Social Work Links and Learning #168

25 May 2025

Introduction

Welcome back all - thanks again for your support and if you like or find what you read useful in any way, do share with others!

As always, I welcome any feedback, comments and suggestions. Have a good week

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Quote of the Week

Blogs and Articles

Mental Health Bill: call for evidence - UK Parliament - on the passage of the Second Reading of the Mental Health Bill, I’d encourage anyone affected to respond to this call for evidence which can be individual or by organisation.

The boy who came back: the near-death, and changed life, of my son Max - The Guardian

New dental care project for people with learning disabilities - Learning Disability Today

Organising the 'client speaks' consumer research - Social Work History in 20 Books

Teacher and judge who ran abusive household cannot be named, rules high court - The Bureau of Investigative Journalism

The Second Reading - Mental Health Cop (masses of information and detail about passage of Mental Health Bill through the Commons)

Explainer: social care workforce crisis - The Lowdown

Validity and applicability of an Advance Decision to Refuse Treatment: A pre-trial review – Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection

Public misunderstanding, myths, and misinformation can hamper good end-of-life care - The BMJ

Kent County Council adult social care 'requires improvement' - BBC News

People with substance use and mental health disorders suffering harm and premature death after being excluded from care, warns RCPsych - RCPsych

Rewriting the future: how inclusive education can break the cycle of disengagement and reoffending - CYPNow

Warning NHS making same mistakes that led to Mid Staffs scandal with bosses ‘considering cutting beds and closing hospitals’ - The Independent

Why those with a "Personality Disorder" diagnosis always sabotage (or do they?) — Beam Consultancy

Policy, Reports and Resources

Dementia Journeys website - various resources around dementia

Independent commission into adult social care: terms of reference - GOV.UK

More than just hype: how emerging AI use is assisting health and social care - The King's Fund

Change the script campaign guide - Social Work England

An update on actions we're taking to improve - Care Quality Commission

Where will cuts to sickness and disability benefits fall hardest? - Joseph Rowntree Foundation

HMPPS Action Plan in Response to the thematic review of delays in the transfer of mentally unwell prisoners - GOV.UK

National review of higher education student suicide deaths - NCISH

Audio and Video

Navigating the Emotional terrain - Self Care Shorts - YouTube

Research

Radicalism and child protection: working with the community - Critical and Radical Social Work

Who’s got the power?: A social pedagogical exploration of power, the important element within relationship-based practice - Social Work Education

Events and Training

Margaret Butterworth Care Home Forum June 2025 - King's College London - 11 June

Pot Luck

A read

I Bought a Robot Cat for My Rabbit — and Fell Into the Weird World of Animal-Robot Research - MIT Press

A listen

How to be organised and productive - Carl Pullein

A watch

3 Mental Models to Think Like a Strategic Leader - Kara Ronin - YouTube