Weekly Social Work Links - Issue #28

Blogs and Articles

A newly qualified social worker is using his life experiences of poverty and food insecurity to campaign for change and inform other practitioners.

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Reports, Resources and Policy

Where will system leadership and partnership working fit into the new operating model, and will commitments to devolve decision-making be fulfilled?

This is a report about racism within social work in England.

This report describes the progress made on the recommendations in our Out of sight – who cares? report, published in October 2020, which looked at the use of restraint, seclusion and segregation in care services. This progress report highlights the main areas where further work is still needed. It builds on the December 2021 progress report.

In this summary report, the British Association of Social Workers (BASW) presents the findings of its 2021 annual survey providing an insight into the state of the profession, the views of social workers and student social workers on key topics and the on-going impact of working during the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond.

This consultation seeks views on proposed changes to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 Code of Practice and implementation of the Liberty Protection Safeguards.

Video

Reflections on the pandemic, the impact on loved ones, colleagues and everyone’s lives and the impact on social work as part of the national day of reflection.

Join social work leaders as they reflect on the key issues of 2021, Social Work England’s second year, and the continued impact of COVID-19

Audio

'No more knives' by Christina Gabbitas is a book and animation for 8,9 and 10 yr old primary children educating them about how to avoid grooming,county lines and knife crime. A valuable addition to safeguarding resources.

In the latest episode of the Social Work Podcast Insights series Stephen talks to Matt Graham Senior Lecturer in Social Work at UCLAN and co-author of A Practical Guide to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 about some aspects of the Mental Capacity Act

Research

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Pot Luck

This article defines the Socratic method, a technique for establishing knowledge derived from the approach of ancient Greek philosopher Socrates.