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Ministers confirm practice placements funding for 2012-13
Rumours of an 18% cut to the Social Work Education Support Grant are put to bed.
25 May 2012
Baby P social workers lose appeal against their sacking
Maria Ward and Gillie Christou have lost their employment tribunal appeal
25 May 2012
Social worker struck off for stealing from elderly woman
Raymond Patcha used his position as a social worker to obtain information about the vulnerable service user’s financial situation.
24 May 2012
Burstow urges social workers to overhaul 'crisis' care system
The care services minister has put social workers at the heart of his plans to transform social care from a "high-dependency service" to one that supports people to stay independent.
18 May 2012
Knowledge gap puts social workers at risk of breaking law
Children's social workers lack knowledge of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, meaning they could be breaching the legislation in child protection cases involving parents with learning disabilities, warn experts.
23 May 2012
Social worker posed in underwear for service user
Debra Archer was struck off after the General Social Care Council found she had engaged in a year-long sexual relationship with a man in her care.
22 May 2012
Social worker banned over relationship with abuse victim
Noel O’Reilly admitted socialising with the young woman and staying overnight at her house
21 May 2012
Social workers promised reduced information burden
Social workers would be able to spend more time with clients under plans to improve data sharing with the NHS, set out in a 10-year information strategy today.
21 May 2012
Government cuts have left social workers 'drowning in admin'
By axing support staff, the government is turning social workers into "glorified typists", says BASW's chief executive Hilton Dawson.
17 May 2012
The ups and downs of a 32-year career in social work
Ian Baker was awarded the Social Worker of the Year 2011 lifetime achievement award for his work helping people with disabilities. He tells Community Care what kept him motivated until he retired last year.
15 May 2012
Social workers could enter prisons on safeguarding probes
Social workers could be asked to go into prisons to respond to suspected abuse cases under moves to help inmates receive similar levels of protection to people living in the community.
15 May 2012
Social worker who put foster family at risk loses appeal
Julian Swan placed a teenage boy who had a history of inappropriate sexual behaviour with a foster family without warning the carers of the risk to other children in the household.
15 May 2012
Consultation on social work bursary scheme launched
Ministers seek views on how to use the bursary to drive up the quality of social work students.
14 May 2012
Involving service users in social work regulation
The views of people who use social work services should inform everything a regulator does, says David Rowland, head of policy at the General Social Care Council.
14 May 2012
Social worker covered up disappearance of service user
Practitioner receives five-year admonishment after he failed to tell his manager that the man went missing for two hours and was found by police.
11 May 2012
From social worker to entrepreneur
Social workers wanting to start their own business should be preapred for long hours, meticulous planning and setbacks. But it's worth it, says practitioner-turned-entrepreneur John Byrne.
10 May 2012
Register of social work students in England 'unnecessary'
Universities and colleges are better placed to regulate students, finds the Health Professions Council
10 May 2012
Social workers to gain bigger role in planning services
Social workers will have a bigger service planning role and adult social care funding will be increased under proposals to merge health and social care in Scotland, claims the country's government.
10 May 2012
Social workers will gain 'freedom to innovate' from care law
Social workers would be given the freedom to innovate in supporting clients under a draft bill announced in the Queen's speech, but no pledges have been made on reforming care funding.
09 May 2012
In defence of local authority social work with adults
Despite claims for the liberating potential of independent practices for social workers and services users, innovation, flexibility and social work values continue to thrive in local authorities, says council practitioner Carl O'Riordan.
07 May 2012
