Social Work Praxis…
Social Work and Social Care professionals are involved in the lives and everyday lived “reality” of their users of service ranging from identifying their needs, to allocation of resources, to…
“Best Interest…” – Debate Summary for 24 January 2012
Definition and determination of “Best Interest” is one of the most fundamental and controversial concept in social work and social care, and yesterday’s debate was focused on determination of “Best Interest……
Best interest assessors – Opinion piece by Joe Godden
The Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards were inserted in the Mental Capacity Act 2005 through the Mental Health Act 2007, and came into force in April 2009. They were the government’s…
In Whose Best Interests? – Opinion piece by Nushra Mansuri
The principle of the best interests of the child has been hailed by many as one of the most important provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of…
Defining ‘Best Interest…” – Opinion piece by Nick Berbiers
I have selected two examples from experience relating to ‘best interest’. They are perhaps at the more extreme end of the spectrum, but shining a spotlight on the far points…
Best Interest…
Determining the “Best Interest” of adults and children is a central focus of social work and social care practice and practitioners. Indeed, few concepts are as central and as controversial…
Debate Summary for 17 January 2012 Re: Integrate or Disintegrate Health & Social Care Services?
Thank you for joining our debate last night (17 January) and we hope you enjoyed the discussion. It was good to have such large number of participants from so many…
Is the creation or removal of formal partnership agreements a good thing or a bad thing? – Opinion piece by Joe Godden
The last year has seen some major changes in partnerships between health and social care. At one end of the spectrum social service departments are pulling out of agreements with…
Integrating Health & Social Care: How Can Social Work Meet the Challenge? – Opinion piece by Dr. Nancy Smyth
The Western health care system is broken. The ways in which it is broken and the degree to which it is broken vary from country to country (and within countries),…
Integrate or disintegrate? – Opinion piece by Nick Berbiers
Oh the horror….the horror….I only have to hear the merest muted whisper of the word ‘integration’ and the toe-curling, seat-wriggling, cold-sweat-inducing memory just bursts back in all its shameful splendour….
