Community Care Podcast

Joseph talks of his struggles with social services

Fri, 04 May 2012 13:45:00 +0000

Adass president Sarah Pickup on social work

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:51:48 +0000

Association of Directors of Adult Social Services president Sarah Pickup says social workers still have a key role to play in adult services but must be deployed where their skills are truly required.

Adass president Sarah Pickup on social care providers

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:04:02 +0000

Association of Directors of Adult Social Services president Sarah Pickup says care providers must stop bidding for contracts where fees are too low to deliver services effectively.

Sue White - Birmingham academy of social work

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:41:59 +0000

May Porter - Birmingham academy of social work

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:40:00 +0000

Mark Gurrey - Birmingham academy of social work

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:38:23 +0000

Community Care podcast, 24 October 2011

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:29:35 +0000

A National Children and Adult Services special, including interviews with delegates and College of Social Work interim board member and social worker Suzy Croft

Community Care podcast 14 October 2011

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:26:47 +0000

How lessons from Japanese care manufacturing have saved one council £3m on foster care recruitment costs. How the learning disability sector is coping post the abuse scandal at Winterbourne View. And why Unison thinks care workers should take part in a national strike.

Community Care podcast, 7 October 2011

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:18:00 +0000

We discuss a US scheme to house homeless people before resolving any related substance misuse problems, a council's plans to charge parents who put their children into care and news that social work assistants are taking on the work of qualified social workers. (Pic model released: Rex Features)

Community Care podcast, 30 September 2011

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 16:02:36 +0000

The role of social workers in a secure psychiatric setting and the decision to scrap and adult care excellence scheme are discussed in this week's podcast