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6407-BARCLAYA striking image of social work & young peoples’ views of care
What do looked after young people, and the social workers that support them, feel about the care process and mental health services? A striking set of images from a recent report from mental health...
View Article6407-BARCLAYTop tweets from Community Care Live 2012
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6407-BARCLAYWe need to embrace the positives of clients using Facebook
Mental health social worker Peter Corser (left) argues that social workers need to embrace the positive effects of young people using social networks… Working in an early intervention team with young...
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6407-BARCLAYBook review: Survival guide for newly qualified social workers in...
In the latest book review by Community Care readers, Gordon Kennedy, manager of Mold and Flint Community mental health teams, gives his take on a survival guide for newly qualified social workers…...
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6407-BARCLAYIs mental health social work under threat? Your questions answered
Dr Ruth Allen, chair of The College of Social Work’s mental health faculty, answers your questions on personalisation, the threat to mental health social work, and social work’s role in the NHS…...
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6407-BARCLAYCompetition showcases work of photographers with disabilities
Two charities, Mobility Choice and the Disabled Photographers’ Society, are inviting keen photographers who have disabilities to enter a new competition aiming to showcase the top talent that’s out...
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6407-BARCLAY‘Local authorities have pulled back from children’s mental health’
This week the curtain came down on party conference season. The College of Social Work took part in events at the Lib Dem, Labour and Conservative conferences to discuss the challenges of ensuring...
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6407-BARCLAYRise in children admitted to hospital for eating disorders
The number of hospital admissions for eating disorders has risen by 16 per cent, with officials warning of a “small but significant” increase in children needing hospital care for the disorders....
View Article6407-BARCLAYAutism-friendly film screenings extended to 100 cinemas
Film screenings in cinemas tailored for the sensory needs of people with autism will be available in 100 cinemas after a social care provider signed up the Cineworld chain to its “autism-friendly...
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6407-BARCLAYSocial workers need better training on mental health impact of...
Better training for social workers on the impact insecure attachments have on children could see a ‘step-change’ in the quality of preventative mental health care, according to an MP. In her...
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