Community Care articles from May 2007

Community Care archives from May 2007

A heroine emerges from the shadows.(Irena Sendler)(Interview)
May 3, 2007... Polish social worker Irena Sendler worked in child protection of a rather special kind during World War Two. Derren Hayes reports Intervening to protect the safety of vulnerable members of society is one of the core tenets of social work....

Diary.
May 3, 2007... Diary A lighter take on the working week. A manager of mental health services writes "I feel a mixture of despondency at our own situation yet I have been reinvigorated by seeing the future" Monday I travel the length of the country to...

00 Templates.
May 3, 2007... Author NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN ENGLAND Title Positive Steps: Supporting race equality in mental health care Abstract Compiled with the help of healthcare staff and service users, this resource can be used by anyone...

Services for older people from ethnic minorities.
May 3, 2007... Each week the Social Care Institute for Excellence puts forward research findings in a specific field proven practice: older people the evidence base for social care practice adultsresearch ntil recently there was little...

Emotional reserves.(Survey)
May 3, 2007... A survey in Glasgow has The RESEARCH Title: Parenting and Children's Resilience in Disadvantaged Communities Authors: Peter Seaman, Katrina Turner, Malcolm Hill, Anne Stafford, Moira Walker Institutions: The research...

Victory over the doctors.
May 3, 2007... The medics were convinced fter being rushed into hospital and undergoing an operation, you might not be in the best frame of mind to make decisions particularly if you have experienced something as traumatic as having both your legs...

Raised horizons.(disabled services)(Case study)
May 3, 2007... Measures to help disabled people into work are being i case study hen James Robertson (pictured) was a 16-year-old college student he wanted to be like his friends and earn some cash with a Saturday job. He sent off his CV for 19...

prison can be the answer.(News)
May 3, 2007... The potential of imprisonment to reform behaviour and protect society should not be underrated, writes Robert Whelan 6 the big picture The best way to deal with criminal and antisocial behaviour in young people is to lock them up. I...

Q My manager wants me to attend a "performance management" meeting with her and HR. I want to take my solicitor but they won't agree to it. What are my rights?(Features)
May 3, 2007... career clinic Y our employment rights are many and varied but the ones concerned with performance management should be contained in your organisation's policy and procedure documents. Copies of the relevant procedure should have been...

Features.
May 3, 2007... young carers It's time to give young carers what they've been asking for How can services reach the thousands of children who care for family members but are excluded from official statistics, asks Sally Anfilogoff he number of...

Features.
May 3, 2007... Time to increase the impact factor In 2005 a children's commissioner was appointed in England to act for children. Two years on, social workers are questioning the limited scope of his influence. Simon Vevers investigates The Office...

A teenager's rage at his family's split.(Features)(Lee Mills)(Case study)
May 3, 2007... A teenage boy at a children's home reacts violently after hearing about plans for his sisters' care. Our multi-disciplinary team - this week from Warrington - advises, following his placement in a secure unit CASE STUDY SITUATION ...

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
May 3, 2007... I do hope that Maracs, Women's Aid and the Women's Safety Unit broaden their remit to treat all victims of domestic violence with the equality, respect and understanding they deserve ("Safety in numbers", 19 April). At present, ignoring the...

acclaim marks sea change.(Editorial Comment)
May 3, 2007... Social workers have been given a massive vote of confidence this week through our survey of 1,000 members of the public, sponsored by the GSCC. Nine out of 10 believe the work that social workers do in the local community is very or fairly...

Open Forum.
May 3, 2007... 8 practitioner view windows and my diary It's time to reclaim your time in the workplace because everyone needs some gazing-into-space moments, writes Nigel Leaney At the start of my working life I recall media soothsayers...

Project Report.
May 3, 2007... Josephine 3.5 adults:project report Can the internet help older and disabled people stay independent? That's what service users at Kingston Council are finding out. Kingston is one of 11 local authorities funded by the Department of Health...

Do it yourself.(Features)
May 3, 2007... Online self-assessment of needs by older and disabled people is being piloted in Kingston, London, to help maintain their independence. By Josephine Hocking an the internet help older and disabled people remain independent? That's...

