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government's strategy for dealing with youth crime is centred on the use of
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There’s a better way
It’s not about cash
More than improved salaries, social workers
need a better press and a return to the type of practice that
allows them to develop relationships and skills rather than police
clients, writes Bob
A degree of flexibility?
The new social work degree is expected to
bring with it a sudden jump in the number of practice placement
days for students.
All racism is equal
The Race Relations (Amendment) Act
2000 is a start, writes Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, but it will not solve the complex
dilemmas that arise in the day-to-day provision of social
Student travails…
Although the final year Diploma in Social Work
students selected for your feature ("Social care expects", 18
April) refer to their difficult financial circumstances, at least
they have all
Making amends
The
Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 places a statutory duty on councils to
eliminate discrimination, but not all of them are ready.
Barred from learning?
There is
a striking discrepancy in the amounts of money spent on education
for children held in secure units and those in juvenile units at
young offenders’ institutions.
Breaking chains
"I enjoy managing change," says Francis N'Jie, centre manager at AldineHouse, a secure centre in Sheffield. And a good thing, too.
Europe’s largesse
The European Union has proved a valuable
source of finance and inspiration for social care in the UK,
lecturer in international social care Brian Munday
offers a guide to sources of EU
A daily summary of social care stories from the main newspapers
By Clare Jerrom, Reg McKay and Alex Dobson.
Quality services get official recognition
Local
government minister Nick Raynsford has praised 46 councils for the quality of
some of their key public services, as he announced beacon status awards this
week.
Some less equal than others
In the brave new world of multidisciplinary
and multi-agency teams, how much you earn may depend not on what
you do but on who your employer is, which may lead to disparities
in pay and
Schools morass
The placement of disabled children in
residential schools brings into question the implementation of the
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Council services `improved` by government intervention
Central government intervention improved failing local authority
services, according to new findings from the Audit Commission,
writes Lauren Revans.
Councils win award for adoption services
Three local authorities have been awarded beacon status for the
quality of their adoption services, writes Clare
Jerrom.
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