Social work requires ‘heroic’ image
The task of reinventing the image of social work should be handed to a top global advertising agency, the founder of children’s charity Kids Company has told CYP Now.
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The task of reinventing the image of social work should be handed to a top global advertising agency, the founder of children’s charity Kids Company has told CYP Now.
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CARE chiefs are launching another bid to close two Southampton City Council care homes despite protests from angry residents and their families.
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A COUPLE illegally recruited and exploited untrained immigrant workers who cared for vulnerable elderly people at two Worthing care homes, a court heard.
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Three Haringey social workers who were fired following the death of Baby P are to appeal against their sackings, it emerged today.
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As the population ages, current adult social care arrangements are proving both unaffordable and unfair and, as the government struggles to get public debt under control, the solutions may be unpalatable, warns Andrew Cozens
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The “horrifying” death of Baby P should have been prevented by the professionals paid to save children from abuse, an inquiry found today.
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Baby P’s ‘stepfather’ was jailed for life today after a campaign of abuse against the little boy and the rape of a two-year-old girl. The 32-year-old was given a life sentence with a minimum of ten years for the rape and a 12 year sentence for his part in Baby P’s death, which will run concurrently.
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Hartlepool Council has launched an investigation into the running of a care home in the town for people with mental health needs.
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The Most Rev Vincent Nichols, the new leader of Catholics in England and Wales, has been criticised for claiming that members of the clergy who admitted abusing children are “courageous” for facing up to their mistakes.
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A new report has said that more than £27 billion is spent on autism support and care every year in the UK. Published in the journal Autism and carried out by the London School of Economics, the findings reveal the financial burden of the learning disability on public sectors such as social care, health care, education and housing.
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