Features – Page 203 – Care Appointments

Let’s Respect Toolkit for Care Homes Published

By www.nmhdu.org.uk23rd May 2011Reports & Resources

The guide is primarily aimed at staff working in care homes who want to know about the mental health needs of older people in order to improve practice and standards

SPRU Annual Report 2010

By www.york.ac.uk23rd May 2011Reports & Resources

SPRU is pleased to announce that the 2010 Annual Report is now available. The annual report contains details of the work of all four research teams in SPRU, 39 projects

Secure hospital beds blocked by lack of step-down care, says Centre for Mental Health report

By The Centre for Mental Health23rd May 2011Reports & Resources

Secure mental health services vary widely across the country in terms of who they admit and what support they provide.

Homelessness in Wales October-December 2010

By wales.gov.uk23rd May 2011Reports & Resources

Presents data on the number of homeless in Wales.

A New Approach to Child Poverty: Tackling the causes of disadvantage and transforming families’ lives

By The Department for Education23rd May 2011Reports & Resources

This is the Government’s first national Child Poverty Strategy, setting out a new approach to tackling poverty for this Parliament and up to 2020. At its heart are strengthening families,

Interview techniques – Showing interest is vital…

By Miles Cooper5th May 2011Career Advice

While you might look amazing in person and on paper, your level of interest is going to be a deciding factor on whether or not you get that job. Too

Webwatch – Lifetracks

By IRISS4th April 2011Webwatch

Making that all-important life decision on what career path to follow – whether to go straight into the workforce, or to enter further education or training – can be a

New research highlights the importance of social work in substance misuse

By Iain MacDonald4th April 2011Engage

The Scottish Government has published a new report entitled, ‘Social work services and recovery from substance misuse: a review of the evidence’, which is accompanied by research findings. This research reviewed the available evidence on social work’s contribution to supporting recovery for those with problem drug and/or alcohol use. The review also collated the available evidence on workforce development in this area as well as reviewing what is known about social work roles and training.