Social Work Links and Learning #169

1 June 2025

Jun 01, 2025

Introduction

We are now in June so wishing a happy summer to all. As always feedback welcomed.

I’ve got a couple of breaks coming up, towards the end of June but more of that in the weeks ahead. Please share with anyone else you think might find this useful!

pink flowers with green leaves — Photo by Gabriella Clare Marino on Unsplash

Quote of the Week

Blogs and Articles

Finding Perspective in the Noise - Social Work Survival

UK child poverty taskforce set to recommend return of Sure Start scheme - The Guardian

Anorexic woman gets to make her own (incapacitous) decisions, says Hayden J - Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection

Beryl Purdy - Mental Health Cop

Fluffy Platitudes Get us Nowhere - Thinking About...

Dementia Journeys: Bringing to life stories of unpaid carers supporting loved ones with dementia at the end of their lives - NIHR South London

Towards A Social Model Of Mental Capacity In Social Work - Advanced ACA

Government response to IICSA: 3 impacts for safeguarding practice - Children and Young People Now

'A complete subversion of a personal relationship' - BBC News (about domestic abuse and coercive control)

You care, you matter: understanding self-care for social care nurses - Deborah Sturdy (Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care)

Social Work England gets budget boost to help tackle fitness to practise backlogs - Community Care

Policy, Reports and Resources

Open Call for Evidence -Review of CQC Regulation 9A: visiting and accompanying in care homes, hospitals and hospices - GOV.UK

Guidance to support implementation of the Mental Capacity Act in acute trusts for adults with a learning disability - NHS England

Out-of-school settings: safeguarding guidance for providers - GOV.UK (updated) (the update is the addition of free e-learning course accessible through this link)

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

Covert recordings in Family Law proceedings concerning children - Family Justice Council Guidance

AI Knowledge Repository - NHS England

Parenting through Adversity Practice Guide (0-10) - Foundations

Findings from Social Care (SC)- Workforce Race Equality Standards (WRES) Data - Skills for Care

More than just hype: how emerging AI use is assisting health and social care - Patient Safety Learning - the hub

A Commission for change: SCIE’s vision for the Casey Commission - SCIE

Audio and Video

The ‘Care to chat’ podcast’s third series kicks off with a focus on ‘Precious memories’ during Dementia Action Week - NISCC

Learning from Fitness to Practice - Social Work England - YouTube

Research

Beyond the liberal subject: challenges in interpreting the CRPD, and the CRPD’s challenges to human rights - Human Rights Law Review

A line in the sand: Moving from surface improvement to foundational shifts to develop effective responses to extra-familial risks and harms - British Journal of Social Work

Events and Training

Exploring Decolonisation in Mental Health: A Seminar Series at the IoPPN (Next event - 4 June Decolonisation in Mental Health Care)

Learning Support and Capacity Project - The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel - 12 June

AI in Homecare: Top Tips for Smart and Safe Use - Digital Care Hub and Homecare Association - 24 June

When I Get Old - Meeting for Independent Social Workers - In Control on Behalf of Social Work Future - 8 July

Pot Luck

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