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A report published last month by the Care Leavers' Association highlighted how hundreds of children being looked after by local authorities go missing each year, and the increased dangers this poses for this vulnerable group.

This week's issue of Community Care has, as normal, three feature articles, covering the following topics: Social work practices; Intercountry adoption and domestic violence

First up, we have Derren Hayes report on the new model for working with looked-after-children, which is soon to be tested by some local authorities.
Read: Practicalities of social work practices

There were three feature articles in this weeks Community Care, covering the following topics sick notes, gangs and anger management.

First up, Sally Gillen reports looks at at anger management strategies for professionals.
Read: Dealing with anger

Just a couple of feature articles this week.

From the children's sector, Mark Hunter reports on how support staff, or paraprofessionals, are having to handle increasingly complex cases, as eligibility criteria puts clients out of reach of qualified social workers.
Read: "They don't really have a clue"

This week in Community Care we have three feature articles.

First up: Search engines have made life so much easier for people looking for research and practice information, but, academics are among those now saying it is an illusion, read Mark Hunter's report - Engine trouble

Well, there were three feature articles in this week's issue of Community Care.

First up, we have Nina Jacobs reports on the new drug strategy, and the "whole family" approach and "wraparound" care that it promotes, plus the issue that charities have with it.
Read New drug strategy takes a family centred approach

This week's issue contains three featured articles, covering subjects such as the budget; children's services and mental health.

First up, we have a two part feature on the budget. As Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling reveal their spending plans, the IPPR considers what a more favourable budget for social care might mean for England, in "If only Brown would wave a magic wand", this lead into part two, and Nina Jacobs look at the reality of a tight spending settlement for social care in Wales, in "A lean and mean budget"

Four feature articles adorn the pages of Community Care this week, covering the following topics, Alzheimer's disease; eligibility, unaccompanied asylum seekers and social work registration.

For thousands of social workers their registration with the GSCC lapses next month, and time is running out to submit the paperwork.
Read Sally Gillen's piece Stay on top of the form

This week in Community Care we had three features, covering issues on workforce, the Children's Fund and continuing care.

In this weeks main feature, Lauren Revans looked at plans to introduce a probationary year for newly qualified social workers.
Read Keeping a head above water

This week in Community Care, our feature articles looked at personal relationships between staff, fostering and the Care Quality Commission.

First up, Natalie Valios looks at problems that can occur when personal relationships exist between staff and speaks to social care workers who have witnessed bad practice as a result of this dynamic.
Read: A culture of collusion