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WillisPalmer has experienced independent social workers available to undertake assessments utilising the Parent Assessment Manual (PAMS) (S McGaw, 2010).

The PAMS has been found to be an essential assessment framework when evaluating parenting capacity of vulnerable parents including those with learning difficulties, mental health problems or other emotionally complex needs.

WillisPalmer has recruited and trained over [...]

The Department for Education cannot show it is meeting its objectives for children in foster and residential care. That was the worrying conclusion from the National Audit Office report on children in care. The consequences of this are poorer care for children and a greater cost. There were also concerns about getting foster and adoption [...]

Social workers must focus on the broader support system around children showing signs of harmful sexual behaviour, says clinician Stephen Barry.

A principal clinician has spoken about how “really important” involving foster carers is when tackling the issue of children and young people showing signs of harmful sexual behaviour (HSB).

Stephen Barry, who is a principal clinician [...]

The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) answers Community Care readers’ questions on the fees and costs of being a member:

Q: Can you explain the HCPC fee structure?

A: Our registration fee is currently £80 a year for all registrants, which is based on our projections of future activity levels and considered by the HCPC council annually.

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A fifth of child deaths in England could be prevented, according to a study examining deaths between 2010 and 2011.

The study, published in the respected medial journal The Lancet, found the causes of these deaths included abuse, neglect, suicide and accidents.

The research series, which examined child deaths in high-income countries, also suggests [...]