Intute presents the 15 most recent Web resources for education and research added to our Social Welfare subject area 20 Nov 2009 03:30:01 GMT en-uk http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialwelfare/latest.html Logo for the Intute service http://www.intute.ac.uk/images/intute_100_new.png 100 42 http://www.intute.ac.uk/socialwelfare/latest.html http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091119-08394470 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091119-08394470 "Good practice in care delivers the outcomes that people who use care services, carers & stakeholders require through tried & tested methods." SCIE's Good Practice Framework website enables practitioners to upload examples of good practice in care which has been proven. This can then be shared with staff, carers and the public through the website. The searches available are subject searching by social care online keyword or browsing the social care online topic tree. Browsing is also available by Dignity in Care keywords and by organisation type or name. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091119-10032969 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091119-10032969 High quality care for all : our journey so far, was published in June 2009 by the Department of Health. Lord Darzi examines the progress the NHS has made in the year since his previous report, High Quality Care for All : NHS Next Stage Review final report, was published. Progress has been made on all aspects of quality - patient experience, patient safety and clinical effectiveness, with patients already seeing the difference. Proposals for the future include - the refining of targets based on evidence (with the scrapping of the 13 week outpatient and 26 week inpatient performance targets); clinicians ownership of their own budget ; and a peer review accreditation system. The report is in PDF format and requires Adobe acrobat Reader. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091105-15151696 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091105-15151696 Social Care TV is an online television channel maintained by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). It was launched in 2009 with the aim of highlighting the daily lives and work of individuals involved in the social care sector (with the main emphasis on the UK). It comprises short films with associated fact sheets, advice and learning materials suitable for social workers, students, researchers and members of the public. All aspects of social care are covered including: personalisation, dementia and old age; safeguarding children, safeguarding adults, nutrition, children of prisoners and social care for vulnerable groups. Material is being continuously added. Technical and copyright information is displayed on the website. Thu, 5 Nov 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20090917-16181453 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20090917-16181453 The Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health (ACAMH) was originally established in 1956. ACAMH is a 'multi-disciplinary membership association' aimed at those involved in child and adolescent mental health and related areas. Its principal objective is: 'to advance the scientific study of child and adolescent mental health and disseminate its findings through the media of meetings and publications'. The Association's website provides information on its meetings, conferences, academic initiatives and news. Online publications are available to registered members through the website. Abstracts of Occasional Papers are also available. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091027-1530464 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091027-1530464 Website of the Global Policy Forum (GPF) an “independent policy watchdog that monitors the work of the United Nations and scrutinizes global policymaking”. This comprehensive site provides information and analysis on the work of the United Nations Security Council, social and economic policy at the UN, globalisation, nations and states, NGOs, UN finance, international justice, Iraq and UN reform. There are also topic headings dealing with world economic crisis, food and hunger, natural resources and global taxes. Each section breaks down into a number of sub categories providing access to a extensive collection of articles, reports, news items and other documentation, statistics and links to further resources. There are also sections which bring together all GPF publications, all external web links, details of events, links to videos relevant to GPF work and a link to the GPF blog. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091019-14464168 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091019-14464168 The Fatherhood Institute is a United Kingdom (UK) charitable organisation which was known as Fathers Direct until 2008. It collates and publishes international research on fatherhood; helps shape both UK national and local government's family policy; influences public debate on fathers; and trains family services to be father-inclusive. The Research Reviews are freely available in a mixture of Microsoft Word and PDF formats (the latter requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). Other publications such as reports and handouts are also available but some are only available to purchase via the shop. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091015-09470699 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091015-09470699 Children & Young People Now provides news and information to managers and senior practitioners working with children and young people aged 0 -19 years, and their families in the United Kingdom. It covers all issues facing children and young people by bringing "together children's and youth professionals across health, social care, education, childcare, youth work, youth justice and advice & guidance for young people." Children & Young People Now magazine is the official publication for members of the National Children's Bureau and The National Youth Agency. The magazine is available as a print subscription. Archives are available via the website to: - Children & Young People Now, Children Now, Young People Now, Youth Work Now and Nursery World. