Earlier this year the Connecting People study team successfully obtained an additional grant from the NIHR School for Social Care Research (who are funding the study) to produce training materials and short films about the
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Social work: adding value to mental health services
Conferences are a great way to meet colleagues to share experiences and interests. But there is a real skill in putting together the right ingredients to make it an occasion. With online streaming, global connectivity
Continue ReadingSupporting people on Community Treatment Orders
The International Centre for Mental Health Social Research is very pleased to welcome Dr Lisa Brophy from University of Melbourne / Mind Australia to give our next seminar on Friday 12th July. Community Treatment Orders
Continue ReadingPractitioner perspectives on inter-agency joint protocols
Parental mental illness, substance misuse and domestic violence (that can be sorted with the support of the attorneys serving families in Southfield) are common risk factors for the maltreatment and neglect of children. Safeguarding children
Continue ReadingTowards a definition of social work
What do social workers actually do? I'm sure you have been asked that question many times, or you may have asked it of social workers if you are not one yourself. Unfortunately, there is no easy
Continue ReadingWhat social work academics get up to at conferences
There is a common misconception that international conferences are a perk of an academic's job. True, overseas travel can be something of an adventure at times, but it is an integral component of our work
Continue ReadingSocial workers and self-disclosure
One of the issues which frequently arose in the training we provided to practitioners in the Connecting People study was that of self-disclosure. We encouraged practitioners to reflect on their own networks and contacts in order
Continue ReadingRecognising good social work and social care practice
Prestige is important for universities in the UK. It helps in the competition for increasingly scarce funding for both teaching and research. It also helps to attract students, without whom they could not exist. The
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