Social Work Links and Learning #147

1 December 2024

Introduction

Welcome to December and World Aids Day. Thank you all for your support and time over the last year. As we move to the end of the year, some areas of the newsletter (particularly events) might be more sparse but I am committed to plough through the festive season.

As always I welcome any feedback, suggestions and comments. Have the best of weeks and months.

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Quote of the Week

Blogs and Articles

CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room - BBC News

Girl, two, who drowned in bin in London was failed by council, coroner finds - The Guardian

Council agrees to pay £50,000 in damages after unlawfully issuing care proceedings in relation to disabled child - Local Government Lawyer

The use and impact of surveillance in inpatient mental health settings - Mental Elf

NHS bosses who silence whistleblowers face sack under government plans- The Guardian

Lessons from two decades analysing serious case reviews - Community Care

Five reasons why the Mental Health Bill won’t stop the detention of autistic people and people with learning disabilities - The Small Places

PNC Markers - Mental Health Cop

Early action to prevent care needs escalating ‘could save £11bn in six years’ - The Independent

Policy, Reports and Resources

'An ordinary life': The King's Fund's work on services for disabled people - The King's Fund

National review into child sexual abuse within the family environment - GOV.UK

Characteristics of intimate partner and stranger rapists - GOV.UK

Guidance on implementing the National Partnership Agreement: Right Care, Right Person - NHS England

The illusion of inclusion? LGBTQ+ staff experience in healthcare - NHS Confederation

Audio and Video

The Children and Families Truth Commission : Listening to voices which are hard to hear - The Relational Social Work Podcast - (Spotify Link)

The Reith Lectures 2024 - Is Violence Normal? Dr Gwen Adshead - BBC Sounds

Why Can't You Be Normal: A Story Of Addiction & Recovery | Audio (lived experience, drugs, alcohol) - Made By Mortals

Research

Austerity, Ageism, and the Rhetoric of Self-reliance: The Policy Drivers and Socio-cultural Attitudes Contributing to the Loneliness Experienced by Older Residents in an Underprivileged Community in South Wales - Social Policy and Society

Adult Safeguarding Inequalities in Northern Ireland: An Exploratory Study - British Journal of Social Work

Events and Training

Webinar: Social Care Research in NIHR Policy Research Units - NIHR Policy Research Unit in Adult Social Care - 11 Dec

What does personalisation and digital mean to me and my practice - Skills for Care - 12 Dec

Pot Luck

A read

Turning Towards a Task You’ve Been Avoiding for Weeks - Zen Habits

A listen

Documentary - The Rebuilding of Notre Dame - BBC Sounds

A watch

A Man on the Inside - Netflix