Features.
May 3, 2007... WEBSITE REVIEW www.atdementia.org.ukaaaaa This is aimed more at carers and professionals than those with dementia as they may have difficulty using a computer or navigating around sites, writes Ian Midwood. However, those in the...

community clairvoyance the alternative horoscope for social workers.(Features)
May 3, 2007... Taurus (Apr 21 - May 21) Your week looks set for a bad start as regular meetings are moved around, messing up your carefully laid plans. Try not to be like a bull in a china shop about it. Instead, try to stay one step ahead of the game -...

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
May 3, 2007... letter of the week i Rob Greig, Nicola Smith, national directors, learning disabilities, DH Forum is a body run by members e would like to challenge some of the points made in your article about the National Forum of people with...

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
May 3, 2007... Much of the physical and verbal aggression that Jennifer Harvey attributes to dementia (Frontlines, April 12) can be managed well by good care that enables person-centred practice, which involves better training of staff. But Jennifer's...

Letters.
May 3, 2007... Tagging older people is inhuman I am shocked that government minister Malcolm Wicks said that vulnerable elderly people should be tagged to enable the authorities to keep tabs on them. I was further disturbed, but not surprised, to find...

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
May 3, 2007... I am shocked that government minister Malcolm Wicks stated that vulnerable elderly people should be tagged to enable the authorities to keep tabs on them! I was further disturbed, but not surprised, to understand that the charity Help the Aged...

THeatre review Unlike anything I have ever seen.(Features)(Theater review)(Brief article)
May 3, 2007... Mark Drinkwater hails an entertaining, surreal but sensitive depiction of a woman's deteriorating mental health The Wonderful World of Dissociae_SFlbaaaaa Written and directed by Anthony Neilson The Royal Court Theatre, London ...

Independent living boost.(News)(Brief article)
May 3, 2007... Disabled people who want to live independently will be handed a boost next week when a government study backs their economic case. The Disability Rights Commission said the report would show that investing in independent living could save...

News.
May 3, 2007... BED READY This poster won Sutton Council in south London the social care and community services category in the annual public sector recruitment advertising awards. It was part of the local authority's campaign to encourage residents to foster...

Remploy urged to cut costs by slashing management.(News)
May 3, 2007... Union draws up plan to save 83 factories and expand employment support business mithran.samuel@rbi.co.uk Remploy, which provides jobs for disabled people, should solve its cash crisis by cutting management costs rather than shutting...

News.
May 3, 2007... drug misuse Tackling poverty and social exclusion should be at the heart of UK drugs policy, along with public health and harm reduction, a new coalition from the sector has claimed. The Drugs and Health Alliance said the government's...

Letters.(Letter to the editor)
May 3, 2007... On whether social workers should condemn capitalism: "It is irrelevant which party most MPs belong to because most MPs really do not care about social workers or the many service users they are trying to support every day. Try writing to...

News.
May 3, 2007... p4poll Community Care readers are overwhelmingly opposed to the Mental Health Bill, an online poll has revealed. Of almost 200 respondents, 88 per cent said they did not think the bill would be good for service users. The bill is...

Readers register Bill opposition.(News)
May 3, 2007... mental health Community Care readers are overwhelmingly opposed to the Mental Health Bill, an online poll has revealed. Of almost 200 respondents, 88 per cent said they did not believe the bill would be good for service users. A...

News.
May 3, 2007... p4status Amy A skills academy to develop leadership, management and commissioning skills across social care will be set up, care services minister Ivan Lewis announced last week. It is envisaged that the development needs of directors...

Ambition on curriculum at staff's new skills academy.(Department of Health)(Brief article)
May 3, 2007... CSCI's Platt said that social care was too timid in its vision for adults' services amy.taylor@rbi.co.uk A skills academy to develop social care leadership, management and commissioning is to be set up, care services minister Ivan...

Profession's delight as poll reveals wave of support for social workers.(Survey)
May 3, 2007... Sector leaders say findings reflect a recognition of increased professionalism lauren.revans@rbi.co.uk Social workers have the wide support of the public and their work is considered important by people from all walks of life,...

