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Protecting adults at risk from financial abuse

SCIE has published an assessment commissioned by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) highlighting the current and potential future threats to vulnerable adults in relation to economic crime. It covers a wide spectrum of potential financial abuse and exploitation by family members, care workers and others.

Read Assessment: Financial crime against vulnerable adults on our website

Safeguarding adults: new guidance on the law

Safeguarding adults at risk of harm: A legal guide for practitioners was commissioned by the Department of Health in response to requests from practitioners for a comprehensive guide to the legal framework underpinning adult safeguarding work. It aims to equip practitioners with information about how to assist and safeguard people. Knowing about the legal basis is fundamental because the law defines the extent and limits of what can be done to help people and to enable people to keep themselves safe. 

Read Safeguarding adults at risk of harm: A legal guide for practitioners on our website

Environmental and climate change: the social care challenge

It is hoped that a new framework can be developed for health and social care services on how to deal with the ethical issues raised by environmental and climate change.  The ethics of sustainable health and social care: Towards a framework for decision-making examines the ethical challenges posed by health and social care decision-making. It also feeds back from two expert events that helped to devise and review these principles. These were jointly hosted by SCIE, the King’s Fund and The Ethox Centre at the University of Oxford.

Read The ethics of sustainable health and social care: Towards a framework for decision-making on our website

Calculating the cost of social care

The newly launched SCIE’s approach to economic evaluation in social care  provides an introduction to economic evaluation.  The report considers what economic evaluation in social care is and why it is important for policy-making. The report also explains some of the important features of social care that require a distinct approach to the application of economic evaluation methods, and what those methods should be.

Read SCIE’s approach to economic evaluation in social care on our website

SCIE’s Training and Consultancy

SCIE has been out in the sector delivering our new consultancy service, assignments so far have covered a wide range of topics. SCIE is keen to discuss any potential project you might need help with, particularly those relating to safeguarding adults and the Mental Capacity Act. From reviewing your policies and procedures to a health check of your organisation, SCIE is here to help.

For more information please contact SCIE’s Training and Consultancy team

The College of Social Work opportunity for independent social workers

The College of Social Work are looking to appoint 20 highly skilled and experienced Independent Social Workers from across England. This team will attend key meetings and events around the country, engaging with frontline social workers in local authorities, talking to them about the range of exclusive services that are available through The College and encouraging them to join as members.

For further information and to apply visit The College of Social Work website

Supervision in adult care research 

SCIE and the University of Sussex are conducting research into supervision in adult care settings where there are health and social care practitioners working together.

If you would like to take part email Tish Marrable or telephone 01273 678310.
Closing date: 31 December 2011

Call for Emerging Practice Examples: Young People’s Services

C4EO has been commissioned by the Children’s Improvement Board (CIB) to identify innovative examples of emerging local practice in relation to youth services, to share with the sector. The CIB wishes to identify best practice in relation to the systematic sharing of thinking and experience with others. It is particularly keen to identify good work being led, supported or commissioned by Local Authorities. 

For more information and how to submit visit the C4EO website

SCIE website survey 

SCIE wants to provide you with the best possible service. We are constantly reviewing our website and would like to know what you think about it and how it could be improved. By completing our short survey you could win one of ten £30 Amazon vouchers.  

Complete the survey here

Opportunity: Web developer - 6 month contract

The SCIE website is the main channel for disseminating our work and we are looking for an outstanding individual to join our in-house team to help us maintain and develop our web-based resources for SCIE and the key national organisations we support. 

Closing date:19 December 2011 (9am) 
View further details on the web developer role and apply online

Opportunity: Commercial Services and Marketing Manager – 9 Month contract

SCIE seeks an experienced, commercially astute business manager to lead our income generating activities. This includes developing and marketing our new training and consultancy services, leading on bid and grant applications and advising our executive management group on other opportunities.

Closing date: 20 December 2011 (5pm)
View further details on the commercial services and marketing manager role and apply online

Calls for evidence: Acute paediatric and local authority child protection services: effective liaison in cases of suspected child maltreatment - UK-wide call for practice

SCIE is calling for examples of practice that support effective liaison between acute paediatric services, suspecting child maltreatment, and social work child protection services.  We are interested in circumstances when children and young people present initially at Accident & Emergency departments, as well as circumstances where there are pre-birth concerns identified within Maternity Services. In particular, we are looking for examples of useful learning in relation to staffing arrangements, information sharing and access to advice.

Closing date: 23 January 2012 (5pm)
View further details on the call for practice and submit examples online

Working together to promote independence

This film looks at services which support young people who have been in care and are moving to independence.

Mental Capacity Act Training

SCIE in conjunction with The UK Home Care Association (UKHCA) are offering free places on MCA training events for managers and their deputies, the events are taking place in Birmingham and Cambridge.

15 January 2012, The Studio, Birmingham
30 January 2012, Homerton Conference Centre, Cambridge.

To find out more and to book a free place please email Jane Taylor-Medhurst at UKHCA or telephone 020 8288 1552.