Weekly Social Work Links - Issue #27

Blogs and Articles

The 'dysfunctional' care market needs overhaul to tackle high prices and scarce placements, says the Competition and Markets Authority

News is that there is no news

Good reflection from Jemima, the Deputy Chief Inspector of Hospitals (Mental Health) at CQC

Reports, Resources and Policy

Funding will help children find permanent homes faster, as research shows more adoptive parents are being recruited and children are waiting less time in care.

Does what it says- useful site about all things capacity

Video

This week's webinar sees the return of June Eric-Udorie as she leads a passionate session on Intersectionality and Anti-Racist social work practice.

Audio

With Dr. Sylvia

New podcast covers FII, formerly known as Munchhausen's syndrome by proxy

Research

This paper reports on the England part of a research project exploring judicial decision making in eight jurisdictions with respect to care applications in respect of new-born infants.

Events

Not so much an event but a free online course from OpenLearn

A number of events in a couple of weeks, covering many different areas of social work

This webinar will be led by Linda Hume (RNLD, MSc, FHEA) from the Challenging Behaviour Foundation.

Eventbrite - An Introduction to implementing Parent Advocacy - Wednesday, 23 March 2022 - Find event and ticket information.

Lots of free events over the next week to check out (I have a conflict of interest here in that I am involved in this but it is good content and covers so much) - don't forget to check out the Independent Programme too

Pot Luck

I've added this because it moves me to tears and it reminds me of people who are living amid a war.

'Oh my country so beautiful and lost!

Or so dear yet unhappy!'