User purchasing power is 'biggest test for directors'.(Association of Directors of Adult Social Services's Anne Williams)(Brief article)
May 3, 2007... amy.taylor@rbi.co.uk The transfer of purchasing power for care to service users is the "biggest intellectual and operational challenge" facing directors of adult social services, Adass spring seminar delegates were told last week. ...

Call to transfer funding from NHS to care.(Association of Directors of Adult Social Services asks Department of Health to shift funds from National Health Service to community services)(Brief article)
May 3, 2007... Adass has called on the government to fulfil its ambition to shift 5% of funding on acute NHS care into community services, including social care. The organisation, which made the comments in a draft response to the Department of Health's...

News.
May 3, 2007... p6-7mission Community Care is seeking your views on the top five issues we should campaign on over the coming months for our Mission Statement for 2007. Have your say at www.communitycare.co.uk/missionstatement by Friday 11 May.

News.
May 3, 2007... STEPPING UP A company of disabled and non-disabled performers will stage an aerial dance display on 17 May in an event organised by Richmond Council, south London. The Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company will use rigs and harnesses to perform a series...

Minister: We're struggling with Valuing People goals.(Association of Directors of Adult Social Services)
May 3, 2007... Mencap chief Congdon welcomes pledge to draw up white paper "refresher" document amy.taylor@rbi.co.uk The government admits it is losing the battle to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities. Care services minister...

News.
May 3, 2007... "If the drug companies produced a magic bullet for dementia almost all the figures in the Wanless report would go wrong." Niall Dickson, chief executive of the King's Fund, at last week's Association of Directors of Adult Social Services...

ADAM RICKWOOD inquest Restraint to be examined.(Brief article)
May 3, 2007... A controversial method of restraining young offenders will be scrutinised as part of an inquest into the case of the youngest child ever to die in jail, which began this week. Adam Rickwood, 14, was found hanging in his room at Hassockfield...

Alzheimer's Society takes drugs storm to High Court.(National Health Service)(Brief article)
May 3, 2007... maria.ahmed@rbi.co.uk Campaigners have submitted evidence to the High Court challenging a decision to restrict access to dementia drugs on the NHS ahead of a judicial review. The Alzheimer's Society has accused the National Institute...

Cash cuts put third sector children's services at risk.
May 3, 2007... Voluntary providers losing out as councils bring services in house, according to study maria.ahmed@rbi.co.uk Children's services delivered by the voluntary and community sector are under threat as two-thirds of providers face funding...

news in brief.(News)
May 3, 2007... win an ipod! How should long-term care be funded given our ageing population? E-mail clare.jerrom@rbi.co.uk your views by 9 May and you could win an iPod. For more details see p13. disciplinary A social worker from Cumbria has...

News.
May 3, 2007... ALL ABOARD More than 150 people attended a conference on improving access to transport for people with learning disabilities, organised by the government's Valuing People Support Team at Coventry Transport Museum. Speakers included Richard...

Features.
May 3, 2007... on the move Bradford Council has appointed Kath Tunstall as its new strategic director of services to children and young people. Tunstall has worked for the authority for five years, most recently as interim strategic director. Before...

mental health Out-of-hours target skews resources in some areas.(News)(Brief article)
May 3, 2007... A target to set up out-of-hours child and adolescent mental health services nationally has led to resources being diverted from other parts of the service, according to a study. Researchers found reluctance by staff to take on an...

News Analysis.
May 3, 2007... he question of paying for the care of a rapidly ageing population has been simmering for some time but at some point is bound to become a critical issue for government and the public. Politicians may be waking up to the fact that the number...

Good news! The public likes you.(Features)
May 3, 2007... Community Care's exclusive survey reveals that social workers have the public's backing after all. Lauren Revans Social workers have seldom enjoyed much public support. Attacked in the media, and associated with the roles they play in child...

Editorial Comment.(Editorial)
May 3, 2007... robert the big picture amy 24/04/07 for 3/05/07 Lock 'em up Robert Whelan The best way to deal with criminal and anti-social behaviour in young people is to lock them up. I will argue at Community Care Live next month that this is...

