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The NHS must accelerate its reforms on treating learning disabled patients | Society | The Guardian
www.guardian.co.uk | 4 hours 39 minutes ago
Five years on from our shocking report into the discriminatory treatment of learning disabled people, little is different

Leadership Dodge talks about social services - Dodge City, KS - Dodge City Daily Globe
www.dodgeglobe.com | Feb 13, 2012
The third Leadership Dodge class, sponsored by the Dodge City Chamber of Commerce met at the Dodge City Senior Center on Thursday, February 9.  The class began with facilitators Gina Broeckelman and Karen Ackerman showing a short slideshow with pictures and highlights from the previous

Councils fined after failing to keep sensitive children's data safe
www.communitycare.co.uk | Feb 13, 2012
Two councils in England have been fined a total of £180,000 by the Information Commissioner's Office for failing to keep highly sensitive information about the welfare of children secure.

Glenview Social Worker An Advocate For Victims - Journal & Topics Newspapers Online: News
www.journal-topics.com | Feb 13, 2012
The main goal of the social services division of the Glenview Police Dept. is making sure crime victims' voices are heard.

Invest in social housing to prevent social deficit - Yahoo! New Zealand News
nz.news.yahoo.com | Feb 12, 2012
The Hamilton Council of Christian Social Services and Poverty Action Waikato are asking their networks to make a commitment to ensure social housing stock remains in Hamilton City.

Director of Social Services apologizes for Baby Braxton oversight - WTKR
www.wtkr.com | Feb 9, 2012
Virginia Beach's director of social services admits social workers did not protect baby Braxton like they should have.

Joel John Roberts: Doctors Want to Prescribe Social Services as Good Medicine
www.huffingtonpost.com | Feb 8, 2012
Four out of five physicians felt that meeting the social needs of a person is just as important as meeting their medical conditions. Of those care providers in low-income communities, nine out of ten felt the same.

Ulster County Executive Michael Hein names Michael A. Iapoce new commissioner of Department of
dailyfreeman.com | Feb 7, 2012
Kingston New York daily newspaper covering local, regional, and national news including local sports, video and multimedia coverage, and classified advertising.

Headshots for the homeless? Photographer Joe Ramos connects art and social work
www.sfbg.com | Jan 27, 2012
Images of homelessness are not hard to come by. These scenes are often pathetic, clichéd. In the worst cases, the homeless are portrayed as inhuman heaps of blanket and facial disfigurement, people reduced to their time spent sleeping on the streets or begging for money.

Ann Arbor officials voice opposition to deportation of undocumented immigrants with ties to
annarbor.com | Jan 24, 2012
Martha Valadez, a University of Michigan School of Social Work student and co-founder of the Social Work Alliance for Immigrant Rights, addresses the Ann Arbor City Council Monday night. Ryan J. Stanton | AnnArbor.com The Ann Arbor City Council weighed in on the national debate over immigration