http://www.communitycare.co.uken-gbMon, 15 Mar 2010 10:24:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/15/114049/unison-campaigns-to-boost-appreciation-of-social-workers.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/15/114049/unison-campaigns-to-boost-appreciation-of-social-workers.html Unison has launched a national advertising campaign costing £50,000 to highlight the role social workers play in keeping vulnerable children and adults safe. The...Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:24:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/01/113928/lga-urges-social-workers-to-develop-relations-with-media.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2010/03/01/113928/lga-urges-social-workers-to-develop-relations-with-media.htmlEmployers should support social workers to engage with the media to increase public understanding of the profession, according to new guidance from the Local Government Association.Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:10:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/12/15/113428/jeanette-farrows-outstanding-work-at-care-homes.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/12/15/113428/jeanette-farrows-outstanding-work-at-care-homes.htmlJeanette Farrow manages two children's homes for Hertfordshire Council. Both have been rated as "outstanding" by Ofsted. Here she describes why she feels so fulfilled working with teenagers Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:34:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/12/02/113310/taskforce-calls-for-media-drive-to-boost-image-of-social-work.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/12/02/113310/taskforce-calls-for-media-drive-to-boost-image-of-social-work.htmlThe Social Work Task Force has called on the sector to launch media campaigns to improve public understanding and highlight the importance of the social work role. Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:10:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/11/13/113155/newly-qualified-social-worker-wendy-lowe-stays-positive.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/11/13/113155/newly-qualified-social-worker-wendy-lowe-stays-positive.htmlNothing, not even a media hammering, could put newly qualified social worker Wendy Lowe off her career choice, writes Karen Higginbottom Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:18:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/11/13/111428/positive-images-of-social-work.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/11/13/111428/positive-images-of-social-work.html Stories in the mainstream media give a skewed picture of social work because they focus on children's services and relate mainly to crises and serious cases. Community Care's Stand Up Now for Social Work campaign is seeking to redress the balance by giving a voice to social workers from accross the profession to talk about their daily lives and the difference they make to service users. In the coming months we'll be publishing stories about ordinary social workers, their day-to-day jobs and their achivements. We will also be promoting some stories to the mainstream press to balance some of the more negative reporting and give the public some perspective. Stories we have run so far Children's social worker Julie Shipton on her 25 year relationship with a single foster couple, and helping them with 81 separate placements involving 37 children. Voluntary sector manager Ian Sparling on what motivates him and his satisfaction when his project was able to help keep a...Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:50:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/30/113027/community-care-readers-letters-november-5-2009.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/30/113027/community-care-readers-letters-november-5-2009.htmlYour recent article encourages social workers to form social enterprisesFri, 30 Oct 2009 16:06:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/23/112948/alastair-kirkhope-from-alcoholic-to-award-winning-peer-mentor.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/23/112948/alastair-kirkhope-from-alcoholic-to-award-winning-peer-mentor.htmlFrom soil expert to homeless alcoholic to peer mentor, the award-winning Alastair Kirkhope tells Jeremy Dunning how he rebuilt his life Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:03:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/16/112898/michelle-morales-why-social-work-is-the-job-for-me.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/16/112898/michelle-morales-why-social-work-is-the-job-for-me.htmlSenior social worker Michelle Morales, a locum approved mental health professional in Cambridgeshire employed by Bluecare Social Care, explains why social work is the vocation for her Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:30:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/15/112871/gscc-head-paul-snell-social-work-on-verge-of-renaissance.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2009/10/15/112871/gscc-head-paul-snell-social-work-on-verge-of-renaissance.htmlThe new boss of the General Social Care Council said social work was “on the verge of a renaissance” after a proposed national college won the backing of the regulator and almost all delegates at its annual conference yesterday.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:44:00 GMT