http://www.communitycare.co.uken-gbFri, 03 Feb 2012 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/117960/personalisation-wrongly-used-to-devalue-social-workers.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/02/03/117960/personalisation-wrongly-used-to-devalue-social-workers.htmlAdult social work is being 'devalued' by cuts and mistaken ideas about personalisation, The College of Social Work warned today as it launched a campaign to champion adults' professionals. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/17/117790/nlgn-government-must-rethink-personal-budgets-target.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/17/117790/nlgn-government-must-rethink-personal-budgets-target.htmlThe government must relax its 2013 target for 100% take-up of personal budgets in adult social care, according to the New Local Government Network.Thu, 17 Nov 2011 16:58:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/17/117757/people-with-dementia-being-denied-direct-payments.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/17/117757/people-with-dementia-being-denied-direct-payments.htmlPeople with dementia are not reaping the benefits of personal budgets because of a lack of information and knowledge among social care professionals, and tightening eligibility criteria, an Alzheimer's Society report warns today (Thursday). Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:03:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/02/117702/how-a-board-game-is-helping-social-care-staff-implement-personalisation.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/11/02/117702/how-a-board-game-is-helping-social-care-staff-implement-personalisation.htmlA board game that helps staff, providers and service users understand personalisation has succeeded in changing the culture in some organisations, reports Louise HuntWed, 02 Nov 2011 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/31/117685/making-personalisation-work-in-residential-care.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/31/117685/making-personalisation-work-in-residential-care.htmlPersonalisation can work for people in residential care, but it needs a new culture that can bring challenges for both service users and staff. Natalie Valios reports Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:11:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/20/117639/social-workers-are-central-to-childrens-personalisation.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/20/117639/social-workers-are-central-to-childrens-personalisation.htmlSocial workers should have a key role in the personalisation agenda for disabled children to ensure the needs of families do not eclipse the needs of children, according to the Council for Disabled Children. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 16:13:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/20/117633/burstow-government-still-committed-to-care-funding-reform.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/20/117633/burstow-government-still-committed-to-care-funding-reform.htmlThe government has not gone cold on reforming adult social care funding because of the £2bn-a-year cost of implementing Andrew Dilnot's reforms, care services minister Paul Burstow (left) has insisted. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:31:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/19/117625/personal-budgets-emphasis-risks-excluding-complex-needs.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/19/117625/personal-budgets-emphasis-risks-excluding-complex-needs.htmlThe emphasis on providing personal budgets for all risks failing to deliver personalised care for people with the most complex needs, a report from Demos warns today.Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:14:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/19/117618/councils-urged-to-sign-up-to-new-personalisation-indicators.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/19/117618/councils-urged-to-sign-up-to-new-personalisation-indicators.htmlCouncils and providers have been urged to sign up to a new suite of indicators on personalisation and publish details of their progress against them. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/19/117619/cut-social-workers-planning-role-to-empower-users.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/10/19/117619/cut-social-workers-planning-role-to-empower-users.htmlSocial workers' role in support planning should be radically reduced to enable service users to take control of deciding how to spend their personal budgets, an influential paper said this week. Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:01:00 GMT