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The local press in Bromley recently gave a rare insight into frontline social work. Ian Leadbetter, head of social care in the west half of Bomley and social worker with 18 years' experience, spoke to journalist Charlotte McDonald about many aspects of the job, from referral to shcool visits or dealing with violent parents. He also touched on the impact of reports in the media.

"Tabloid blame game is poor journalism"

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To the uneducated eye, Take a Break magazine, with its busy, brightly coloured  pages and shock-horror headlines, could be mistaken for a tabloid newspaper supplement. But that perception couldn't be further from the truth. In fact, the magazine's editor John Dale doesn't think much of some tabloid reporting.

Your campaign needs you...

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Our Stand Up Now for Social Work campaign has had a major breakthrough this week: top 'real-life' magazine Take a Break is supporting our work with its own campaign, titled "Thank God for Social Workers".

This is a bid deal - Take a Break is read by more than a million people a week. But to really help to turn around the public's opinion of social work we all need to act now to take advantage of this unique opportunity. There are six small things you can do to make a difference...


Thumbnail image for emma maier 60.jpgBy Emma Maier

Volunteers' Week provided a welcome opportunity to recongise the positive work of one social work student. On the face of, this short story is a small victory. But a look back at recent media coverage shows that this story did not appear by chance; its the result of a decent media strategy on the part of Portsmouth Council.

Rare coverage of adult care

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emma maier 60.jpgBy Emma Maier

It is easy to get the impression that the only issue in people's minds as they head for the polling stations in a few days is how well (well, badly) each party comes out of the ongoing expenses debacle. But while the Daily Telegraph continues to fill its pages with moats, mortgages and moles, a Nottingham paper turned to another vote-decider: the future of adult social care.

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The Monitor analyses media portrayals of social work in the UK. It exists to hold up examples of balanced, fair and accurate coverage and denounce and correct misinformation. The Monitor is a group blog written by journalists from Community Care, the UK magazine and website for everyone in social care. It was started in April 2009 as part of Community Care’s Stand Up Now for Social Work campaign, which calls for more accurate coverage of social work to improve public perceptions of the profession.

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