Pleased to see my paper with @Jeremydixon2000 and Judy Laing published. ‘The Professional Identity of Social Workers in Mental Health Services: A Scoping Review’ is free to access here: mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/1…

New article by Rachel Forrester-Jones, Beth Jaynes and I - Exploring romantic need as part of mental health social care practice. Free to access tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Presenting my research into Recovery approaches and social work as a poster at the Refocus on Recovery 2023 conference in Nottingham. Hosted by Robin Hood, obviously

For those that can access it, a letter in the BMJ on 'Promoting psychosocial approaches for more compassionate mental health services': bmj.com/content/382/bm…

BASW SASW So much enjoyed todays #socialwork policy panel SASW with HarryBark IPR talking about social work identity & professional capital

Join our free online conference - 'Adult Safeguarding: Past, Present and Future' on 23.11.23 (pm). With Claire Hilton, Mervyn Eastman FRSA, Jill Manthorpe, Jess Harris, Katy Brookfield, Rachel Fyson, Bridget Penhale, fran leddra , Mark Browne, Meg Robb and I. ticketpass.org/event/EKBCDT/a…

Are you a carer of someone living with #dementia who has been detained under the Mental Health Act? If so, researchers at the University of Bath and Bristol would like to talk to you. Please email [email protected] if you would like an information sheet telling you more.

Are you someone living with dementia who has been detained under the Mental Health Actin England or Wales? If so, researchers at the University of Bath and Bristol would like to talk to you. Please email [email protected] if you would like an information sheet telling you more.

Are you an IMHA who has supported someone living with dementia who has been detained under the Mental Health Act? If so, researchers at the University of Bath and Bristol would like to talk to you. Please email [email protected] for an information sheet telling you more.

Looking forward to speaking at this event next Friday. The sign-up link is below and the event is free for BASW members.

This is my new article: Caregiving experience associated with unpaid carers of persons with schizophrenia: a scoping review Read the whole article at: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Join us on Monday 15th Jan at 7pm GMT for a free RC49 - Sociology of Mental Health & Illness and Centre for Death and Society seminar on mental health deaths with Dr David Baker from @liverpool- Organisational Learning, or organised irresponsibility ticketpass.org/event/EBNTCN/o…

Are you a mental health social worker employed in a role that includes work with the Care Act 2014? If so, I would like to speak to you as part of my PhD research (and you'll get a voucher as a thank you!). Please email [email protected] for more information.

Please see my article titled ‘Consideration of Taiwanese working carers on choosing long-term care services for relatives with disabilities’ published in Practice. Free to access here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

If you are a social work researcher with an interest in sociology you may want to submit to Harry Bark session for the RC49 - Sociology of Mental Health & Illness group at the ISA conference isaconf.confex.com/isaconf/forum2…

Our next online seminar on 19.11.24 at 7.00pm UTC Using ethnography in services supporting people with cognitive difficulties and mental health problems: Issues and principles with Kjeld Høgsbro and Rich Moth. See forthcoming activities for link at: tinyurl.com/5f2rkbh3

Pleased to see my paper on social work, personalisation, and the Care Act 2014 published in the BJSW. Available open access here: academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance-a…

This Thursday - The Sociology of Mental Health Social Work (an online event between RC49 and the European Social Work Research Association Special Interest Group) - January 16th 2025 at 18.00-19.00 UTC. Link to join under 'forthcoming activities' at tinyurl.com/ycxvh52d

I am pleased to share my co-authored paper with Prof. Chen-Fen Chen, titled 'A Historical Overview of Policy Perspectives Towards Informal Care in Taiwan sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Are you a Social Worker or a Professional Advocate working in England? If yes, then you might be able to support our study at the University of Bath where we are exploring how people with learning disabilities are involved in safeguarding enquiries. We are looking for social