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Daisy Bogg, member services development offi cer, The College of Social Work
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OPINION
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Leader column White Paper must back social work
Victoria Hart Our voice in the adoption debate
At the Sharp End Our shared diffi culties
Things I Liked Social workers off er highlights of the month
Alex Fox Community social work is back
BlogLog Thoughts from The College blog
Regulation
What the Health and Care Professions Council will expect of social workers
UPDATE
News from social work and The College
INTERVIEW
Niki Clemo and Maggie John explain how the axing of manager-led teams has
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benefi ted child and family services in Cambridgeshire
PLUS POLICY
An expert guide to how the Welfare Reform Act 2012 will aff ect social workers’ clients
In the age of person-centred support, what are the qualities that service users value in their social worker? Peter Beresford and Suzy Croft explain
PRACTICE
Radical changes are afoot in the way serious case reviews are conducted. Dr Sheila Fish looks at the challenges ahead
WORKFORCE
How 15 councils in Yorkshire and Humber are banding together in a campaign to boost recruitment of children’s social workers