Our trustee Sir John Timpson shares his thoughts on attachment and always looking for opportunities to support children where they are...

International Social Work Ahead of Print lt br gt With the indigenisation of social work gathering momentum the lens of universalism and relativism can highlight some critical social justice concerns Sociocultural beliefs around human rights and gender equality reproductive health and traditional fostering among others pose unprecedented dilemmas for social workers in Africa and indigenous societies globally Furthermore the blind pursuit of indigenisation can reinforce discriminatory and oppressive beliefs and practices To rectify this developing...

The government has launched a rapid review into the safety of patients in mental health hospitals in the wake of a series of reports of abuse and poor care Mental health minister Maria Caulfield announced the short inquiry in a...

By Michael Mapp Driving an hour or two away for a child on safeguarding visits means you're an hour or two away from your own child should something happen at school or on their walk home from school So you...

Two hundred unaccompanied asylum-seeking children remain missing after disappearing from Home Office-commissioned hotels a minister has admitted Junior immigration minister Lord Murray revealed the figure in response to a question in the House of Lords today He said that over...

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Cafcass has imposed its salary offer on staff without agreement unions have said Following inconclusive talks brokered by mediation service ACAS the family courts body has implemented its offer for - without resolving its pay dispute and in the...

Have you ever sat in a meeting where everyone is asked to go around the table albeit virtual and state who they are Everyone gives their name and their job title but is that who they really are At what...

Most English councils are struggling to recruit and retain social workers with finding and keeping children's practitioners the biggest challenge across the workforce Those were among the findings of a Local Government Association survey which the LGA said showed that...

In the months since Stacie a service manager in Herefordshire Council's child in need team returned from maternity leave she has witnessed transformations in the way the council is improving children's services There is greater emphasis on workforce training...