I wrote this about how the personal and professional became even more deeply interwoven this year, and how I've learned so much working with so many brilliant, creative and talented people. makingrightsmakesense.wordpress.com/2023/12/19/con…

Wolverhampton has won the honour of hosting the knockout stages and final of the men’s and women’s Kabaddi World Cup in March 2025. Cllr Bhupinder Gakhal, Cabinet Member for Visitor City shares more in this video and further details are at orlo.uk/9fXLw

What you would love to do if the right support were available? #IWouldLoveTo

Our wellbeing comes from leading a life from which we gain belonging and a sense of purpose. The role of social care should be to help us to live that life. So we asked people what life that would like to lead if the right support was available. #IWouldLoveTo #SocialCareFuture

Care workers are the heartbeat of our social care sector. That's why we've announced measures, including a new qualification, to recognise care work as a skilled profession. Care Minister @helen_whately met staff and residents at Peartree Care Home to see how this will help.

👥 Get ready to meet the exhibitors at the Compass Jobs Fair, Birmingham 18 March! Don't miss the chance to engage with employers in social work and social care, and explore a variety of career opportunities. Sign up for your free ticket 🔗 compassjobsfair.com/Events/Birming… BASW

I am excited this book is coming out in March. I hope it will be useful to practitioners, students & academics as a different way of thinking about social work. You can preorder here: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-enlightene…

Absolutely brilliant morning at Social Work @ UoB, with Dee_on sharing what we have on offer for Newly Qualified Social Workers completing their ASYE at Wolves Council Fantastic engagement and feedback from the students. Can’t wait to see you soon! PSW Wolverhampton

"Social work is truly transformative" - final inspiring post from our Chief Social Worker 👇

Calling practitioners, senior professional leaders and policy makers dedicated to fostering understanding and awareness of the LGBTQ+ community - we have spaces left for our LGBT History Month Conference on 23rd Februray. Register via link: forms.office.com/e/wKQXgk1sC2 @JasonHSchaub

Watch this Rachel Kelso joined us at our Oct gathering at her own initiative. Hear how she connects with the people she supports but is massively constrained by a system that just has to change. It’s one reason we are calling for changes to commissioning & better support models

Such a fantastic session planned with Dominic @SingleDadSW Watters this world social work day in Wolverhampton on such an important and impactful subject Laura Carter

A really fantastic event, thank you @JasonHSchaub @dr_dora_jandric and everyone involved. So much to take away 🌈 PSW Wolverhampton

⭐Coming up next: The Engage Model: How to effectively engage perpetrators of domestic abuse with MyCWA (Cheshire Without Abuse).⭐ 📍Room Discover ⏰1.10

Such an amazing session with Dominic @SingleDadSW Watters helping us to think more about food and fuel insecurity - we will be peeling back that wallpaper! #WSWD2024

Please have a look and consider applying ! Chief Social Worker for Adults - Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi?j…

👏 👏 👏 Congratulations to all our colleagues who have been named #AmazingSocialWorkers by the British Association of Social Workers BASW! 👉 Full story wolverhampton.gov.uk/news/city-soci…

Amazing to see so many of our amazing social workers in Wolverhampton recognised for the fantastic work they do #BeTheSocialWorkerYouWantToBe

Services for children and families in Wolverhampton 'remain a high priority', and 'aspirational plans are in place’ to improve them further says Ofsted following a recent focused inspection. Full story 👉 orlo.uk/EvRKo

Just a thought but maybe the reason so many psychiatrists say that they find inpatient psychiatric facilities and wards so difficult to work in, and so complex/dangerous is because of the environment and system itself. In front line work, I’ve worked with people in utter