Weekly Social Work Links - Issue 62

15 January

Introduction

Thanks all of you for your feedback and comments over the last week. I am hoping the move to a new platform has been as smooth as possible, while I am still learning the capacities of Substack. I always welcome suggestions; comments and any feedback so please do feel free to get in touch and do share with colleagues, friends, family, anyone who might be interested!

Have a great week and stay warm!

Blogs and Articles

Researching the Court of Protection - Assessing Hearings as a PhD student - Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection

A gentler, kinder incarceration? - Making Rights Make Sense

A Q&A with Sam Hepburn on: The influence and impacts of dyslexia on social work practice - The Neurodivergent Social Worker

Social Work in Ukraine - January Update IFSW

Inside Japan’s long experiment in automating eldercare | MIT Technology Review

Reports, Resources and Policy

Protecting the rights of older people to health and social care - British Geriatrics Society

Video

The link to the Neurodivergent Social Work Voices video is the first of a series. I’m not linking each of the videos individually but highly recommend watching the whole series. I learnt a lot from them

Neurodivergent Social Work Voices - Deb

Audio

Social Work, Cats and Rocket Science - January 2023 - Self-care

Social Work Research podcast - Relationship Based Supervision

Research

Power with and power over: Social Workers' reflections on the use of power when talking with parents about child welfare concerns - Children and Youth Services Review February 2023

Elder Abuse and Dementia: A Comparison of Older People with and without Dementia across the Prevalence of Abuse - Journal of Applied Gerontology

Events

I’ve included the online, free, Suzy Lamplugh Trust training because I think we all have a responsibility to speak up against harassment we see and the training can be useful to everyone.

The impact of Care Act Easements under the Coronavirus Act 2020 - Older People and Frailty PRU 19 January

Shine a Light on Co-Production - NHS England 19 January

Understanding the different rates in kinship foster care - What Works for Children's Social Care 19 January

New Directions in Mental Health Social Work - Kingston University 15 March

Stand up against Street Harassment - Bystander Training - Suzy Lamplaugh Trust - Various dates in January and February

Pot Luck

Deliberate Doubt: the art of questioning our assumptions - NessLabs