Category: Community Care- Adults
This article presents practice tips from Community Care Inform Adults’ guide on self neglect: working with adults who hoard, last updated in July 2023. The full guide gives an understanding of the different types of hoarding and the reasons why someone might hoard, and outlines the legal framework for working with people who hoard. Inform […]
Social Work England is seeking views on proposed standards it will use to approve and monitor best interests assessor (BIA) training courses. It has launched the consultation in the wake of the government’s decision in April to delay introducing the Liberty Protection Safeguards (LPS) – its planned replacement for the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) […]
By Beverley Samways There is a large body of research that seeks the lived experiences of people who self-harm. This has informed our understanding as to why people hurt themselves and the sorts of responses that are most effective. The vast majority of self-report studies with people who self-harm reported that emotional distress in response […]
Community Care Live 2023 is fast approaching, with the event taking place on 10-11 October at the Business Design Centre, London. You can sign up now for the 25 free seminars at this year’s event, while also taking advantage of our excellent, paid-for legal learning sessions. Book your legal learning now On day one, Tim […]
Over 90 social workers, managers, teams and organisations across children’s and adults’ services in England have been shortlisted for this year’s Social Worker of the Year Awards. The winners will be announced at a ceremony in London in November. The finalists were chosen by independent judging panels of social workers, sector leaders and people with […]
By Tim Spencer-Lane The Supreme Court has handed down its long-awaited judgment in R (Worcestershire County Council) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2023] UKSC 31. The issue in this case was which of two local authorities was responsible for providing and paying for “aftercare services” under section 117 of the Mental […]
The government is seeking social workers’ views on their working conditions as part of the first national survey of the adult social care workforce in England. The Department of Health and Social Care said it would use the results of the research to inform policy on recruitment, retention and workforce development. The survey, which is […]
‘Failing’ local authority adults’ services will not be turned over to independent trusts, the government has confirmed. Ministers will have the power to direct authorities to take actions to improve services or to take over specific council functions, but will not remove services from authorities and transfer them to other bodies, as they have the […]
English councils received 300,765 Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) applications in 2022-23 – a new record – following an 11% hike in case numbers, reveal official figures. Practitioners completed a record 289,150 applications, up 14% on the year before, meaning that growth in the number of concluded cases has averaged 10% over the past five […]
Chief social worker for adults Lyn Romeo and principal social workers have issued guidance on carrying out proportionate assessments under the Care Act 2014. The guide comes in the wake of Department of Health and Social Care funding designed to streamline the assessment process, including through virtual processes, delegating assessments to third parties and making […]