Without a specialist knowledge, diagnosis of autism can be hit and miss
CHILDREN with autism could be missing out on vital help and service because their parents are given little support, a father has claimed.
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Bridgend Council looking to recruit more social workers
Bridgend County Borough Council is spearheading a new campaign to recruit social workers. Social workers play a vital role within any local authority, and Bridgend County Borough Council is keen to recruit qualified professionals to joins its busy assessment and safeguarding teams.
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Flintshire social workers praised for work with vulnerable children
SOCIAL workers have been praised for the work they carry out to ensure vulnerable children in Flintshire are at minimum risk.
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Gwynedd man guilty of care home assault
A 56-year-old man has been found guilty of sexually assaulting an 88-year-old resident of a care home. Reginald Wynne Griffiths, of Tywyn, Gwynedd, who denied the charge, was found guilty by a jury at Caernarfon Crown Court.
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Outcry at plans to close abused children centre in Whitehaven
VOLUNTEERS, politicians and the community are united in their fight to try to stop the proposed closure of a vital Whitehaven lifeline for abused children.
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Alcohol abuse puts children at risk say social workers
More than half of social workers believe that parents’ drinking puts children at risk of harm in most child protection cases. Figures released today by Alcohol Concern, also show the majority feel their social work qualification training was inadequate in terms of alcohol abuse in families.
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Children’s services being undermined by demoralising inspections
Children’s services are being undermined by “simplistic, process-driven” inspection and monitoring, the head of the body that represents senior children’s social work managers claimed today.
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Judge rejects bid to save Southampton care homes
A HIGH Court judge has refused a last ditch attempt to save two care homes in Southampton. Families of elderly residents living at Birch Lawn in Sholing and Whitehaven Lodge in Millbrook have branded the decision a “death sentence”.
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‘Give access to social care records’ – National Information Governance Board
The National Information Governance Board has instructed all local authorities to provide patients with secure, online access to social care records.
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Ofsted finds Cornwall children’s services ‘inadequate’
Children’s services in Cornwall have been condemned as “inadequate” in a detailed report drawn up after an unannounced visit by Ofsted.
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