Proportion of home care services providing care to four people or fewer has grown from 21% to 28% in past two years, says CQC ...

Child to parent abuse is typically either criminalised within the youth justice system or reframed as a child welfare issue, writes Sharon Davis ...

Casey Commission issues callout for the views of those receiving, and working in, care and support about what is and is not ...

Impact of racism on care system being compounded by "lack of leadership" from government, warns independent fostering agency ...

Listen to the story of how Gloucestershire County Council's children's services went through a journey of transformation to ...

Two social workers discuss their experiences facing ageism from families and colleagues and their strategies to combat it ...

Move hailed by domestic abuse bodies after review found it was part of 'pro-contact culture' in family courts that left some ...

Most social workers believe children's minister Josh MacAlister's goal of having an “excess” of foster carers won't work ...

Consultation on introducing Liberty Protection Safeguards, designed to streamline authorisations of deprivations of liberty ...

Social work regulation should not be subject to political priorities, nor should it be involved in promoting the profession, ...

A social work student celebrates her tutor, whom she credits for helping her gain back her confidence after her placement ...

With black people disproportionately likely to be detained under the Mental Health Act, social workers urge more funding and ...