Weekly Social Work Links - Issue 98

12 Nov 2023

Introduction

Back this week after a fortnight absence. Thanks for bearing with me but it has been a difficult few weeks personally. I am going to make a few changes after the 100th edition, including a possible change of name but always welcome to hear suggestions/feedback. You can reply to this email or leave a message.

I’ve had a few new subscribers so a brief explanation about what I am trying to do - it is just to drop a few links I have come across each week, it started as just two but I have extended a little way! Everything I add regarding research is open access and all the events are free and online. I add some random stuff that has interested me at the bottom. I’m always open to suggestions. I’ve dropped the daily/weekly/monthly awareness days but if you like it, I can bring it back but do want to take this opportunity to wish everyone who celebrates a wonderful Diwali.

Quote of the week

Blogs and Articles

‘Professional’ language – Rewriting social care

Fair? Affordable? Care? - The Small Places

RCRP in London – Mental Health Cop

‘Every one of us has a different story’: a historic portrait of care system success - The Guardian

Shadowing an NHS CEO - Mushtag

How do social workers explain the rise in adult safeguarding referrals? - Transforming Society

Elder abuse in the UK: out of the shadows and on to the agenda - The BMJ

Lives less ordinary: why government should embrace human complexity - UCL Policy Lab

Policy, Reports and Resources

The multi-agency response to children and families who need help - Ofsted, CQC and HMICFRS

Chief Medical Officer’s annual report 2023: health in an ageing society - GOV.UK

Reducing Health Inequalities faced by Children and Young People - NHS Providers

Speaking Up - Accents and social mobility - Sutton Trust

Research and Report Briefings - Policy Partners Project - this includes a number of summaries of research findings with the most recent being Who Cares? A Review of Reports of Exploitation in the Care Sector (PDF) but there are lots of reports and rather than choose one, wanted to share them all!

Video

Impact of Advocacy - Learning Disability England

Reflective Practice in Social Work: 40 Years on from Schön - Social Work Student Connect

Audio

Linking research and practice for social work - The Portal Podcast

The intergenerational impacts of racism - Centre for Mental Health

Research

Forming a new and unexpected relationship through digital technologies: Lessons for child and family social work - Adoption and Fostering

The voice of the child in social work practice: A phenomenological analysis of practitioner interpretation and experience - Child and Youth Services Review

Events and Learning

On the Journey - Navigating Mental Health - ExChange - Series of Webinars through November 2023

Creating Inclusive Residential Care for LGBTQ+ Elders, a place to share best practice and create new knowledge - Community of Practice 3 - University of Kent - 23 November

Adult Safeguarding: Past, Present and Future - University of Bath - 23 November

Social Model of Disability - FutureLearn

Pot Luck

A read

A Boat Ride to the Confluence of the Two Niles - Granta

A listen

Conflicted Podcast - I haven’t gone for a specific episode but it is about the history of the Middle East from all perspectives, and all perspectives are very much needed

A watch

Time Anxiety or the fear of wasting your time (is it too late to get started?) - Anne-Laure Le Cunff