The government has pledged action to tackle excessive workload pressures on council children's social workers as part of its response to the care review The Department for Education said it would set up a national workload action group to identify...

More people face paying for their care after means-testing thresholds were frozen for a th consecutive year the government announced this week The upper capital limit above which people must pay the full cost of their care in most cases...

This week is Children's Mental Health Week an awareness raising week that is hosted by Place Be a children's mental health Read more...

Within the care experienced community it has been hard to comprehend some of the decisions that have been made in Read more...

Councils will face targets on improving adult social care in return for funding in the forthcoming financial year the government has confirmed In return for m in additional cash for - the Department of Health and Social Care DHSC expects...

Child sexual abuse CSA remains very hidden despite increases in the number of cases identified over the past year experts have warned While the identification of CSA in assessments in England reached record levels in - relatively few were placed...

Councils lack the money to move towards paying providers a fair price for care directors have warned in the light of government-mandated analyses of the costs of services The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services ADASS issued the warning...

Note There is a poll embedded within this post please visit the site to participate in this post's poll The Department for Education DfE has backed a care review proposal for a five-year early career framework ECF for the development...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt In most countries around the world social workers assist financially vulnerable people but they often do so with little or no training in finance This article examines the development and pilot testing of a financial curriculum to be used in social work education and training in Singapore Feedback from social workers informed development of the curriculum which is practical and capability-based The study covers two phases...

Along with young people's educational needs health and wellbeing can sometimes take a back seat when children come into care Read more...