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How the police can help social workers assess risk
Former senior police officer Nigel Boulton looks at how the police approach risk and why the future lies in multi-agency assessment teams, as now being investigated by the Munro Review
18 March 2011
Case review model aims to end social work blame culture
The traditional approach to serious case reviews (SCRs), carried out by local safeguarding children boards (LSCBs) after the death or serious injury of a child, has been widely criticised for inhibiting learning by focusing on mistakes and blame.
27 March 2012
Social pedagogy in the UK: time to reflect
The government’s evaluation of settings that use social pedagogy for children in care has shown the benefits of the approach. Claire Cameron, professor of social work at Anglia Ruskin University and a member of the Centre for Understanding Social Pedagogy, outlines some of the work that has been taking place.
02 March 2012
Research findings on social pedagogy
Social work academic Joe Smeeton examines research findings contained in Raising the bar? Evaluation of the Social Pedagogy Pilot in residential children's homes
01 December 2011
Ask the Expert: becoming a family support worker
I have recently completed a degree in criminology and law, and I want to pursue a career as a family support worker - but lack experience. What's the best way to go about getting to this field?
01 December 2011
Children's homes struggle to provide care and education on the premises
Despite Ofsted's feared new inspection regime and a tough economic climate, children's homes are mostly improving. Judy Cooper reports on the effect of inspections on outcomes
22 November 2011
Are riot-related social housing evictions just empty threats?
Social housing providers talked tough after the summer street disturbances. Samantha Thorp asks whether they were empty threats
21 November 2011
Can councils still afford to house care leavers?
Legislation to improve the lot of children leaving care needs to be backed by money, finds Joe Lepper
17 November 2011
Book review: How to Think About Caring for a Child with Difficult Behaviour
I wish I had written this book, writes Lynn Baxter! It is an excellent handbook for foster carers and adoptive parents in particular, but all child care workers and parents would benefit from it.
11 November 2011
Book reviews: Understanding and working with parents of children in long-term foster care
More relevant for less experienced workers or students, there is nothing in this book that empathetic and experienced social workers would not know already.
11 November 2011
The impact of hostile parents on social workers
Community Care and Reconstruct's survey of social workers has revealed the full extent of the damage to morale caused by interaction with aggressive service users, writes Judy Cooper
16 November 2011
Social work's most influential thinkers
Who are the people whose ideas have done the most to shape the nature of social work? Community Care profiles some of the profession's most influential brain boxes
10 November 2011
Welfare Rights: Disabled children face slide into poverty
The proposed introduction of universal credit, replacing income support, tax credits and housing benefit, from 2013 could massively affect social work practice, writes Gary Vaux One particular change will cost some families with a disabled child up to £1,400 a year - and these families are already more likely to be in poverty and using social services support. The Welfare Reform Bill is now going through parliament so these proposals could change but this seems unlikely, despite furious lobbying from disabled children's charities and parents. At present, children who receive any rate of disability living allowance (DLA) are also entitled to up to two additional sums of money from child tax credits (CTC). Under universal credit, however, families will be entitled to only one additional sum of money. For the most severely disabled children this will still equate to a similar amount. Those with severe visual impairments may even gain signif
11 November 2011
Using music to tackle gang culture and mental ill-health in London
A scheme looking to integrate gang members into society after tackling their mental health problems is having some impressive results, reports Jackie Cosh
11 November 2011
Campaign to boost recruitment in children's social work
A campaign across 15 councils in northern England is looking to boost recruitment for children's social work roles. Kirsty McGregor reports
10 November 2011
Practice Panel: are the children at risk of neglect and emotional abuse?
Experts offer advice on how to help young children suffering the fall-out from their parents' violent rows and neglect
06 November 2011
Research:Safeguarding disabled children
Children with disabilities are still thought to suffer more abuse than their non-disabled peers, writes Chris Osborne who highlights the indicators practitioners ought to be aware of
05 November 2011
Empathy and neuroscience: powerful tools for social workers
Neuroscience has revealed that social work skills can help rectify developmental damage to children's brains. Professor David Shemmings explains
31 October 2011
Protecting looked-after children from cyber-bullying
Professionals need to be proactive if they are to prevent children's misuse of social media websites, writes Professor Helen Cowie
27 October 2011
Preventing placement breakdown among looked-after children with complex mental health needs
A team-around-the-child solution is preventing placement breakdown among looked-after children with complex mental health needs, reports Louise Hunt
27 October 2011
