May 2020 - Fostering Steps has joined the CHARMS family
News ID: 571
We are pleased to say that Fostering Steps has joined the CHARMS™ family.
We are looking forward to a long and mutually productive relationship and we would like to thank you again for choosing CHARMS™!
12/05/2020
The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020
News ID: 564
New regulations came into force on the 24th April and amend 10 regulations regarding children’s social care including care proceedings, foster care and adoption arrangements.
Amongst other changes, the new rules relax time frames around mandatory visits to looked-after children from their local authority and six-monthly independent reviews of a child’s care.
CHARMS™ Customer Testimonial: Jigsaw Therapeutic Care
News ID: 562
"Thank you, Ged, Caroline and of course Jim, CHARMS and SCN has been instrumental in assisting us get our little organisation off the ground and running with quality recording. CHARMS has enabled us to be completely paperless and run with an efficiency that allows us to spend our time where it matters most, with our children."
- Diane, Jigsaw Therapeutic Care
27/04/2020
'Social work from home: Creating thinking spaces'
News ID: 563
'Social work from home: Creating thinking spaces' - An excellent article by Harry Ferguson, Professor of Social Work for the Department of Social Work and Social Care at the University of Birmingham. Not travelling between the office and people’s homes can remove thinking space and transitional experiences that were previously helpful in social work.
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