Malcolm Payne

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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · 6d

Charity de-throned, family and psychology favoured

'Traditional' psychological social work of the 1950s and '60s

England should learn lessons in social care reform from Scotland and Wales | Public Finance

Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · 7d

A local government finance view on how a national social care service would work. Interestingly compares Scotland, Wales and England.
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William Burns, social care policy adivsor at CIPFA, explores whether a National Care Service could deliver sustainability for the troubled sector in England, and looks elsewhere in the UK to learn les...

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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · 10d

Useful summary on adult safeguarding reports that went wrong on self-neglect; legal & practice points.
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Self-neglect and capacity: Insights from recent regulatory and safeguarding adult reviews

Self-neglect represents one of the most challenging areas of adult safeguarding practice, sitting at the complex intersection of individual autonomy…

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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · 12d

Useful practical things to look out for on abuse of older people
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Spotting the signs of domestic abuse in older people | Essex County Council

Campaign aims to encourage friends, families, carers and professionals to know the signs and seek support.

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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · 12d

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Blocking change is easy for the rich, achieving change for the poor is not

Public opinion and social change

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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · 13d

Attlee on social service and its organisation

Would you really trust a robot to care for you in old age?

Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · 14d

A really thoughtful and detailed accounts of progress and difficulties in using robots in care for older people.
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It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system

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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · 14d

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The Catholics and the girls among yesterday's naughty children

Two 19th century girls reformatories

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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · 18d

The authenticity struggle - hiding emotions to be professional, using emotions to be 'real'

...or is it more professional to share your uncertainties?

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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · 19d

The Prime Minister who wrote a social work textbook

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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · 20d

Reforming naughty children in the 19th and early 20th century

The Liverpool Reformatory Association and 'youthful offenders'

Disabled children’s social care – Law Commission

Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · 26d

Useful report from The Law Commission on a proposed new law on disabled children's care. You can see a summary and video, and download the full report in various versions from this link.
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Reforming the law

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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · Oct 9

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Social conditions of the past that affect us today

In my Social work history bites post earlier this week, I reflected on how ways of looking at the social conditions that created the past are still available to us in so many ways, on the Internet, in...

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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · Oct 8

Bringing social activism into social work's community practice

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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · Oct 7

Connecting with social work history

Learning about social issues

Spouses tend to share psychiatric conditions | BPS

Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · Oct 2

So do spouses without psychiatric conditions also tend to marry each other?
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Across cultures and generations, a huge new study suggests that those with psychiatric conditions prefer to marry those with similar diagnoses.

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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · Oct 1

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Workhouse-based cottage homes for children in the early 20th century

Stigma in a total institution

From Conversation to Connection: How St Christopher’s Is Listening to South East London’s Communities

Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · Sep 30

Interesting report from a local hospice on how it's starting to work with local communities to respond to people's deaths and bereavement. Some good case studies, too.
www.stchristophers.org.uk/from-convers...

Partnering with groups like the Pineapple Club, the hospice’s Community Action team is opening up honest conversations about culture, spirituality, and end-of-life care — and shaping services to truly...

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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · Sep 30

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Social work is about the social: but what's 'social'?

Is cohesion, collectivity and community always the best thing?

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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · Sep 29

Keeping pressure on a clear target

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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · Sep 27

The 'responsibility carousel' in domestic violence

'Articulation work' between 'expert cultures' clarifies who does what

Feeling accepted versus tolerated | BPS

Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · Sep 25

Interesting study which tries to distinguish being tolerated as a minority in your job and being positively valued.
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A recent study finds that embracing differences, rather than being ‘identity-blind’, leaves LGBT+ people feeling more truly accepted in the workplace.

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Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · Sep 24

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Early community work roles and sources

Liverpool's local social issues, coordination and development, coloniality, emerging social work in the 20th century

First-year report on a specialist Substack

Malcolm Payne @malcolmp25.bsky.social · Sep 17

Should I have tried to write a specialised Substack?
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Just completed this September