Weekly Social Work Links - Issue 95
8th October 2023
Introduction
It’s been a week of reflection for me and while I to add bit of personality to my introductions, it’s a hard one for me this week because my reasons for reflection are sad. I’m fine, by the way, and will be but sometimes we need to take account of the actions that can be driven by hatred and particularly pernicious is the impact of hatred of who a person IS intrinsically rather than what a person DOES.
It is timely though, in Black History Month, to reflect beyond my own circumstances to the ways that racialised hatred and the need to ‘other’ people who are different has caused and continues to cause direct harm, in terms of violence, genocide but also in those day-to-day interactions that we have with difference. So, my thoughts, briefly, because I do want to keep this brief, is about the importance of embracing and welcoming difference as adding to the whole and the richness of human experience we encounter. I will be at Community Care Live this week so if you are around and want to catch up, drop me a line, otherwise, I’d really appreciate it if you can continue to share the newsletter with any who you think might benefit or be interested - I always welcome feedback and suggestions.
Have a good week
Awareness Months, Weeks, Days
Breast Cancer Awareness Month - October
ADHD Awareness Month - October
Sukkot/Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah - Jewish Festivals (29 Sept - 9 Oct)
Baby Loss Awareness Week (wb 9th Oct)
World Mental Health Day (10 Oct)
Quote of the week
Blogs and Articles
Life working in a children's home as social workers talk of 'tears and laughter' - Chronicle Live
Human Rights Watch to visit UK to gather evidence on institutional abuse - Disability Rights UK
Trust in social care: the bridge to compassionate support - Think Local Act Personal
Family Help – a new concept or an old ideal? Revisiting section 17 - ADCS Blog
Adult social care: 3 steps to achieve ‘a gloriously ordinary life’ – Academy of Social Sciences
Policy, Reports and Resources
Learning disability and autism programme update - NHS England
The road to race equality in the NHS: 10 steps to crafting an effective action plan - NHS Providers
Suicide by middle-aged men - NCISH
Video
Audio
File on 4 - Jon Holmes - Generation Shame (about forced adoption) - BBC Sounds
Social Workers, Rise - Self Care is about more than Bubble Baths (Google Podcasts Link)
Research
Events
Building Bridges: Sharing New Research about Social Prescribing - NDTi - 11 October
The Super Helper Syndrome: A survival guide for compassionate people - CityLit 12 October
Who Cares? An exploration of caregiving and care - University of Birmingham - 27 October
Hospice at Home Toolkit Launch - NIHR - 30 October
Pot Luck
A read
This will not always be a thing - Raptitude
A listen
A watch
In Conversation with... Barbara Mills KC (Family Court Barrister)