Professor Marian Brandon reflects on 15 years of analysing serious case reviews for England and Wales and the complexity of ...

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

Number of looked-after children in England fell slightly in 2023-24, however, DfE data show rising number of out-of-area ...

DfE-commissioned resources cover issues such as managing breaches of agency social work rules and aiding compliance with ...

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

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

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

Mental Health Act reform would raise thresholds for detention and limit sectioning of autistic people and those with learning ...

With the government failing to cover social care for the cost of tax increases, fears will have grown over its fair pay plans ...

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

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

A mental health social worker nominates her "compassionate" manager for seeing the "best in everyone she supports" ...