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after 37 years in social work i had nothing left...

Endless budget cuts and seeing my staff sink under a pressure I couldn’t alleviate became too...

despite finance troubles and media blame, it s not...

Even when everything is gloomy,it is important to shout loudly about what is working wellMy...

childrens services leaders call for radical new...

Ofsted inspections can be a bruising experience; three main associations are calling for an...

ive never been homeless, but i can still support...

Walking the streets at night to support rough sleepers,I was forced to check my privilege by a...

social workers arent failing the system - the...

The government’s focus on overhauling social workers’ education will not address the problems of...

chai patel: social care is an essential public...

Chai Patel,chairman of HC-One, says it’s time for the government to fix and regulate care home...

social work is losing its identity - how can it be...

Social workers record how their work feels distant from the values they trained in. This identity...

the inclusive ballet school: its the one place she...

Five-year-old Sophie is one of many disabled,ill and non-disabled children who have learned to dance...

bedroom tax and benefit sanctions: social workers...

People who employ services are feeling the impact of cuts and welfare reform. To make a contrast to...

how foetal alcohol spectrum disorder affects the...

A lack of support and knowledge about FASD leaves foster carers,adopters and social workers in the...

social work with older people is as important as...

Older people aren’t just one homogeneous group with the same needs; they are just as diverse as...

leadership in social work: can firstline be a...

A programme addressing a perceived lack of skilled senior managers aims to deliver leaders but is...

social care is on the cusp of a crisis

Sector leaders’ hopes pinned on getting some respite from a relentless diet of cuts[br]Deep in the...

life stories in dementia care: we all have a story...

Life record work is being promoted as a way to make dementia care more person-centred. But does it...

the catch 22 that stops young mothers getting help...

For women at risk of having their children removed,therapy recommended by family courts is often...

volunteering in greece showed me how vital social...

Social workers can help safeguard women and children,and challenge the hostility Europe is showing...

being positive about my deafness inspires the deaf...

I take an eight tonne lorry around the UK,teaching young people and their families approximately...

i was about to sit finals when i was abandoned by...

As a care leaver,I was left with no support when I graduated from university – and the feeling of...

adoption is a traumatic upheaval and our care...

Leaving a previous carer involves a major loss for children,and a rapid/fast, clean break isn’t...

the councils taking a new approach to supporting...

With the risks facing adolescents so different to those experienced by younger children,services are...

impostor syndrome in social work: why do we feel...

As a young social worker I was plagued by self-doubt,but I’ve realised it’s a sign that I take...

building resilient social workers is everybody s...

Educators,employers, managers, or colleagues and social workers themselves all bear a role to play...

the young mothers trapped in a cycle of having...

The number of newborns taken away by family courts has increased 2.5 times in five years. Often...

an autistic persons christmas: not bah humbug,...

The festive season can be a minefield of social expectations for people with autism,being allowed...

i am scared to be an older person with autism

Many people on the spectrum become very isolated,and this is likely to get worse with ageMy neck has...

ayeeshia jane smiths murder must not be used to...

By scapegoating children’s services and social workers,politicians create the illusion we can...

it took a serious accident for my autistic son to...

I had been trying for two years to gain specialist support,but it felt like the whole care system...

its hard working with missing teenagers when they...

Social workers can’t know for certain if a lost young person is secure or a victim of child sexual...

family nurse partnership: helping young families...

Research has labelled the scheme as “unjustified”,but those involved say it could occupy a...

tackling neglect is everyones responsibility: how...

Experts order us what can be done on one of the most urgent challenges facing...

health and social care still live in parallel...

Local government has growing confidence and authority – but there’s still a way to goTwo decades...

if the government had stuck to its plans,...

The Care Act was meant to introduce a cap on the cost of care. Delaying it means some older people...

theres a place for occupational therapy beyond...

Non-traditional roles in homeless hostels and charities mean OTs can use their skills to wait on...

social care staff, share your stories

We want to hear the stories you never tell approximately what working in social care is really...

context, not evidence, is everything in social...

