A social worker remembers their late social work professor, who they credit as a pioneer of strengths-based practice ...

Despite rising care population, the number of non-kinship foster care households fell for third consecutive year in 2023-24, ...

The bill sets out that in order to administer assisted dying, an “approved substance” must be provided directly, and in ...

Black, male and 40-plus social workers remain disproportionately represented in fitness to practise (FtP) cases, Social Work ...

Social workers believe the Budget will bring cuts and job losses for the sector, a Community Care poll has found. On 30 ...

Despite evidence of benefits of face-to-face post-adoption contact for children, it is the exception not the rule, finds ...

The Social Work Community Podcast speaks to a practitioner who has worked in agency social work and a permanent worker about ...

The overall winner’s prize, along with the children’s team gold award, went to Norfolk council’s people from abroad team, a ...

The overall winners of the 2024 Social Worker of the Year Award, Norfolk council's people from abroad team, pictured with ...

Employers in England have been issued with guidance on implementing recently introduced rules to reduce use of agency staff ...

With the 2024-25 local government pay dispute settled, we gauged social workers' opinion on who held responsibility for the ...

On 6 November 2024, the Mental Health Bill was introduced in Parliament. The bill contains measures to amend the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA) in order to strengthen the voice of the patient and ensure ...