http://www.communitycare.co.uken-gbThu, 09 Feb 2012 11:24:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/09/117972/record-child-referrals-push-social-workers-to-breaking-point.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/09/117972/record-child-referrals-push-social-workers-to-breaking-point.htmlSocial workers are struggling to deal with record numbers of children entering care and some have become so stressed they are leaving the profession, it has been claimed. (Pic model released: Voisin/Phanie/Rex Features) Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:24:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/27/117946/birmingham-appoints-new-director-of-childrens-services.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/27/117946/birmingham-appoints-new-director-of-childrens-services.htmlBirmingham council has appointed the head of an ‘outstanding’ social services department in Lincolnshire to help transform its troubled children’s services.Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:16:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/24/117726/social-work-tools-for-direct-work-with-children-drawing.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/24/117726/social-work-tools-for-direct-work-with-children-drawing.htmlDrawing What is the technique? There are a number of techniques to try with children that can be facilitated with just some coloured pencils...Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:27:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/16/117759/the-impact-of-hostile-parents-on-social-workers.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/16/117759/the-impact-of-hostile-parents-on-social-workers.htmlCommunity Care and Reconstruct's survey of social workers has revealed the full extent of the damage to morale caused by interaction with aggressive service users, writes Judy Cooper Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/02/117700/high-social-work-caseloads-blamed-for-council-failings.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/02/117700/high-social-work-caseloads-blamed-for-council-failings.htmlThe man brought in to turn around children's social care in Kent has said that high caseloads were a significant reason why the council's services were deemed inadequate by Ofsted last December.Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:29:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/31/117682/empathy-and-neuroscience-powerful-tools-for-social-workers.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/31/117682/empathy-and-neuroscience-powerful-tools-for-social-workers.htmlNeuroscience has revealed that social work skills can help rectify developmental damage to children's brains. Professor David Shemmings explains Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:43:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/26/117668/social-workers-underestimate-the-fragility-of-babies.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/26/117668/social-workers-underestimate-the-fragility-of-babies.htmlSocial workers and other professionals are not always quick enough in their response to concerns about children under a year old because they underestimate the fragility of babies, according to an evaluation of serious case reviews. (Picture: Rex Features) Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:48:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/13/117602/social-workers-misread-ghanaian-culture-in-baby-death-case.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/13/117602/social-workers-misread-ghanaian-culture-in-baby-death-case.htmlSocial workers failed to understand the Ghanaian cultural values attached to weight and size in the case of a 10-month-old baby who died after her mother force fed her, a serious case review has concluded. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:20:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/07/117581/larger-childrens-homes-would-help-keep-siblings-together.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/07/117581/larger-childrens-homes-would-help-keep-siblings-together.htmlLarger children's homes had several benefits. Among them was the ability to accommodate siblings. A German model could provide the template for their revival, writes former Care Leavers' Association president Phil Frampton Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:48:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/09/28/117517/social-workers-urged-to-report-unethical-media-coverage.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/09/28/117517/social-workers-urged-to-report-unethical-media-coverage.htmlSocial workers are being asked to give examples of unethical media coverage of their profession to the inquiries called in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:06:00 GMT