The Fostering Network is calling for clarity on the requirements of carers amid plans to revise guidance on the training, support and development standards for foster care.
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A PRIMARY school boy was among 260 cases of children caught dealing illegal drugs including heroin, cocaine and ecstasy in Scotland in the last five years.
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All Scottish political parties should put aside their differences and form a ‘grand coalition’ to improve outcomes for looked-after children, according to leading children’s charity Aberlour Child Care Trust.
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CARE home bosses have been slammed for charging some Scots pensioners almost double the amount for their services as they charge local authorities.
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The University of Aberdeen will launch the first degree programme in Scotland in social pedagogy through a unique partnership with the Camphill School Aberdeen.
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NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Knowledge Services Group are developing an online resource to support social services and health workers in the learning disability sector.
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Social workers are being asked to attend consultation events to consider the merits of the 10 Year Strategy for Social Work In Northern Ireland: 2010 – 2020. Set to be held in Belfast and Derry the events form part of a wider consultation process into the ambitious review of the social work profession.
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Social work and service users in the UK have benefited significantly from immigration, BASW has told the government in response to its plans to put a cap on the import of workers from outside of the European Union.
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A mental health nurse from Somerset who started a relationship with a former patient through Facebook just two weeks after she left his care has been struck off by a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) disciplinary panel.
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A FORMER Plymouth social worker is facing allegations she failed to carry out child protection visits to vulnerable youngsters.
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