Social Work Links and Learning #160
16 March 2025
Introduction
Thanks all for your patience while I’ve been away and thanks for the messages and suggestions. Should be on a regular schedule until Easter at least now..
While I rarely single out inclusions and it’s been a very busy period for ‘news’ and ‘reports’, I would like to highlight the inclusion of a wonderful research paper included in the Research section about child-centred case recording, which was suggested to me by a reader (who is the author!) . It has lessons for us all whatever our area of social work practice and I am always really happy to promote and share pieces people find
It is also World Social Work Day on Tuesday this week so if you are able, it’s worth taking some time for reflections. Have a great week! As always, I welcome any suggestions and feedback.
Quote of the Week
Blogs and Articles
"You could just listen to me”: the erasure of lived experience in healthcare - NSUN
Social Care: the haves and the have nots - East Anglia Bylines
The Reshaping Of NHS National Bodies Has Only Just Started. How Will It Finish? - The King's Fund
Focus on the causes, not the symptoms - Craig Berry (about welfare reform)
A criminal justice system which works for women - Russell Webster
Autistic woman wrongly locked up in mental health hospital for 45 years - BBC News
New research to tackle poor mental health in young mothers - Social Work Today
Man was abandoned by health trust, say brothers - BBC News
Disabled women face significant inequalities in pregnancy care – Channel 4 News
Three times more common in women - Patching the Soul
Policy, Reports and Resources
Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2023/24 - Care Quality Commission
NHS England: Health and Social Care Secretary's statement - GOV.UK
Race, racism and safeguarding children - GOV.UK
The role of changing health in rising health-related benefit claims - Institute for Fiscal Studies
Crime and Policing Bill 2025 - GOV.UK
Protection of Children (Digital Safety and Data Protection) Bill - House of Commons Library
Must Know: Safeguarding Children (A guide for elected members) - LGA
Social Care 360 - The King's Fund
Audio and Video
39 Essex Chambers March 2025 Mental Capacity Report and walkthrough – Mental Capacity Law and Policy
Research
Events and Training
NIHR Webinar Series - 5. Inclusive Involvement in Adult Social Care Research - NIHR - 21 March
Supporting the transition to adulthood - Online conference - National Children's Bureau - 26 March
A deep dive into Mental Health Bill - The Tribunal and Aftercare - Doughty Street Chambers - 16 May
Pot Luck
A read
Why leaders should engage in reflective practice - Halo Psychology
A listen
A watch
Focusing on outcomes to reduce overwhelm - Squiggly Careers (YouTube)