The unique situation of every family means there are few neat outcomes in social work....

dont force young people out of childrens homes at...

We wouldnt make our own child leave domestic before they were ready – so why accomplish we...

i was so overwhelmed by work as a social worker, i...

Frontline child protection caused me regular panic attacks because it was impossible to get on top...

how social workers and carers can make foster...

Around 11% of fostered children move placements three or more times a year Foster families provide...

when a mother walked out on her kids, i stayed up...

People reflect social workers break families apart,when we work tirelessly to hold them togetherIt...

social care has been the victim of scrooge for too...

From a living wage to more positive stories in the media,the sector deserves some Christmas...

how can public services help tackle child neglect?...

Join our discussion on Wednesday 11 November to look at how schools,social care and hospitals can...

are trip advisor style ratings the best way to...

Choice is the buzzword in care,but reviews on ratings websites aren’t always reliableGiving people...

how can social care solve its retention problem?...

Why attain people leave the sector – and what would make them stay? Join us on Thursday 1 October...

can the mockingbird model of foster care fly in...

The fostering approach has been successful in the US but some social workers are not convinced it...

targets, paperwork and scrutiny dont make us...

Public services nowadays are obsessed with performance management,but it actually stops frontline...

aged 73 and a care worker: my family think i am...

Being older makes it easier – I can reminisce about the past and know the recipes clients loved...

anne longfield: childrens services wont be...

The childrens commissioner for England answers your questions on children’s centres,cuts and...

why do we let fostering agencies profit from...

Foster care is big trade,but the money commercial agencies pocket could be spent improving...

social workers response to europes refugee crisis...

The commitment shown by Austria’s social workers in supporting families without food or shelter...

one year on, is staying put helping young people...

Underfunding and implementation issues risk souring policy to give 18-year-olds the option to stay...

the state of social work: unity and leadership are...

Society needs social workers more than ever but the profession is divided – something must fill...

scrap the social work bursary, and lose students...

As rumours spread that the government is considering axing bursaries,six social work students say...

every day was a happy day: older people talk about...

In a new exhibition,Londoners aged between 75 and 95 talk about the disagreement treasure has made...

adoption social worker: i hate telling people we...

The number of children available for adoption has plummeted following a court judgment,with some...

fostering at christmas: hard work and heartache,...

The festive period can be hard for children in care,and seemingly innocuous things can trigger...

how multi sensory therapy helps people with...

A new arts programme that uses birdsong and the smell of flowers is improving wellbeing for older...

social care, health and housing rise to the...

Changes in the care landscape are benefiting service users as support becomes more holisticNew roles...

could local authority trading companies save...

Private businesses run by councils are being used to supply a range of services and generate...

a quick guide to motivational interviewing |...

MI can serve people originate lasting change in their lives,and has particular relevance in child...

what will the new national living wage mean for...

Health and social care staff want objective and equitable pay,but employers say new wage may have...

could music projects cut the cost of dementia...

Manchester Camerata orchestra is pioneering music projects in care homes; now academics are to study...

i look after children in care, but dont tell them...

A colleague once said because he’d grown up in care he knew what the children were going through....

social work cries out for a hero leader

With the two chief social workers saying they dont pretend to be the voice of the profession,there...

innovation is vital to transform vulnerable...

Service providers must be given freedom to finish things differently if they are to improve...

evidence doesnt have to be a straitjacket for...

Rather than just a set of rules to be followed,with no room for professional judgment,...

i am all alone: the child refugees desperate to be...

Many young people who arrive in the UK hope to bring loved ones to safety,but the government...

bert, mary and eccles cakes taught me a vital...

Seeing an elderly man through his wife’s eyes,I learned to appreciate the person behind the...

brexit would be bad for the nhs and social care

Leaving the EU would have a enormous impact on the UK economy,foreign health and care staff and drug...

social services leaders commit to four year...

