Social Work Links and Learning #116

7 April 2024

Introduction

I hope you had a pleasant Easter/have a Happy Eid. Lots happening these weeks, not least on a personal level as I am starting a new job tomorrow. I am planning on continuing but while I settle into a new pattern which will involve more commuting there may be a few changes over the next week or so.

Thanks for your patience and as always, happy for any feedback/suggestions.

Photo by Mayank Baranwal on Unsplash

Quote of the Week

Blogs and Articles

Childhood really does matter in the year ahead - ADCS

What does ‘not-detainable’ really mean? - The Critical AMHP

Shame stories: breaking the cycle of parenting shame in Autistic families - Autistic Social Worker

Speaking for inpatients – Community Living

Racism, harassment and discrimination takes a terrible toll on ethnic minority NHS staff - The Conversation

Please Stop Saying “Has Capacity” – Mental Health Cop

Flourishing - Rewriting Social Care

Article 2 and vulnerable people in the community - Hill Dickinson

For people with mental illness, drugs and alcohol can be a key survival strategy. I’ve learned they shouldn’t have to ‘get clean’ to get treatment - The Conversation

Social Care Insights: Older People’s Housing Taskforce - Care Management Matters

Policy, Reports and Resources

Parent-infant relationships: starting conversations (practitioner guide) - GOV.UK

Workforce Disability Equality Standard 2023 report findings - NHS Employers

The Relationship Between Poverty And NHS Services - The King's Fund

ADHD in adults - Royal College of Psychiatrists

Audio and Video

Applying theory to practice in your placement - How Does the Social Work? (Podcast)

Early Permanence - The Legal Framework - CoramBAAF (YouTube)

Research

‘I was going into it blind’: Nearest Relatives, legal literacy, and the Mental Health Act 1983 - International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Feeling safe enough to explore as a newly qualified social worker - British Journal of Social Work

Events and Training

GOLTC webinar: Understanding and reducing dementia stigma - Strengthening Responses to Dementia Interest Group - 11 April

NMCF Webinar: Living Without LPS - National Mental Capacity Forum - 11 April

Launch Event: Theorizing the “social” in mental health research and action - ESRC Centre for Society and Mental Health - 18 April (Hybrid)

Contested values of social work in time and place. Exploring ‘origins of social care and social work’ - King's College London - 24 April

Preventing Sexually Harmful Behaviour of young people - introducing the 'Inform and the Shore' initiative - ACAMH - 14 May

Pot Luck

A read

The Destructive Nature of the Hero Syndrome - Carl Pullein

A listen

Working It - Financial Times Podcast - What can I do when my employees are too afraid to speak up? (I really enjoy this podcast and this is just the most recent episode!)

A watch

"Greatness" by David Marquet - Mindspring (YouTube)