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Protests against cuts to services for child asylum seekers
Social care workers are today protesting against 'racist government cuts' to services supporting child asylum seekers.
08 April 2011
Engaging with communities to prevent female genital mutilation
Social workers and health professionals are working together in Bristol to convince communities that female genital mutilation is abuse, reports Louise Hunt
04 March 2011
Avoiding cultural and racial traps in child protection
Social workers involved with families from ethnic minorities can be bamboozled by some of their customs. Gordon Carson reports on how to demystify beliefs while engaging positively
02 March 2011
Glass ceiling keeping black staff from top social care jobs
Council chiefs have been urged to remove a glass ceiling holding back black and Asian social care workers from promotion after it emerged just 2.5% of social services directors are from ethnic minorities.
(Picture: Rex Features, model released)
02 March 2011
We need to prosecute those who brand children witches
Afruca's Debbie Ariyo calls for legislation to link branding children as witches and incitement to harm
02 March 2011
Research: Reducing race inequalities in care services provision
Sukhwinder Singh assesses research into how people from ethnic minorities can receive the care services to which they are entitled
02 March 2011
Protecting learning disabled victims of forced marriage
The forced marriage of learning disabled people is a hidden scandal. Mithran Samuel asks how practitioners might spot such cases and safeguard service users
02 March 2011
Help through humour for prisoners with mental health issues
A charity has enlisted a stand-up comic to challenge mental health stigma among prisoners. Andrew Mickel reports
02 March 2011
Building links with multi-ethnic communities
The outcomes of social work depend on engagement with all sections of an increasingly diverse society. Daniel Lombard asks how professionals should go about doing this
02 March 2011
Identifying autism in children from ethnic minorities
Many children on the autism spectrum from ethnic minorities are not being diagnosed properly, and their families often struggle to gain support. Dr Mitzi Waltz explains why
02 March 2011
Social work's anti-racist journey
Social work has come a long way in recognising the racial diversity of the workforce and of service users
02 March 2011
How to…tackle racism against social workers
Social work attracts people from a diverse range of ethnic backgrounds, but what should professionals do when they encounter racism? Narmada Thiranagama, Unison's national race equality officer, offers advice on how to react to racism from service users
02 March 2011
Strategies for success in cross-racial adoptions
Trans-racial adoption is now being encouraged due to the high number of ethnic minority children waiting to be matched with families. Julie Griffiths reports on how adoption groups are responding to this challenge
02 March 2011
Services must change to make personalisation real for ethnic minorities
There are many barriers preventing people from ethnic minorities enjoying the benefits of personalisation, writes Patrick Vernon
02 March 2011
Using faith to help Muslims face mental health problems
Mental health among Muslims is deteriorating as the community increasingly feels under siege. But, as Jeremy Dunning reports, services need to understand the importance of faith when treating the patient
02 March 2011
Watchdog to probe equality impact of spending review
The equality watchdog has said it will examine the impact of the government's spending review on disabled people, women and minority ethnic communities.
26 November 2010
UKIP chief posts racist comment on Community Care
A senior UK Independence Party member has posted a racist comment on Community Care. In response...
01 April 2010
News round-up: Babies left in filth as mother binged for 24 hours
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Children's services being undermined by demoralising inspections; Tories would allocate NHS money to public health boards; Child welfare expert defiant over Ofsted criticism; Social services sees rise in adults at risk of physical and sexual abuse
23 October 2009
Babies left in filth as mother binged for 24 hours
Other headlines in today's papers include:- Children's services being undermined by demoralising inspections; Tories would allocate NHS money to public health boards; Child welfare expert defiant over Ofsted criticism; Social services sees rise in adults at risk of physical and sexual abuse
23 October 2009
Radar: Disabled have less access to career boosters
Mentoring and senior management support are key to reaching senior job roles, however disabled people are far less likely to receive this than others, a survey by disability network Radar has found.
25 September 2009
