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WHO AM I?

Father of the most amazing kids ** Social Worker with specialisation in Criminology ** Social Sciences Researcher ** FEVACA’s Operational Manager ** Motorsports Addict ** FCPorto Fan

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26Dec 202029 Dec 2020
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[010.20] um contributo para a ordem dos assistentes sociais

Tenho acompanhado, mesmo que à distância, o processo relativo à Ordem dos Assistentes Sociais, e vejo, por alguns comentários nas…

28Oct 201928 Oct 2019
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[032.19] Notes about the use of restraint in the light of the Social Learning Theory

I’m not going to use this as a long reflection about restraint but just to throw a few reflections about…

22Sep 2018
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[045.18] Readability in Social Work Intervention- A necessary discussion

A recent OFSTED’s monitoring inspection of children’s services in Birmingham has raised some concerns about the language used in child protection conferences…

# Opinions / Thoughts

[009.20] about the US presidential debate

23 Oct 2020
https://twitter.com/mafmv/status/1319421130109845505
# Personal Stuff

[008.20] She’s…

30 Sep 2020
... out.
# Personal Stuff

[007.20] essere ferrari

12 Sep 202012 Sep 2020
It might not be the best race, season or even decade, but there's something about it, something about being Ferrari. And the livery of the SF1000 to celebrate the 1000th…
# Playlist

[006.20] Bruce Springsteen * Human Touch

24 May 202024 May 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85cNRQo1m3A I was just organising some of my next weeks of this "work from home" weeks and while listening to some of my playlists this one start playing. And I…
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[005.20] Learning Social Work (from) Outside the University Walls – a reflection

15 May 202015 May 2020
“In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice… but in practice there is.” (anon) “if all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail” (Maslow, 1966, p. 15)…
# Opinions / Thoughts

[004.20] my life in comics (iv)

8 May 2020
# Playlist

[003.20] Sade * Sweetest Gift

7 Mar 20207 Mar 2020
https://youtu.be/Qj873-nVvkg
# Personal Stuff

[002.20] through my eyes (viii)

19 Jan 2020
SNAPSHOTS OF MADRID (2019)
# Opinions / Thoughts

[001.20] I love the smell of napalm in the morning

3 Jan 2020
A few years ago, near the presidential elections when George W. Bush won for the second time, experts of political science in the US were stating that the best way…
# Personal Stuff

[037.19] through my eyes (vii)

12 Dec 201912 Dec 2019
@ Birmingham, German Christmas Market, 2019
# Playlist

[036.19] RIP Marie

10 Dec 201910 Dec 2019
https://youtu.be/eeeuOUU8h34
# Playlist

[035.19] 30 years later…

9 Nov 2019
https://youtu.be/SHuI_FWCoPU
# Opinions / Thoughts

[034.19] my life in comics (iii)

29 Oct 2019
Almost in a daily basis...
# Playlist

[033.19] Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone * City of Stars

28 Oct 201928 Oct 2019
For me, one of the great movies produced "recently". The story, the anti-Hollywood end and, even more especial, the soundtrack. The soundtrack is just fabulous. https://youtu.be/s_Mzyj40jxA
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[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…
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[031.19] Tony Bennett * Smile

26 Oct 201927 Oct 2019
Just because I heard this a couple of times today. It is funny how such sad song can bring happy thoughts https://youtu.be/G7B2_RYZVjs
# Playlist

[030.19] Tracy Chapman * The Promise

22 Oct 2019
One of the good ones of the 90's... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC8pdPys-zk
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[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,…
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[028.19] through my eyes (vi)

20 Oct 2019
snapshots of rome (2019)
# Opinions / Thoughts

[027.19] standing ovation

9 Jun 2019
Standing ovation for Vettel. I can't imagine how hard was for him, but was great to see him defending Hamilton in the podium. With the decision to give him a…
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[026.19] Brian Adams * Here I Am

7 Jun 201910 Jun 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6xr6VKg7sE

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  • [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
  • Formula E
  • Futebol Clube do Porto

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