Dr Sharon Shoesmith to present at Virtual Event during Social Work Week
Dr Sharon Shoesmith is to address our Virtual Social Work event next week on the theme of our #Respect4SocialWork campaign to coincide with Social Work Week.
Dr Sharon Shoesmith#Respect4SocialWork, backed by former children’s minister Tim Loughton, BASW, Dr Ray Jones and assistant professor Nushra Mansuri, urges greater respect for [...]
Family courts domestic abuse pilot to place children’s voice at centre
A pilot scheme in family courts in Dorset and North Wales aim to boost the voice of children at every stage of the process.
The pilots will ensure that children are listened to and their views are taken into account when decisions are made about their futures. It will see children given more opportunity to [...]
UK has ‘sleepwalked’ into dysfunctional children’s social care market
Some children are not getting the right care from their placement due to a shortage of appropriate places in children’s homes and with foster carers, a report by the Competition and Markets Authority has found.
The CMA launched a market study into children’s social care in March 2021 and the final report finds that the [...]
Admin, staffing and workloads main challenges for social workers
Administrative tasks, staffing levels, workload demand and access to resources for service users are the greatest challenges facing social workers today, a report has warned.
The BASW Annual Survey of Social Workers and Social Work 2021 also reveals how 71.87% of respondents to their survey felt unable to complete their work within their contracted hours. [...]
Adoption funding boost to improve matching
The government is investing £160 million over three years to support adoption of children in care.
The government’s National Adoption Strategy was published last summer and figures released show that there has been a 23 per cent increase in the number of families approved to adopt, from 1,930 in September 2020 to 2,370 at [...]
Challenges engaging vulnerable first time mums identified in SCR
There are challenges engaging vulnerable young and first-time mothers (and separated fathers) in Universal and Early Help Services and, as a result, the needs of infants and toddlers can be missed, a Serious Case Review into child ‘Ben’ by Croydon Safeguarding Partnership has found.
The SCR also highlighted practice questions about how to engage parents [...]
