Summary This article reports on research undertaken to critically examine portrayals, representations and discourses of social work and social workers in UK film and television drama from the 1960s to
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The Children And Families Court Advisory And Support Service (Cafcass) has announced details of new tools to asses cases featuring domestic abuse, a common feature in much of their casework.
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The Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) has published its national review of home care in Wales, finding most people are happy with services, despite a ‘fragile’ market. The
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New official figures have been published today which outline the total money spent by local authorities on adult social care. Personal Social Services: Expenditure and Unit Costs, England 2015-16 is
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Finding the right residential care can be like negotiating a maze. From right to left, and to and fro, Caught in a labyrinth you go, And turn, and turn, and
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The Department for Education CIN census 2017 to 2018 covers all children who are referred to children’s social care services even if no further action is taken. This includes children
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Supporting this year’s Anti-Bullying Week the NSPCC and Child Protection In Sport Unit (CPSU) are providing a webinar that focuses on the theme ‘Power for Good’. This webinar will look
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The Care Inspectorate has today published a statistical summary of social work expenditure and activity for Scotland covering the period 2006/7 to 2014/15. It shows that general spending on social
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Skills for Care would like to find out more about the effectiveness and impact of the Finding and keeping workers online resource, and how it has helped you with your
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Updated advice on how to work with parents who have learning difficulties has been issued by the Working Together with Parents Network (WPTN), led by the University of Bristol. Government
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