As part of Community Care's special report on 40 years of disability rights, the architect of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970, Alf Morris, talks about how he overcame opposition to reform. A date line charting legislative disability rights progress from 1970-2010 is provided.
As part of Community Care's special report on 40 years of disability rights, the architect of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970, Alf Morris, talks about how he overcame opposition to reform. A date line charting legislative disability rights progress from 1970-2010 is provided.
Subject terms:
rights, social policy, social welfare law, disabilities, equal opportunities;
The author, of the Fatherhood Institute, discusses how the importance of fathers to the well-being of children and families is increasingly being recognised in family policies. The article briefly discusses the campaign "Think Fathers" and a recent report from the Department for Children, Schools and Families 'Fathers can be better recognised through DCSF policy'.
The author, of the Fatherhood Institute, discusses how the importance of fathers to the well-being of children and families is increasingly being recognised in family policies. The article briefly discusses the campaign "Think Fathers" and a recent report from the Department for Children, Schools and Families 'Fathers can be better recognised through DCSF policy'.
This article describes a new bibliographic database covering social care and related literature which brings together unique content from four UK services that cover a range of documents, including journal articles, books, policy documents, central and local government reports and reports from research institutes and charities. The new database is called Social Policy and Practice. It offers practitioners more than 200,000 references from 1990 to the present.
This article describes a new bibliographic database covering social care and related literature which brings together unique content from four UK services that cover a range of documents, including journal articles, books, policy documents, central and local government reports and reports from research institutes and charities. The new database is called Social Policy and Practice. It offers practitioners more than 200,000 references from 1990 to the present.
Subject terms:
information services, older people, social policy, social work, social care provision, access to information, ageing, community development;
The author draws on historical evidence identifying poverty, child labour, class prejudice and religious bigotry as the major hindrances to mass education. Argues that relying on coercive measures such as such as issuing penalty notices to tackle truancy will fail to address the real issues, and therefore will not help to improve school attendance.
The author draws on historical evidence identifying poverty, child labour, class prejudice and religious bigotry as the major hindrances to mass education. Argues that relying on coercive measures such as such as issuing penalty notices to tackle truancy will fail to address the real issues, and therefore will not help to improve school attendance.
Subject terms:
parental role, poverty, social policy, social work history, truancy, education, educational performance;
In the second extract from his 'Community Care' Lecture, the author, re-examines the concepts of social security and equality of opportunity in a reconstructed welfare state.
In the second extract from his 'Community Care' Lecture, the author, re-examines the concepts of social security and equality of opportunity in a reconstructed welfare state.
Subject terms:
community care, social fund, social policy, social welfare, welfare state;
Government policy to help service users has created a rush by local authorities to obtain as much money as possible from central government. Looks at the major policy and funding change involved in policies such as Valuing People, Supporting People and the Care Standards Act 2000.
Government policy to help service users has created a rush by local authorities to obtain as much money as possible from central government. Looks at the major policy and funding change involved in policies such as Valuing People, Supporting People and the Care Standards Act 2000.
Subject terms:
housing benefit, learning disabilities, local authorities, policy, residential care, service users, social policy, central government, financing, grants;
The UK has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies in western Europe. Asks whether the government has struck the right balance between providing for teenage mothers and taking action that might lead to a fall in the number of teenagers becoming parents.
The UK has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies in western Europe. Asks whether the government has struck the right balance between providing for teenage mothers and taking action that might lead to a fall in the number of teenagers becoming parents.
Subject terms:
sex education, social exclusion, social policy, social care provision, teenage parents, teenage pregnancy, training, central government, contraception, day services, education;
Controversy surrounds the government's claim that rough sleeping has fallen sharply. Asks what the government planning to do about the thousands of hidden homeless people in the UK.
Controversy surrounds the government's claim that rough sleeping has fallen sharply. Asks what the government planning to do about the thousands of hidden homeless people in the UK.
Subject terms:
homeless people, homelessness, leaving care, looked after children, policy, prevention, prisoners, social policy, bed and breakfast accommodation, central government;