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Social Care Practice Tools

Click on the links below to view our social care practice tools, interactive guides to help social care professionals do their jobs more easily

Interactive quiz

Sexual behaviours of children: interactive quiz
Do you know what is safe and healthy sexual behaviour for a five year old? Do you know the signs of unhealthy or harmful sexual behaviour in a pre-teen? When should you intervene?
Posted: 11 June 2012

Caseload tool

New tool to help social workers compare their caseloads
Community Care is developing a benchmarking tool for social workers, which will allow you to compare your caseload to the UK average. To help us do this, please take part in our survey.
Posted: 30 May 2012

Tackling abuse special report

Tackling abuse against carers
Our guide to the abuse of carers by the people they support identifies the risk factors that social workers need to look out for.
Posted: 2 September 2011

child tool

Child sexual exploitation
Would you be able to spot a child at risk of sexual exploitation. Use our interactive tool.
Posted: 7 July 2011

Self neglect image

Guide to self neglect assessments
What can social workers achieve for people who neglect themselves? Our interactive graphic provides answers.
Posted: 16 March 2011

Obesity and child protection

Is obesity a child protection issue?
When does obesity become a child protection issue? Our interactive guide will help you decide.
Posted: 13 July 2010

Mental capacity assessments

Guide to mental capacity assessments
Research suggests many social care practitioners are failing to carry out mental capacity assessments correctly. Test your knowledge with our interactive guide
Posted: 2 July 2010