Weekly Social Work Links - Issue #32

Blogs and Articles

The All Party Parliamentary Group on Women in the Penal System has published a briefing on “Women’s Health and Wellbeing in Prisons”.  This post is about one specific claim only, within that briefing - that prisons are regularly but inappropriately being used a “place of safety” (PoS) and this is an unintended consequence of a…

Guest blogger Eleanor Tallon shares her thoughts on the forthcoming changes to LPS and how it might work on a practical level.

British Sign Language (BSL) is set to be legally recognised in England, Scotland and Wales, after a Bill cleared the Parliamentary process on Wednesday.

Reports, Resources and Policy

Describes the signs that someone may be a victim of modern slavery, the support available to victims, and the process for determining whether someone is a victim.

Ofsted strategy for the next 5 years (2022 to 2027).

Video

#socialworkeruk #socialwork #socialworkstudentI am a social worker in the UK and passed university with a 1st class degree in Social Work. In this video, I s...

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Events

NISCC helps raise standards in the social care workforce in Northern Ireland | NISCC

This is an in-person event in London

Pot Luck

We assume that more of everything makes us happy. The tragedy is that the desire for more doesn’t create happiness but destroys it.