20 August Social Work Links
Blogposts
I love the work that Bryony Shannon does on language in social care and this post in particular, this week, about the word 'vulnerable' is fantastic. I really recommend reading it and it is fantastic to use as a reflection as well on the way we use language in our workspaces.
Florence Smith has posted a fantastic series with advice for dyslexic social workers and social work students. This is part four of a series which was published this week, but I highly recommend all parts of the series.
Organisations, Policy and Updates
For the first time, professionals working in social care have been included in the call for evidence for strategic workforce planning which is being coordinated by Health Education England. The form to respond can be found here with some information here. Go and look at it, and respond, if you can because it needs social care voices.
BASW (British Association of Social Workers) have unveiled a new hub where all the information and resources they have collected on their anti-racism and anti-discrimination work can be easily accessed. It is available here and there's so much to be getting on with, it is sure to whet the appetite. I don't think we can ever have enough learning in this area so it's particularly useful.
Social Work England have published some great examples of CPD and how they can be recorded (registration opens 1 September!) Highly recommend looking through them because I've learnt I need to put a lot more detail in my CPD write ups... gulp.
Vlogs, YouTube and Webinars
Congratulations to School of Shabs for her one year anniversary vlogging. Worth catching up with her fantastic content if you haven't already.
This is not recent (it's from last year) but some excellent content from The Masked AMHP, talking about some of his work in an emergency duty team. Very informative and educational, as with all his work, and good for anyone who has ever wanted to know more about what happens after hours.
And of course, there's a wealth of excellent resources on Siobhan McLean's Social Work Connected, YouTube channel. Worth catching up on the wealth of content there before the new academic year.
Research
Generally, I'll only link some open access articles here and they can be read in themselves or as part of specific CPD.
Towards a Relationship Approach to Poverty in Social Work is an interesting and useful perspective from Guy Feldman and published in BJSW in 2018
On detaining 300,000 people - The Liberty Protection Safeguards, by Dr Lucy Series, in the International Journal of Mental Health and Capacity Law from 2020 is also a good read.
Podcasts and Audio
While there are lots, and you will all have your favourites, a couple that I've listened to more recently and found useful for reflecting are Social Work Shorts latest episode with Kayleigh Rose Evans (who herself has a great YouTube channel) and there's a new episode of Social Work, Cats and Rocket Science which I always find, offers me an enormous amount of learning and reflection on my own practice.
Tweet of the Week
Conclusion
So, a brief list for this week because I have had a lot of work on but some links to explore and check out which can help keep up with the world of social work.