http://www.communitycare.co.uken-gbTue, 31 Jan 2012 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/31/117952/social-workers-need-better-mental-capacity-act-training.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/31/117952/social-workers-need-better-mental-capacity-act-training.htmlSocial workers need more effective training and guidance in applying the Mental Capacity Act 2005 to take decisions on behalf of service users and support them to make decisions for themselves. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/18/117932/basw-workloads-undermining-ethical-social-work-practice.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2012/01/18/117932/basw-workloads-undermining-ethical-social-work-practice.htmlUnmanageable caseloads are making it impossible for social workers to practice ethically, the British Association of Social Workers warned today as it issued a revised version of its code of ethics. (Image: Rex Features). Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:05:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/07/01/116937/how-the-munro-review-of-child-protection-is-supported-by-research-findings.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/07/01/116937/how-the-munro-review-of-child-protection-is-supported-by-research-findings.htmlRecent research adds impetus to the reforms proposed by the Munro report, say Dr Nathan Hughes and Dr Nicki Ward Fri, 01 Jul 2011 12:43:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/05/10/116783/munro-calls-for-dcs-role-to-be-protected.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/05/10/116783/munro-calls-for-dcs-role-to-be-protected.htmlThe Munro review has called on the government to protect the role of the director of children’s services and criticised moves by some councils to either split children’s services from education or to combine children and adult’s services.Tue, 10 May 2011 20:35:00 GMThttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/04/08/116639/competition-spurs-social-work-innovation-says-policy-guru.htmlhttp://www.communitycare.co.uk/Articles/2011/04/08/116639/competition-spurs-social-work-innovation-says-policy-guru.htmlPolicy guru Julian Le Grand is one of the prime movers behind the GP-style social work practices that trade unions see as a threat to the sector. But employees would be empowered by the system, he tells Kirsty McGregor Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:26:00 GMT