Features.
May 3, 2007... Social skirmishes Rosie Warlock, a senior practitioner in children's social services, tells us what's on her mind in her weekly column iao To help combat the rise in teenage pregnancies we are creating a new post - but what to call it?...

bubbling under.(Open Forum)
May 3, 2007... Don't crack open the champagne yet: the reality of independent living is still not a cause for celebration, writes Simon Stevens History is made when something deemed new and good is some years later deemed old and bad, and is therefore...

Features.
May 3, 2007... Will the independent case examiner be frozen out? Benefits claimants have a new champion who will investigate their complaints about the service they receive, says Gary Vaux ohn Hanlon, a former commissioner of the Scottish Care...

Spread the word.(Features)
May 3, 2007... good practice each week we evaluate good practice from around the uk Warwickshire Safeguarding Children Board has moved to ensure that staff working at district and county council level are being trained to the same high standard in child...

Features.
May 3, 2007... Lynne Franks 3.5 working lives:lifestyle column Whatever our profession, our working lives are busier than ever, with information being thrown at us from all forms of technology increased bureaucratic demands for meetings and paperwork, as...

Features.
May 3, 2007... Whatever our profession, our working lives are busier than ever, with information being thrown at us from all forms of technology demands for meetings and paperwork as well as the increase in pressure in transport and daily tasks. And yet...

Features.
May 10, 2007... The personalisation agenda has been most important - putting people at the centre of what we do in health and social care Anne Williams, adult social service director, Salford, and president, Association of Adult Social Services

Coffee? That will be [pounds sterling]634.(Features)
May 10, 2007... Paul Lewis on why it could be a prudent idea to learn your 336 times table Money is simple. That's going to be my theme in these columns. It's just basic arithmetic. Hard work by insurance companies, accountants, politicians, financial...

Features.
May 10, 2007... Why new powers for teachers to control pupils are welcome Once, Dawn Forshaw would have been against teachers restraining pupils. But experience now tells her there are situations where this is necessary oes giving teachers the "right"...

Frontlines.
May 10, 2007... 8 front line focus help SAve us from the gun Communities deserve a major effort from government to help turn back the rising tide of gun crime, writes Angela Lawrence For 25 years our communities have seen drugs, gangs and...

who can afford to care?(Simon Heng)(Viewpoint essay)
May 10, 2007... With a supermarket shelf-stacker earning more and getting less hassle, Simon Heng is struggling to find a personal assistant 10 service user voice Once again, I'm in the middle of trying to recruit a personal assistant to my team of...

Simon Heng.
May 10, 2007... Once again, I'm in the middle of trying to recruit another personal assistant to my team of carers. And, once again, I'm finding it difficult to find the right person for the job. As a user of direct payments, I'm able to offer a better...

Conduct disorder programmes.(Features)
May 10, 2007... Each week the Social Care Institute for Excellence analyses the onduct disorders are the largest single group of psychiatric conditions in children and adolescents. They are characterised by a repetitive and persistent pattern of...

Lifting the depression.(Features)
May 10, 2007... Every week a leading academic assesses the relevance of influential research. Here, Jill Manthorpe examines a review of studies on suicide and older people, and draws out the implications for practitioners The RESEARCH Title: Older...

brown is no market leader.(Gordon Brown)(Brief article)
May 10, 2007... There are almost as many opinions on Blair's contribution to social care as there are commentators. But determining what Gordon Brown's tenure at Number 10 will bring is a good deal harder. His lukewarm attitude to foundation hospitals and...

Part of the buzz.(Features)
May 10, 2007... A project in the Midlands is retraining unemployed people to work in the care sector, writes Graham Hopkins ork defines many people. It not only provides money but meaning. It has status, as well as providing it. Often, the first question...

When everything happens at once...(Features)
May 10, 2007... A pregnant woman is abandoned by her partner and finds out she has a degenerative illness soon after her child is born. Our multidisciplinary team from Derbyshire advises CASE STUDY SITUATION Donna Parrish, 42, is a mother of a...

