CCInform

Today's post is a reminder to students about the CCInform service. I've written about this site before (see previous post), but have found it very useful in dealing with several enquiries I've received over the summer from students that are beginning to plan their dissertations. The topics I've used the site for recently include teenage pregnancy, asylum-seeking families and SEN, but there are plenty of other subjects which are well covered by the service.

To access CCInform, you need to log onto Blackboard, click on the 'Library' tab, then go into the 'Non-Athens Resources' section and select the site from there. If you have any diificulties in accessing CCInfom, please let me know.

What does a Social Worker do?

Those of you with an interest in social work want to take a look at a new consultation document which has been published by the Children's Workforce Development Council. The document is intended to describe the role that social workers play in supporting young people and families, but has been strongly criticised by the British Association of Social Workers (BASW).

New Reports for August

Another sporadic summer update for those of you who are missing College already:

• An EU report has just been released with the title Child Trafficking in the European Union: Challenges, Perspectives and Good Practices
• The Nuffield Foundation has produced a briefing paper on modern parenting of adolescents
• The House of Commons Children, Schools and Families Committee has completed a report into the training of children and families social workers; Volume One describes the current state of the profession and makes recommendations for future developments, while Volume Two contains all of the written and oral evidence which the Committee generated during its research