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Andy Smith, president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services, 2024-25

Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Agency social worker numbers coming down in children’s services, says ADCS president

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Children, Social work leaders

How children are missing out on family care because councils fail to consider overseas placements

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Mental health practitioner and client

Adults, Children

Bolstering AMHP role can ‘vastly reduce’ detention numbers under existing MHA, say service heads

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Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

The legacy of Conservative rule for adult social care

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Janet Daby

Children

Former social worker becomes minister in DfE

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Children, Inform Children

Using motivational interviewing in social work: four key techniques

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Workforce

‘Your down-to-earth approach has made us feel like a family, not a service’

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Stephen Kinnock

Adults, Social work leaders, Workforce

Stephen Kinnock appointed minister for social care

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Adults

Why understanding executive function is critical when working with homeless people

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Bridget Phillipson and Wes Streeting

Adults, Children

Wes Streeting and Bridget Phillipson handed responsibility for social care in Labour government

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Workforce

UNISON and Unite members reject local government pay offer

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Keir Starmer

Adults, Children, Social work leaders, Workforce

Labour urged to prioritise social work after huge election victory

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Children, Social work leaders

Fostering Families: a relationship-based alternative to separating them

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Workforce

Wayne Reid: how George Floyd’s murder inspired social work’s anti-racism ‘visionary’

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Social work leaders, Workforce

Postgraduate apprenticeships provide new route into social work

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