Have you ever sat in a meeting where everyone is asked to go around the table albeit virtual and state who they are Everyone gives their name and their job title but is that who they really are At what...

Most English councils are struggling to recruit and retain social workers with finding and keeping children's practitioners the biggest challenge across the workforce Those were among the findings of a Local Government Association survey which the LGA said showed that...

In the months since Stacie a service manager in Herefordshire Council's child in need team returned from maternity leave she has witnessed transformations in the way the council is improving children's services There is greater emphasis on workforce training...

In this third episode we talk about the implications and protocol for working with the dark web the upcoming documentary featuring Matt called Dark Highway and the personal psycological impact on those working to expose traffikers...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt Due to the COVID- pandemic youth unemployment has been growing with increased risks of social exclusion Vocational rehabilitation helps young people to plan their future and find their way into education and working life New methods based on the needs of young people are needed for youth vocational rehabilitation whose target group is young people aged -- This article describes the design and development process of...

Community treatment orders CTOs should be scrapped in most cases because they are overused overly restrictive and used starkly disproportionately for black and ethnic minority people That was the headline recommendation from the parliamentary committee scrutinising the government's plans to...

Social work assessments of unaccompanied asylum seekers' age should be combined with scientific methods to reduce the risks of claimants being wrongly found to be children or adults That was the verdict from government advisers in a report last week...

Community Care's Festival of Learning is back offering practitioners a week of high-quality virtual social care training from leading experts Registration is now open for the event from - March with a wealth of learning on offer for adults'...

By Tim Spencer-Lane The joint committee on the draft Mental Health Bill was appointed in July to consider the government's draft bill to reform the Mental Health Act MHA which is summarised here More on this story Scrap...

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