Rob Mitchell
@robmitch92.bsky.social
Bradford based Social Worker. Blogger, co-author & podcaster of all things Social Work, Cats & Rocket Science.
Sometimes found hiding in Sweden. #LUFC #GAIS
Sometimes found hiding in Sweden. #LUFC #GAIS
In a world where advocating the burning of innocent people is seen by some as heroic, our adult social workers in Bradford donate toys for the children of those staying in hotels awaiting their asylum claim, so that they feel welcomed, valued and loved.
August 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
In a world where advocating the burning of innocent people is seen by some as heroic, our adult social workers in Bradford donate toys for the children of those staying in hotels awaiting their asylum claim, so that they feel welcomed, valued and loved.
Brilliant to see my friend, colleague, social worker and inspirational collaborator @elaineljames.bsky.social from Bradford Council awarded an MBE today from King Charles. Her work on promote the vote and her impact on social care & social work is utterly remarkable. A very well deserved honour.
July 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Brilliant to see my friend, colleague, social worker and inspirational collaborator @elaineljames.bsky.social from Bradford Council awarded an MBE today from King Charles. Her work on promote the vote and her impact on social care & social work is utterly remarkable. A very well deserved honour.
Our Practice Model training today. Lots about reflection and risk. The risk of us. Of our intervention. Of our restrictions, lawful and otherwise. Of our dominant perspective. Of our bias. Of our influence. Of our systems and of our ‘need’ for conformity.
June 17, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Our Practice Model training today. Lots about reflection and risk. The risk of us. Of our intervention. Of our restrictions, lawful and otherwise. Of our dominant perspective. Of our bias. Of our influence. Of our systems and of our ‘need’ for conformity.
We should all be exceptionally concerned that #Reform are running councils, including children’s and adults services. Mentioning the age of the elected councillors is ageist and unhelpful. And surely their vile, divisive politics is enough reason to be worried sick anyway?
June 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
We should all be exceptionally concerned that #Reform are running councils, including children’s and adults services. Mentioning the age of the elected councillors is ageist and unhelpful. And surely their vile, divisive politics is enough reason to be worried sick anyway?
If we continue to believe that we have a duty to safeguard people, rather than safeguard their fundamental rights, we wont help keep people safe, we will merely continue to embed a culture of othering. Every person who requires residential support should have access to advocacy.
June 8, 2025 at 7:55 AM
If we continue to believe that we have a duty to safeguard people, rather than safeguard their fundamental rights, we wont help keep people safe, we will merely continue to embed a culture of othering. Every person who requires residential support should have access to advocacy.
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.
Surgery courtesy of good people at Manchester Eye Hospital. Another reminder of how grateful we should be that skilled practitioners come to the UK to use their skills. Immigration is vital & welcomed. Always love how technical identifying the right eye to operate on is too!
May 20, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Surgery courtesy of good people at Manchester Eye Hospital. Another reminder of how grateful we should be that skilled practitioners come to the UK to use their skills. Immigration is vital & welcomed. Always love how technical identifying the right eye to operate on is too!
The end of an amazing stay in Berlin today. A very sobering reminder of Europes appalling & ongoing recent history, and with the backdrop of our own Prime Minister (and a Labour one at that) feeling it necessary to warn us of an ‘island of strangers’. He should be utterly ashamed of himself.
May 15, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The end of an amazing stay in Berlin today. A very sobering reminder of Europes appalling & ongoing recent history, and with the backdrop of our own Prime Minister (and a Labour one at that) feeling it necessary to warn us of an ‘island of strangers’. He should be utterly ashamed of himself.
I’m 53. I joined the Labour Party Young Socialists at 14. Every bit of help I have had raising my family, having an education & a career is due to Labour. But enough is enough. I’m not interested in appeasing racists in return for their votes. If that’s where we’re at, I’m done.
May 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I’m 53. I joined the Labour Party Young Socialists at 14. Every bit of help I have had raising my family, having an education & a career is due to Labour. But enough is enough. I’m not interested in appeasing racists in return for their votes. If that’s where we’re at, I’m done.
Remembering the 56 Bradford City & Lincoln fans who lost their lives in the Valley Parade fire, 40 years ago today.
May 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Remembering the 56 Bradford City & Lincoln fans who lost their lives in the Valley Parade fire, 40 years ago today.
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
A brilliant day for our Adult Social Workers in Bradford today hosting 16 wonderful social work students (and two fab lecturers) from Bielefeld University in Germany. Sharing ideas, experiences & best practice. Bielefeld does exist and we can’t wait for the return leg!
Viel Glück!
Viel Glück!
May 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
A brilliant day for our Adult Social Workers in Bradford today hosting 16 wonderful social work students (and two fab lecturers) from Bielefeld University in Germany. Sharing ideas, experiences & best practice. Bielefeld does exist and we can’t wait for the return leg!
Viel Glück!
Viel Glück!
Our Adult Social Workers in Bradford continue to collect clothes & toys etc for people housed in hotels who are seeking asylum. We are at our best when we are compassionate, understanding & welcoming. If you are in the Yorkshire region & can donate, please message.
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May 2, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Our Adult Social Workers in Bradford continue to collect clothes & toys etc for people housed in hotels who are seeking asylum. We are at our best when we are compassionate, understanding & welcoming. If you are in the Yorkshire region & can donate, please message.
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🩷🖤Well this is first review I’ve seen of our new Social Work, Cats & Rocket Science book (An A-Z of Rights Based Practice) and it’s made this tired out social worker very happy tonight! All author profits to Stay Up Late. Please order a copy if you can afford one. #NoBedTimes
April 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
🩷🖤Well this is first review I’ve seen of our new Social Work, Cats & Rocket Science book (An A-Z of Rights Based Practice) and it’s made this tired out social worker very happy tonight! All author profits to Stay Up Late. Please order a copy if you can afford one. #NoBedTimes
“Risk assessments are about the likely probabilities, not the endless possibilities. Our obsession with risk is eroding the fundamental rights of those we are supposedly seeking to protect”.
