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February 2003
Bulletin No 65
Butterworths Family and Child Law
Bulletin – February 2003
Bulletin Editor
Jonathan
Montgomery, BA, LLM
Professor of Law, University of Southampton
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news analysis of damning inspection reports on removal centres
Critical inspections of removal and reception centres have fuelled fears about the government's strategy on asylum seekers, writes Sally Gillen.
Fast track to placements
Concurrent planning for placing looked-after children offers several advantages over traditional methods, suggests research specialist Elizabeth Monck.
A clash of cultures?
Best Value reviews are now embedded in the practice of social services departments. Social services manager Joe Pidgeon asks whether they are compatible with the ethos of a learning organisation.
Community Care Awards 2003
Community Care is proud to announce the winners of the Community Care Awards 2003.
Ministers to consider children’s trust bids
The government has received bids to run pilot children’s trusts from 45 local authorities, writes Derren Hayes.
Gender blindness
The mental health system should do more to recognise the specific needs of women, but there should also be more emphasis placed on therapeutic alternatives for both sexes, according to Melissa Benn.
Taken with a pinch of salt
The police fail to take seriously an allegation of sexual assault from a man with learning difficulties. Our panel advises.
Women only
Services for women with mental health problems tend to ignore their specific needs such as child care or female-only wards. Sarah Wellard reports on efforts to provide services more attuned to women's needs.
Three paths, one destination
There are three routes that are used by practitioners to compulsorily treat young people with severe mental illness. Psychiatrist Anne Thompson examines the pros and cons of each.
Some performance!
2-4-6-8, evaluate! With performance indicators, reviews and inspections we're drowning in information. Mike Pinnock provides some practical advice to keep your head above water.
Sounds familiar
Are words such as "darling" and "pet" just terms of endearment or are they patronising expressions that may give offence to some service users? Natalie Valios looks at how social care staff can take care to ensure they do not upset their clients.
Winning against the odds
There is a widespread notion that the residential child care sector is an abyss of staff stress and low morale. But the truth is somewhat different, according to researcher Amanda Mainey, who says it is time to raise the profile of the Cinderella of social care and give it the credibility it deserves.
In the name of the father
Fathers are playing a more active part in their young children’s upbringing - something that voluntary groups and social care agencies are now waking up to. Not before time, writes Kate Coxon.
Social care’s lost voice
The fears of many in social care have been realised: the profession is losing a powerful voice as the Department of Health restructures, before the new partnerships for its future have been developed.
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