Dedicated readers of this site will know that this will be Chief Social Worker for Adults Lyn Romeo's last blog for the next 12 months. This provides a natural opportunity to reflect on her experiences in the role to date, consider collective achievements, and look ahead to future challenges and possibilities.
It's that time of year again, when new students are settling into their degree programmes and making plans for the academic year ahead. Lyn Romeo, Chief Social Worker for Adults is sending welcome wishes to them and a big thank you to the academic staff teaching them.
Lyn Romeo: The introduction and establishment of the Principal Social Worker in Adult Social Care has made a significant impact in improving the focus on professional practice and social work values as vital ingredients in improving adult social care and …
Our Chief Social Worker for Adults Lyn Romeo recently attended the London Borough of Bexley Adult Social Work forum where she met consultant social worker, Nicola Shawyer. Nicola's story of continuous professional development to improve her practice, that of the students she supervises, and its impact on improving outcomes for vulnerable people, is exemplified in an innovative induction pack of her own devising. Social workers in training? Start here!
Human relationships, not process or protocol, lie at the heart of effective leadership in adult social work. Read Lyn Romeo's fifth annual report in post as the Chief Social Worker for Adults in England.
Opening Doors London provides support and services to older Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans (LGBT+) people. To mark LGBT History Month, its director Alice Wallace explains why we all need to shed preconceptions and enter into positive non-presumptive dialogue with older LGBT+ individuals.
Social pedagogy is based on humanistic values and is primarily concerned with well-being, learning and growth and seeks to recognise and promote each individual’s potential. In part one of this two part blog, UCLan’s Ali Gardner explored the concept in the …
Before Christmas, I was very pleased to post a guest blog from Ali Gardiner, senior lecturer at the University of Central Lancashire, on a fascinating methodology of interest to our social work profession: social pedagogy. If you haven’t read it, …
This week sees the launch of the final publications of the Named Social Worker programme, launched by the Department of Health and Social Care two years ago and involving nine local authorities from across England over its two phases. Next …
Qualified social workers, Liz Howard and Nimal Jude recently joined the Social Work England Implementation Project (sponsored by the Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care) to work on preparations for the official launch of the new …