Social Work Links and Learning #167

18 May 2025

Introduction

Quite a busy week as I was away last week. Lots to be getting on with. Wishing you all a pleasant and peaceful week ahead. As always, I welcome any feedback, comments and suggestions.

Photo by Christian Tarrach on Unsplash

Quote of the Week

Blogs and Articles

Recognizing the contribution of older people's day centres to prevention agendas - King's College London

Disappearing in plain sight – the lives and deaths of learning disabled and autistic people - George Julian

Local government reform – a children’s services perspective - ADCS

Social Work in the Opaque - Social Work Shorts

Mental health starts in small places: The power of community-based support - SCIE blog

Sara Sharif: what the judges knew - The Observer

No change in number of AMHPs in England over past six years, data reveals - Community Care

Mother of autistic boy left with £10,000 debt after breaching DWP rules by £1.92 a week - The Guardian

Child sexual abuse victims 'denied justice' after compensation scheme scrapped over cost - Sky News

Crossroads (but definitely not the Hotel you know !)- Ermate

Working in a toxic culture: Doing the right thing is often the least popular and hardest thing to do… - Bullying and fear - Patient Safety Learning

Essex mental health inquiry chairwoman 'dissatisfied' with trust - BBC News

Netflix to fund drama diploma for people with learning disabilities - Learning Disability Today

The Dynamics of Confession from Psychiatric Services to Digital Activism - NSUN

"Silenced by snobbery”: from facing eviction to influencing government policy, one person’s fight to expose structural inequality - EuroHealthNet Magazine

Baby drowned in bath while parents were on phones in other room - BBC News

Policy, Reports and Resources

The Approved Mental Health Professional workforce in the social care sector - April 2025 - Skills for Care (direct link to PDF)

Independent Domestic Violence Adviser Statutory Guidance -Guidance on Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (IDVAs) issued under the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 - GOV.UK

Independent Sexual Violence Advisor Statutory Guidance - GOV.UK

39 Essex Chambers May 2025 Mental Capacity Report – issue 150! - Mental Capacity Law and Policy (includes a video)

Nuffield Trust response to Select Committee report on cost of inaction on social care - Nuffield Trust

Victims in their own right? Babies, children and young people’s experiences of domestic abuse - Domestic Abuse Commissioner

Working together to safeguard children: an illustrated guide for children, young people and their families (direct link to PDF)

Drop The Euphemisms And Stop Sugarcoating Poverty - The King's Fund

Welcoming the Casey Commission - Social Work with Adults (Office of the Chief Social Worker for Adults)

Get in on the Act: Mental Health Act 2025 - Information for councils to get ready for the Mental Health Act 2025 - Local Government Association

Adult social care funding pressures: 2023–35 - The Health Foundation

Audio and Video

Social Work Productivity: Manage Stress & Caseloads - Kayleigh Rose Evans (YouTube)

What are Personal Independent Payments? - BBC Sounds

Research

Domestic abuse against older adults—What can s42 case files tell us? | The British Journal of Social Work

Learning About Mental Health Lived Experience in Social Work Education - Australian Social Work

Events and Training

IMPACT Academic Seminar: Mental health & social care: Theory & practice IMPACT - 11 June

CASCAIDr CIC's Third Mythbusting Podcast Series - CASCAIDr - 21 May

Pot Luck

A read

The Living Mountain: why a second world war meditation on nature’s fragility and wonder is still relevant today - The Conversation

A listen

Sara: one judge, three court cases and a murder - Tortoise Media

A watch

The AI Revolution Is Underhyped - TED