Weekly Social Work Links - Issue #25

Blogs and Articles

Charles Tallack sets out what the proposed amendment to the social care cap will really mean for people needing care.

Mark Topps reveals why risk-taking is a hot topic in social care and gives his advice on how to mitigate risks to provide the best outcomes for your clients.

I really enjoyed this piece from Self Care Shorts

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Everyone has the right to information about gender and sexuality and to get good support to express themselves.

39 Essex provide an update on which parts of the MCA and DoLS CoPs are needing updates

Reports, Resources and Policy

CQC annual report on the use of the Mental Health Act looks at how providers are caring for patients and whether patients' rights are being protected.

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The BASW England Children and Families Group has produced a Scop

This issue is about working with families to protect children - you have to enter some details to download this but it is free to access.

Video

Peter Fuggle, former Clinical Director at the Anna Freud Centre, and Lyndsey Mortimer, Service Delivery Manager at Families First Leeds, look at a whole system approach to relational practice – from planning, to governance, to commissioning, to management, to frontline practice

From Mental Elf #Elfnuggets with useful recent research to use in practice. This one is from October 2021.

Audio

Beverley Barnet Jones MBE and Tim Fisher connect with Polly Curtis on the subject of social work and Polly's new book, Behind Closed Doors. 

Research

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Events

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Fantastic free event over two days

Range of events over the week beginning 14 March run by Social Work England

Multiple events over the week beginning 14th March - collated by but not run by Social Work England

Browse our full programme of events as we celebrate and champion social work this March.

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