Meet the Team – Interview with Mark Willis, Chief Executive WillisPalmer
When Mark Willis didn’t become an overnight sensation as an international drummer in a rock n roll band, his mother – who incidentally had suspicions that he would make a very good social worker – took matters into her own hands. Mark’s mum was a senior nurse at Southend Borough Council and she approached the [...]
Social work during the COVID-19 pandemic
Social work had to face a complete pendulum swing in social work practice during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns.
Prior to COVID, online assessments or meetings were a complete rarity which had to be adequately justified. Yet overnight, as COVID-19 forced England into lockdown in March 2020, social workers still had vulnerable children and families [...]
Myth busters – Tackling the misconceptions within social work
Left wing loony, interfering, judgemental, cardigan wearing child snatchers. This is how all too often social workers are depicted. Slammed in the press when they ‘remove’ children from families for placing a vulnerable child in care yet made out to be a scapegoat when a vulnerable child is let down by the system.
Unfortunately, the [...]
Why Professor Ray Jones wrote ‘The Story of Baby P: Setting the Record Straight’.
Clare Jerrom speaks to professor of social work Dr Ray Jones about the misconceptions in social work, the challenges social workers face and why he is giving his backing to #Respect4SocialWork.
“Most people don’t think about social work, they might have a marginal awareness of it when it may have cropped up on the news, but [...]
Project supports vulnerable young people with complex needs
A project supporting young people with complex social, emotional and behavioural needs has benefitted from £280,000 funding from the Scottish government.
Child and youth care charity Kibble has supported more than 270 children and young people since it was established in 2013. Kibble provides a multi-disciplinary approach to 12-18 year olds who present a serious risk [...]
George Cross for NHS is yet further evidence of social work being undervalued
The NHS being awarded the George Cross is yet further evidence that social work does not command the same respect as the health service, social workers have said.
BASW said that while it is absolutely right that the NHS receives recognition for the incredible work carried out during the pandemic in the form of the [...]
