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Great opportunity for a fully funded PhD scholarship on lone parents at SocialWorkUnivEdin : sps.ed.ac.uk/study/prospect… Please share! #PhDposition

"At least half of the names I'm about to read out out could have been saved." This is heartbreaking & utterly unacceptable. Thank you Jess Phillips for continuously speaking out to help women and children. We must see systemic change to achieve a society where all women are safe.

We are recruiting to a fully-funded PhD through the NIHR Dementia Research Programme, focused on the role of the voluntary sector in supporting people from minority ethnic groups who are living with dementia. Closing date 15 April birmingham.ac.uk/schools/social…

I’ve written a short piece below on the need for a renewal of generosity towards service users and social workers #WSWD2024 #socialworkweek #WSWD

This paper, led by Dr Clare Gunby, explores the challenges, complexities and strategies of hope demonstrated by senior leaders working in voluntary sector sexual violence services, in a fluid and often completive funding & commissioning environment.

This is vital. And the truth, that we have collectively got to a point where we promote a soulless, one-size-fits-all package of managed care model over Direct Payments, because they are administratively easier, is an utterly shameful place for us all as public servants to be.

Brilliant presentation by Mandi MacDonald from SSESW at Queen's at #ECSWR24. Exploring digital communication for and with children and young people.

Thank you to Sarah Donnelly, Kathryn Mackay & Alisoun Milne for leading and organising this symposium and for colleagues at the ESWRA conference for sharing your thoughts, questions & reflections on carer harm.

Excellent s d thought-provoking presentations from Sarah Donnelly &

Hearing from Denise Tanner from University of Birmingham on valuing social work with older people - the SWOP project This study works to increase understanding and status of social work with older people. #sscr2024

Thanks Baroness Keeley of Worsley (also on BlueSky) for highlighting the findings of our research in UK House of Commons this week. It’s well past time that suicide & homicide risk in carers was discussed openly and definitely time for action to improve data collection & address the issue in health & social care.

📢 My analysis today shows nearly 18,000 domestic abuse crimes are missing from police statistics - after police were instructed to count fewer crimes. Administrative ease must never come before accurate recording of domestic abuse. My statement: domesticabusecommissioner.uk/nearly-eightee…

Looking forward to presenting with @Amy_Welshman at the Universitas 21 Social Work Grand Challenges online conference hosted by the SocialWorkUnivEdin May 15th and 16th. eventbrite.co.uk/e/universitas2…

Congratulations Amy on publishing this excellent and informative review. The first of many from your doctoral work, no doubt.

Come and join us for the second seminar of the year hosted by the BSA social work study group. Speakers Dr Amy Lynch and Dr Caroline Webb will be discussing their work exploring aspects of supervision in social work. All welcome! Remember to register. Dr Rosie Buckland co-convenor

Join us for an event on Tuesday 2nd July in which we discuss research around the detention of people living with dementia under the Mental Health Act eventbrite.co.uk/e/dementia-res…

📢 Opportunity to join our team at Womankind We are looking for a Research Consultant – specialising in monitoring, evaluation and learning to support the Policy and Advocacy team with a year-long evaluation of the Her Voice Fund Learn more & Apply here careers.womankind.org.uk/jobs/4636396-c…

britsoc.co.uk/events/key-bsa… Come join us at 6pm on 22nd July for a BSA social work session thinking about supervision in social work with families. Free to attend. All welcome!

My thoughts are with Goldsmiths colleagues this weekend who are waiting to find out who will receive redundancy notices on Monday. Please share - on why this matters to anyone who believes in the transformative power of education.

Louise Isham and I are hosting this. It’s free! It’s next Monday! Everyone welcome!