Elaine James
@elaineljames.bsky.social
MBE, Social Worker, Author, there is no democracy without social justice
https://socialworkcatsandrocketscience.com/
https://socialworkcatsandrocketscience.com/
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In Bradford yesterday, great to see a council investing in #socialwork a huge credit to @robmitch92.bsky.social & colleagues
July 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In Bradford yesterday, great to see a council investing in #socialwork a huge credit to @robmitch92.bsky.social & colleagues
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"I don't want to rise 'above' my community. I want to rise *with* it."
This sentiment is often expressed to me by young people. They want individual success *and* to see improved conditions for all in their communities.
This is a theme I explore in this blog:
mabdallah.substack.com/p/mattering-...
This sentiment is often expressed to me by young people. They want individual success *and* to see improved conditions for all in their communities.
This is a theme I explore in this blog:
mabdallah.substack.com/p/mattering-...
Mattering is not just inside people’s heads: Mattering, inequality, schools and solidarity
Luke Billingham is a youth worker for Hackney Quest and a Research Associate for the Open University.
mabdallah.substack.com
June 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
"I don't want to rise 'above' my community. I want to rise *with* it."
This sentiment is often expressed to me by young people. They want individual success *and* to see improved conditions for all in their communities.
This is a theme I explore in this blog:
mabdallah.substack.com/p/mattering-...
This sentiment is often expressed to me by young people. They want individual success *and* to see improved conditions for all in their communities.
This is a theme I explore in this blog:
mabdallah.substack.com/p/mattering-...
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Happy #EidAlAdha2025 to all those celebrating and especially to all our brilliant colleagues across Bradford Council.
June 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Happy #EidAlAdha2025 to all those celebrating and especially to all our brilliant colleagues across Bradford Council.
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Huge thanks to all who supported our 2nd book launch. Thanks to those who provided videos, reviews, tech, food & to our beautiful friends at SORM in Bradford. Special thanks to my co-editor @elaineljames.bsky.social who is the driving force behind so much of this.
#socialworkcatsandrocketscience
#socialworkcatsandrocketscience
May 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Huge thanks to all who supported our 2nd book launch. Thanks to those who provided videos, reviews, tech, food & to our beautiful friends at SORM in Bradford. Special thanks to my co-editor @elaineljames.bsky.social who is the driving force behind so much of this.
#socialworkcatsandrocketscience
#socialworkcatsandrocketscience
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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
May 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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
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As in today!
Oh my, it's tomorrow @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 4:52 AM
As in today!
Oh my, it's tomorrow @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Oh my, it's tomorrow @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social
Book launch party week 🐱🚀🎸🍰
Friday evening at the School of Rock and Media. Be ready to #stayuplate #nobedtimes
There will be 📚 and a very small number of highly coverted, strictly limited edition, pens....
Friday evening at the School of Rock and Media. Be ready to #stayuplate #nobedtimes
There will be 📚 and a very small number of highly coverted, strictly limited edition, pens....
May 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Book launch party week 🐱🚀🎸🍰
Friday evening at the School of Rock and Media. Be ready to #stayuplate #nobedtimes
There will be 📚 and a very small number of highly coverted, strictly limited edition, pens....
Friday evening at the School of Rock and Media. Be ready to #stayuplate #nobedtimes
There will be 📚 and a very small number of highly coverted, strictly limited edition, pens....
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🚨 We want to hear from YOU! 🚨
Take five minutes to complete our survey and let us know if you can stay up late! We want to understand how people with learning disabilities and autistic people are spending their evenings.
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#SelfAdvocate #LearningDisability #NoBedtimes
Take five minutes to complete our survey and let us know if you can stay up late! We want to understand how people with learning disabilities and autistic people are spending their evenings.
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#SelfAdvocate #LearningDisability #NoBedtimes
Stay Up Late Survey
We have a few (more) questions about staying up late and how things may have changed over the years. Please take a few minutes to help us understand how people are spending their evenings and what tim...
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April 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🚨 We want to hear from YOU! 🚨
Take five minutes to complete our survey and let us know if you can stay up late! We want to understand how people with learning disabilities and autistic people are spending their evenings.
forms.gle/wKoiDJXNP8ZL...
#SelfAdvocate #LearningDisability #NoBedtimes
Take five minutes to complete our survey and let us know if you can stay up late! We want to understand how people with learning disabilities and autistic people are spending their evenings.
forms.gle/wKoiDJXNP8ZL...
#SelfAdvocate #LearningDisability #NoBedtimes
Wonderful endorsement today at ADASS Spring Seminar for our A-Z of Rights based practice from the new President to all delegates, the past and present Chief Social Worker for Adults and the lovely James Bullion, CQC Chief Inspector for Adult Social Care.
So much L is for Love for our new book 📚
So much L is for Love for our new book 📚
April 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Wonderful endorsement today at ADASS Spring Seminar for our A-Z of Rights based practice from the new President to all delegates, the past and present Chief Social Worker for Adults and the lovely James Bullion, CQC Chief Inspector for Adult Social Care.
So much L is for Love for our new book 📚
So much L is for Love for our new book 📚
Just putting the finishing touches to my presentation at Bradford University tomorrow celebrating 5 years of the Social Justice Society
#joinus at the JSB Lecture Theatre to be part of this.
Added in this amazing piece of street art from my Easter trip to Denver
#joinus at the JSB Lecture Theatre to be part of this.
