News
9th June 2020
Murder inquiry launched after social worker and sister found dead following birthday party in London park Police have launched a murder investigation after two sisters […]
4th June 2020
Social worker Karen Kersey-Smith has been jailed for stealing £90,000 from her vulnerable clients A social worker who stole over £90,000 from three of her […]
20th April 2020
Government to start testing social workers for coronavirus The Department of Health and Social Care has published new guidance which sets out part of their […]
7th April 2020
If you can’t show compassion for someone in hospital, maybe you shouldn’t be a social worker A disclaimer before I begin: I’m a social worker […]
1st April 2020
First social worker in UK dies after being infected with Coronavirus A social worker from London has died after being infected with coronavirus. They are the […]
12th March 2020
Five steps social workers should take to prevent the spread of Coronavirus Covid 19 The news has been gradually getting worse over the past month and […]
29th November 2019
The (alternative) Social Worker of the Year Awards 2019 The Social Worker of The Year Awards 2019 are being held in England tonight and showcase […]
15th November 2019
The only people to blame for the murders of Blake and Tristan are their ‘parents’, not social workers Over the past week you’ll very likely have […]
14th November 2019
Social workers were involved with Barrass family at the time Blake and Tristan were murdered Children’s services in Sheffield were involved with the Barrass family at […]
13th November 2019
Emotionally broken child of incestuous parents fears they will murder ‘because that’s what mum did’ A child who survived their incestuous mother and father’s efforts […]
12th November 2019
Incestuous parents murdered their teenage sons after fearing they would be taken into care A couple in an incestuous relationship murdered their two teenage sons, […]
12th November 2019
Woman is told by court that she is now allowed to have sex A woman has been given the chance to engage in sexual relationships […]
11th November 2019
‘Evil psychopath’ Sarah Barrass, who murdered her sons, “could have been stopped” by social workers A mother from Sheffield who murdered her two teenage sons was […]
28th December 2018
Alan Naiman, a 63 year-old social worker from Washington state, passed away from cancer last year; leaving his $11 million estate to local children’s charities Those […]
29th December 2018
Victoria Shaw, from Hull, tells local press that she was ‘thrown into the deep end’ and had to walk away from her ‘dream job’ because she […]
6th January 2019
With final-year placements coming to an end this academic year and graduation in sight, Social Work Tutor looks at when students should start applying for their […]
20th January 2019
The mantle clock says it’s 6:45pm on this bitterly cold January night and I want to be back home Through a gap in the middle of […]
15th February 2019
Social worker who sent underwear pictures to foster carer is struck off A Welsh social worker has been made subject to a removal order, which effectively […]
16th February 2019
The HCPC spend £17000 on Christmas parties and they’re now raising our fees by 18% The HCPC spent over £17000 a year on their Christmas parties […]
18th February 2019
How much are you really getting paid an hour? If you’re working as hard as you can, yet can’t keep on top of your work within […]
20th February 2019
Shamima Begum: Evil ISIS bride or victim of child sexual exploitation? The news this week has been dominated by the story of Shamima Begum, the British […]
21st February 2019
Former special constable acquitted of assaulting social worker so she can take prison service job A former special constable in the Police force has been acquitted […]
22nd February 2019
Man arrested on suspicion of murdering social worker A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a social worker. Sarah Henshaw, aged 40, was found […]
23rd February 2019
Social Work student kicked off course for Islamisation comments Sebastian Walsh, 19, has been suspended from his social work degree at the University of Central Lancashire […]
23rd February 2019
Social worker tried to commit mother before she killed herself and children Michigan woman Aubrianne Marie Moore, 28, shot and killed her three daughters on Monday […]
24th February 2019
Mental health social worker dies by suicide on hospital campus A social worker who worked at the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for almost […]