That was 2013 in social work

With the year almost over, Community Care has looked back over 2013 and picks out some of the highlights and lowlights of the social work year.

Children’s editor Camilla Pemberton has dug out the 10 biggest stories of 2013 in children’s social care, while adults editor Mithran Samuel reflects on how adult social work dealt with practice and financial challenges in 2013.

Meanwhile our mental health editor Andy McNicoll picks his 10 favourite mental health stories of 2013.

Finally, we look back at some of the most attention-grabbing fitness-to-practise cases of the past 12 months.