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News, practice information and opinion on children and families social work and social care
Social Worker of the Year Awards trophies

Adults, Children, Workforce

Social Worker of the Year Awards 2023 finalists announced

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upset parents talking to social worker

Children, Social work leaders

‘Why we’re providing therapy for parents in pre-proceedings’

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crying toddler being comforted by mother

Children, Inform Children

Attachment theory: assessing parental mentalization

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Community Care Live delegates

Adults, Children, Workforce

Secure your legal learning at Community Care Live

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A sad little girl with Down syndrome looking down at home.

Adults, Children

Self-harm and learning disability: the role of grief

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Image of book marked 'family court' and judge's gavel (credit: Vitalii Vodolazskyi / Adobe Stock)

Children, Social work leaders

Children more likely to be reunified when parents are referred to family drug and alcohol court – research

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Picture of a man reading his newspaper with the logo 'Social Work Recap' on top

Adults, Children

Jacob Crouch: action taken to protect babies following case, says safeguarding body

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Woman reading a newspaper

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Social work’s public image ‘pushing people out of frontline roles and making families distrustful’

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Royal Courts of Justice

Children, Social work leaders

Home Office placing asylum-seeking children in hotels unlawfully, rules High Court

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Notebook with list of rules and pen on yellow background, flat lay

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

‘Agency social work is a response to demand and a flexible choice for staff – so rules curbing it won’t work’

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Children

‘Social work is about promoting participation – social work research should be too’

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A typewriter carrying a page with the words 'Dear future social worker by Emma Atkinson

Children, Choose Social Work, Workforce

Poem: Dear Future Social Worker

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A black social worker looking contemplative while working at laptop

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Racism driving black and minority ethnic social workers into agency work, finds research

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Picture of a man reading his newspaper with the logo 'Social Work Recap' on top

Adults, Children, Workforce

Social workers and students urge ministers to reconsider bursary freeze

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Adults, Children, Social work leaders

Police to stop attending mental health incidents unless there is significant safety risk or crime

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Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Councils selected to test specialist child protection social worker role

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