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Carers, Conferences and Random Blog Search Terms – a Friday Special

Yesterday, I was sent an email by someone associated with Age UK to draw attention to the information on their website for carers. I get a number of requests from various sources every week but having checked out the information, it is definitely worth...

Published 13 May 2011 6:58 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, work, carers, community care live, london, carer, community care, blog, blog search terms, Social media, munro, Age UK, Islington, social work conference
Social Media and Social Work – Part 4 Social Networks and Forums

In this post, I am going to look at the ways that I use and have used social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook in a professional capacity and I also want to touch on the wider uses of … Continue reading → Read More...

Published 11 Apr 2011 6:25 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, politics, community care, personal, Google, Social network service, Twitter, facebook, Social media, Online Communities, Social network, carespace, LinkedIn, online community social work, social media and social work
Statutory Duties and Consultations

A blogpost by Vern Pitt on the Community Care website alerted me to a very quiet consultation that started this week. According to the post Quiet as a mouse the Department of Communities and Local Government announced a review of … Continue reading...

Published 10 Mar 2011 5:30 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, mental health, local authority, politics, local government, community care, Department of Health, personal, Department for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles, vern pitt
No Secrets or No Action?

Yesterday, Community Care reported that as a response to the consultation on changes to the ‘No Secrets’ guidance on Safeguarding Adults published in 2000, Safeguarding Adults Boards will be mandatory for all English local authorities and an inter-ministerial...

Published 20 Jan 2010 6:50 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, older people, dementia, work, mental health, local authority, old age, politics, elderly, health, community care, adult protection, safeguarding adults, mental capacity act, personal, adult abuse, vulnerable adults, no secrets, sageguarding adults board
Report Reporting

So the Task Force report yesterday was pretty much as predicted. Personally, I think a lot of the contents are very welcome with the main concern being the lack of money to implement them – but I’m willing to engage positively with the process of change...

Published 2 Dec 2009 7:29 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, politics, uk, community care, personal, the guardian, Ed Balls, Ray Jones, social work taskforce, deirdre sanders, Best Interests Assessor, social work taskforce final report, peter beresford, social work task force
On Probation

In some unsurprising but still welcome news, Community Care reports that the Social Work Taskforce is proposing a ‘qualifying year’ post degree and pre-registration to all social workers coming into the workforce from university. It makes perfect sense...

Published 20 Nov 2009 7:07 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, local authority, uk, social worker, community care, social work taskforce, british social work, probation year for social workers
Take a Break

Community Care reports in their Social Work Blog that the women’s magazine ‘Take a Break’ has taken up the cause of positive social work stories with a headline of ‘Thank God for Social Workers’ which started with this week’s magazine. This follows on...

Published 29 Jun 2009 6:51 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, local authority, government, politics, uk, gscc., community care, social workers, positive social work story, personal, General Social Care Council, community care magazine, stand up for social work, thank god for social workers, take a break
Practising with Conviction?

Community Care report on the case of Lynda Barnes, a social work team manager in a child protection team with Bath and North East Somerset Council who was involved in a case involving care proceedings last year. Not necessarily unusual so far. Bath She...

Published 19 Jun 2009 7:42 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, gscc., community care, Employment, General Social Care Council, community care magazine, bath and north east somerset council, Criminal Record Bureau, allan norman, Conviction, lynda barnes, crb, Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, bath
Working the Media

Community Care are running a campaign ‘Stand up Now for Social Work’ which aims to highlight both the good and the bad in reporting of social work. It’s a fascinating campaign and a positive one and also, as we can see by recent news stories, one that...

Published 24 Apr 2009 6:36 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, uk, social worker, community care, Guardian, the monitor, stand up now for social work, Journalist, News broadcasting, the monitor blog
The cost of vacancies

Community Care published some research they carried out yesterday which found that there is a 10.9% vacancy rate for social workers in England – rising to 18.6% vacancy rate in London. They also publish a breakdown of individual councils – at least those...

Published 17 Apr 2009 6:37 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, local authority, london, local government, social worker, community care, England, Child protection, social work vacancies, lack of social workers, recruitment crisis in social work, Recruitment, the social work blog
Gift ideas for Social Workers

Last week, Community Care printed an article which provided some gift ideas for the Social Worker in your Life. A good article with some interesting ideas. But I thought I’d add one or two ideas of my own - of course, it might be too late for Christmas...

Published 17 Dec 2008 5:26 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, health, United Kingdom, community care, personal, Christmas, christmas present ideas, Burger King, burger king perfume, social worker presents
Shameless self-promotion

Not only shameless self-promotion but shameless stealing of a blog post title from Cellar_Door at Not Another Nursing Student Blog - I have a post up on the Social Care Expert’s Blog hosted by Community Care. Read and enjoy! I don’t think...

Published 3 Sep 2008 6:29 PM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, work, community care, blog
Ageism and Justice

Community Care reports on a proposal by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to recommend more severe sentences to those who commit crimes against older people The policy is the last to be published on six “equality strands” and brings victimisation due...

Published 19 Jul 2008 5:55 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, social justice, community care, cps, crown prosecution service, adult protection, domestic violence, safeguarding adults, elder abuse
Bringing work home

Earlier this week, during one of our monthly meetings that include all the teams that work in our office (there are four sub-teams that cover the borough), we discussed Lone Working Policies. Nothing particularly exciting - they are formulating some new...

Published 12 Jul 2008 5:49 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, social issues, work, local authority, housing, health, United Kingdom, neighbourhood, community care, lone working policy, community, Ray Lewis

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