http://www.communitycare.co.uken-gbThu, 29 Mar 2012 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/03/29/118113/gove-slams-scr-into-torture-case-for-failure-of-analysis.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/03/29/118113/gove-slams-scr-into-torture-case-for-failure-of-analysis.htmlMichael Gove has slammed the serious case review into the 'torture' of two boys by two looked-after children for failing to adequately analyse what went wrong, after a redacted version of the overview report was published today. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:13:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/21/117996/safeguarding-improves-at-troubled-council-finds-ofsted.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/21/117996/safeguarding-improves-at-troubled-council-finds-ofsted.htmlDoncaster’s child safeguarding services are making significant progress, Ofsted has found following an unannounced inspection.Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:47:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/12/21/117891/community-cares-predictions-for-social-care-in-2012.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/12/21/117891/community-cares-predictions-for-social-care-in-2012.htmlCare funding deadlock, industrial strife and a change of leadership at a key agency. We gaze into our crystal ball to predict what 2012 might hold for social care (Pic: Everett Collection/Rex Features )Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:38:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/05/17/117679/doncaster-social-workers-must-accept-pay-cut-or-lose-jobs.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/05/17/117679/doncaster-social-workers-must-accept-pay-cut-or-lose-jobs.htmlSocial workers in Doncaster could be forced to accept a pay cut and worse terms and conditions or risk losing their jobs, Unison has claimed. http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/27/117678/preventing-placement-breakdown-among-looked-after-children-with-complex-mental-health-needs.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/27/117678/preventing-placement-breakdown-among-looked-after-children-with-complex-mental-health-needs.htmlA team-around-the-child solution is preventing placement breakdown among looked-after children with complex mental health needs, reports Louise Hunt Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:17:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/09/22/117489/care-workers-strike-at-two-more-councils.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/09/22/117489/care-workers-strike-at-two-more-councils.htmlCare workers at two councils in England went on strike yesterday over proposals to change their terms and conditions and slash pay. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:21:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/05/17/116873/how-bureaucracy-is-derailing-personalisation.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/05/17/116873/how-bureaucracy-is-derailing-personalisation.htmlAs our survey finds social workers are facing ever more red tape, Jeremy Dunning asks why bureaucracy is derailing personalisation and what can be done to rescue the policy http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/05/17/116857/battling-elective-mutism-in-autistic-children.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/05/17/116857/battling-elective-mutism-in-autistic-children.htmlWhat do you do when your autistic child simply stops speaking to you at home? Richard Shrubb investigates the experience of the Dyer family on the Isle of Wight http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/05/17/116704/child-protection-thresholds-could-spark-legal-challenges.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/05/17/116704/child-protection-thresholds-could-spark-legal-challenges.htmlCouncils that knowingly leave children in abusive situations leave themselves open to expensive legal challenges, say lawyers, including Ed Mitchell (pictured)http://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/05/17/116675/social-work-reform-improving-intervention-skills.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/05/17/116675/social-work-reform-improving-intervention-skills.htmlThe Social Work Reform Board has set out what is expected of social workers. In the latest instalment in our series, Daniel Lombard looks at how one practitioner decided to improve her intervention skills