Weekly Social Work Links - Issue #50

Blogs and Articles

This is one of a number of posts on a new blog 'The Critical AMHP' and I recommend searching out the site and reading all the blogs there. It's a great addition to the social work 'blogosphere'

Amanda Holt summarises the research findings on child to parent abuse, covering its prevalence, contexts, and impacts.

Reports, Resources and Policy

Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel paper setting out key findings from reviews where domestic abuse featured.

Briefing explains why taking action to acknowledge and address the impact of racism within the children & family services area is both important and timely.

Video

Great series from Social Work Shorts which isn't just for students!

Siobhan takes us Back to Basics to look at Confident Decision Making in Social Work

Audio

In this episode, we talk about childhood. About how environments that we grow up in, and experiences that we have in our childhood, can shape us as adults and affect our mental health. 

Tomi Dixon returns home to London to tell the story of Trinidad-born journalist and political activist Claudia Jones, the woman who went toe to toe with the US government and fought just as hard when she found her way to Britain in the 1950s.

Research

Events

Official Black History Month online events for during 2022.

The social worker's no recourse to public funds toolkit - Launch - Monday, 31 October 2022 - Find event and ticket information.

Pot Luck

Discover the fascinating, little-known history of Black Tudors in England, and learn how to undertake historical detective work, with this online Black history course.