Social Work Links and Learning #159

28 February 2025

Introduction

Good morning and Ramadan Mubarak to all marking it. I am publishing a bit off-schedule today as I am going away, returning 9 March and wanted to do a brief update before I go because otherwise it’ll be quite a long stretch. Expect my next newsletter on 16 March - going into World Social Work Day on 18th. There’s a possibility I may be able to publish again before that but it depends a bit on what else is happening in my life - I can guarantee I’ll be back by 16th March at the latest!

Enjoy the beginning of Spring.

Photo by VD Photography on Unsplash

Quote of the Week

Blogs and Articles

Adult social care must be ‘modernised’ to help London councils on the brink of bankruptcy, says care minister - The Standard

Re XY Twins – another family court judgment names an individual to warn parents - Transparency Project

P has capacity to decide to leave hospital – but there’s nowhere for him to go: Untangling capacity, “being on a DOLS”, and the care plan – Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection

Coventry mental health patient not checked upon for three hours - BBC News

What is the nature of abuse by LPA attorneys? – AbuseByLPAs.net

'Case Conference': the 1950s British journal - Social Work History Bites

Met did not try to find missing children - report - BBC News

AP v Oxford Healthcare – Mental Health Cop

Thousands of children in England accused of witchcraft in past decade - The Guardian

Lancaster academic provides crucial research in fight for government apology for women forced to give up babies - Lancaster Guardian

Policy, Reports and Resources

Fitness to Practise learning points - PSA

Ramadan 2025 - Your Rights at Work - Unison

Audio and Video

‘When You Know…Childbirth in the asylum system’ - NHS Race and Health Observatory

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

A deep dive into the Mental Health Bill 2024 - Doughty Street Chamber. - Series of events - hybrid and online - starting 4 March (all bookable via this link)

Free learning on restorative practice for World Social Work Day 2025 - Community Care

ADHD: Past, Present and Future - IoP - Free In person event in London 20 March

Safe Staffing in Older People Social Work: A Northern Ireland Study - Social Work Education, Practice and Policy - 25 March

Pot Luck

A read

When my sister died, it wasn’t just her own childhood memories that disappeared. Mine did too | Jason Hazeley - The Guardian