DMonks @DMonks14
Social worker and optimistic realist. Professional Officer with BASW, views are my own and not endorsed by my employer Joined October 2021-
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Rishi Sunak today announced plans to review the fit note system for people who aren’t well enough to work, with a focus on mental health. His speech continues a trend in recent rhetoric that is stigmatising, harmful, and inaccurate.
I recently completed the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Black Activist Development Programme: tuc.org.uk/BlackActivistC… As part of the programme, I produced the following recording which may be of interest: vimeo.com/931983478 ✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 @The_TUC
Oh how the tables turn! When I was 16, I came home to a letter on the kitchen table from my foster carer. It said I had four days to find somewhere else to live. Today, the book in which I write about this experience is pictured here on my own kitchen table. And it is OUT TODAY.
🆕: BASW has gained ‘core participant’ status for Module 6 of the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, which focuses on Adult Social Care. 🗣️ Our intention is to ensure the voice of both social work & social workers is heard in this vital forum. Find out more ⬇️ new.basw.co.uk/articles/basw-…
1 in 4 children live in poverty in NI. A vital step in addressing the issue is to remove the Universal Credit two-child limit. BASW supports the Opposition Day motion calling for this. Read our press release new.basw.co.uk/articles/socia… @BBCTalkback @williamcrawley @BASW_UK
Campaign is live!!!! Lets work together to change the culture within social care, and ensure we are providing the neurodivergent workforce the safety to shine. #neurodiversity #socialwork
Campaign is live!!!! Lets work together to change the culture within social care, and ensure we are providing the neurodivergent workforce the safety to shine. #neurodiversity #socialwork
We are focusing on Stress Awareness this week. Members of our Deaf community can find BSL resources about stress online. Shout-out to @nhsinform for producing the video! youtube.com/watch?v=uPQBAj…
What we need for healthier working environments and building self-resilience, free online event 24th April 6.30 pm book here - hosted by BASW Greater Manchester branch guest speakers Calum Gallagher and Stephen Mordue @BASW_GtrMan @BASW_UK basw.co.uk/events/what-we…
You will need photo ID to vote in the 2nd May Local elections 2024, Postal Vote applications end today. Not all photo IDs will be accepted on the 2nd May or in the General Election later this year. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…
🗣️ 📣 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 @ClairetheQSW please share and join below. @BASW_UK @lizzyh20 basw.co.uk/events/human-r…
Join us to launch the Austerity Action Group's updated "Campaign Action Pack" at the SWU Conference on April 27th in Manchester: swu-union.org.uk/austerity-acti… Book your free place today at this event focusing on social work, trade unionism, and activism: swu-union.org.uk/2024/02/swu-co…
✍️ Alongside @SWU_UK & @AEPsychologists we’ve written to UK party leaders expressing serious concerns at reports of high numbers of adults & children living in unsafe housing. 🏠 We need drastic action to solve Britain’s cold homes crisis. 🔗 Read here: new.basw.co.uk/articles/uk-pa…
Today, we remember those who tragically lost their lives in the Hillsborough Disaster 35 years ago ❤️ The thoughts of everyone at BASW are with their families & all those affected by this tragedy. Please join us in observing a minute’s silence at 15:06. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
Amazing afternoon with our social work colleagues from Norway, brilliant exchange of views and experience with BASW members and Manchester City Council SWs @BASW_GtrMan @BASW_UK @FO_fellesorg united in our desire to bring equality and social justice for our communities ✊🏻
SWU and @BASW_UK are proud to support the Austerity Action Group's updated "Campaign Action Pack". Social workers & students are invited to the launch of this activism toolkit at the SWU Conference on April 27th in Manchester - book your free ticket soon! swu-union.org.uk/2024/04/update…
Join the BASW Black Country Branch and the Blackenhall writers for an evening of poetry, flash fiction, mini dramas on the theme of 'Human Rights'. Monday the 15th April at the Lychgate Tavern Wolverhampton 6.30-8.30pm @BASWbc @BASW_UK basw.co.uk/events/human-r…
Each year this abhorrent policy is in place, more and more children and families are being plunged into poverty. It was unworkable 7 years ago, and remains so today. The two-child limit must be scrapped. ❌ #AllKidsCount | #SWAgainstPoverty
Each year this abhorrent policy is in place, more and more children and families are being plunged into poverty. It was unworkable 7 years ago, and remains so today. The two-child limit must be scrapped. ❌ #AllKidsCount | #SWAgainstPoverty
Marianne @hokula_marianne
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Åse-Kari @Asekari
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Joanne Mcloughlin @JoanneMclough16
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the social work actio.. @swactionuk
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Karin H @KarinHeber
587 Followers 946 Following Social worker/ social pedagogue, professional officer SASW, political and outdoorsy, representing own personal views
UK Social Work @UK_Social_Work
14 Followers 346 Following UK Social Work is a place dedicated to the profession and where social workers can chat, use forums, and even their own articles and blogs.
