Professor Ray Jones reflects on his 50-year career in social work, the fragmentation of services today and the need for less ...
The government has scrapped the second round of the adult social work apprenticeship fund. The £4m payment would have enabled ...
Caseloads have fallen at Cafcass, but social workers are continuing to struggle with work pressures, according to a survey. The family court body said that the average caseload for social workers in ...
Sarah McClinton will take up post in January 2025, a year after Lyn Romeo left role, while Robert Lewis becomes mental health ...
Adult social care cuts mean far fewer care staff will be able to gain baseline qualification and no CPD funding for regulated ...
A social work assistant celebrates a colleague who challenged and dispelled her biases about people's potential for ...
With council planning to introduce parental contributions for looking after children in care, charity warns such policies are ...
Practice tips for social workers on supporting victims of coercive and controlling behaviour, taken from a Community Care ...
No resolution in sight to annual local government pay pay round as union escalates campaign against COSLA's offer of 3.6% ...
However, in face of rising need and extra-familial harm, most children's social workers say key support services for families ...
DHSC to stick with CQC ratings system after LGA urges it to follow approach adopted in children's services of scrapping ...
As a predominantly female profession, we asked social workers whether they feel supported and equipped when working with ...