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#SocialWork

[010.20] um contributo para a ordem dos assistentes sociais

26 Dec 202029 Dec 2020
Tenho acompanhado, mesmo que à distância, o processo relativo à Ordem dos Assistentes Sociais, e vejo, por alguns comentários nas redes sociais que o processo está a demorar mais do…
#SocialWork

[032.19] Notes about the use of restraint in the light of the Social Learning Theory

28 Oct 201928 Oct 2019
I'm not going to use this as a long reflection about restraint but just to throw a few reflections about the use of restraint in residential care settings, having in…
#SocialWork

[029.19] County Lines Exploitation – Practice Guidance

21 Oct 2019
The Ministry of Justice recently published a guidance designed to provide clear referral pathways for frontline practitioners to follow nationally and use as a best practice template when responding to,…
#SocialWork

[020.19] there are teenagers that are not being dumped…

20 May 201922 May 2019
Following several news about children in care, BBC reported yesterday that the number of looked-after children aged 16 and over living in unregistered accommodation in England has increased 70% in…
#SocialWork

[017.19] relationships and 2nd opportunities

17 May 201917 May 2019
No... this is not supposed to be a new section of my website, neither I want to be the next "Dear Deidre" and "solve" personal and love problems here. It…
#SocialWork

[013.19] clipping – for future memory (IV)

27 Apr 201927 Apr 2019
DoLS replacement bill approved by Parliament https://www.communitycare.co.uk/2019/04/26/dols-replacement-bill-approved-parliament-liberty-protection-safeguards-due-come-force-2020/
#SocialWork

[007.19] Knife Crime

18 Mar 2019
OFSTED published, earlier last week, the findings and recommendations of a research carried out in London schools about "Knife crime: safeguarding children and young people in education". It is not…
#SocialWork

[056.18] clipping – for future memory (iii)

17 Oct 201817 Oct 2018
The last update, published today, of the guidance on female genital mutilation.
#SocialWork

[053.18] what is readability and why it is important in social work practice

13 Oct 2018
Readability is a methodology that allows evaluating the ease with which a document can be read and understood, presenting, as a result, a numerical value that allows us to verify…
#SocialWork

[052.18] Judge condemns ‘unacceptable’ lack of secure accommodation for children

13 Oct 2018
Maybe... ... if everyone would be more careful about the children and young people who are sent for this kind of accommodation; ... if the secure accommodations were only for those…
#SocialWork

[045.18] Readability in Social Work Intervention- A necessary discussion

22 Sep 2018
A recent OFSTED's monitoring inspection of children’s services in Birmingham has raised some concerns about the language used in child protection conferences and how difficult it may be, for parents and children,…
#SocialWork

[035.18] Is it ever acceptable for social workers to ignore their clients?

26 Aug 201822 Sep 2018
This is a discussion that is taking place in the US following a post in a New York blog, where it is described as a social worker pretend to not…
#SocialWork

[028.18] county lines criminal exploitation of children and adults

23 Jun 201823 Jun 2018
This document, produced by the Home Office, is almost 1 year old, but "unfortunately" it seems to be, now, even more relevant and important for social work practice.  
#SocialWork

[017.18] clipping – for future memory (ii)

4 Jun 20189 Jun 2018
"Home Office figures show knife crime has almost doubled in three years in Warwickshire, Cambridgeshire, Hampshire, Essex and Norfolk." [see full article here]
#SocialWork

[013.18] about the “pinball kids”

3 Jun 20189 Jun 2018
Dr Richard Barker is completely correct. The expression "pinball kids", regarding the constant changes the looked after children face constantly, is horrible. Another expression could have been used by Anne…
#SocialWork

[012.18] clipping – for future memory (i)

2 Jun 20189 Jun 2018
"We estimate that the majority of looked-after children - 74% - experienced some form of change during 2016-17: a placement move, a school move or change of worker." [link]
#SocialWork

[007.18] Practice Supervisor Development Programme

19 May 20189 Jun 2018
Something interesting may be on the way... The Practice Supervisor Development Programme (PSDP) is a significant investment by the Department for Education (DfE) and aims to provide high-quality continuous professional…
#SocialWork

[002.18] when a picture is worth a thousand words…

18 Feb 20188 Jun 2018

Recent Posts…

  • [005.22] I know that you are afraid. I will do my very best to make sure you are safe 28 Feb 2022
  • [004.22] because it is important to learn with history… 24 Feb 2022
  • [003.22] practice guidelines for children’s social care 23 Feb 2022
  • [002.22] is this really a surprise? 22 Feb 2022
  • [001.22] too much, too soon 21 Feb 2022
  • [014.21] Fastball * The Way 17 Oct 2021
  • [013.21] Do we really need an independent visitor in children’s homes? 3 Jul 2021

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Scientific Activity

International Knowledge Exchange Symposium on Leaving Care (Cambridge,2019)

i. it´s my life

  • . FEVACA
  • Academia.Edu
  • Anglia Ruskin University
  • Research Gate
  • Social Sciences Promotion Center

ii. on a daily basis...

  • Health and Care Professions Council
  • OFSTED
  • Social Work England
  • The FEVACA Foundation

iii. colleagues

  • Craig Pinkney
  • Daniel Seabra
  • Jenni Randall – The Vintage Social Worker
  • Lyn Romeo

iv. social sciences world

  • Academy of Social Sciences
  • Article 39
  • Campaign for Social Science
  • Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse
  • Centre of Expertise on Child Sexual Abuse
  • Children's Social Work Matters
  • Community Care
  • Economic and Social Research Council
  • Every Child Leaving Care Matters
  • International Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood from Care
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
  • National IRO Managers Partnership
  • One Stop Social
  • Research in Practice
  • Social Care Institute for Excellence
  • Social Work Action Network
  • The Social Work Podcast
  • The Social Work Teaching Partnership
  • Therapist Thoughts
  • What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care

v. other interesting stuff

  • Formula 1
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  • Futebol Clube do Porto

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  • [IMO] Care Review, Children’s Homes and Supported Accommodation
  • [IMO] Do we really need an independent visitor in children’s homes?
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