Social Work Links and Learning #109

11 February 2024

Introduction

Speeding quickly into Spring and I’d like to thank you for giving me this time and space in your inboxes. If I could ask you share with others, I’d be grateful as I am growing purely on ‘word of mouth’! Any suggestions, comments, feedback always welcome and have a great week!

Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash

Quote of the Week

Blogs and Articles

The social worker advocating for people with learning disabilities - Community Care

Call for prison care home for ageing sex offenders - BBC News

Ethnic disparities in care proceedings: what the data says - Community Care

For the NHS, data saves lives, in the children’s sector, data is an afterthought - Foundations

Actions speak louder than words.. but not nearly as often (Mark Twain) - antiracist NHS

How to be human - Rewriting social care

Me, myself and I - Making Rights Make Sense

It’s official: More of our children are dying young. How did we let this happen? - The Lead

Mental Health or Crime? Mental Health Cop

Identifying the “best interests of the child” in relation to the digital environment - LSE

Policy, Reports and Resources

Discharge from mental health care: making it safe and patient-centred - Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

Fatal domestic abuse reviews renamed to better recognise suicide cases - GOV.UK

Home Office consultation on mandatory reporting of Child Sexual Abuse - PSA (Professional Standards Authority) Response

The European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act 1998 -House of Commons Library

The long wait: A thematic review of delays in the transfer of mentally unwell prisoners - HMI Prisons

Health and Care LGBTQ+ Inclusion Framework - NHS Confederation

Audio and Video

New perspectives on hoarding behaviours... from psychology, law and social care - King's College London (recording and slides from a conference)

Webinar: learn how to use relationship-based practice - Community Care

RESHAPE Study: Key Takeaways on Young Peoples' Lockdown Experiences - ACAMH Podcast

Research

Do forensic mental health services have an ethical duty towards victims of mentally disordered offenders? - Journal of Forensic Psychology and Psychiatry

The policy engagement of social workers: a research overview - European Social Work Research

Events and Training

Social Work Week - 18 March to 22 March - around 60 diverse sessions across the week, all free.

Experts by Experience on the Impact of Community Led Research - My Life, My Choice - 28 Feb

Homelessness and Safeguarding Webinar - LGA - 20 March

How can peer-led courses support people to live better with dementia? - Good Life in Dementia Project - 22 March

Day Centre Research Forum - King's College, London - 11 April

Pot Luck

A read

‘They thought they were doing good but it made people worse’: why mental health apps are under scrutiny - The Observer

A listen

The Essay - Women of Substance - Billie Holiday - BBC Sounds

A watch

How I Became Articulate With My Speaking (5 Secrets) - Vicky Zhao (YouTube)