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Sensitivity to ‘bruised’ staff needed for effective DfE intervention in ‘inadequate’ services, finds study

Community Care

Government intervention in children’s services must be sensitive to the ‘bruising’ impact on staff of working in an ‘inadequate’ authority, in order to succeed. ‘Chaotic and stressful’ working environments. ” Senior management departures. ‘Repair work’ needed to help staff.

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AMHPs lack time for ‘extremely important’ pre-assessment work with people in crisis, finds survey

Community Care

AMHPs lack time for ‘extremely important’ work Almost nine in 10 said pre-assessment contact was ‘extremely important’ (45%) or ‘somewhat important (43%) in building rapport with people due to be assessed under the MHA, while 70% said a pre-assessment interview was likely to help improve outcomes.

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Police opens investigation into abuse at mental health hospital revealed by BBC

Community Care

Meanwhile, the trust said it had suspended a number of staff pending investigation and commissioned an independent clinical review of the service, which experts interviewed for Panorama said had a “toxic culture” What did Panorama find? Related articles.

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Councils face insolvency without rules curbing children’s care costs, warns ADCS head

Community Care

John Pearce told Community Care that these should include a calculated fair cost for care and rules on provider behaviour, in an interview at this year’s National Children and Adult Services Conference (NCASC).

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Significant disparities in council support for kinship carers revealed by survey

Community Care

The Foundations study, based on survey responses from 80 councils (52% of the total), interviews with staff from 35 of these and round table discussions with 31 kinship carers, examined how far authorities provided support to the different types of kinship carer.

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How social workers’ role would change under Working Together overhaul

Community Care

Under the proposed revisions, ‘lead practitioner’ would become the generic term for the case-holder across all areas of intervention: early help, targeted early help, child in need and child protection. Conduct interviews with the child and family members, separately and together as appropriate.

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Naomi Allen – 2017 Frontline programme fellow

The Frontline

Naomi Allen was part of the 2017 Cohort of the Frontline programme and currently works as a consultant social worker, supporting current Frontline programme as they qualify as social workers. Now as a consultant social worker it’s exciting to see the Frontline programme participants doing that as well.