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Community Care podcast - 24 October

A National Children and Adult Services special, including interviews with delegates and College of Social Work interim board member and social worker Suzy Croft

Posted 24 October

Community Care podcast - 14 October

How lessons from Japanese care manufacturing have saved one council £3m on foster care recruitment costs. How the learning disability sector is coping post the abuse scandal at Winterbourne View. And why Unison thinks care workers should take part in a national strike.

Posted 24 October

Community Care podcast - 7 October

We discuss a US scheme to house homeless people before resolving any related substance misuse problems, a council's plans to charge parents who put their children into care and news that social work assistants are taking on the work of qualified social workers

Posted 24 October

Community Care podcast - 30 September

The role of social workers in a secure psychiatric setting and the decision to scrap and adult care excellence scheme are discussed in this week's podcast

Posted 3 October

Community Care podcast - 23 September

The latest UK social work vacancy rates and news that talks between the College of Social Work and the British Association of Social Workers have broken down are discussed in this programme.

Posted 23 September

Community Care podcast - 16 September

A parliamentary report about the Care Quality Commission, the CQC's state of social care report and research on the future of children's homes are discussed this week.

Posted 19 September

Community Care podcast - 9 September

The damaging effects of council cuts on home care users workers and the launch of Community Care's new You Care website for domiciliary and residential care workers feature in this week's podcast

Posted 12 September

Community Care podcast - 26 August

Social workers being pulled out of mental health teams, the closure of an online forum for disabled people and carers and how a workplace healthcheck improved working conditions in Surrey

Posted 26 August

Community Care podcast - 12 August 2011

Reflecting on the causes of the recent riots in England, their impact on social care and some of the responses from opinion formers in the national media.

Posted 26 August

Community Care podcast - 5 August 2011

A special report from the picket line in Southampton as more than 450 social work staff staged a one-day strike over pay cuts. Hear from the social workers, union leaders and the Conservative council leader to find out more.

Posted 5 August 2011 

Community Care podcast - 29 July 2011

Intimidation in social work, should philosophy play more of a role in social care? And Castlebeck’s response to a damning Care Quality Commission report on its services post the abuse scandal at Winterbourne View

Posted 29 July

Community Care podcast - 22 July 2011

Is Community Care too political? The chief regulator Harry Cayton blasts single college of social work talks. And what exactly does the future hold for social care? We speak to public finance professionals at the annual CIPFA conference.

Posted 22 July

Community Care podcast - 15 July 2011

Why the Care Quality Commission wants to double inspections of adult care services, how child protection deadlines are to go by the end of the year, and the latest developments from Southern Cross and the college of social work.

Posted 15 July

Community Care podcast - 7 July 2011

The Dilnot review on adult care funding, Graham Allen's report on early intervention and a review of Isolation Week are all featured in this week's podcast.

Posted 8 July

Community Care podcast - 1 July 2011

The forthcoming Dilnot review of adult social care funding, a government U-turn on social care, why you shouldn't opt out of local government pensions and a change in adoption policy come under the spotlight in this week's episode.

Posted 1 July.

Community Care podcast - 24 June 2011

How to prevent the abuse of people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour in the wake of Winterbourne View. Should all young offenders be classed as children in care? And we find out how Pam Stopforth, the social worker taking part in Isolation Week, has fared.

Posted 20 June

Community Care podcast - 17 June 2011

Measures to combat the sexual exploitation of children, Carers Week and the isolation of older people.

Posted 20 June

Community Care podcast - 10 June 2011

Is the Sun’s apology to a social worker involved in the Baby P case a victory for the profession? And we talk to Alan Long, executive director of the Mears Group and Andy Chaplin, director of Foundations – the body for home improvement agencies – on how to enable individuals to make the right decision on their care needs.

Posted 13 June

Community Care podcast - 3 June 2011

Is there a crisis in adult social care? We examine the Winterbourne View abuse scandal and the financial crisis facing Southern Cross. And we explore how social workers can be good corporate parents

Posted 3 June

Community Care podcast - 25 May 2011

This week's podcast is a personalisation special, featuring interviews with Unison social care lead Helga Pile and social care academic Peter Beresford

Posted 26 May

Community Care podcast - 22 May 2011

We discuss last week's Community Care Live event in London, including issues such as the Munro report, the social work college and the use of social media.

Posted 23 May

Community Care podcast - 13 May 2011

This week, the Law Commission proposed the biggest legal reforms in 60 years to adult social care. And Professor Eileen Munro has set out how child protection social work should be reformed.

Leading figures in social care discuss the impact of these reforms.

Plus, live coverage of the #hardesthit protest against disability cuts.

Posted 13 May

Community Care podcast - 6 May 2011

The family justice review, powers of entry for social workers in adult abuse cases, how social workers deal with living in small communities and whether referrals should be handled by non-qualified staff are all featured in this week's episode

Posted 9 May

Community Care podcast - 14 April 2011

Why social workers say the cuts are causing child abuse to be downgraded. Will adult social work practices reduce bureaucracy, or are they just privatisation by the back door? Reflective practice in social work explained. And the latest exploits of Cardigan, the UK's first social work dog.

Posted 14 April

Community Care podcast - 8 April 2011

Is personalisation a cover for social work job losses? Are social work directors doing enough to stand up to government cuts? How can child protection and mental health social workers work together more effectively? And what does social work's first dog think about the future of the profession?

Posted 11 April

Community Care podcast - 1 April 2011

The family justice review, powers of entry for social workers in adult abuse cases, how social workers deal with living in small communities and whether referrals should be handled by non-qualified staff are all featured in this week's episode

Posted 4 April

Community Care podcast - 25 March 2011

Changes to public sector pensions, hair-testing for drug and alcohol misuse, intimate relations between people with dementia and what to wear for an interview

Posted 25 March

Community Care podcast - 18 March 2011

Latest news and views on social work and social care in the UK

Posted 18 March