Useful Links Directory
Links to useful websites and resources
APAS
This organisation provides a fact sheet on older people and drinking
Association for Care Training & Assesment Networks
ACTAN strives to promote and develop good practice with regard to the training delivery and assessment of health and social care staff, and those who support children and young people.
Association for Real Change
ARC’s mission is to champion the development of high quality person centred services for everyone with a learning disability within the UK.
Association of Social Work Communicators
The Association of Social Care Communicators (ASCC) is the only UK organisation that links and supports public information workers in social services and social work departments, health and voluntary sector organisations.
Autism Europe
Autism-Europe aisbl is an international association whose main objective is to advance the rights of persons with autism and their families and to help them improve their quality of life. Autism-Europe ensures effective liaison among more than 80 member associations of parents of persons with autism in 30 European countries, including 20 Member States of the European Union, governments and European and international institutions. Autism-Europe plays a key role in raising public awareness, and in influencing the European decision-makers on all issues relating to autism, including the promotion of the rights of people with autism and other disabilities involving complex dependency needs. To maximise our impact on EU policies, Autism-Europe works in strategic coalitions with organisations that share the same concerns and goals. These include the European Disability Forum (EDF), the Platform of European Social NGOs and the European Coalition for Community Living (ECCL). Autism Europe is a founder member of these organisations and currently holds the vice presidency of EDF.
Bangor University
MA in advanced social work
Barnado's
We run over 800 UK projects that transform the lives of more than 190,000 children and young people every year. Our work includes: fostering and adoption services and support helping children break free from sexual exploitation supporting young carers helping children living in poverty.
Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council
Health and Social Care
Brain Injury Social Work Group
The Brain Injury Social Work Group (BISWG) is a group for social work professionals and affiliates aiming to raise the standards of social work practice and other relevant specialist services in supporting people with a brain injury, their families and carers.
Bridgend County Borough Council
Health and Social Care
British Association for Adoption & Fostering
We are the UK’s leading adoption and fostering membership association, which promotes the highest standards of practice in adoption, fostering and childcare services in social work, health, legal and other professional bodies on behalf of children separated from their birth families.
British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)
BAAF work with everyone involved with adoption and fostering across the UK. Our regional and country offices in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, provide services to meet the needs of some of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.
British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect
The British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (BASPCAN) is a registered charity which aims to prevent physical, emotional and sexual abuse and neglect of children by promoting the physical, emotional, and social well-being of children. We aim to promote the rights of children as citizens, through multi-disciplinary collaboration, education, campaigning and other appropriate activities, within our powers and resources.
British Institute of Human Rights
Our mission is to bring human rights to life by producing and shaping human rights tools, public policy and practices that empower people to improve their own lives and the lives of others.
CACHE
CACHE designs courses and qualifications in the care and education of children and young people. We are the UK’s only specialist Awarding Organisation to do this. Our courses range from entry level to advanced qualifications for sector professionals. You can take them in schools, colleges and training centres throughout the UK.
Caerphilly County Borough Council
Social Care and Health
Cardiff Child PrOtection Systematic REviews – CORE INFO
A collaboration between the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and the Early Years research section of the Cochrane Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, Department of Child Health, School of Medicine, Cardiff University A series of systematic literature reviews of physical abuse and neglect in children
Cardiff Council
Social Care Services
Care & Health Law
Welcome to Care and Health Law, the website which provides up-to-date news and information on law, policy and practice developments relating to social and health care provision in the UK.
Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW)
Our role is to make assessments and professional judgments about social care, early years and social services, thereby encouraging improvements by service providers.
