Introduction
For the week that includes World Social Work Day on Tuesday, I hope you have an opportunity to reflect on the profession as a whole and how we can be more of our parts.
There’s lots going on over the week but I will not repeat links in previous editions but if you go back to Issue 69 there are numerous links in the Events section.
I am going to be taking a break from the newsletter for two weeks and hope to be back on the 9th
April, which is Easter with what I expect to be a larger edition to counter for the time I am away.
Please do forward to colleagues, friends, neighbours, parents, children, and anyone who might be interested! Have a good day/week/rest of March. As always, I welcome feedback, suggestions, and comments.
Blogs and Articles
We call on NHS England to publish the joint StopSIM policy in full immediately - StopSIM alliance if you haven’t followed the StopSIM campaign group, and even if you have, this letter/article with worth a read, not least to learn about how coproduction needs to work
Understanding Depth - Mental Health Cop
Megan Thee Stallion, Bradley Cooper Join Creative Care Council - Variety
Conversation Starters for Social Work Leaders - How can leaders inspire changes? - The Neurodivergent Social Worker (this is just the last of a series of posts with one every day for the week so recommend looking at the whole series!)
Where shall P live? - Promoting Open Justice in the Court of Protection
Policy, Reports and Resources
Our Strategy 2023 - 2026 Social Work England
Responses and Interventions Catalogue - Contextual Safeguarding
Mental Health Statistics - prevalence, services and funding in England - House of Commons Library
Social Prescribing Around the World - A World Map of Global Developments in Social Prescribing Across Different Health System Contexts - National Academy for Social Prescribing this link goes directly to a PDF download of the report
Video
Social Work Career Advice (That Actually Matters!) - Kayleigh Rose Evans
Why are we stuck in hospital? SCIE
Audio
Social Work Professional Identity - Martin Webber's Social Work Research Podcast
The Spark - Rory O'Connor and preventing suicide - BBC Sounds
Research
Parents’ views on improving relationships with their social workers - Journal of Social Work
Events
The Black Care Experience Charter - 25 April
Disability Expo (in person and remote) - 6 and 7 July
Pot Luck
A read
The radical idea that people aren't stupid - Experimental History
A listen
Origin Story - Latest Episode - Gary Lineker, Free Speech and the Nazis
Brilliant!!!