• Dealing With ADHD By Sarah Noel MSc

    By Categories: ADHD, Children, Social Work

    The article discuss effective strategies to use with children with ADHD or ADD. Far too many parents are finding it difficult to parent their child and are not aware of the support and process to manage a child with ADHD/ADD. Does this sound all to familar… [...]

  • Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Is Everyone’s Responsibility

    By Categories: Senior Citizens

    “We all have the right to live a life free from abuse, exploitation and neglect; we deserve to be treated with love and dignity”. In March 2000, the Department of Health published “No Secrets” which provided a framework for the inter agency collaboration on the development and [...]

  • Child Protection Matters – Safeguarding Children You Come Into Contact With

    By Categories: Children & Families

    We all know that children pass through different stages of development as they grow, and that their awareness and curiosity about things increases till the maturity age. This unfortunately does not stop them from being abuse by those who they love and may come in contact with. [...]

  • Practical Issue 2 – Continuation of Autism

    By Categories: Autism, People With Disabilities

    In our last practice matters, I looked at the definition of Autistic spectrum Disorder. In this issue I will explore the meaning of autistic spectrum disorder, the main areas affected by Autistic spectrum disorder and tips for supporting people with autistic spectrum. What is autistic spectrum disorder? [...]

  • Reality of Autism

    By Categories: Autism, Children, Children & Families

    According to figures from the Autistic Society approximately 500,000 families throughout the UK is affected by autistic spectrum disorders or child autism. What is autism? Autism is a lifelong developmental disability which affects the way a person communicates, thinks, presents and relates to people around them. What [...]