02 November 2006 07:02)

Standards bodies ‘poorly recognised’
A Community Care survey of more than 1,600 social care practitioners has found low levels of awareness of two key sector improvement bodies. more
(02 November 2006 07:45)

Local Government White Paper: special report
Inspection overhaul spells the end for star ratings and council targets Measures to improve partnership working Users to get power to.... more
(02 November 2006 07:26)

Editorial Content: Make all schools matter
It is good news that the government has finally bowed to pressure to place a duty on schools in its new Education Bill to promote children’s.... more
(02 November 2006 07:12)

Will new review remodel social work in light of impact of personalised budgets?
After the lack of social work focus in Options for Excellence another review is launched. Simeon Brody canvases opinions on the future roles in.... more
(02 November 2006 00:45)

Aynsley-Green looks to parliament
England’s children’s commissioner wants to report to parliament not a government department. What would this achieve for children, asks Helen.... more
(02 November 2006 00:41)

Overcrowding and violence found on wards, says regulator’s review
The Healthcare Commission has criticised the standard of care, safety and access to treatment in mental health services across England and Wales, in.... more
(02 November 2006 00:05)

Review into lack of services for young
A Welsh assembly committee has been told to examine the lack of specific services for young homeless people, after announcing a review into the group. more
(02 November 2006 00:59)

Lower NHS share for Scots mental health
The proportion of the NHS budget spent on mental health services in Scotland fell last year, Scottish health minister Andy Kerr has confirmed. more
(02 November 2006 00:57)

Study warns over kin carers’ support
Special guardianship orders should not be used to further restrict access to services and financial support for kin carers, a study has warned. more
(02 November 2006 00:37)

Scots social workers may get new power
The Home Office has confirmed it is still in talks with the Scottish executive over plans to give social workers powers to prevent forced removal of.... more
(02 November 2006 00:34)

Care trust deficit forces Norfolk cuts
Funding for mental health services in Norfolk for 2006-7 has been cut by £3.4m due to a deficit in Norfolk Primary Care Trust. more
(02 November 2006 00:32)

NHS trusts should take lead role in expert witness system, urges review
The use of medical expert witnesses in child care cases needs to be overhauled to improve quality and attract doctors, recommends a two-year review. more
(02 November 2006 00:30)

Sector chiefs contest ‘open’ courts wisdom
Social work and solicitor leaders have voiced concerns over government plans to open up family courts to the media. more
(02 November 2006 00:26)

Platt bemoans lack of time for reforms
The Commission for Social Care Inspection should have had longer to complete its reform programme for the sector according to its chair. more
(02 November 2006 00:25)

Learn a trade and keep out of jail
Offenders aged over 18 could be trained and accommodated in university campus-style sites under a £400m scheme launched this month. more
(02 November 2006 00:22)

First worker struck off Scottish register
A Scottish social worker has been removed from the social care register after serious breaches of the social services’ code of practice in the.... more
(02 November 2006 00:20)

‘Make homelessness history by 2022’
A target to eliminate rough sleeping by 2012 is among the measures needed to consign UK homelessness to history by 2022, according to a new report. more
(02 November 2006 00:17)

Services shake-up for Northern Ireland
The health minister for Northern Ireland has promised major reform of the country’s “outdated” mental health and learning difficulties services. more
(02 November 2006 00:15)

Respect sanctions plans under fire
Government plans to impose benefits sanctions on antisocial families have been criticised by an influential advisory group. more
(02 November 2006 00:11)

Quality of children’s services improving
Council children’s services improved markedly this year, as did children’s social care services. more
(02 November 2006 00:08)

CC Live news: Split of services hinders support for substance misusing families
The split between children and adult social services is hindering support for Scottish families with substance misuse problems, delegates at.... more
(01 November 2006 17:05)

Ethnic minority young people are over represented in Asbo numbers
Young people from ethnic minorities receive a “disproportionately high” number of antisocial behaviour orders, a Youth Justice Board report this.... more
(02 November 2006 00:56)

Change to bill meets call for schools to engage with children’s agenda
Schools in England and Wales will be forced to promote children’s wellbeing under changes to legislation. more
(01 November 2006 16:47)

Talking therapies guidance ‘ignored’
The NHS has made insufficent effort to adhere to mandatory clinical guidance requiring talking therapies to be offered to people with mental health.... more
(02 November 2006 00:22)

Inspection overhaul spells the end for star ratings and council targets
Social services star ratings, children’s joint area reviews and the comprehensive performance assessment for councils will be scrapped as part of the.... more
(02 November 2006 00:19)

Users to get power to demand action
People will be able to demand council action on problems with their social care services under a new power proposed in the white paper. more
(02 November 2006 00:15)

Measures to improve partnership working
The white paper proposes a range of measures to improve partnership working between local authorities and health services to help deliver the.... more
(02 November 2006 00:13)

CC Live news: Taking vulnerable children into care may do more harm than good
A Scottish adoption expert has warned that efforts to take more vulnerable children into care could be more damaging than supporting them to stay.... more
(01 November 2006 14:40)

CC Live news: Influx of cocaine increases pregnancies in Aberdeenshire
The arrival of crack cocaine in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, last year has resulted in an increase in the number of pregnancies among substance.... more
(01 November 2006 13:16)

CC Live news: Service user should champion learning difficulties issues in Scottish Parliament
A service user should be appointed to represent the interests of people with learning difficulties in the Scottish Parliament, a campaigner told.... more
(01 November 2006 12:52)

CC Live news: New system ensures consistency in child protection at Edinburgh
A new case review system is helping to ensure consistency and continuity across child protection frontline practice in Edinburgh, delegates at.... more
(01 November 2006 12:48)

Independent social care practices: professionals speak out
"In practice and in my opinion, this will create change but not enough to significantly improve outcomes for looked-after children. The reality is we.... more
(01 November 2006 11:40)

Youth offending teams lack healthcare workers
One in six youth offending teams do not have a healthcare worker even though primary care trusts are under a statutory duty to provide one, a report.... more
(01 November 2006 12:21)

Spending on children's mental health up but services remain variable
Child and adolescent mental health services have seen significant increases in expenditure, staffing and caseloads, but considerable local variations.... more
(01 November 2006 12:11)

Council children's services are improving
Council children’s services are on the up, driven by improvements in children’s social care, this year’s annual performance assessment results,.... more
(01 November 2006 12:05)

Web gambling 'risks creating child addicts'
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(01 November 2006 09:39)