Social Work Links and Learning #152

12 January 2025

Introduction

I hope you are all adjusting to January by now as we move into 2025. Welcome to all new subscribers and welcome back to those that have been with me for a few years now on this journey. I am always open to suggestions, comments and recommendations to feel free to get in touch either by replying to this email or through the comments.

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Quote of the Week

Blogs and Articles

Local authorities ‘routinely failing’ in legal duties to children who become homeless - Social Work Today (UK)

New 136 Amendments - Mental Health Cop

Hair Care Initiatives for Black Children and Young People in Care - The Transformed You

“A bit of back-up.” How social workers can raise awareness of people living alone with dementia and with no family or friends nearby - Social Work with Older People Research

“On a DoLS” – mythbusting by a (rightly) exasperated Court of Protection - Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Social care reform is welcome, but success will rely on political commitment - BMJ

‘What I wish I had known as a young newly qualified social worker’ - Community Care

Major study reveals how long people with dementia live after diagnosis - The Independent

Su Min : The year China's famous road-tripping 'auntie' found freedom - BBC News

Policy, Reports and Resources

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill 2024-2025 Research Briefing - House of Commons Library

Kinship Carers in England - House of Commons Library

Ofsted publishes PfA thematic review: Key insights and areas for improvement - NDTi

The Health and Care Outlook for 2025 - The King's Fund

Audio and Video

Resources for Support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Mental Health - NHS Race and Health Observatory (direct links below to YouTube)

Reaching for the Rope: Mental Health in Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller Communities (Part One of Three)

Reaching for Help: Best Practice in Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller Mental Health (Part Two of Three)

Reaching Everyone: Bridging Mental Health Gaps for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities (Part 3)

Research

The challenge of scaling-up social work innovations: A case study of Shared Lives schemes in England - British Journal of Social Work

Toward a definition of professional identity for social work: Findings from a scoping review - British Journal of Social Work

Events and Training

Black Country BASW Branch review of the Law Commission Proposals on changes to social care law for disabled children- 14 Jan (open to non-BASW members)

Mental Health Reform Webinars: Thoughtful and ethical approaches to risk for people with a diagnosis of a personality disorder - Health Improvement Scotland - 29 Jan

Celebrating 10 years of 'A Better Start' - National Children's Bureau - 10 Feb

Pot Luck

A read

The Best Books of 2024 - FiveBooks

A listen

Sideways: 25 years of the 21st Century - BBC Sounds

A watch

Portrait of a Genius: The Extraordinary Story of Francis Williams - London Review of Books (YouTube)