It’s time for social work to get off its collective knees and launch a revolution in the great May tradition, says BASW chief executive Hilton Dawson in his PSW column next month.

The husband of convicted care home killer Rachel Baker has been cleared of perverting the course of justice.

Vulnerable children and young people were overlooked by the three main political parties in their election manifestos last week, disappointed charities have claimed.

AN occupational therapist told the Southampton care home trial she considered the technique of how residents were manually handled as “very poor.”

Social workers in England have seen a sharp rise in the number of child safety worries brought to their attention, researchers say.

Social work courses could be taught at Thames Valley University from next year if plans go ahead. It is hoped that from September 2011 undergraduate and postgraduate social work programmes will be taught following The University of Reading’s decision to discontinue its work in the area.