Social Work Links and Learning #140

22 September 2024

Introduction

Thank you to all the new (and well-established) subscribers. I really appreciate your support! If you are able to spread the word with colleagues/friends/anyone you think might be interested, that would be great. Because I’ve had a few new subscribers this week (thanks to Facebook comment!), I’ll reiterate that all the content in my newsletters is free to access, events are almost exclusively accessible online and all research articles are open access and I avoid paywalled content (if it does sneak in, it’s human error on my part).

I don’t often include pieces or articles that I have personal input into - although there have been some exceptions. Today is one such exception but the quality of the writing that isn't mine (my input is minimal and inconsequential) made me loath to exclude it on that basis.

As always, I welcome any feedback/suggestions/comments - either on the post or by replying to the email.

Reminder that I will be away from home for a few weeks in October/November (not all consecutive weeks) so there will be a few gaps in delivery over that period .

Have a good week

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Quote of the Week

Blogs and Articles

New Chief Social Worker for Adults and Mental Health Social Work lead appointed - GOV.UK

Unlawful care homes ‘profiteer’ from at-risk kids - BBC News

Undercover as a home care worker in France: ‘The family count on me. The emotional strain makes me cry - The Guardian

Haringey Council set to blow budget by £20m - mostly due to costs of adult and children’s social care - The Standard

Welfare or Missing - MentalHealthCop

Children’s hospital where staff ‘dragged patients across floor’ to close as parents warn of ‘brutal’ treatment - The Independent

“Loneliness is when people don’t understand.” How social workers can challenge later life loneliness. - Social Work with Older People Research

When the right course is do nothing, and how to recognise that this is the right thing to do - Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Policy, Reports and Resources

Making the Local Practice Review Process clearer for everyone - Research in Practice

Children subject to deprivation of liberty orders - Nuffield Family Justice Observatory

The Shape of Safety - a new resource on reimagining safeguarding - Act, Build, Change

West Midlands Trauma Informed Workforce Learning and Development Framework (Links to Free PDF Download)

Mental Health Act Statistics, Annual Figures, 2023-24 - NHS England

Suicidal invitations and how to help someone in crisis - Papyrus

Audio and Video

T2A (Transition to Adulthood) Young Adult Voices Podcast - T2A (Youth Justice)

Innovations in Helping Parents in Child Protection. New Beginnings, Richard Devine - Relational Activism

Research

Social workers’ consideration of dental support for people living with dementia: Findings from interviews and care assessment documentation - Dementia

Everyday Parenting with Care Experience - University of Sheffield

We Will Remember: Collective Reflections on Laughing Boy, the play, Jermyn Street Theatre, London (25 April–31 May 2024) and Bath Theatre Royal (4–8 June 2024) - International Journal of Disability and Social Justice

Events and Training

The International Migration and Recruitment of Care Workers - Lessons from Japan - GOLTC Webinar - 23 September

Social work histories of complicity and resistance - King's College, London - 24 September

Save the Children Learning Network: Britain's Child Health Crisis - A Place of Hope - Save the Children - 25 September

The changing political landscape – middle managers matter more than ever - LGA - 2 October

Decision Making and Child Exploitation: policies, systems and biases - Dr Nicholas Marsh - 10 and 23 - 10 October

Social Work IPA research network symposium 2024 - Open University - 11 October

Pot Luck

A read

Should you be worried about ‘fauxductivity’ in your team? How to tackle the work trend - The Stylist

A listen

How To Use The Eisenhower Matrix to Prioritise Your Life. - Carl Pullein

A watch

A Cat Called Dom - BBC iPlayer (may not be what you are expecting but give it a go - it is not about a cat!)