Added in this amazing piece of street art from my Easter trip to Denver
April 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Just putting the finishing touches to my presentation at Bradford University tomorrow celebrating 5 years of the Social Justice Society
#joinus at the JSB Lecture Theatre to be part of this.
Added in this amazing piece of street art from my Easter trip to Denver
#joinus at the JSB Lecture Theatre to be part of this.
Added in this amazing piece of street art from my Easter trip to Denver
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Love that people with learning disabilities have written the foreword to our difficult second book @jackskinner.bsky.social @robmitch92.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Love that people with learning disabilities have written the foreword to our difficult second book @jackskinner.bsky.social @robmitch92.bsky.social
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Books have arrived for our launch @jackskinner.bsky.social @robmitch92.bsky.social !!!
April 9, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Books have arrived for our launch @jackskinner.bsky.social @robmitch92.bsky.social !!!
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Planning for the launch of our book just stepped up a level with the delivery of these @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social
April 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Planning for the launch of our book just stepped up a level with the delivery of these @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social
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Very very excited T minus 14 days to launch @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social @ryancowley.bsky.social
So many contributions including @sarasiobhan.bsky.social who defies description
Party with balloons, samosa, cake and bands is on 9th May DM to join us
#socialwork
So many contributions including @sarasiobhan.bsky.social who defies description
Party with balloons, samosa, cake and bands is on 9th May DM to join us
#socialwork
April 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Very very excited T minus 14 days to launch @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social @ryancowley.bsky.social
So many contributions including @sarasiobhan.bsky.social who defies description
Party with balloons, samosa, cake and bands is on 9th May DM to join us
#socialwork
So many contributions including @sarasiobhan.bsky.social who defies description
Party with balloons, samosa, cake and bands is on 9th May DM to join us
#socialwork
Choose your @SwcatsR pen
Which #socialworker are you @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social @ryancowley.bsky.social
@mwharvey.bsky.social
L is for Love
OR
S is for Safeguarding Rights
Which #socialworker are you @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social @ryancowley.bsky.social
@mwharvey.bsky.social
L is for Love
OR
S is for Safeguarding Rights
April 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Choose your @SwcatsR pen
Which #socialworker are you @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social @ryancowley.bsky.social
@mwharvey.bsky.social
L is for Love
OR
S is for Safeguarding Rights
Which #socialworker are you @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social @ryancowley.bsky.social
@mwharvey.bsky.social
L is for Love
OR
S is for Safeguarding Rights
Very very excited T minus 14 days to launch @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social @ryancowley.bsky.social
So many contributions including @sarasiobhan.bsky.social who defies description
Party with balloons, samosa, cake and bands is on 9th May DM to join us
#socialwork
So many contributions including @sarasiobhan.bsky.social who defies description
Party with balloons, samosa, cake and bands is on 9th May DM to join us
#socialwork
April 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Very very excited T minus 14 days to launch @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social @ryancowley.bsky.social
So many contributions including @sarasiobhan.bsky.social who defies description
Party with balloons, samosa, cake and bands is on 9th May DM to join us
#socialwork
So many contributions including @sarasiobhan.bsky.social who defies description
Party with balloons, samosa, cake and bands is on 9th May DM to join us
#socialwork
It's out in 2 weeks @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social !!!
Anyone up for joining us at the book party on 9th May?
Anyone up for joining us at the book party on 9th May?
April 5, 2025 at 6:15 AM
It's out in 2 weeks @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social !!!
Anyone up for joining us at the book party on 9th May?
Anyone up for joining us at the book party on 9th May?
S is for Safeguarding Rights in our A to Z Guide to #socialwork
It couldn't have been anything else @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
It couldn't have been anything else @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
March 29, 2025 at 8:34 AM
S is for Safeguarding Rights in our A to Z Guide to #socialwork
It couldn't have been anything else @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
It couldn't have been anything else @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
F is for Flourishing Lives in our A to Z of #socialwork @sarasiobhan.bsky.social
Take 10 minutes every day to find what makes you happy. Since aged 3, mine is a book with dragons in it.
What's your 10 minutes?
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Take 10 minutes every day to find what makes you happy. Since aged 3, mine is a book with dragons in it.
What's your 10 minutes?
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
March 28, 2025 at 6:23 AM
F is for Flourishing Lives in our A to Z of #socialwork @sarasiobhan.bsky.social
Take 10 minutes every day to find what makes you happy. Since aged 3, mine is a book with dragons in it.
What's your 10 minutes?
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
Take 10 minutes every day to find what makes you happy. Since aged 3, mine is a book with dragons in it.
What's your 10 minutes?
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
J is for Jurisprudence in our A to Z of #socialwork
Inspired by those who get the spirit of the law and that the S in DoLS is the most important letter.
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
Inspired by those who get the spirit of the law and that the S in DoLS is the most important letter.
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
March 27, 2025 at 7:25 AM
J is for Jurisprudence in our A to Z of #socialwork
Inspired by those who get the spirit of the law and that the S in DoLS is the most important letter.
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
Inspired by those who get the spirit of the law and that the S in DoLS is the most important letter.
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
March 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
A is for Advocacy in our A to Z of rights based #socialwork @jackskinner.bsky.social
Advocacy secures human rights
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
Advocacy secures human rights
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
March 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A is for Advocacy in our A to Z of rights based #socialwork @jackskinner.bsky.social
Advocacy secures human rights
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
Advocacy secures human rights
uk.jkp.com/products/the...
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March 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
March 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM