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Mental Health Guide - my project for 2012

Posted to Adults' services by Stuart Sorensen on 13 Jan 2012

SCIE appoints new chief executive

News just in from the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) - Andrea Sutcliffe (left) has been appointed as its new chief executive, to replace outgoing head Julie Jones. Sutcliffe is currently the chief executive of the Appointments Commission Read More...

Posted to Mad World on 11 Jan 2012
Filed under: scie, social care, social work

Social care 2011: Who had a good year, who had a bad year?

by Mithran Samuel and Simeon Brody Good year Kaliya Franklin Franklin has emerged as one of the foremost service user bloggers and campaigners against cuts to disability benefits and care. Blogging at Benefit Scrounging Scum and The Broken of Britain Read More...

Posted to Mad World on 22 Dec 2011
Filed under: adults, children, Politics, social care, social work, workforce

Community Care's top 10 stories of 2011

We wrote hundreds of social care news stories, analysis pieces, features and good practice guides in 2011. But which stories proved most popular, in terms of hits, on our website? Here is the top 10, in reverse order: 10. Councils withdrawing social workers Read More...

Posted to Mad World on 20 Dec 2011
Filed under: 2011, adults, children, social care, social work, workforce

Supervision in social work and social care

by Claudia Megele, a social worker and service director of A Sense Of Self, which offers support groups, psychotherapy and counselling services in London. Professionals and tweeteratis came together again last Tuesday for Social Work/SocialCare and Media Read More...

Posted to The Social Work Blog on 21 Nov 2011
Filed under: social care, social work, supervision

Re: OFSTED, CQC and Commissioners. WHY isn't the obvious problem being addressed?

Is the obvious problem that we want more for less? An effective model would have to be properly resourced and managed. I think the sector as a whole is underresourced, look at the budget cuts councils are imposing on providers and think what that must mean for quality. Providers cut corners with food...

Posted to General chat by careexcellencepartnership on 20 Nov 2011

Re: BASW to launch dedicated trade union for social workers

[quote user="tricky"] Unions....load of garbage. My business insurance covers solicitors costs and court fees for employment based issues. What you need is representation by a Human Resource Specialist not some namby pamby half hearted/witted "friend" from the union. Never had any...

Posted to Social work profession by CommunityUnion on 12 Jun 2011

Temporary Work Insecurity

Does anyone know why Support Worker positions, particularly in Mental Health, are now all temporary? Every job I've been notified of by the recruitment agencies that I've signed up with have all been temporary - for 2 or 3 months only. I presumed it was because funders and commissioners were...

Posted to General chat by doh on 8 Jun 2011

A-Z of social care

A Admin The essential administrative tasks that form part of the social work role. Often despised by social workers. Adoption Legal procedure where parental responsibility for a child is transferred from the birth parents to a new family. Adult social care Generic term for support services provided to...

Posted to Social Work A to Z by Shirack on 5 Jan 2011
Filed under: jargon, social care, social work

Kensington & Chelsea UNISON contingent on the London Demo 16th July 08

Posted to Robert Lugg by Robert Lugg on 18 Jul 2008
Filed under: strike, Local Government, Social Care, unions, pay dispute, Unison

Community Care Live

CC Live - the most important event in the social care calendar takes place on 14 + 15 May in London. It's totally free - just register here. The CareSpace team will also have a stall at the event - so please come and say hello!

Posted to simeon2 by simeon2 on 6 May 2008
Filed under: CCLive, conference, social care, social work

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