Weekly Social Work Links - Issue 85

16th July

Introduction

Quick housekeeping tweet - I’ve changed the title of the ‘events’ category to ‘events/training’ because I’ll include non-date specific online/e-learning in this category as well - when it pops up (as it does this week!).

Have a good week - always welcome feedback and feel free to pass on to friends/colleagues. South Asian Heritage month starts this week as well so something to keep an eye out for.

Photo by Jacqueline O'Gara on Unsplash

Awareness Months, Weeks, Days

Disability Pride Month (July)

Good Care Month (July)

Sarcoma Awareness Month (July)

South Asian Heritage Month (18 July - 17 August)

Nelson Mandela Day - July 18

Quote of the week

Blogs and Articles

10 years, 10 points, 10 minutes - mydaftlife

The Liz Kendall interview: “I don’t want to go back to 1997, let alone 1945” - The House

'As a former child in care, I know the difference social workers make to people's lives' - Community Care

Northumberland Council deemed ‘too rigid’ in its consideration of Disability Related Expenditure - CASCaidR

Section 135(2) Warrants and CTOs – Mental Health Cop

Policy, Reports and Resources

Act Against Racism - Tackling Racism in the Workplace - Resources and guidance to help mental health employer organisations and employees - Royal College of Psychiatrists (direct link to PDF of report)

39 Essex Chambers Mental Capacity Case Reports: issue 2 now out - Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Things foster carers need to know - CoramBAAF (link to series of PDF pamphlets)

World Class: Global learnings for England on early years policy - Sutton Trust

A Spotlight on Injustice: The Final Report from the Commission on COVID-19, Ableism and Racism - VODG

Video

Why do we see disproportionate numbers of children from ethnic minority groups in care? - Nuffield Family Justice Observatory

Joe Swash - Teens in Care - BBC iPlayer

Audio

Two Co-production Journeys - ADASS West Midlands and ADASS East of England - Resources - Think Local Act Personal - This page links to a couple of podcasts

Local Authority Assessment - Test and Learn - CQC Connect

Sylvia's Story : Neglect, Addiction and the Child Protection Process - New Beginnings (Spotify Link)

Research

Confronting intergenerational harm: Care experience, motherhood and criminal justice involvement - British Journal of Criminology

Local Online Information for Carers in England: Content and Complexity - Practice

Events/Training

Anti-Racism Leadership Webinars (various dates - between 25 July to 1 August)

UK x India: Learning from Indian Social Work's Past and Present - SWots - 1 August

Addressing multiple exclusion homelessness in social work education - KCL - 20 September

Core Managers: Inclusive Leadership in Health and Care - NHS Leadership Academy/FutureLearn

Pot Luck

A read

Curiosity: The neglected trait that drives success - BBC Worklife

A listen

In Our Time - Rawl's Theory of Justice - BBC Sounds

A watch

Feminism in Politics: Past, Present, Future - British Library