October 15, 2008

Tackling poverty on Blog Action Day


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Today is Blog Action Day, a day when thousands of bloggers across the world will unite to discuss a single issue - poverty. The aim is to "raise awareness, initiate action and shake the web."

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October 13, 2008

Disability hate crime largely ignored

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Why is it that reported offences of hate crime towards disabled people are seldom investigated or prosecuted?

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Latest Daily Mail social work story and new blog


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The latest "social workers are stealing our kids" story appeared in the Mail on Sunday over the weekend.

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October 8, 2008

The credit crunch - who's to blame?

Thumbnail image for Derren.jpg By Derren Hayes

Phew, that was close wasn't it? For a minute there it looked as if global capitalism was going to get its comeuppance. But, luckily, the good ol' taxpayer came to the rescue. Despite my misgivings about the government (and those of about half a dozen other countries) bailing out the multi millionaires that run the banks I suppose it had little choice but to do its White Knight impression.

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Edinburgh social workers revolt


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I return to a story I first noticed a few weeks back. Edinburgh social services was described then as "broken" and now the social worker are apparently in revolt.

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October 6, 2008

Social work bloggers from the USA


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What is social work like in the US? Is it different to here in the UK? Surely many of the issues must be the same, even if some of the systems and structures are different. One good way to find out is to have a look at some of the US social work bloggers, and that's exactly what I'm going to do now. I think it's really valuable to read the personal accounts of people who are prepared to write anonymously and honestly about the day to day experience of their job and its impact on their lives.

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October 3, 2008

Chronicle of seven years of social care, courtesy of Google


by Andrew Mickel

Want to see a rather clear illustration of changing times in social care? Then take a spin on Google 2001, which allows you to search using the site's oldest index, from seven years ago.

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Children's trusts and the unnecessary paperwork mountain

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A government consultation on strengthening children's trusts has just closed and a new children's bill is set to be introduced in the next parliamentary session.

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Healthy incentives for the disadvantaged?

Thumbnail image for Derren.jpgBy Derren Hayes

What incentive do you need to take your health seriously? With the constant barrage of media coverage over what constitutes a healthy - or in most cases unhealthy - lifestyle it is hard to imagine that there are people out there who still live in blissful ignorance.

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October 2, 2008

Teachers Marbella trip off

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Spare a thought for the overworked teachers of Edensor Technology College in Longton, Stoke-on-Trent

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