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091007-10421194 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091007-10421194 SALTO-Youth Net is a network of eight resource centres working within the European YOUTH programme. Its work is supported by the European Commission. SALTO is part of the European Commission's training strategy and works 'in synergy and complimentarily with other partners' in the field. It does not seek to duplicate work of other agencies. For example, it provides training and fosters partnerships between youth workers. Full details of aims and activities are available on the website. Priority areas of work are social inclusion, cultural diversity and participation. In the UK it has a resource base at the British Council. Wed, 7 Oct 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20090917-11200583 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20090917-11200583 Social Care Bulletin is a quarterly publication from the Department of Health. "The bulletin's aim is to address matters related to the organisation and delivery of social care services and includes items of direct interest to social care staff." It aims to inform, to promote good practice, and to support staff in their everyday role, providing "up-to-date, easy to read explanations of the latest policy news and initiatives." Access to the bulletin is freely available online, including back issues from issue 1, January 2007 and the pilot issue January 2006. The bulletin is available in PDF format and therefore Adobe Acrobat Reader is required. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20090910-08410469 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20090910-08410469 Shaping the Future of Care Together was published as Cm 7673 in July 2009. "As promised in Building Britain's Future, this Green Paper sets out the Government's proposals for ways to reform the care and support system for adults in England." Care and support is described as a mixture of financial, practical and emotional support that helps people to do everyday things. The aim is to build the first National Care Service in England that is fair, simple and affordable for everyone. Detailed proposals for implementing a new National Care Service will be published in a White Paper on care and support in 2010. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20090904-10031384 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20090904-10031384 Adoption and Fostering is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal published by the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF). Coverage includes adoption, fostering, looked after children and child placement issues. Full text is available to subscribers only with access to back issues from vol.23, no.1, 1999. Abstracts and contents are however freely available to all from this date. In addition to articles on new developments in childcare practice and research, the journal also includes health notes and legal notes for England & Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, book reviews and also abstracts from other relevant publications Fri, 4 Sep 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20090820-14455793 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20090820-14455793 The NHS Health and Well-being Review was an independent review chaired by Dr Steve Boorman, which was established by the British government in 2008 to investigate the occupational health of NHS staff (doctors, nurses, medical and clerical related staff) and see how it could be improved. The site provides information on the remit of the review and its activities. It includes the full text of all press releases and full text reports. Topics covered include rates of staff sickness in the NHS, staff perception surveys; and measures to improve job satisfaction and output in the U.K National Health Service. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20090730-11215244 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20090730-11215244 Carerwatch is an independent UK campaigning organisation run by carers for carers. It seeks to improve the U.K care system and raise the profile of unpaid carers in the Media and society in general. Its website provides information on its aims and activities. This includes press releases, statements, campaign materials and comments on recent social care related themes. These include the funding and provision of social care in the UK, the financial situation of carers, social welfare reform and legislation and the provision of care services by the NHS. Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20090625-09361044 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20090625-09361044 This site is maintained by the Department of Health. It provides free access to an online game developed by the government for healthcare organisations. The game is designed for 3-8 players. It is intended to teach medical and healthcare staff about the potential effects of an influenza pandemic on staffing levels in the NHS by simulating a number of scenarios. The site includes the game and associated documentation. Copyright and technical information is displayed on the website. It is a useful example of technology / gaming being used by the government as teaching tool. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20090618-10282369 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20090618-10282369 How social workers spend their time : an analysis of the key issues that impact on practice pre- and post implementation of the Integrated Children's System - is a study published in 2009 as Research Report DCSF-RR087. It uses "secondary analysis of existing research data to provide information on the extent to which social workers report spending their time on direct activities with children, young people and their families, and on indirectly related activities such as liaising with other professionals or recording information. The paper compares data collected from two series of focus groups with social workers and managers in 2001/02 and again in 2007/08." The research was carried out by the Centre for Child and Family Research at Loughborough University and published by the Department for Children Schools and Families. The report is in PDF format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:01 GMT