What an amazing achievement. Well done to everyone involved. Can’t wait to read it Rebekah Pierre

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Thank you all for having me, there was some intense subject matter, I hope everyone got something from it.

Remembering that Social Work is Human Rights and reflecting on the impact of our role in people's lives 🙌

#SocialWork #HumanRights #HomesNotHospitals #PreventableDeaths

Brilliant opportunity to work at the heart of a service that really loves occupational therapy! Royal College of Occupational Therapists HCPC #lifetodays

Brilliant presentation for Bas Westland West Yorkshire and North Yorkshire on rights, liberty and social work Claire Webster

Couldn't be more pleased to see this job advert live for our brand new post of Occupational Therapy Team Manager leading our small but passionate team of OTs in our Adults with Disabilities Service
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Learning Disabilities Team Bradford Council
DM JackSkinner
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I wrote my MA dissertation about this in 2005. It is incredible (in a sad way) that we are really not very far forward in opening up accessibility

Tonight is the night 🙌🙌🙌 join students & social workers across the BASW Yorkshire region BASW West Yorkshire Branch online & hear from the fantastic Claire Webster for a joint branch event focused on connecting with Human Rights ⚖️ still time to register 👇

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IFSW Europe elects Dr Ruth Allen as new President!
On behalf of the IFSW Europe Executive Committee, we extend our sincere congratulations to Ruth Allen on her election as President of IFSW Europe.
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This week's blog is from Elaine James (Elaine James), Head of Service for Learning Disabilities and Preparation for Adulthood at City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (@bradfordmdc): wypartnership.co.uk/blog/john-wrig…

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For those fortunate enough to be at #SWSD2024 today do please do attend our #PromoteTheVote workshop with our inspirational colleagues Elaine James & Clare Reeves 🦋🌳❤️🤍 We believe helping to ensure citizenship through access to democratic processes is a universal, fundamental right.

🗣️ 📣 coming later this month, April 18th we are holding a joint BASW Branch online event with North and West Yorkshire BASW titled: A Human Rights Approach to Social work. Led by the amazing Claire Webster please share and join below. BASW Liz Howard

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“When you're not perceived by other people and your social needs are so deprived…you don’t actually know you exist”

Alexis Quinn who was held for 3 years in a mental health facility due to her autism speaks to Victoria Derbyshire about her experience.

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Hospital Social Work is vital. Our model in Bradford Council is human rights-based, it incorporates the strengths & assets of people we support, it supports risk enablement approaches, equips SWs to be legally literate & is compassionate & inclusive. Join us. bradford.engageats.co.uk/Vacancies/W/65…

We are recruiting for a full time B6 learning disabilities nurse! Lovely team & MDT to work in so get in touch if interested jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/joba…
BDCFT NHS BDCFT NHS_SNSN West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership LTHT LD and Autism RCN Learning Disability Nursing Forum Tracy ROBINSON Sandeep Kaur

Great presentation about social workers supporting and promoting voting rights!

🗳️ Promote the Vote: Social Work & Voting Rights

Join BASW, social workers from Bradford Council & the Adult PSW Network for our practice guide launch tomorrow!

Supporting practitioners to remove barriers for adults with learning disabilities to vote ⬇️

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This case has always stuck with me. It’s typical of where adult services can get to when we lose sight of the person. A fixation (and worry/annoyance?) on the 1097 care line calls that hugely influenced the subsequent assessments of KKs capacity. 39essex.com/information-hu…