Social care and social work leadership

2016 ◽  
pp. 249-263
Author(s):  
John Lawler
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Social Work Leadership

Social work and the transformation of adult social care

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Lymbery ◽  
Karen Postle
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Care

Social work leadership in a medical school: A coordinated, compassionate COVID-19 response

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Barbara L. Jones ◽  
Farya Phillips ◽  
Donna Shanor ◽  
Heather VanDiest ◽  
Qi Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Medical School ◽  
Social Work Leadership

‘She Made You Feel like There’s Hope’: Gaining a Better Understanding of How Children Negotiate Their Relationships with Social Workers from Their Own Accounts

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Gorin ◽  
Mary Baginsky ◽  
Jo Moriarty ◽  
Jill Manthorpe
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Signs Of Safety ◽  
Relational Resilience ◽  
Children’S Accounts ◽  
Care Innovation

Abstract Recent years have seen a re-emergence of international interest in relationship-based social work. This article uses children’s accounts of their relationships with social workers to build on previous research to promote children’s safety and well-being. Interviews were undertaken with 111 children aged six- to eighteen-years old across ten different local authorities in England, as part of the evaluation of Munro, Turnell and Murphy’s Signs of Safety pilots within the Department for Education’s Children’s Social Care Innovation Programme. The interviews reveal four key findings: that children look for care and reciprocity in their relationships with social workers and this can be achieved through listening and small acts of kindness; that they are adept at recognising aspects of social workers’ verbal and non-verbal communications which indicate to the child whether they are listening and interested in them; that there are times in which children are particularly vulnerable especially if parents are resistant to engagement or children’s trust is broken; and that children actively use their agency to control their communication and engagement. The article concludes by highlighting children’s relational resilience and the importance of ensuring opportunities for children to develop new relationships with social workers when previous relationships have broken down.

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