A Time to be Heard.

The Scottish Government this week published its response to the recommendations in the Shaw Report, A Time to be Heard, which was a report on the pilot forum to hear the views and experiences of people who had been resident in Quarriers as children. CareKnowledge provides links to both the original report and the government's response.

Social work intervention for recovery

Evidence of the effectiveness of social work interventions for people with alcohol or drug misuse problems is assessed in a new study from the Scottish Government:
Galvani, S., et al. (2011). Social work services and recovery from substance misuse: a review of the evidence. Scottish Government.

Resilient or burned out?

This months issue of the British Journal of Social Work carries an article which should be of interest to those preparing for a career in social work:
Kinman, G. & Grant, L. (2011). Exploring stress resilience in trainee social workers: the role of emotional and social competencies. British Journal of Social Work, 41 (2), pp. 261-275.

For the Record

CareKnowledge are producing a special series of reports on case recording in social work. The first one is a discussion paper looking at case recording from the practitioner's perspective. See Brackenridge, M. (2011). case recording: the essential task on CareKnowledge.

Getting it right for looked after children

Today Ofsted (inspecting in England & Wales) published a report on 12 Outstanding childrens' homes, drawing on the views of young people, staff and management as to what makes these homes so successful.

Food for thought - looked after children

Looked after young people's views are heard in McManus, K. & Morrison, E. (2011). "It's no like one of those cafe places where you can order anything you want": children and young people's views and experiences of food and nutrition in residential care. Scottish Government. This is published in tandem with Scottish government. (2011). Health promotion guidance: nutritional guidance for children and young people in residential care settings.
The Scottish Children looked after statistics 2009-2010 have also been recently published.