Intute presents the 15 most recent Web resources for education and research added to our Social Welfare subject area 9 Feb 2010 03:30:00 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=20100120-11440011 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20100120-11440011 This site is maintained by the City of Westminster Archives Centre. It provides information, listing s and access to some online exhibits about the history of London’s black population. This includes coverage of immigration, the slave trade and abolition and advice on sources for Black and Asian history in central London. Users to the site may access some digital images of photographs, manuscripts, prints and other documents. Copyright information is displayed on the website. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20100119-11412035 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20100119-11412035 This site provides free access to the full text of a 20 page report by Jim McCormick and Anne Harrop which was published in January 2010. The paper summarises the impact of a decade of devolved government in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland upon poverty and the lives of the poor. There are links to associated publications on the social and economic impact of devolution. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20100118-13370917 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20100118-13370917 The Film Exchange on Alcohol and Drugs (FEAD) project began in 2008 and was designed, developed and resourced by Lifeline [q.v.] as an ongoing project. FEAD aims to show the wealth of experience and knowledge in the field; to support current debates and bring them to a wider audience; to provide discussion material for training and development purposes; to use video clips to share key documents and further reading; and to establish a platform through which important ideas can be shared with interested parties. The main purpose of the FEAD website is to provide access to a video bank of video clips related to drug and alcohol abuse. There are over 200 clips available on such areas as criminal justice, harm reduction, tools and technologies, future/public service reform, health and well- being etc. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20100114-14050911 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20100114-14050911 HISTORYtalk is a registered charity based in Notting Hill in West London. It specialises in services (research, education, training) relating to the history of the Kensington and Chelsea area. Its website provides information on its aims and activities. It includes newsletters and some online histories of West London. These include materials (articles, photographs and oral history accounts) relating to immigrant West Indian and Caribbean communities in London covering the race riots in Notting Hill during the 1950s. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091207-14511110 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091207-14511110 The Social Work Taskforce, chaired by Moira Gibbs, was set up by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and the Department of Health. It " has been working with frontline social workers, social work leaders, families and academics to support and develop the long-term reform of the social work profession, including training, recruitment and day-to-day practice, " across adult and children's services. These pages from the DCSF website include access to all the reports, including the final report that was published in December 2009, Building a safe, confident future. This "emphasises that the practice of social work needs to be raised to a new level " and should be led by a College of Social Work. The recommendations will be introduced by a Social Work Reform Board, also chaired by Moira Gibbs. Mon, 7 Dec 2009 00:00:01 GMT http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091201-15200634 http://www.intute.ac.uk/cgi-bin/fullrecord.pl?handle=20091201-15200634 These webpages from the Mental Health Foundation provide information on self-harm which is a major public health issue in the UK, predominantly affecting young people between the ages of 11 and 25 years. Links are provided to "Truth hurts : report of the national inquiry into self-harm among young people" published in 2006 by the Mental Health Foundation. This highlighted the need for better understanding of the reasons for self-harm, and more evidence of what works in prevention and intervention. Tue, 1 Dec 2009 00:00:01 GMT 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