Kate Brudenell @KatieBrudenell
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Lilah Valenziano @LilaValenzi
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sarah woolley @sarahwoolley01
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Grazyna Johna @GrazynaJoh10617
138 Followers 863 Following Challenge to increase the number of fans by more than 1,000 within one month.
Hafsa Cunio @CuniHaf
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Steven Gilbert OBE @stevegilbertobe
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Chana Cripps @crip_cha
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Laura Parker @LauraParkerSW
106 Followers 213 Following Workforce Development Lead at Tameside Council Adult Care. Proud to be a Social Worker ❤️ Views All Mine
Tom Stibbs @TStibbs
2K Followers 907 Following Brighton & Hove Principal Child and Family Social Worker - promoting relationship-based practice. Views my own.
Lily-rose Wardrip @LWardrip56962
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A Person @headforheights
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Katy Jackson @KatyJacksonUK
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Gazz Thompson @GazzThompsonMH
5 Followers 38 Following 28 - Your struggles do not define you. Running 30miles in April for @MindCharity
Wayne Reid⚡️ @wayne_reid79
6K Followers 409 Following @BASW_UK 🏴 PO | SW | BPS | WW | Skillionaire | Personal a/c | Not necessarily endorsed by employer 🇯🇲🤴🏾🥷🏿🏃🏾♀️🚴🏾♀️👨🏾💻🎶🎥🧠💭🗣
Social Workers for a .. @SW4PalestineUK
283 Followers 394 Following For all social workers & social care workers in the UK who want to express solidarity with the Palestinian people, and oppose the apartheid state of Israel
Carefree @carefreespace
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Social Workers & Soci.. @SW4PalestineSCW
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Stephanie Tokich @STokich12842
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Mia-rose Calmese @CalmesRos
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Maryln Wedlock @mar_wedlo
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BASWCovandWarks @BaswWarks
664 Followers 823 Following Twitter feed for Coventry and Warwickshire branch of the British Association of Social Workers. Welcoming Social Workers and students from all sectors.
Shirley @shirley_downey1
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Paul Sweeney @PaulJSweeney
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paula swift @paulaswift19
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hannah creasy @hlc8
209 Followers 552 Following #SocialWorker#everydaycounts, AMHP / BIA and interested in too many areas to pin down. Own my views but may RT those that I'd like to challenge OR endorse
Anna Gupta @AnnaGupta2
7K Followers 3K Following Social work professor at Royal Holloway University of London - equality, social justice, human rights- Views all my own ☮️🕊️🇵🇸
Jon Hyslop @JonGlue
2K Followers 3K Following I'm working with @KeithGlue as part of Community Glue, a CIC using a collaborative community approach in health and social care. I'm also an academic.
Debby from Dynamiek i.. @DinPedagogiek
178 Followers 482 Following Social workers, be Confidently Uncertain when dealing with social complexity | 10+ years of teaching experience | Delivering online courses and workshops
Brunostrumpet @brunostrumpet
100 Followers 644 Following Alternative thinker, psoriasis survivor and awesome cake baker. I've no idea why you're here to listen to my ramblings but you're welcome.
Eleanor Tallon @Eleanor_Tallon
745 Followers 1K Following Independent Social Worker, Mental Capacity & Best Interest Assessor. Yogini & devoted mum. Passionate about human rights, fitness & self awareness. Own views.