He transformed social care.(Features)
May 10, 2007... but has it been for the better? As Tony Blair announces his departure plans, The latest cover of Private Eye has Tony Blair peering through a magnifying glass exclaiming "Oh look - it's my legacy". As a crude summary of his contribution to...

Features.
May 10, 2007... That a 2007 review is exploring the role of social work tells its own tale of policy neglect." Jon Glasby, University of Birmingham "Issues relating to the education and care of children and young people with special needs have failed...

Q I am a new manager. One member of staff is doing all he can to provoke me and his colleagues - arriving late, leaving early, avoiding team meetings. What can I do?(Features)
May 10, 2007... career clinic A: There are several things you can - and indeed should - do. It is not uncommon to find your managerial skills tested early on in a new role, nor to find that the reason your post was vacated was largely because your...

comedy reviewRambler's associations, bicycles and a PC world.(Features)
May 10, 2007... Chris Handley says social care professionals will appreciate spending an evening with Jeremy Hardy Jeremy Hardy aaaaa Buxton Opera House The star of BBC2's If I Ruled The World and BBC Radio 4's News Quiz, who is infamous...

learn to expect less.(Editorial Comment)(Viewpoint essay)
May 10, 2007... Donating to charities is fine but until the rich settle for lower incomes, inequality will remain, writes David Robinson In the weeks since the Institute of Fiscal Studies reported a rise in the number of children in the UK in relative...

Commenta system we can trust.(British Association of Social Workers's Ian Johnston speaks about the discipline system in social workers)(Editorial)(Brief article)
May 10, 2007... The chief executive of the British Association of Social Workers criticised the General Social Care Council for failing to deliver the goods at BASW's annual conference last week (see page 5). Ian Johnston suggested that not enough...

Reviews.
May 10, 2007... Ethics: Contemporary Challenges in Health and Social Care aaaaa Edited by Audrey Leathard and Susan McLaren Policy Press ISBN 978 1 86134 755 8, [pounds sterling]19.99 Ethical issues are at the heart of much of the work in health and...

Carers in the classroom.(Features)
May 10, 2007... good practice each week we examine good practice from around the uk Northern Ireland's fostering service is taking carers back to school to learn the latest teaching terminology and methods. Louise Tickle reports id your maths teacher...

Features.
May 10, 2007... Ten years ago i So, local authority workers think a 2% pay offer is bad. Trust us, it could be worse - 10 years ago, care workers at a Norfolk nursing home were given supermarket vouchers as part of their pay deal. The proprietor said...

Features.
May 10, 2007... XX back chat All gags, jargon and gossip gratefully received by lauren.revans@rbi.co.uk Sudoku iao To successfully complete a sudoku grid, each row, column and 3x3 box must contain the digits 1 to 9. There is no arithmetic...

Diary.
May 10, 2007... mission statement Have your say and help us set the Community Care agenda for the months ahead Two weeks ago, we published our shortlist of what we think are the key issues affecting the social work profession and those who use social...

Trailblazing for child protection.(Features)
May 10, 2007... As the deadline for a national information sharing index approaches, Anabel Unity Sale looks at the lessons of collecting data on children from various trailblazing groups and the obstacles still to be overcome The need for practitioners...

Keeping tabs on the vulnerable.(Features)
May 10, 2007... As the deadline for a national information sharing index approaches Anabel Unity Sale looks at the lessons of collecting data on children from various trailblazing groups and the obstacles still in the way of co-operation The need for...

Features.
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Letters.
May 10, 2007... Community-based sentences better... Robert Whelan (The Big Picture, p6, 3 May) is living in cloud cuckoo land when he suggests that the "best way to deal with criminal and antisocial behaviour in young people is to lock them up". Some...

Features.
May 10, 2007... Mean cuisine? Malnutrition is a significant problem in older people's care homes. But, as Jamie Oliver asked in relation to school dinners, is it just a question of more cash? Natalie Valios investigates Headlines about weight...

Less hard to reach.(Features)
May 10, 2007... David Callaghan looks at projects designed to GAME ON any young people love playing computer games. So what better way of engaging with them than to give them the chance to design their own? That is what Rolling Sound, a small...