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A career for foster carers

writes Lauren Revans To mark the start of Foster Care Fortnight , the Fostering Network has warned that two-thirds of the UK's foster carers are in their 50s, 60s and 70s. This is worrying since the success of the government's Care Matters agenda...

Published 13 May 2009 5:00 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: children and young people, department of children schools and families, foster care fortnight, fostering, Lauren Revans
Is government standing up for social work?

By Emma Maier This week David Behan, social care chief at the Department of Health, called on directors and social workers to stand up for themselves and stop "playing victims" in the face of public criticism. The wording may sound a bit harsh...

Published 23 Apr 2009 10:08 PM by The Social Work Blog

Filed under: department of children schools and families, Department of Health, Emma Maier, Media, stand up now for social work

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