Weekly Social Work Links - Issue 90
3rd September 2023
Introduction
Welcome to September although it doesn’t quite feel like the end of summer yet, for those of you based in England, we have entered ‘renewals period’. I won’t keep lecturing but if you haven’t yet completed your renewals, book some time in, well in advance, to get it done - these three months are going to pass very quickly!
Long intro this week but I also want to highlight September as East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month - have a look at the link below and go to the events tab to see in person and online events happening across the country (UK).
Thanks to all who have joined and thanks to all who have sent links, suggestions, and comments. I always welcome feedback and happy to take any suggestions for links that you might come across - reply to the post or contact me on Twitter via @vic15 - have a good week and a fruitful September/Autumn!
Awareness Months, Weeks, Days
East and South East Asian Heritage Month (September)
World Alzheimer’s Month (September)
Blood Cancer Awareness Month (September)
International Day of Charity (5 September)
International Literacy Day (8 September)
World Suicide Prevention Day (10 September)
Quote of the week
Blogs and Articles
Annual DoLS case numbers hit 300,000 following 11% hike - Community Care
Why It’s Finally Time for a Register of ‘Children Not in School’ - The Social Policy Blog
Building Community Partnerships to support people to Live Well: Creative Minds - ImROC
Met Wins Battle - Mental Health Cop
Difficult Questions - Social Worker Sharing
Executive Functioning and self-regulation - The Neurodivergent Social Worker
Policy, Reports and Resources
Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards, 2022-23 - NHS Digital
Business Plan 2023-2026 - Care Quality Commission
Building community health and care capacity: Reflections from other countries - Nuffield Trust
Food poverty: Households, food banks and free school meals - House of Commons Library
Video
‘I wished I wasn’t Black’, one woman’s story of racism in care – Channel 4 News
Social Work Case Study Analysis (Mental Health) - Kayleigh Rose Evans
Go Carefully Into the World: Self Care Shorts Live 2023
Audio
Creative Life Story Work - Podcast Season 2: Episode 11 - The Studio of the Fostered Heroes
Research
Beliefs and Information Sources to Ageism: Myth or Reality? - Journal of Gerontological Social Work
Events
CPD Requirements Workshop - Social Work England - Various Dates
Pot Luck
A read
'The Trauma of COVID Opened a Door That Governments and Corporations Can't Close' – Byline Times
A listen
Rethink: How Change Happens - BBC Sounds