Weekly Social Work Links - Issue #37

Blogs and Articles

Co-produced research has found that central to the success of home visits are the small gestures social workers engage in.

Reflections on the lived experience of senior black and minority ethnic leaders in the NHS.

Reports, Resources and Policy

An analysis of publicly available data about the characteristics of ICSs, the contexts and challenges facing each area, and possible implications for national policy.

Each week we present analysis of data in chart form to illustrate some key issues and invite discussion. People with severe mental health problems who are in contact with the criminal justice system can be held as restricted patients in hospitals if they have been assessed as needing treatment. Miranda Davies takes a closer look at new data that shows that 16% of restricted patients in hospital are Black or Black British, despite only making up 3% of the general population.

Video

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In this lecture Prof Ryan takes a whistle-stop tour through the academic, activist, and personal, to demonstrate how assumptions, rather than evidence, underpin so much of what is wrong. Sara Ryan is a social scientist and scholar activist. Her work focuses on learning disability, autism and inequalities.

Audio

Sarah Flagg and Paul Shuttleworth have a chat about their British social work lives, and break down complex policy, theory and practice into a discussion that is relatable and (sometimes) humorous.

Research

The impact of shielding during the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

In this article, I provide a micro(oral)history of Cynthia Reid, one of only five women who founded the Minorities Research group—the first known lesbian organization in Britain, in 1963.

Events

Eventbrite - Social Work Department, School of Social and Political Science, The University of Edinburgh presents World Refugee Day: Responding to Refugees in Complex Emergencies - Monday, 20 June 2022 - Find event and ticket information.

Conference of INGOs Civil Society Committee on the Rights of the Child (CSC-RC) Strasbourg 7 June 2022 ...

In this free, online workshop we will talk about the pros and cons of taking antidepressants long-term for people who have had depression; the problems they may face in coming off long-term treatment (including relapse and withdrawal symptoms); and what help could be provided by primary care, pharmacy, and psychological therapy services.

Pot Luck

Extensive free e-learning about anti-racism via coursera