A decade of austerity has heaped pressure on the profession but it's important to celebrate its achievementsAmid the concentration this year on Brexit and coronavirus and with a focus on the NHS and its nd anniversary another significant anniversary is passing by with little recognition It is years since a unified profession of social work was established across the United Kingdom and years since the creation of integrated local authority personal social services in England...

Finding people in similar situations nearby and the services you need is a challenge for families like mineIt was June The sun was shining the birds were singing and Maisie our cherished baby was making her way into the world At pm Maisie made her appearance A mop of thick black hair a cute button nose and chubby little fingers that curled lovingly around my hand This is it I thought I'm head over heels...

A wonderful interview with someone who has been incredibly influential in protecting children from abuse...

Regulated activities are the activities that the DBS can bar people from doing It is a criminal offence for a barred person to seek to work or work in activities from which they are barred It is also a criminal offence for employers or voluntary organisations to knowingly employ a barred person in regulated activity Continue reading Definition of Regulated Activity for Adults...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - September lt br gt Defamilisation research is increasingly seen as an important component of studies of welfare and social work It is concerned with people's vulnerability to defamilisation risks which are caused by insufficient opportunities for people to choose whether and how they participate in the family Despite an increasing emphasis on defamilisation research there has been insufficient attention given to how studies of transnational contacts contribute to...

Jim Gamble is one of the UK's leading voices on the safeguarding of children I've known Jim for many years and he has always worked passionately to improve the safety of children He is widely recognised as a global authority on safeguarding children and was the founding chair of the Virtual Global Taskforce a former national policing lead for child protection and the architect and CEO of the UK Child Exploitation and Online Protection CEOP...

A study by Edge Hill University aims to establish the prevalence of abuse and maltreatment experienced by competitive athletes in their childhood and beyond in the UK This project is being undertaken by Edge Hill University's Centre for Child Protection and Safeguarding in Sport CPSS and is supported by Sport England The study is the first large-scale survey in the Continue reading Abuse of young athletes in sport...

International Social Work Volume Issue Page - November lt br gt Although the values of pluralism and diversity are enshrined in social work's Code of Ethics the literature indicates that religious students will experience hostility within social work schools This qualitative study explores how religious Jewish and Arab-Muslim social work students in Israel experience the secular academic context in light of the profession's values Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted over a -month period starting in...

This time I'm pleased to feature Tiggi Trethowan who now has developed almost total sight loss Her story and thoughts on the traumatic impact is inspirational and she is a welcome addition to the podcasting community...

Saying farewell to my children was devastating but I at least have memories to treasure Families today aren't so luckyCoronavirus -- latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSixteen years ago I was choosing gifts for my children My eldest son then aged five had asked for a big boy's watch My -month-old son would be happy with something he could eat whether it was edible or not I found a shop selling silver tankards chose two...