Social Work – Page 71 – Care Appointments

Herts social worker branded ‘unprofessional & insensitive’

By The Press Association19th January 2015News England

A social worker who was called a “Nazi” by a parking inspector embroiled in family court proceedings relating to his daughter has been criticised by a judge. Recorder Mary Lazarus

Social worker receives additonal six months suspension

By Iain MacDonald15th January 2015News England

Social worker Rebecca Allen has been suspended from the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) Register for a further six months following a review of a suspension order imposed in

College of Social Work launch older people consultation

By Iain MacDonald14th January 2015News England

Proposals for delivering excellent social work to older people were unveiled today by The College of Social Work (TCSW) with the launch of its white paper ‘Excellent social work with

How do social workers understand and respond to domestic violence?

By Iain MacDonald7th January 2015Reports & Resources

This article explores three major themes related to domestic violence and social workers. More specifically it investigates a) British social workers’ abilities to recognize incidents of interpersonal violence; b) how

Consultation begins on NI Social Work research

By Iain MacDonald5th January 2015News Northern Ireland

A consultation exercise on a Social Work Research Strategy for 2015-2020 has been launched by Northern Ireland’s Health and Social Care Board (HSCB) and social workers are being asked for

Social work vacancy rates putting children at risk

By The Press Association29th December 2014News England

Experts have warned that children are being put at risk as new figures show 11% of posts for permanent children’s social workers in England are unfilled. The vacancy rates vary

Lack of resources blamed for social workers leaving profession

By The Press Association29th December 2014News England

A children’s social worker has described how the lack of resources is causing her colleagues to leave the profession. “Jane” – not her real name – recalled how a member

Finalists named for NI Social Work Awards 2015

By Iain MacDonald2nd December 2014News Northern Ireland

A total of 90 social work teams and individuals from across Northern Ireland have been nominated for the 2015 Social Work Awards. Judging is now complete and the winners

Judge criticises social workers involved in grooming case

By Iain MacDonald28th November 2014News England

A judge questioned the wisdom of social workers placing a vulnerable teenage girl alone a flat and left almost unsupervised in inner city Bristol – leading to her being raped

Social workers struggling to keep pace with online abuse

By The Press Association26th November 2014News England

Overburdened social workers are struggling to keep pace with emerging types of child sex abuse like sexting and revenge porn, a new report says. The research commissioned by the National