April 21, 2025 at 5:33 AM
“Risk assessments are about the likely probabilities, not the endless possibilities. Our obsession with risk is eroding the fundamental rights of those we are supposedly seeking to protect”.
We’ve had CQC inspecting us this week & I got to work closely with this fab lot & all our other brilliant staff across Bradford. CQC were very respectful & they really listened to us. Report out in the summer but regardless of the outcome, I am so proud of all our colleagues.
#TeamBradford
#TeamBradford
April 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
We’ve had CQC inspecting us this week & I got to work closely with this fab lot & all our other brilliant staff across Bradford. CQC were very respectful & they really listened to us. Report out in the summer but regardless of the outcome, I am so proud of all our colleagues.
#TeamBradford
#TeamBradford
If we were to dare do safeguarding ethically, the states failure to respect the autonomy of people with health or care needs would be the singular, most significant type of adult abuse.
March 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
If we were to dare do safeguarding ethically, the states failure to respect the autonomy of people with health or care needs would be the singular, most significant type of adult abuse.
🩷🖤🩷🖤All author profits for our new book (& book one too) go to the brilliant @gigbuddies.bsky.social who work to erode social isolation & campaign to challenge limiting social care practices. In these tough times, if you can afford, please do order a copy. Thank you. 🩷🖤🩷🖤
March 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
🩷🖤🩷🖤All author profits for our new book (& book one too) go to the brilliant @gigbuddies.bsky.social who work to erode social isolation & campaign to challenge limiting social care practices. In these tough times, if you can afford, please do order a copy. Thank you. 🩷🖤🩷🖤
Two brilliant Social Care Confernces today at Bradford Council. All about how social care professionals here learn from the people they support. People are experts of their own unique circumstances, we bring our approach, compassion & values to help where we can.
#WorldSocialWorkDay
#WorldSocialWorkDay
March 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Two brilliant Social Care Confernces today at Bradford Council. All about how social care professionals here learn from the people they support. People are experts of their own unique circumstances, we bring our approach, compassion & values to help where we can.
#WorldSocialWorkDay
#WorldSocialWorkDay
The difficult second book is landing on doormats (or lovely herringbone floors) and @capacitylaw.bsky.social approves… And breathe
#SocialWorkCatsAndRocketScience
@elaineljames.bsky.social
#SocialWorkCatsAndRocketScience
@elaineljames.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The difficult second book is landing on doormats (or lovely herringbone floors) and @capacitylaw.bsky.social approves… And breathe
#SocialWorkCatsAndRocketScience
@elaineljames.bsky.social
#SocialWorkCatsAndRocketScience
@elaineljames.bsky.social
To the women I have had the privilege of working alongside & being managed by in my social work career, from my first manager, Mary, to my amazing retired boss, Bev, & to these three absolutely wonderful colleagues now, thank you - I am completed indebted
#InternationalWomensDay
#InternationalWomensDay
March 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
To the women I have had the privilege of working alongside & being managed by in my social work career, from my first manager, Mary, to my amazing retired boss, Bev, & to these three absolutely wonderful colleagues now, thank you - I am completed indebted
#InternationalWomensDay
#InternationalWomensDay
My fabulous PSW colleague hannahscaife.bsky.social speaking to our Bradford CQC Focus Group members today about the experience of her social workers. Huge thanks Hannah. You were amazing!
March 3, 2025 at 12:08 PM
My fabulous PSW colleague hannahscaife.bsky.social speaking to our Bradford CQC Focus Group members today about the experience of her social workers. Huge thanks Hannah. You were amazing!
With every published Safeguarding Adult Review I read, or safeguarding conference I attend, the more I see an insatiable drive for the state to ‘safeguard’ people (usually black, minority ethnic and/or working class people btw) at the expense of their fundamental human rights.
March 2, 2025 at 10:22 AM
With every published Safeguarding Adult Review I read, or safeguarding conference I attend, the more I see an insatiable drive for the state to ‘safeguard’ people (usually black, minority ethnic and/or working class people btw) at the expense of their fundamental human rights.
We definitely aren’t doing a second book, we said.
Second book out April 21st.
Second book out April 21st.
February 27, 2025 at 8:20 AM
We definitely aren’t doing a second book, we said.
Second book out April 21st.
Second book out April 21st.
Countdown to launch. -58 Days.
#SocialWorkCatsAndRocketScience
All author profits to Stay Up Late.
#NoBedtimes
Find our blogs, podcasts & general social work obsessed stuff here -
socialworkcatsandrocketscience.com/about/
Pre order here - whsmith.co.uk/Product/Variou…
#SocialWorkCatsAndRocketScience
All author profits to Stay Up Late.
#NoBedtimes
Find our blogs, podcasts & general social work obsessed stuff here -
socialworkcatsandrocketscience.com/about/
Pre order here - whsmith.co.uk/Product/Variou…
February 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Countdown to launch. -58 Days.
#SocialWorkCatsAndRocketScience
All author profits to Stay Up Late.
#NoBedtimes
Find our blogs, podcasts & general social work obsessed stuff here -
socialworkcatsandrocketscience.com/about/
Pre order here - whsmith.co.uk/Product/Variou…
#SocialWorkCatsAndRocketScience
All author profits to Stay Up Late.
#NoBedtimes
Find our blogs, podcasts & general social work obsessed stuff here -
socialworkcatsandrocketscience.com/about/
Pre order here - whsmith.co.uk/Product/Variou…