Social work leadership in changing times
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.
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Opening doors to our LGBT communities
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.
Leadership in social work: part two
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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 …
Leadership in social work: part one
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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, …
Lessons learned from the named social worker programme
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Consultation and engagement, Knowledge and skills, Learning difficulties, Mental health, Our profession
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 …
Social Work England - taking a closer look
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 …