Maris Stratulis
A contact sport
The BASW is taking the lead in highlighting the relationship issues social workers are encountering, in particular the struggle to make regular face to face contact with children. Maris Stratulis explains.
Directors need humility, compassion and understanding
Association of Directors of Children’s Services president Alan Wood faced criticism that he himself was not even a qualified social worker.
Taking a child into care is always a last resort
ADCS president Andrew Webb is right to say that John Hemming’s advice of non-cooperation with statutory services puts children at risk.
