Kathryn

Aaaah that’s me!!

From pet sitter to domestic abuse advocate: the unseen life of a mental health social worker - Community Care #Echobox=1756282075" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">communitycare.co.uk/2025/08/27/fro…

@Kally_Hawk Definitely not just you! X

@KathrynSW_1 I'm so glad it's not just me and my team feeling this way. Hope the days off help x

Social work has been feeling awfully heavy recently. Trying to find the small wins and positive outcomes but they’re few & far between! A few days off is definitely needed 😂😅

“There are more things in heaven and earth that are dreamt of in the philosophy of NHS treatment” – a Court of Protection story: mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/there-are-more…

Currently on my first DoLS week and I’ve already had about 4 breakdowns… is it too late to back out

A day in the life of a specialist continuing healthcare social worker - Community Care #Echobox=1749806374" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">communitycare.co.uk/2025/06/13/a-d…

Getting 80/100 in my Best Interest Assessor coursework was lovely surprise today! What a great end to the week 🤭

Today has been a hard day with a tricky mix of super complex safeguarding enquiries coming through, and absolutely ridiculous ones that make you question other people’s decision making 😅. Feeling very drained & struggling at the moment.

A national strategy would align social care, healthcare, and housing policy, writes Kathryn Smith OBE, Chief Executive of SCIE, in her opinion piece published in Local Government Chronicle: lgcplus.com/services/healt…

MAFS Australia & essay writing 🫠. I know more about AG v BMBC 2016 than District Judge Bellamy does right now

Interesting case!

BASW has been lobbying MPs to extend legal protections for SWs in the assisted dying bill, ensuring parity with nurses/Drs. Thanks @danny__kruger MP for raising this issue and securing an assurance that social workers will now get these protections. More basw.co.uk/articles/basw-…

If anyone comes up with a solution for the Sunday scaries… I’m all ears 🙈

Can confirm that I absolutely loved the BIA course & I was nervous for no reason (as always😂). It was great being back in the uni environment and learning again. Feeling somewhat confident about the take-home exam & Form 3 but we’ll see if I’m still saying that next week🤭

It hasn’t quite been 6 months but I’m back with an update! I start the BIA course tomorrow and I’m so nervous 😬🤭. Kinda excited to be learning again but anxious about literally everything else

- I’m considering the BIA course - I would love to do a research degree to look deeper into how Social Workers / Resource Officers use humour in their work See you in 6 months! I’m always lurking here but don’t post too often😂

- I still want to do my PEPS ASAP but need to wait until I’m 3 years qualified (Sept 2025) -team dynamics are proving difficult at times but we’re working through it - I’m definitely feeling more autonomous in my work - I still love my job for the most part

6 monthly update for you! - I’m now the main safeguarding officer for the team and doing much less long term work which is a welcome change - safeguarding is unbelievably busy and I’m forever impressed at some vulnerable people’s resilience when faced with some scary situations