Social Work Links and Learning #148

8 December 2024

Introduction

As we move into December, sometimes links dry up a bit as less ‘news’ happens so that might lead to shorter newsletters. Please let me know if you find something interesting worth sharing as I’m open to suggestions!

Have a good week

Photo by Khamkéo on Unsplash

Quote of the Week

Blogs and Articles

Councils’ blunders left a disabled child in unsuitable housing ‘for far too long’, ombudsman finds - Children and Young People Now

“Bureaucracy blots out the sun”: Telling Ella Lung’s story – Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection

AMHPs voice safety concerns over police withdrawal from mental health incidents - Community Care

Call Me Sekhmet – Love, Belief and Balls

How digital transcription is changing adult social care - Skills for Care

Inside Greater Manchester's failing mental health trust as it's slammed by inspectors again - Manchester Evening News

‘Burnout is real’: Rare access to the frontline of children’s social services - ITV News

Policy, Reports and Resources

Right Care, Right Person - Evaluation - GOV.UK

Baroness Hollins' final report: My heart breaks - solitary confinement in hospital has no therapeutic benefit for people with a learning disability and autistic people - GOV.UK

Family Court Annual Report - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Audio and Video

The Cliff Edge of Leaving Care - The Care Leaders (YouTube)

The Path to Leadership: Angie Bartoli on Her Research into Becoming a Social Work Manager - The Social Work Pivot (Podcast)

Analogue to digital in the NHS: is the shift within reach? – with Holly Krelle and Erik Mayer - The Health Foundation (Podcast)

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

Events and Training

Learning Disabilities and Autism Seminar Series: Advocating for Advocacy - Manchester Metropolitan University - 11 December

Memory loss and physical frailty amongst people experiencing homelessness - King's College, London - 12 Dec

Well-being Week - Social Care Wales - Various Free Events between 20 to 24 January

Public Mental Health Symposium - Maudsley Learning - 27 March

Pot Luck

A read

Doing Nothing has Never Been More Important - The Walrus

A listen

The Syrian Civil War Reignites - Conflicted Podcast (a good summary of the situation in Syria)

A watch

6 key abilities of strategic thinkers (you can learn them) - Big Think