Social Work Links and Learning #157

16 February 2025

Introduction

Thanks, as always for your time and support. Advanced warning that, I might be changing some of the publication dates over the end of February and beginning of March. I’ll try to remain consistent with weekly posts but they might pop up at different times over the weekend (I’m off and travelling a bit - so nothing scary/negative but just not sure on my schedules and when and where I’ll be on Sunday mornings!)

A note that Social Work England has announced it’s programme for Social Work Week and there’s always a few free, interesting events to book up so worth casting an eye on those.

Photo by Simon Berger on Unsplash

Quote of the Week

Blogs and Articles

Church risks further crisis if it doesn't act, says child abuse inquiry chair Alexis Jay - BBC News

Capacity, insight and professional cultures – an important new decision from the Court of Protection – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Delays for “a most distinguished man” deprived of his liberty – Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection

Justice for AP: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust pays damages following detention and seclusion of man with learning disabilities and autism for 340 days - Bindmans

Jane Addams - Stories by Social Work by the Sea

Organisational Anxiety - Can we even talk about it? - The King's Fund

Mum warns of danger of constipation after son's death in Suffolk - BBC News

Ending the premature mortality of people with a learning disability and autistic people - Learning Disability Today

The high cost of care - Children and Young People Now

Empowering Innovation in Adult Social Care - Research in Practice

Leave the Love to Me - Love, Belief and Balls

Policy, Reports and Resources

Annual Report 2025 - National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Mental Health

State of the Nations Foster Care 2024 - The Fostering Network (direct link to PDF file)

Mental Health Hospital UK Market Report 5th edition - LaingBuisson

Access guidance to support your workforce during Ramadan - NHS Employers

Patient safety across organisational boundaries: Patient Safety Learning's response to HSSIB investigation - Patient Safety Learning

Care experienced children and young people: Research insights from administrative data - ADR UK

Audio and Video

5 Myths about Mental Capacity - Alex Ruck Keene

Working across housing, social care and safeguarding to tackle long-term rough sleeping: webinar - GOV.UK. (a recording with YouTube links)

Facing the Impact: a restorative justice film from Southwark Youth Justice Service and the Restorative Justice Council - Youth Justice Resource Hub

Research

Self-care in social work: An imperative or beyond reach? - British Journal of Social Work

Dog-assisted interventions for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders - Research on Social Work Practice

Events and Training

Campaigner to Court Reporter: My life as an accidental activist - George Julian - Manchester Metropolitan University - 19 Feb (Hybrid event)

How to improve adult social care for seldom heard groups - NIHR - 19 Feb

Insectionality: Is Poverty the Missing Link? - Birmingham City University - 13 March

Law's Role in Shaping and Responding to Disability and Motherhood - University of Reading - 19 March (Hybrid event)

Many free online events between 17 - 21 March - Social Work England

Pot Luck

A read

Iatrogenic to AI-trogenic Harm: Nonmaleficence in AI healthcare - Practical Ethics

A listen

A Brief History of Bureaucracy - Archive on Four - BBC Sounds