College in the news - archive

August 2011

• 10 August 2011 - Rioters stop social workers doing their jobs 
• 18 August 2011 - College lines up NQSW peer mentoring scheme 
• 18 August 2011 - Quarter of new social workers in England remain jobless after a year 
• 19 August 2011 - UK riots: how social workers will repair the emotional damage 

June 2011

• 01 June 2011 - Personalisation skills shortfall afflicts social workers 
• 01 June 2011 - Who wants to be a social worker? 

May 2011

• 10 May 2011 - Chief social worker must cover adults and children 
• 18 May 2011 - College launches media guide for social workers 
• 25 May 2011 - How to... deliver bad news 

April 2011

• 04 April 2011 - College of Social Work set to gain legal powers 
06 April 2011 - Defining social work's tasks and roles

January 2011

• 11 January 2011 – Interview, Suzy Croft of The College of Social Work Interim Board (Community Care) 

December 2010

• 9 December 2010 – College view: Helping social workers navigate their careers (Community Care) 

November 2010

• 5 November 2010 – Criticism for voluntary social worker title (Care appointments) 
• 5 November 2010 – College of Social Work not ready to represent the profession (Care appointments) 
• 10 November 2010 – College of social work consultation finds social workers unprepared for higher fees (Community Care) 

October 2010

• 4 October – In conversation with Corinne May-Chahal (PSW BASW Magazine) 
• 4 October – Children's minister stands up for social work (Community Care) 
• 19 October – Social workers on College of Social Work Board named (Community Care) 
• 19 October – College update (Fighting Monsters) 
• 21 October–CYP Now expert panel responds to spending review (CYP Now) 

September 2010

• 14 September - Think Big Society (CYP Now) 
• 20 September - Social workers need more input in tackling child poverty (Community Care) 
• 20 September - What is social work? (Community Care) 
• 20 September - Social work student placement guide (Community Care) 

August 2010

• 3 August- BASW condemns scandal of unsupported child protection workers (Care Appointments) 
• 3 August- BASW Highlights national scandal of children's social work in Munro review submission (CYP Now) 
• 11 August- Does having a hard life make you a better social worker? (Community Care) 

July 2010

• 15 July - College of Social Work selects first chairs (Community Care) 
• 15 July - Are two heads better than one? (Community Care) 
• 15 July - BASW could merge with College of Social Work (Community Care) 
• 16 July - BASW membership likely to mean automatic college membership too (BASW Website) 
• 16 July - Establishing The College of Social Work (Fighting Monsters) 
• 19 July - National college co-chairs pledge to engage social workers (Community Care) 
• 19 July - Social workers must shape The College while they can (Community Care) 
• 20 July - ADASS welcome for College joint chairs (ADASS Website) 
• 29 July - College responds to abolition of GSCC (Community Care Blog) 

June 2010

• 4 June - Q and A: What does the national college mean for social workers? (Community Care) 
• 14 June - Masters degree cut as national college survives funding cull (Community Care) 
• 22 June - College for social work shouldn't be expected to take on all roles (Community Care) 
• 22 June - College consultation finds employees want dispute support (Community Care) 

May 2010

• 1 May - BASW rejoins college of social work development group (Care Appointments) 
• 5 May - BASW 'lost credibility' over college ballot (Community Care) 
• 6 May - Lib Dems pledge support for a national college of social work (Community Care) 
• 13 May - Work gets underway on developing college links across the UK (Care Appointments) 
• Go to external site:14 May - Candidates for first college leader post face grilling (Community Care Blog) 
• 21 May - Social worker states case for college to lead profession (BASW Website) 

April 2010

• 28 April - BASW members vote in support of an independent UK-wide college of social work (CYP Now Website) 
• 29 April - BASW U-turn over social work college (Community Care) 

March 2010

• 17 March 2010 – Social work needs a collegiate approach (The Guardian) 
• 25 March 2010 - National college to prioritise reputation of social work (Community Care) 

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