Association of Directors of Adult Social Services spring seminar hears calls for social movement to...

social workers cannot ignore the role of social...

Notorious cases of social workers being sanctioned for ‘inappropriate’ online behaviour create a...

health and care integration will not happen unless...

Siloed funding streams make it harder for services to work together. Despite the obstacles,full...

do coaching and mentoring have a role to play in...

Join a panel of experts for our online Q&A on coaching and mentoring in social work and social...

commissioning will be key in changing learning...

To swagger care from secure units to the community,local authorities, providers and families need to...

adult social care will not be destroyed by cuts....

The forthcoming spending review is unlikely to close the funding gap for social care. But there are...

social care staff in scotland are happy despite...

New survey finds staff be pleased working with clients but working conditions are getting worse and...

gulf war to 9 11: how social work takes me to...

I’m more comfortable with emergencies than many colleagues but still suffered secondary trauma...

autistic people are more likely to die early....

Autistic people without a learning disability have a nine times higher than average premature...

the role of social work in the refugee crisis

In the camps,refugees need shelter and food; but things get trickier when the moving stopsMore than...

stories of survival: families affected by...

In a government-funded pilot,the stories of families affected by drug and alcohol misuse are...

the 18 year old care worker: ive never felt so...

The job needs unrelenting energy and is physically and emotionally demanding,but every day I know...

do staff and children in residential care need...

Abuse fears acquire meant professional distance is prioritised over personal connection with young...

how nature can help people with dementia feel...

People living at home with dementia can easily become isolated. One project in Cornwall helps them...

golden handcuffs and hellos: the local authority...

With qualified staff lean on the ground,councils are offering sizable payouts to attract new social...

social workers are blamed and vilified, but we...

As a social work student,I’m sometimes embarrassed by my degree. The profession deserves more...

same sex fostering: one parent didn t want their...

As a same-sex couple we’ve always felt that expectations are much higher and that we have...

a quiet revolution: looking back at 20 years of...

Adult and children’s services have faced many shakeups since the mid-90s – have they been...

thousands of unaccompanied children in greek...

Around 2500 vulnerable migrant children are waiting to be taken to shelters on the Greek...

hotdesking increases social worker burnout risk

Government adviser Eileen Munro compares hotdesking to cut costs with hospitals making savings by...

a day as a social worker: from spotting signs of...

The growing numbers of unaccompanied child asylum seekers are just one of the challenges facing...

can a new graduate scheme address problems in...

The expeditiously-track Think Ahead programme aims to bring a unique generation of people into...

it gives people a protected space to think:...

Experts justify how giving employees opportunities to discuss triggers for stress may hold the...

its childs play: the performance that lets young...

A research project with a incompatibility harnesses the experiences of young people in care and...

investing in the nhs and neglecting social care...

A good NHS is useless in a broken health and care machine. The spending review must address this...

from the care act to integration, is social care...

Most people would agree that government policies should be based on research findings. But politics...

housing associations bid to ease the pressure on...

Landlords are aiming to save the health service millions by improving their tenants’ wellbeing...

eu countries must help house thousands of children...

Around 2500 vulnerable migrant children are waiting to be taken to shelters on the Greek...

investing in social care is essential to balance...

Mental health and social care are the destitute relations to the health serviceNews that Simon...

my mum left me before i was three. now i can...

Reading my care files gave me a factual account of my own childhood – and a stronger sense of...

care workers are woefully undervalued - we deserve...

Society doesn’t see care work as a challenging vocation,but as another form of domestic...

care at christmas: how refuges and care homes make...

Whether it’s a lunch for care leavers or helping with letters to Santa,social care staff tell us...

the work of young disabled artists - in pictures

A quarter of disabled people have found that others have expected less of them because of their...

could the montessori method help people with...

The approach has had positive results in the US,Canada and Australia and is now being introduced in...

when i broke down at work, i realised i was...

As a social care worker I took on too much and failed to set boundaries. A supportive manager helped...

social workers need a voice to champion the vital...

