Society
A month ago, Mark Harvey and Fran Leddra, Joint Chief Social Workers for Adults, were finalising their annual report and filming a video message to release on World Social Work Day.
Like the rest of us, they now find themselves in a period of uncertainty and worry. With this in mind, they reflect on what it means to be a social worker in these unusual times and how we can all prepare ourselves for the challenges to come.
As populations and societies around the world continue to age, grow and diversify, so too does the risk of consciously or unconsciously oppressing individuals based on an increasingly complex and interlacing range of cultural, ethnic, biological, political and economic factors.
It’s an area of practice close to Professor Claudia Bernard’s heart. As Professor of Social Work at Goldsmiths, University of London, Claudia is currently working on a book on the subject, entitled Intersectionality for Social Workers: Theory and Practice. We’re delighted to share her blog on this fascinating topic with you now
In our social work with adults blogs this year we will be introducing thought provoking themes and ideas from across the sector. Ones that may challenge us, others that we can relate to, but all that will hopefully engage us …
In 1918, women over 30 obtained these right following years of campaigning. As we move towards a general election it is important to remember that many of our citizens and neighbours who have the right to vote may still find this a challenge - a challenge we find in social care but one that social work can and should actively aim to resolve.
Human trafficking and modern-day slavery remain a very real experience for far too many people in the UK and across the world today. Today is Anti-Slavery Day and we wanted to use our social work blog to highlight the very painful realities of its effects on people and our roles as social workers as being able to support individuals and be part of the solution.
I am delighted to be an opening speaker at the 9th International Social Work Conference: Shaping the Future - promoting human rights and social perspectives in health and mental health. Social workers from all over the world are gathering in …
About a year ago Martin Farran, formerly Corporate Director of Health, Housing and Adult Social Care at City of York Council, wrote a blog piece for DHSC’s Social Care News describing York’s journey to becoming an asset-based place. He spoke then of the …
There are moments, quite frequently as it happens, when I am reminded just how visionary and forward thinking our profession can be. The government recently announced nearly £4.5 million funding for 23 so called social prescribing projects across England. As …
My latest guest blogger, Professor Sarah Galvani, leads UK research on substance use in social work education and practice. Her work includes a focus on alcohol and other drug use in association with a range of social and health care …
International Women's Day is a day of recognition and celebration of women globally. It’s the one day of the year that recognises the value that women bring to individual communities and collectively to the world, and showcases the incredible struggles …
