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Rebecca
@rebeccaokeefe.bsky.social
Social work lecturer/SW apprentice lead. Registered social worker. Children and families/child protection/safeguarding. Views are my own.
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Our recently published research on ‘enabling child-centred case recording in children’s social work’. Please do share! Great for practitioners, managers, and academics. It’s open access too 🤩
doi.org/10.1111/cfs....
Enabling Child‐Centred Case Recording in Children's Social Work: The Voice of Practitioners
Maintaining case records is an essential and necessary component of children's social work practice. Research and child abuse enquiries internationally have highlighted the need for child-centred and...
doi.org
Our recently published research on ‘enabling child-centred case recording in children’s social work’. Please do share! Great for practitioners, managers, and academics. It’s open access too 🤩
doi.org/10.1111/cfs....
Enabling Child‐Centred Case Recording in Children's Social Work: The Voice of Practitioners
Maintaining case records is an essential and necessary component of children's social work practice. Research and child abuse enquiries internationally have highlighted the need for child-centred and...
doi.org
March 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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"81% of social workers working with children, young people and families have seen the number of cases referred to them due to poverty increase in the last three years"

Important findings from @swu-uk.bsky.social and @itvnews.bsky.social:
swu-union.org.uk/2024/12/soci...
Social workers report poverty crisis for children - SWU Social Workers Union
The cost-of-living crisis has led to a third of UK social workers witnessing child removals in the past three years where poverty or financial poverty has been a key factor.
swu-union.org.uk
December 5, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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Pre orders for ‘The Social Work, Cats and Rocket Science Guide to Rights Based Practice’ here. With all author profits to Stay Up Late at @gigbuddies.bsky.social

www.whsmith.co.uk/Product/Vari...
The Social Work, Cats and Rocket Science Guide to Rights-Based Practice : An A-Z, from Advocacy to Zones of Influence
Dive into the heart of social work in this pioneering A-Z reference guide which brings theory to life through the lived experience of social workers.Drawing on narrative accounts from a ...
www.whsmith.co.uk
December 4, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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As social workers in England complete their reflections on continuing professional development (cpd) for professional registration, here are my fundings on the emotional experience of cpd. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The emotional experience of continuing professional development
This study seeks to understand why some social workers seem to connect and engage openly with opportunities for continuing professional development (CPD) while others seem to have a more conflicted...
www.tandfonline.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:44 AM
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Reminder deadline for applying is 5pm Monday (25/11)
📣 Release is recruiting a research lead for a new 4 yr project (Seriously thrilled about this).

Working with unhoused folks we want to explore how housing policies must be inclusive of people who use drugs.

www.release.org.uk/vacancy-rese...

Deadline 25 Nov (excited this is my first post here)
Vacancy - Research Lead
This 4-year funded project aims to challenge and reduce the structural violence and stigma faced by unhoused people who use drugs face significant barriers to stable housing due to current policies. T...
www.release.org.uk
November 23, 2024 at 9:50 AM
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**HOLD THE DATE**
We are so excited to be delivering our first conference, with a working title of "Dream Big: Trauma Informed Practice in Practice. Moving Beyond the Concept."
Register your interest with lyndsay@ticservicesltd.com to ensure you are offered the early bird rate.
November 21, 2024 at 7:10 PM
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BASW will be speaking to @channel4news.bsky.social this evening responding to today's announcement from the UK Government on their plans to reform the children's social care system in England.

📺 Tune in from 7pm!
November 20, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Last few days to record social work CPD with Social Work England. A helpful article that might tick the box, and more importantly might be useful in practice! 🥰 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Case recording in child protection: An exploration of the evidence base and good practice
There is a statutory duty for all practitioners to record information in child protection work in England. Case recording is a daily task for practitioners, yet an under-researched area of practice. ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 18, 2024 at 2:56 PM