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Weekly Social Work Links 15

I’m away for the weekend so a quicker than usual round-up for this week SocialJerk is pushed to the limit. Oh, I’ve been there – many times. Dorlee has an interview with the author of Fat Social Worker. Back in the UK, Malcolm Payne writes about the affect...

Published 30 Apr 2011 6:26 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, mental health, health, links, Palliative care, social work links, blog roll
Of Marriages and Kings

‘The time has come’ Newsreader said ‘To talk of many things’ ‘More notable than war and peace Of Marriages and Kings Of what dress the new Duchess will wear And whether we should care - ‘But wait a bit’ the plebians cried ‘We’ve paid for this with...

Published 29 Apr 2011 9:06 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: politics, personal, Marriage, duke and duchess of cambridge, Jabberwocky, kate and william, katemiddleton, prince william, Royal Wedding, taxes paying for royal wedding, tribute to royal wedding, Wedding, william and kate
Calm Down, Dear – and Why I Won’t

This isn’t really a social work specific lesson although it helps, it’s something that comes in handy in all professions. You give respect, you receive respect. Sometimes it can be a bit more complex and sometimes you work with people from whom you can...

Published 28 Apr 2011 7:22 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social issues, work, discrimination, politics, member of parliament, House of Commons, personal, george osborne, david cameron, daily telegraph, Angela Eagle, calm down dear, daily telegraph boob blog, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, lucy jones, Prime Minister's Questions
Secret Courts

There has been a lot in the news about super-injections and hyper-injunctions with the Press attacking this most obscene threat on our (their) freedom of speech. Perhaps I’m too lackadaisical about our first amendment rights to a free and open press or...

Published 27 Apr 2011 7:16 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, dementia, work, mental health, MCA, politics, member of parliament, personal, Family court, Injunction
Weekly Social Work Links 14

I know, not quite weekly as I was away last weekend and I’m off for the Easter break so I’m starting the long weekend with a few links from the last couple of weeks. The Masked AMHP continues his series … Continue reading → Read More...

Published 22 Apr 2011 7:52 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, mental health, london, health, links, Social Work Blogs, Institute of Psychiatry, European Convention of Human Rights, Easter, social work links
Eligibility, Birmingham and Cuts

While awaiting the details of the court judgement, there was an important ruling yesterday that Birmingham Council’s attempt to limit eligibility to social care services to those who have ‘critical’ care needs is unlawful. Drawing out some of the definitions...

Published 21 Apr 2011 6:37 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, older people, work, socialcare, mental health, discrimination, learning disability, local authority, old age, politics, elderly, uk, social services, United Kingdom, respite care, local government, social worker, BBC, Disability, England, personal, personal care, Birmingham City Council
Ethical Practice in the Face of Cuts

How can I compute the process of going into peoples’ homes, often relying on good relationships which have been built up over weeks, months or years and telling them that there is no money left, that services need to be … Continue reading →...

Published 20 Apr 2011 7:09 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, mental health, local authority, health, mental health act, approved mental health professional, personal
Which Care? What Care?

Another day, another story of sub-standard care in residential homes in the UK. Today, the Guardian publish a story which relates to a Which? investigation It explains some of the way the survey was conducted In the most extreme case, … Continue...

Published 19 Apr 2011 7:05 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, older people, dementia, work, mental health, local authority, old age, politics, elderly, long-term care, uk, health, social services, Home Care, nursing home, personal, Care Quality Commission, care homes, cynthia bower, cynthia bowers, Jo Williams, Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, NHS strategic health authority, Stafford Hospital, which investigation, Which?
Passover and the Importance of Freedom

Today is the first day of the Jewish festival of Passover (Pesach). Although I’m far from religious, I can’t escape the cultural significance of the holiday and the time of year as it is one of the times that links … Continue reading → Read...

Published 18 Apr 2011 6:56 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, immigration, politics, social policy, personal, Jewish holiday, big society, philosophy, Britishness, Exodus, integration, Passover, passover and political freedom, Pesach, Political Freedom
Negligence and Care – Kersal Mount Care Home

A nursing home in Sheffield, Kersal Mount, yesterday admitted it was negligent in the treatment of a Doreen Betts, 78, who was left to suffer with with pressure sores for three months and who eventually died of an infection caused … Continue reading...

