Emily Thornberry: Labour's shadow care services minister
Labour's Emily Thornberry, shadow care services minister for the past two months, tells Jeremy Dunning why the coalition has so far proved to be more radical than anyone had suspected - but 'not in a good way'. (Pic: Chris Sharp).
29 November 2010
Christine Bradley: using a therapeutic approach with troubled children
After 30 years of asking questions, Christine Bradley has some answers to improving outcomes for troubled children. Camilla Pemberton spoke to her
23 November 2010
Dave Cassie interview: escort service for young offenders
Louise Hunt meets Dave Cassie who heads up a social worker-led escort service for young offenders that aims to make a difference in the lives of the troubled young people it works with
01 October 2010
Interview: Stephen Burke outgoing head of Counsel and Care
The short-term outlook for adult care is very bleak, Stephen Burke, outgoing head of older people’s advice charity Counsel and Care, tells Vern Pitt. Yet he retains some optimism
04 October 2010
'Masterchef': Interview with Craig Dewhurst, care cook of the year 2010
Cooking tasty, nutritious meals to a tight budget for older people in a care home is a challenge Craig Dewhurst relishes. Natalie Valios spoke to the award-winning chef
01 September 2010
Joe Anderson: Liverpool council leader and ex-social worker
Leader of Liverpool Council, Joe Anderson, has always felt close to the community, so becoming a social worker was a natural step.
Molly Garboden reports
30 July 2010
Paul Maynard MP: life with cerebral palsy and epilepsy
Conservative MP Paul Maynard talks to Jeremy Dunning about how he will influence policy on disability in parliament
06 July 2010
Hospital social work – a bureaucracy-free zone
With little paperwork and helpful multi-agency practitioners, life could hardly be better for hospital social worker Justin Wright. Molly Garboden spoke to him
02 July 2010
Steve Aos interview: Investment advice for children's social services
US social care analyst Steve Aos's
visit to Britain has attracted the attention of governmentministers. A former economist,he applies Wall Street tools tosocial care interventions. Judy Cooper met him
25 June 2010
Karen Moorcroft: Manager of HMP Styal mother and baby unit
Having a prisoner for a mother may not be a baby's best start in life but the mother and baby unit at Styal Prison offers quality parent support. Camilla Pemberton reports
11 June 2010
Maggie Atkinson defends commissioner role against cuts
Rumours about the future of the office of England's children's commissioner abound. But Maggie Atkinson, who has led it for just three months, sees it differently, as she told Judy Cooper
04 June 2010
Neil Gibson: From TV presenter to adult care team leader
When Channel 4's Lonely Planet travel series was sold off to the US, presenter Neil Gibson found himself considering what to do next. Social work didn't seem the obvious choice, but... Vern Pitt reports
21 May 2010
James Wetz: schools need a nurturing culture
As the coalition government ponders reform of the education system, ex-headteacher James Wetz tells Camilla Pemberton how ministers could help boost the achievements of the most vulnerable children
14 May 2010
Interview with LibDem candidate and children's guardian Ann Haigh
Whether Liberal Democrat candidate Ann Haigh continues to be a children's guardian hinges on whether voters decide to punish a Conservative MP who was embroiled in the expenses scandal. Either way, she'll continue to campaign for change, she tells Judy Cooper
30 April 2010
Interview: John Burton, head of the Association of Care Managers.
The Care Quality Commission must become far more effective, says John Burton, head of the Association of Care Managers. Vern Pitt asks him why
30 April 2010
Marion Davis takes the helm at ADCS
Judy Cooper speaks to the new president of the Association of Directors for Children's Services and her number two about the challenges ahead
16 April 2010
Dementia champion Martin Green: How commissioners hinder staff
Independent sector dementia champion Martin Green says staff need more time to spend with sufferers but commissioners prevent this from happening. Vern Pitt reports
01 April 2010
John Timpson, businessman, foster carer, adoptive parent, attachment disorder expert
Businessman John Timpson tells Camilla Pemberton why he wrote a practical guide for foster carers about attachment disorder
19 March 2010
From the Phillipines to Wales: Asuncion Oabel-Sael
To mark World Social Work Day last Tuesday (16 March), we asked social workers who trained overseas to tell us why they decided to practise in the UK. Asuncion Oabel-Sael describes her journey from the Philippines to South Wales
15 March 2010
Tessa Jowell expresses support for mutuals in social care
Better known as the Olympics minister, former social worker Tessa Jowell tells Jeremy Dunning of her enthusiasm for the mutual model for social care delivery
11 March 2010
