Category Archives: Care

Care and Support should be the primary Goals – Opinion piece by: Dr. Laura Lewis

To what degree are social work services caring and supportive, rather than controlling or solely focused on safeguarding?  This question is not purely academic in nature, as positive outcomes and…

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Reflections on Support vs. Safeguarding – Opinion piece by Nushra Mansuri @BASW_UK

I must admit, I think that this is a very contemporary debate, particularly in terms of last week’s excellent opening programme of the three part series  ‘Protecting our Children –…

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Support vs. Safeguarding and Care vs. Control…

Social workers have the dual mandate of supporting and safeguarding children and adults as well as their families. However, at times, what a professional may consider as necessary support for…

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