Carter Paul Rodman @CarterPaul71665
9 Followers 221 Following
Amy Milburn @AmyMilburn17
65 Followers 181 Following Social Worker 🎓 Undergraduate prize for excellence in placement-UoC '23 🎉 British Education Award '24 finalist 🥂
Marta @halseth95marta
187 Followers 3K Following
SarahSW @SarahSW71074692
285 Followers 756 Following CMHT Team Manager, Social Worker and AMHP. All views my own
Jane Porter @JanePor27281927
15 Followers 192 Following
AMANI SIMPSON 🕊 @amanisimps
716 Followers 643 Following ✊🏿 Award-Winning Youth Coach, Filmmaker & Campaigner | 🌍 CEO @Aviard_Inspires | 🎬 #AMANIfilm / #SAVEMEfilm
Marsha Begley @MarshaSwMum
682 Followers 3K Following A proud social worker, putting my heart now into our workforce @ #teamSHSCT. All views my own. #Yes2SocialWork #ChooseSocialWork #SocialWorkNI #ChangeTheScript
Anne Wilson @AnneWilsonAW
105 Followers 806 Following
Stacy __ @allaboutthefig
267 Followers 1K Following Figaro enthusiast..Owner of 'Farley the Figgy'...'The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination' Carl Rogers..
Jenny Thorley @jennythorley1
5 Followers 47 Following
SASW @ScotsSW
5K Followers 846 Following The official Twitter feed for the Scottish Association of Social Work
Åse-Kari @Asekari
201 Followers 389 Following
Joanne Mcloughlin @JoanneMclough16
47 Followers 271 Following
Fellesorganisasjonen .. @FO_fellesorg
2K Followers 639 Following Som fagforeningen for sosialarbeidere står vi opp for dem, som står opp for andre. Gjør som nærmere 35 000 andre – stå opp for trygghet og bli med i FO!
Kate Brudenell @KatieBrudenell
581 Followers 2K Following Senior Campaigns Advisor @BPSOfficial | she/her | Vale of Belvoir resident |#mentalhealth | #equality | cycling | animals | mountains | music | views my own.
Karin H @KarinHeber
587 Followers 946 Following Social worker/ social pedagogue, professional officer SASW, political and outdoorsy, representing own personal views
British Psychological.. @BPSOfficial
114K Followers 2K Following For over 120 years we’ve championed our members & psychology as a discipline. For customer support contact: [email protected]. RT’s & ❤ not (always) endorsements.
sarah woolley @sarahwoolley01
8K Followers 7K Following B.F.A.W.U General Secretary, G.F.T.U President. TUC General Council Member, Unions21 and CTUF Vice Chair. Organise Now . My views are my own
Steven Gilbert OBE @stevegilbertobe
5K Followers 6K Following An accomplished anti-racism leader coach, consultant & keynote speaker I am driven by my experiences challenging racist practices & policies in MH systems
Katy Jackson @KatyJacksonUK
12 Followers 27 Following Christian. Social Worker. Safeguarding Advisor. Vice Chair of the National Standing Committee (British Association of Social Workers). All tweets my own views.
Tom Stibbs @TStibbs
2K Followers 907 Following Brighton & Hove Principal Child and Family Social Worker - promoting relationship-based practice. Views my own.
Laura Parker @LauraParkerSW
106 Followers 213 Following Workforce Development Lead at Tameside Council Adult Care. Proud to be a Social Worker ❤️ Views All Mine
Carefree @carefreespace
2K Followers 2K Following Award-winning charity using digital innovation to transform vacant accommodation into vital breaks for unpaid carers.
Social Workers for a .. @SW4PalestineUK
283 Followers 394 Following For all social workers & social care workers in the UK who want to express solidarity with the Palestinian people, and oppose the apartheid state of Israel
Children & Young Peop.. @CYPMentalHealth
22K Followers 2K Following Working to improve the mental health of infants, children & young people in Britain
Centre for Mental Hea.. @CentreforMH
60K Followers 2K Following Speaking up for social justice in mental health.
The Mental Elf @Mental_Elf
103K Followers 27K Following Follow me to keep up-to-date with reliable #MentalHealth research. Coming soon: #EMH2024 Edinburgh #BAP2024 Birmingham
Paul Sweeney @PaulJSweeney
34K Followers 8K Following Labour & Co-operative Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow | Shadow Mental Health Minister
Improve:Act @MMUimproveACT
46 Followers 131 Following Official @MMU_Research Improve:Act. Tackling #MentalHealth inequality & injustice with experts by experience. #BlackMen #Detained 📧: [email protected]
Will Smith @wlil_sitmh
619 Followers 2K Following Foundation Fellow @rcpsych, BTR correspondent @mental_elf, have written for @PLASMA_magazine @TheBJPsych @bmj_latest
Jon Hyslop @JonGlue
2K Followers 3K Following I'm working with @KeithGlue as part of Community Glue, a CIC using a collaborative community approach in health and social care. I'm also an academic.