The narrative of social work is too often dictated by the government and media,which represent us as...

user involvement in care inspections is...

Cutting pay for experts by experiences feels like a slap in the face to service users and carersThe...

my colleague was tied up with a knife to his...

Mental health social workers must guard against developing a saviour complex and recognise the...

jeremy corbyn, we need to talk about social care

Like the NHS,social care must be universal and paid for by our taxes – otherwise both sectors will...

troubled families: what next for governments...

The moment phase of the scheme will work with children in need – but the results-based funding has...

how the world of disability has changed in the...

In the past few decades,attitudes towards people with disabilities possess changed drastically....

what one woman, two cats and a surprise bedfellow...

A feisty woman called Elsie gave me a lesson in how to listen at the very start of my career I feel...

brexit could undermine the rights of disabled...

The EU has delivered progress for disabled British people – we must campaign to pull down...

nhs and social care must share a budget, says...

modern NHS Confederation chair Stephen Dorrell says it makes no sense to ringfence health budget...

i see domestic abuse everywhere - but people still...

As a domestic violence worker,many of the young women I work with have no concept they are...

careers in care: which training route should you...

We compare the original fast-track schemes attracting top graduates with non-vocational degrees into...

in a time of adversity and austerity, social work...

The work to ensure that the College of Social Work’s resources are not lost marks a modern...

what bringing together nhs and care services means...

Health and social care integration is changing clinical perceptions of social work and creating new...

a learning disability commissioner? views from the...

Five years after Winterbourne View,Sir Stephen Bubb says a commissioner is needed to protect the...

a quick guide to attachment theory | david...

Tips for social workers and practitioners working with children and familiesAttachment theory was...

council considers capping personal budgets for...

Southampton looks at proposals for £500 a week limit on state-funded care at homeSouthampton...

housing must play a bigger role in older peoples...

Retirement communities and extra-care housing can support people to live independently,while saving...

institutional language has no place in childrens...

‘On shift’,‘key worker’, ‘risk assessment’, or ‘LAC review’ … how can young people...

how evolving guidance on child protection has...

In 2006,government policy on child protection started to prioritise prevention. 10 years on, best...

welsh social workers warned about impact of...

Guardian event hears that social workers in Wales are happier in their jobs than those in the rest...

proof of what works is essential to improving...

Solutions that transcend traditional boundaries could be key to providing the most effective...

we have been helping veterans blinded in war for...

As a rehabilitation officer,I befriend veterans who acquire lost their sight with everything from...

i was destined to work with deafblind children in...

Alice Nabbanja supports families as well as training other professionals and volunteersDeafblind...

frontline social work training scheme earns mostly...

Controversial fast-track programme is producing a young cohort of highly skilled...

i loved social work, until stories of despair and...

A client invited me into his house while holding a bloody carving knife. My lack of concern for my...

i love being a care worker, but i feel guilty when...

Funding for social care is getting tighter,so homecare visits are rushed, and I see what that means...

the 2015 social care gift guide

Our tongue-in-cheek guide to what to net the social worker, occupational therapist or care worker in...

mission impossible on a daily basis - the real...

Guardian survey of social workers finds 92% affected by austerity; 82% work overtime every day and...

is it time to change the way childrens services...

Ofsted’s national director of social care and the president of the Association of Directors of...

is the social work bursary at risk - and what...

Speculation is growing that bursaries for student social workers could be abolishedScrap the social...

we face huge difficulties, but i am proud of what...

After a 40-year career in social care,I know it’s an imperfect sector, but its better informed and...

should social workers be individually graded in...

Alan Wood,director of children’s services at Hackney, believes some social workers are ‘better...

how my experience of foster care inspired me to...

The student developers of the game,Pathos, want to raise awareness of the care system and how it...

from the care act to compassion: social care...

People@BeresfordPeter 3 wishes: Parity of esteem with the NHS; soc care as a career choice for more...

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