New 4-year integrated Masters qualifying programme in social work at the University of York is producing confident, skilled and experienced practitioners
There are currently a number of ways to qualify as a social worker in England. The minimum qualification required is a Bachelors degree, but there are employment-based and postgraduate routes too. Much of the controversy
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Over the next 12 weeks I’m raising funds for mental health research and initiatives.
I'm walking the world (well, 500 miles of it) to fundraise for groundbreaking mental health research and initiatives. I need your help! I'm taking on The Great York Walk, a challenge walking event that will
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On Friday I had the pleasure of spending the day with the Chief Social Workers (CSWs). Isabelle Trowler (CSW for Children and Families) and Lyn Romeo (CSW for Adults) spent the day in York to meet with
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Tomorrow is University Mental Health and Wellbeing Day. This is an annual event to promote the mental health of those who live and work in higher education settings. The International Centre for Mental Health Social
Continue ReadingMaking Research Count is a national collaborative research dissemination initiative which holds regular seminars for social workers across the country. It is organised regionally in partnership with local authorities and other employers. Making Research Count
Continue ReadingThree months is a short time in the life-cycle of an academic. It is about one-eighth of the length of time it takes from writing a peer-reviewed journal paper to getting it published in a print
Continue ReadingI'm not usually inspired to write about my diary, but this week has been quite exceptional and renewed my faith in the future of mental health social work. My first day in the employ of
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