http://www.communitycare.co.uken-gbFri, 23 Dec 2011 15:28:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/12/23/117891/community-cares-predictions-for-social-care-in-2012.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/12/23/117891/community-cares-predictions-for-social-care-in-2012.htmlCare funding deadlock, industrial strife and a change of leadership at a key agency. We gaze into our crystal ball to predict what 2012 might hold for social care (Pic: Everett Collection/Rex Features )Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:28:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/27/117679/doncaster-social-workers-must-accept-pay-cut-or-lose-jobs.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/27/117679/doncaster-social-workers-must-accept-pay-cut-or-lose-jobs.htmlSocial workers in Doncaster could be forced to accept a pay cut and worse terms and conditions or risk losing their jobs, Unison has claimed. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:05:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/27/117678/preventing-placement-breakdown-among-looked-after-children-with-complex-mental-health-needs.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/27/117678/preventing-placement-breakdown-among-looked-after-children-with-complex-mental-health-needs.htmlA team-around-the-child solution is preventing placement breakdown among looked-after children with complex mental health needs, reports Louise Hunt Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:17:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/09/22/117489/care-workers-strike-at-two-more-councils.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/09/22/117489/care-workers-strike-at-two-more-councils.htmlCare workers at two councils in England went on strike yesterday over proposals to change their terms and conditions and slash pay. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:21:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/08/05/116873/how-bureaucracy-is-derailing-personalisation.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/08/05/116873/how-bureaucracy-is-derailing-personalisation.htmlAs our survey finds social workers are facing ever more red tape, Jeremy Dunning asks why bureaucracy is derailing personalisation and what can be done to rescue the policy Fri, 05 Aug 2011 16:19:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/05/20/116857/battling-elective-mutism-in-autistic-children.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/05/20/116857/battling-elective-mutism-in-autistic-children.htmlWhat do you do when your autistic child simply stops speaking to you at home? Richard Shrubb investigates the experience of the Dyer family on the Isle of Wight Fri, 20 May 2011 16:13:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/04/18/116704/child-protection-thresholds-could-spark-legal-challenges.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/04/18/116704/child-protection-thresholds-could-spark-legal-challenges.htmlCouncils that knowingly leave children in abusive situations leave themselves open to expensive legal challenges, say lawyers, including Ed Mitchell (pictured)Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:30:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/04/13/116675/social-work-reform-improving-intervention-skills.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/04/13/116675/social-work-reform-improving-intervention-skills.htmlThe Social Work Reform Board has set out what is expected of social workers. In the latest instalment in our series, Daniel Lombard looks at how one practitioner decided to improve her intervention skills Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:11:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/03/28/116549/hard-to-reach-groups-at-risk-of-poor-outcomes-under-personalisation.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/03/28/116549/hard-to-reach-groups-at-risk-of-poor-outcomes-under-personalisation.htmlThe coalition wants all users on personal budgets by 2013 but with older people and those with mental health problems left behind and resources drying up, the future of personalisation is in doubt. Jeremy Dunning reports Mon, 28 Mar 2011 13:14:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/01/18/116125/social-workers-could-be-sacked-over-brothers-torture-case.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/01/18/116125/social-workers-could-be-sacked-over-brothers-torture-case.htmlUp to 10 staff members, including social care practitioners, who worked with the two brothers jailed for torturing two younger children near Edlington could lose their jobs, Doncaster Council has confirmed.Tue, 18 Jan 2011 12:29:00 GMT