Yes we did, we had such a great day on Saturday- went to Waterstones, the Science & Media museum and Salts Mill and were away by 2!! Loved meeting you and your amazing family too!
Inside the prettiest Waterstones in the country- looks like the set of Harry Potter
Books in and flowers in front of a gorgeous arch window
The reception of the science and media museum
Water and fountains in front of the city hall
Everyone must try to visit Bradford in Yorkshire to celebrate the #cityofculture it is absolutely stunning
Night Jenny ☺️
People smiling holding the book
Rob, Hannah and Elaine smiling in front of balloons
Sophie with Elliott and Jordan
Hannah and Fazeela
Such a brilliant evening in Bradford for the launch of the uk.jkp.com/products/the.... It’s such a brilliant book written by such an inspiring group of social workers. @robmitch92.bsky.social @elaineljames.bsky.social
So excited to be able to attend this book launch. Such a great book, such an inspiring team of writers, encouraging active, rights-based social work 👇
#socialworkcatsandrocketscience
#socialwork
#HumanRights
Yes absolutely shocking and inhumane.
Holding up the book Anti-Racist Social Worker in Practice
Chapter 15
Look what’s arrived! Really looking forward to reading this- just read the last chapter first because we can be great at saying the right things… This is going to be a helpful book! www.routledge.com/The-Anti-Rac... Discount code 25SMA1
@tanyamoore.bsky.social #AntiRacism
“I can’t sleep, I’m so scared.”
My report in tomorrow’s Guardian on the disability benefit cuts “domino effect”: losing PIP will see unpaid carers lose their benefits too - pulling away two main strands of a family’s income at once. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Thank you! They are great aren’t they? I didn’t realise they would have a ribbon as well! 🎀
Photo shows cakes with World Social Work Day graphic on them in my kitchen
Photo of cake which says Strengthening Intergenerational Solidarity for Enduring Wellbeing with the design for this year’s world social work day
Life of a Principal Social Worker: Saturday morning up early and to Asda. Nearly ready for #WorldSocialWorkDay #WSWD25 @socialworkengland.bsky.social @basw-uk.bsky.social
Was an absolute pleasure Rob, thank you for inviting me.
‘When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”’Fred Rogers.
This is such a brilliant post and a huge amount of fantastically useful information. 👇
#socialcare #socialwork #InternationalWheelchairDay
Sarah McClinton, Chief Social Worker standing with Hannah Scaife, PSW and Sarah Range PSW in front of a PSW Network banner all smiling.
Feels good to have a Chief Social Worker back in DHSC and spending the day listening to and engaging with the Adults PSW Network. #SocialWork
Photo shows BIHR presentation in a conference room
Great to be at WECIL’s Community Event today thinking about choice, control and doing things differently. Heard about www.accesscharity.org.uk/accessava which provides free legal information about adult social care and now human rights with the brilliant BIHR.
Absolutely wonderful award for an absolute legend of a Social Worker. Congratulations @elaineljames.bsky.social 👏👏👏
If there’s space for a little one…
A really exciting opportunity to work in as a social worker to support people with mental health needs to live their best lives:
careers.southglos.gov.uk/jobs/1286?la...
If you're strengths-based, believe in recovery and are passionate about upholding people's rights, we'd love to hear from you!
This, I’m sure, will be very very good 👇 👩🏽🦼🐈🚀
I agree, even the simple things like the no. of people we encounter who have ‘lost’ their hearing aids so they can’t communicate shows the disregard that can be for people’s humanity, choice & control & value placed on their lives. Stigma is huge and you could easily feel you’re better off dead.
A featured in The Independent
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/loca...
“As someone who relies on the state for my survival, I have a healthy distrust of giving it any more power over my life than it already has. Though some people want the right to die, many of us are still fighting for the right to exist.”
Must read by Liz Carr: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At #NCASC24 Strong argument for being led by people though strengths-based practice from Amy Hurst of the South West Regional Principal Social Worker Network
“Spend longer building relationships with people” enables the best and most creative practice
Image shows a panel of people in front of a screen turned Think Family
The focus on transitions is so welcome this year at #ncasc24. Delighted to see the adults *and* children’s Principal Social Workers talking whole family - great role-modelling of the kind of boundary-spanning leadership we need.
At #ncasc24 Amanda Threfall shares her caring journey with her late partner David. In Covid, a small direct payment that she used for online music lessons, made the difference between managing, or falling into crisis.
We need to listen & be led by what’s important to people.
@lynromeo.bsky.social
Compassion, relationships and love were the theme for the day running through everything I attended & those with lived experience were front and centre of every platform. This feels so different to previous years & a cause for optimism & hope. Enjoy the rest of conference.
By working quickly but actually we need the conditions to slow down, listen to people’s own solutions & be creative; that all of this applies just as much to carers who are disproportionately impacted by poverty & who we can do so much to support. My reflections on the day were that…
Myself, Amanda and Amy standing in front of PowerPoint encouraging activism
Photo of the guidance we launched
Photo of Amy, Lyn, Hannah & Amanda in a restaurant
Photo of the President of ADASS in front of PowerPoint saying the importance of compassion & not giving up on people
Yesterday we spoke at #NCASC24 about working within the Care Act during times of financial pressure. 🧵🪡 Our argument was that focusing on wellbeing is rights-based & promotes citizenship; relational & strengths-based practice is evidence-based as most effective; we can think we’re most effective…
Such a great initiative happening in Bristol and South Gloucestershire #Hoppiness 🍺🍻🍺
