This interactive workshop will explore the fundamentals of a mental capacity assessment and hopefully dispel some of myths that exist about capacity. It will consider the application of relevant case-law and research. This will include: The correct sequence for completing a capacity assessment. Supporting the person to make a decision. Applying and recording the ‘functional’ test. Is there an impairment of the mind or brain. To register please Click here
A focus on preparing to carry out an observation of your student/ learner. The importance of taking a collaborative, reflective approach to observing practice. How to use supervision to prepare for the observation and providing meaningful feedback to inform practice. To register for this Masterclass Please click here
Overview of the PCF and SWEPS and how to demonstrate values and ethics when assessing a student’s capabilities. To register for this Masterclass Please click here
This student masterclass is an introductory session on social work theory and methods, supporting students to integrated theory into their practice. To register for this Masterclass Please click here
Helpful tips and info about how to make safeguarding personal when working with vulnerable adults, including when they may not want to have you involved To register for this event please Click here
So called ‘rare diseases’ collectively affect one in 17 individuals. More than half of those with a rare condition are affected in childhood and 80% have a genetic cause. If, as a social worker working with children and their families, you haven’t yet come across a genetic condition of relevance to your case it is only a matter of time. Genetic testing has increased exponentially and is now carried out in multiple medical specialties outside of genetics. Social workers need to understand how these changes are already impacting children in care and their families and consider the potential implications of future government plans to further expand genetic testing. To register please Click here
Neil Allen, Barrister from 39 Essex Chambers will explore the application of the Mental Capacity Act in relation to people who hoard. The session will include: The relevant information for assessing capacity Can the person ‘use’ the information? Hoarding cases in the Court of Protection An eligible Care Act need? To register for this event please Click here
So called ‘rare diseases’ collectively affect one in 17 individuals. More than half of those with a rare condition are affected in childhood and 80% have a genetic cause. If, as a social worker working with children and their families, you haven’t yet come across a genetic condition of relevance to your case it is only a matter of time. Genetic testing has increased exponentially and is now carried out in multiple medical specialties outside of genetics. Social workers need to understand how these changes are already impacting children in care and their families and consider the potential implications of future government plans to further expand genetic testing. To register for this event please Click here
Exploring ways Practice Educators can support students who struggle on placements. Identifying different tools and models to engage with students to identify learning needs, and evidencing concerns. To register for this Masterclass Please click here
How is racism understood in literature about the experiences of black and minority ethnic social work students in Britain? A Conceptual review.
Dr Dharman Jeyasingham and Dr Julie Morton (Social Work Education, 38 (5), pp 563-575)
Abstract
This article presents findings from a study which explored the everyday ways race works on social work programmes in England. The study focused on how race was spoken about and conceptualised, how people were categorised and ordered according to race and the social interactions where race was understood by participants to be significant. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight social work lecturers and nineteen black social work students at two universities in England, to explore the following topics: classroom-based and practice learning, assessment and feedback, interactions between students and between students and educators, and university and practice agency cultures. Data were analysed using thematic analysis and the following themes identified: the routine interpellation of black students and communities in terms of absolute cultural differences, black students’ everyday experiences of marginalisation, hostility and othering, and the racialisation of black students in judgements made about their academic and practice performance. The article concludes that social work education must engage more deeply with contemporary theorisations of race and culture, and that social work educators need a reflexive understanding of how notions such as diversity, equality and universal academic standards are put into practice in ways that marginalise and devalue black students.
Children’s social workers agile working practice and experiences beyond the office
Dr Dharman Jeyasingham, The British Journal of Social Work, Volume 49, Issue 3, April 2019, Pages 559-576, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcy077
Abstract
Agile working (flexibility around practitioners’ roles and the location and time of work) is increasingly common across local authority social work in the UK but there is little evidence about the practices it entails, with the small amount of existing research concerned largely with its impact on office environments. This article presents findings from a qualitative exploratory study of eleven social workers’ practices and experiences when engaged in agile working away from office spaces. Data were generated through practitioner diaries, photographs elicited from practitioners and semi-structured interviews, and were analysed using a grounded theory approach. The study found practitioners engaged in agile working in a wide range of domestic, leisure and formal work environments across the public–private continuum. This gave them superficial control over how they worked, in particular the freedom to work in solitude and establish distance between themselves and perceived demands from service users and other practitioners. However, agile working also involved a wider range of material practices and affective experiences for practitioners. These changes provoke questions about data security, increased visibility and unanticipated encounters in public spaces, and the shifting relationship between information-management work and elements of practice involving face-to-face interaction with others.
Dr Dharman Jeyasingham of University of Manchester was the lead the ESRC funded project “Becoming agile in local authority children’s safeguarding social work services: examining organisational and individual change in public sector social work”. Details on this project can be found here: GtR (ukri.org)
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Domestic Abuse
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Not Ageing Out of Violence? Older Mens Biographical Narratives of Their Abuse and Violence in Intimate Relationships With Female Partners
Bellamy, C. Struthers, M and Green, L (2023) Cited in Bows, H. (ed) Not Your Usual Suspect: Older Offenders of Violence (Feminist Developments in Violence and Abuse), Emerald Publishing limited, Bingley, pp. 105-119 https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80071-887-620231008 Abstract Drawing on empirical research which incorporated biographical interviews with two older male perpetrators, this chapter develops theoretical conceptualisations of the histories, experiences and motives of these men. Four key areas are highlighted, which will be subject to closer scrutiny in relation to extant literature: (i) gender, particularly notions of masculinity, power and entitlement; (ii) attitudes relating to the use of violence both within intimate relationships and generally (iii) critical junctures in the life course which triggered attempts to desist; and (iv) an exploration of maturation and completion of treatment programmes in relation to their use of violence, future risks and efforts towards desistance.
Exploring health and social care professional initial perceptions of caring for trans patients.
Kirlew MI, Lord H, Weber J (2020) Exploring health and social care professionals’ initial perceptions of caring for trans patients. Nursing Standard. doi: 10.7748/ns.2020.e11383
