Weekly Social Work Links - Issue 75

30th April

Introduction

Welcome back for my 75th edition of this newsletter. I am going to take a week off next week for the bank holiday but will be back again in the middle of May. This week has seen the verdicts in the Whorlton Hall trial (see first link) and while I always recommend every link (because that’s why I put them in!), the first link, and the blogs before it, really do focus us on what we need to do (and not do) as social workers.

As always, I welcome feedback, comments and do share with friends, family and colleagues!

See you in a couple of weeks.

Blogs and Articles

Whorlton Hall Prosecution – Verdicts - George Julian (this is the most recent post but I recommend reading through all her previous posts on this trial)

SSCR – a place and a space - School for Social Care Research - Dr Gill Manthorpe

How to become a social worker: Omar's story - BBC Bitesize

CQC will be assessing a battered adult social care system - Local Government Chronicle

ADASS president: ‘If you see black women in leadership, you believe you can achieve that too’ - Community Care

Policy, Reports and Resources

Holding Our Own: A guide to non-policing solutions to serious youth violence - Liberty

The National MAPPA Research - Anglia Ruskin University

Autism: Overview of policy and services - House of Commons Library

The Bloom Review: An independent review into how government engages with faith - Gov.uk

Money and Mental Health Policy Institute Annual Impact Report 2022

Learning for the Police from Multi Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) Serious Case Reviews - 2023

Video

Social Work Week 2023 - Social Work England - Playlist (there are many videos on this link)

Are robots the solution to Japan's Care Crisis - Centre for Care - Webinar Recording

Audio

Richard Devine's Social Work Podcast - Interview with social worker and author, Rhian Taylor

Research

Service users’ experiences of social and psychological avoidable harm in mental health social care in England: Findings of a scoping review - The British Journal of Social Work

Understanding the identity of lived experience researchers and providers: a conceptual framework and systematic narrative review - Research involvement and engagement

Events

Crystallised Intelligence: The Value of Lived Experience - Arts and Health Hub - 16 May

Our Lives Now - A webinar to present and reflect on findings from Wave 4 of the Coronavirus and People with Learning Disabilities Study - Manchester Metropolian University - 17 May

CELCIS Emerging Insights Webinar: Protecting Teenagers from Exploitation - 23 May

Writing for the Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning - Dr Jo Finch - University of Suffolk - 25 May

Pot Luck

A read

Antisemitism Uncovered - A guide to old myths in a new era - ADL

A listen

The Warsaw Ghetto - BBC Sounds

A watch

How to Get Ahead of 99% of People (Starting Today) - Mark Manson (it might not be what you are expecting from this title!)