This paper argues that contemporary child and family social work in England and some other states in Europe needs an ethical ‘turn’. This paper considers the facts in the Re W judgment and identifies ...

Alex Corran, who is originally from Runcorn and has worked in Wirral as a child protection social worker for three years, will take part in the challenge in August 2026, raising money for the Domestic ...

It may be strange that I consider myself a ‘veteran’ in child protection, given the fact that I have only been working in this field for eight years. Despite this, I am unusual, I am ‘long in the ...

Liz Davies, founder of th Survivors Network and who helped expose th child abuse scandal, has been made an OBE in the New ...

Many social workers have to cope with permanent case overload. Amy Taylor reports on the barriers to tackling this long-standing problem Picture this scenario: it is Monday morning and you come in to ...