hannah creasy @hlc8
209 Followers 552 Following #SocialWorker#everydaycounts, AMHP / BIA and interested in too many areas to pin down. Own my views but may RT those that I'd like to challenge OR endorse
Anna Gupta @AnnaGupta2
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the social work actio.. @swactionuk
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Hannah Scaife (she/he.. @HannahScaife1
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Mark Holloway @Mark_HollowayHF
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LGAChildren @LGAChildren
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Children's Commission.. @ChildrensComm
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Marsha Begley @MarshaSwMum
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Anne Marie Quilligan @amquilli
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Spending my evening after work reading #freeloavesonfridays I'm in awe of how vulnerable,raw, and powerful the pieces are. I also found it interesting how so many of us have found solace & healing through writing. Honoured to be a part of this book. @RebekahPierre92 @unbounders
@Lisa_SW77 @DMonks14 @BASW_GtrMan @BASW_UK @FO_fellesorg We are so gratful for your time and effort! Really interesting to exchange experiences.
A short message of thanks to Free Loaves on Fridays subscribers (which may have got lost in spam/never been received by wise folk who prefer to unsubscribe to emails!) @unbounders
Telling our truth is an act of resistance! Llongyfarchiadau to our co-founder Allison Hulmes 🏴
Social workers do amazing work everyday, supporting individuals and families across our community. We’re delighted Mark has been recognised by @BASW_UK in their #ASW2024 awards. Learn more: new.basw.co.uk/about-basw/awa…
Delighted to receive 10 copies of this belter on behalf of @BASW_UK north east branch which contributed to crowdfunding. Brilliantly edited by @RebekahPierre92, it's a real, honest and authentic portrayal of the care system by people who live/d it.
The 97 will never be forgotten. 97 children and adults 'unlawfully killed' at Hillsborough and many injured, the legacy of trauma lives on. No one has been held to account. Social justice is core to social work, justice matters.@BASW_UK @NowHillsborough
#FreeLoavesOnFridays A must read for policymakers, DCS, DASS & Social Workers - at least. Thank you @RebekahPierre92 for materialising this incredible anthology of stories, poems, reflections and letters by 100 people who've experienced care @BASW_UK @article_39 @TogetherTrust
@DMonks14 @BASW_GtrMan @BASW_UK @FO_fellesorg I can see a Stockport SW too!
SWU and @BASW_UK are proud to support the Austerity Action Group's updated "Campaign Action Pack". Social workers & students are invited to the launch of this activism toolkit at the SWU Conference on April 27th in Manchester - book your free ticket soon! swu-union.org.uk/2024/04/update…
If anyone hasn’t seen Alma’s Not Normal ep 5, where Alma accesses her care records from Children Services, it’s on BBC2 tonight at 10. Stunning, heartbreaking & the best training ever for health & social care professionals on the power we have & the impact of our choice of words.
Our Branch resolution to @BASW_UK Policy AGM on April 30th promotes campaigning to improve Social Care finances, not just Social Work. Councils are likely to be cutting back even further unless the next government grasps this nettle. local.gov.uk/publications/l…
When are LAs going to act decisively to protect and support their staff? We see too many insufficient and ‘sticky-plaster’ approaches which don’t address the real problem We need to see reduction in workload and proper emotional support and mentoring for every practitioner
Thank you @BASW_UK for recognising my passion for social work profession, let’s talk social work and bring the positive vibes and fight against the stigma attached to this profession @Ruby_Bhatti_OBE @briantheroomie @RobMitch92 @gillkirkman@universityofbradford
15th April 6.30 Lych Gates, off Queen Sq, Wolverhampton City Centre. All welcome. Free entry.
It’s here! I’m so unbelievably honoured to be featured in this incredibly powerful anthology of care experienced voices. Thank you to @RebekahPierre92 and all involved for your hard work in the making of it! I have no doubt the impact of it will be felt for years to come.
Brilliant to see so many of our staff today making connections and reflecting on practice. Thanks to everyone involved and thanks to @IndepEmployASC for the really fab input on coproduction … more exciting events to come!
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