Social workers urged to report unethical media coverage
Social workers are being asked to give examples of unethical media coverage of their profession to the inquiries called in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.
28 September 2011
Social workers say profession is poorly represented
Four out of five practitioners in England feel social work is poorly-represented at a national level, a survey has found.
13 June 2011
Join the fight for fair working conditions for social workers
Community Care and trade union Unison have joined forces to demand a groundbreaking Social Work Contract to ensure fair working conditions for social workers.
28 September 2010
BASW rep withdraws after exclusion from college group
The British Association of Social Workers' representative on the college development group has stepped down from the role
29 March 2010
National college to prioritise reputation of social work
The national college of social work has been tasked with improving the reputation of the profession as a top priority.
25 March 2010
Unison campaigns to boost appreciation of social workers
Unison has launched a national advertising campaign costing £50,000 to highlight the role social workers play in keeping vulnerable children and adults safe. The...
15 March 2010
LGA urges social workers to develop relations with media
Employers should support social workers to engage with the media to increase public understanding of the profession, according to new guidance from the Local Government Association.
01 March 2010
Jeanette Farrow's 'outstanding' work at care homes
Jeanette Farrow manages two children's homes for Hertfordshire Council. Both have been rated as "outstanding" by Ofsted. Here she describes why she feels so fulfilled working with teenagers
15 December 2009
Taskforce calls for media drive to boost image of social work
The Social Work Task Force has called on the sector to launch media campaigns to improve public understanding and highlight the importance of the social work role.
02 December 2009
Newly qualified social worker Wendy Lowe stays positive
Nothing, not even a media hammering, could put newly qualified social worker Wendy Lowe off her career choice, writes Karen Higginbottom
13 November 2009
Positive images of social work
Stories in the mainstream media give a skewed picture of social work because they focus on children's services and relate mainly to crises and serious cases.
Community Care's Stand Up Now for Social Work campaign is seeking to redress the balance by giving a voice to social workers from accross the profession to talk about their daily lives and the difference they make to service users.
In the coming months we'll be publishing stories about ordinary social workers, their day-to-day jobs and their achivements. We will also be promoting some stories to the mainstream press to balance some of the more negative reporting and give the public some perspective.
Stories we have run so far
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13 November 2009
Community Care, readers' letters, November 5, 2009
Your recent article encourages social workers to form social enterprises
30 October 2009
Alastair Kirkhope: From alcoholic to award-winning peer mentor
From soil expert to homeless alcoholic to peer mentor, the award-winning Alastair Kirkhope tells Jeremy Dunning how he rebuilt his life
23 October 2009
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 social work is the vocation for her
16 October 2009
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 backing of the regulator and almost all delegates at its annual conference yesterday.
15 October 2009
Half of councils bar social workers from talking to press
The UK social work sector is under growing pressure to develop a more open relationship with the public after research by Community Care showed more than half of councils ban practitioners from engaging with the media.
17 September 2009
Why working as a social worker in a hospice is so rewarding
Far from being depressing, social worker Liz Gale says hospice work is rewarding - but support from your team is crucial in achieving this
18 September 2009
Birmingham journalist shadows social worker
Journalists are vociferous armchair experts who consistently lead the battle cry against social workers whenever a child dies in unexplained circumstances.
17 September 2009
Birmingham journalist spends a day with social worker
Journalists are vociferous armchair experts who consistently lead the battle cry against social workers whenever a child dies in unexplained circumstances.
17 September 2009
Essex commissioning manager stands up for social work
Chris Martin has worked in children's and adults' services and is now a commissioning manager at Essex Council. Here, he explains why social work is such a fulfilling career
14 September 2009
