http://www.communitycare.co.uken-gbFri, 27 Jan 2012 13:45:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/27/117942/how-one-council-boosted-social-works-quality-and-status.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/27/117942/how-one-council-boosted-social-works-quality-and-status.htmlSocial work performance management has become associated with bureaucracy, a negligible impact on quality and poor morale. However, one council says that it has designed and implemented a system that has delivered precisely the opposite. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:45:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/18/117931/the-deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-are-not-dead.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/18/117931/the-deprivation-of-liberty-safeguards-are-not-dead.htmlA recent Court of Appeal judgement was described as the death of the deprivation of liberty safeguards. However, best interests assessor Lorraine Currie disagrees, and says Lord Justice Munby's ruling provides useful tools for practitioners.Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:45:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/12/20/117893/christmas-doesnt-have-to-be-the-loneliest-time-of-the-year.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/12/20/117893/christmas-doesnt-have-to-be-the-loneliest-time-of-the-year.htmlAt a time when most of us are frantically looking for last-minute presents or trying to find a turkey, it can be easy to forget there are people for whom Christmas can be a very lonely, upsetting time. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:53:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/12/13/117877/book-review-reminiscence-and-life-story-work-a-practice-guide.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/12/13/117877/book-review-reminiscence-and-life-story-work-a-practice-guide.htmlThis book would prove to be an invaluable tool to anyone involved in reminiscence work, from paid carers or family members to trained professionals, writes Ian Taylor. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:09:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/12/05/117854/practice-issues-in-adult-safeguarding-at-a-time-of-cuts.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/12/05/117854/practice-issues-in-adult-safeguarding-at-a-time-of-cuts.htmlAdult safeguarding consultant Patrick Worthington (pictured) examines the key practice issues facing social care professionals in keeping adults at risk safe at a time of austerity and changeMon, 05 Dec 2011 14:22:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/22/117723/helping-care-home-managers-navigate-the-dols.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/22/117723/helping-care-home-managers-navigate-the-dols.htmlWhat must care home managers bear in mind when residents might be deprived of their liberty? Manager Kathryn McGuirk discusses her experience of the deprivation of liberty safeguards.Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:38:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/17/117786/research-multiple-exclusion-homelessness.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/17/117786/research-multiple-exclusion-homelessness.htmlMichelle Cornes and Jill Manthorpe summarise the findings of the Multiple Exclusion Homelessness Research Programme outlining the key practice implications for social workers Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/17/117782/how-retro-styling-homes-can-help-elderly-people-with-dementia-feel-more-comfortable.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/17/117782/how-retro-styling-homes-can-help-elderly-people-with-dementia-feel-more-comfortable.htmlRetro-decorating can help people with dementia to stay at home for longer by placing familiar items from their past in their home to reduce anxiety and to trigger memories. Jeremy Dunning reports Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:46:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/16/117743/tracy-ryan-the-countrys-first-dignity-co-ordinator.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/16/117743/tracy-ryan-the-countrys-first-dignity-co-ordinator.htmlThe UK's first dignity in care co-ordinator tells Jeremy Dunning how her role has benefited service users and practitioners alike Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:59:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/10/117747/social-works-most-influential-thinkers.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/10/117747/social-works-most-influential-thinkers.htmlWho are the people whose ideas have done the most to shape the nature of social work? Community Care profiles some of the profession's most influential brain boxes Thu, 10 Nov 2011 17:20:00 GMT