Introduction by Robert Lewis A National Plan to End Homelessness (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, 2025) provided a welcome focus on the need to work across government departments to help improve outcomes for those people experiencing long-term homelessness …
Introduction from Sarah McClinton I am delighted to share this blog from Professor Jerry Tew and Nick Sinclair, whose expertise and commitment have made an important contribution to the development of Family and Group Conferencing for Adults. It is particularly …
Last Autumn, together with Deborah Sturdy, Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care, we restated the values that underpin social care - Reaffirming Our Values in Adult Social Care – Social care. Those values persist and remain fundamental. But in the …
Introduction By Sarah McClinton One longstanding challenge faced by social workers is ensuring the safety and quality of care for people who move into health and care settings out of their local area, where there is a high risk …
On the 16 June I chaired the first National Adults Safeguarding Board, created in direct response to Baroness Casey's safeguarding recommendations set out in her letter to the then Secretary of Health and Social Care on 3 March 2026, and …
This week is Loneliness Awareness Week and I wanted to thank Phil Holmes, this year’s President of ADASS for challenging us to think about the contribution of adult social care to tackling loneliness. When I think back to my time as a front-line social …
Introduction from Sarah McClinton This blog marks Mental Health Awareness Week 2026 with a thoughtful reflection on what it means to move beyond awareness and towards meaningful action. It explores how mental health social work can help rebalance power, place …
Practice placements are a core part of qualifying as a social worker. Students must spend at least 200 days in practice over their course. Up to 30 of these days can be allocated to students developing their skills for practice; …
For our fourth blog in celebration of Social Work Week 2026 we welcome Sarah Blackmore who is a registered social worker and the executive director of strategy, policy and engagement at Social Work England (SWE). In this blog, Sarah reflects on …
Robert Lewis, DHSC Mental Health Social Work Lead in conversation with Fazeela Hafejee, Assistant Director for Adults with Disabilities, Bradford – carried out on 25th February 2026. Introduction by Robert Lewis Ahead of Social Work Week, I invited Fazeela Hafejee …
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