Published 15 Apr 2011 6:29 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, older people, dementia, work, socialcare, local authority, old age, elderly, health, nursing home, personal, Inspection, Care Quality Commission, cqc, Standard of care, Bedsore, doreen betts, kersal mount care home, neglect in care home, Sheffield, sheffield residential home, the laurels and the limes care home
Lansley, Nurses, Social Workers and Colleges

Yesterday, as a part of Lansley’s so-called ‘listening’ exercise, he found himself at the conference of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) as they voted in favour of a motion of no confidence in him personally by a fairly substantial … Continue...

Published 14 Apr 2011 6:51 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, socialcare, local authority, politics, health, nurse, National Health Service, Unison, Disability, personal, British Association of Social Workers, basw, social work college, andrew lansley, Social media, college of social care, college of social work feud, Motion of no confidence, Royal College of Nursing
Between the NHS and the Local Authority – On Being Seconded

I’ve been a local government employee for a good number of years but however much I try to ensure that I am fully linked into the policies that trickle down to us via my own employing council, I can’t help … Continue reading → Read More.....

Published 13 Apr 2011 6:20 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, work, local authority, health, local government, approved social worker, Employment, personal, NHS Trust, being seconded to the NHS
Social Media and Social Work – Part 4 Social Networks and Forums

In this post, I am going to look at the ways that I use and have used social networking sites such as LinkedIn and Facebook in a professional capacity and I also want to touch on the wider uses of … Continue reading → Read More...

Published 11 Apr 2011 6:25 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, politics, community care, personal, Google, Social network service, Twitter, facebook, Social media, Online Communities, Social network, carespace, LinkedIn, online community social work, social media and social work
Weekly Social Work Links 13

With the real arrival of Spring, I’m overeager to catch the morning sunshine so here are my links for the week with little commentary or explanation! The Masked AMHP is back with another part of his series on Mental Health … Continue reading →...

Published 9 Apr 2011 7:32 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, mental health, links, Social media, Google Voice
Whistleblowing

Earlier this week, Community Care picked up on a report from Public Concern at Work which related directly to whistleblowing in the care sector. It makes for chilling reading and displays the problems which are inherent in adult social care. … Continue...

Published 7 Apr 2011 6:15 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, older people, work, mental health, learning disability, local authority, old age, elderly, health, Disability, personal budget
Count Me Out – Discrimination and Mental Health

When I read that the last ‘Count Me In’ survey was completed last year I was shocked. Count Me In was a survey of all inpatients in psychiatric wards on a particular day of the year and it was a … Continue reading → Read More...

Published 6 Apr 2011 6:54 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, mental health, health, patient, personal, Minority group, count me in, racism, institutional racism, bme patients, discrimination in mental health services, Dominic Raab, Ethnic group, institutional oppression, oppression, psychiatric hospitals, racial identity, racism in mental health, structural discrimination
Social Media and Social Work Part 3 – Twitter

Twitter is the predominant ‘microblogging’ platform. Microblogging is a form of sharing thoughts, links and messages in short sentences and phrases. Twitter itself restricts updates to 140 characters initially basing itself on the model developed in SMS...

Published 4 Apr 2011 7:27 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, social issues, work, personal, Twitter, Social media, Social network, how microblogging works, how to use twitter, how twitter works, monstertalk, twitter for social workers, use of twitter
Weekly Social Work Links 12

Perhaps a bit briefer than usual this week because, quite frankly, I’m not feeling very well. Why does that always happen at weekends! If you come across good pieces that I’ve missed as I am bound to, please feel free … Continue reading →...

Published 2 Apr 2011 8:01 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, links
The REAL College of Social Work – Part Infinity

BASW and SCIE may be planning to merge to form BASWCOSWSCIESWBOFEETOFIIB. (British Association of Social Workers College of Social Work Social Care Institute of Excellence Social Work College But Only For England Even Though Our First Initial Is British...

Published 1 Apr 2011 5:57 PM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, England, personal, British Association of Social Workers, scie, college of social work, april 1, spoof

April 2011 - Fighting Monsters

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Weekly Social Work Links 15

Of Marriages and Kings

Calm Down, Dear – and Why I Won’t

Secret Courts

Weekly Social Work Links 14

Eligibility, Birmingham and Cuts

Ethical Practice in the Face of Cuts

Which Care? What Care?

Passover and the Importance of Freedom

Negligence and Care – Kersal Mount Care Home

Lansley, Nurses, Social Workers and Colleges

Between the NHS and the Local Authority – On Being Seconded

Social Media and Social Work – Part 4 Social Networks and Forums

Weekly Social Work Links 13

Whistleblowing

Count Me Out – Discrimination and Mental Health

Social Media and Social Work Part 3 – Twitter

Weekly Social Work Links 12

The REAL College of Social Work – Part Infinity