Harnessing the Hope Within Young People: Youth Mental Health Day 2021
It is no secret that mental health concerns for young people have multiplied in recent times. Even before the COVID-19 crisis, NHS digital statistics showed that 1 in 6 young […]
Share because you care: working together for safer children
The Child Accident Prevention Trust’s annual UK-wide campaign, CHILD SAFETY WEEK, runs from 7 to 13 June this year. CAPT’s Ian Evans talks about this year’s child safety week theme […]
Five Reasons Why Social Work Practitioners are at the Heart of Tackling Homelessness
It will come as no surprise to most people reading this that homelessness has increased dramatically in recent years, by a huge 169% since 2010. On a single night around […]
WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
The 10th of October is World Mental Health Day and the theme for 2019 is MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION. It is an opportunity for people to come together […]
We must protect the silent and invisible youth
Expert blog by Dr Tirion Havard & Dr Andrew Whittaker from South Bank University.
Relationship between social work training and practice: A student’s perspective
Expert blog by Hyboh, final year MA Social Work student
World Social Work Day: What does it mean to you?
Jessica Castillo, Senior Lecturer & Practice Lead, London Borough of Hackney It is that time of the year when social workers, professionals in health and social care, and supporters from [...]
Expert practitioners contributing to the high-quality training of future social workers: A reflection of a social worker in academia
The most satisfying aspect was having students come up to me after the lectures and seminars to say how much they enjoyed having social workers in their lectures, how it [...]
Refugee parenting
Expert blog by the Research Centre for Transcultural Studies in Health, Middlesex University London
Experience of a Student Practice Educator
Experience of a Student Practice Educator. Short blog by the Social Work team at Middlesex University London.