Pride in Practice

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We are delighted to be hosting this conference celebrating front line social work practice in Children and Families Local Authority settings across Scotland 31 May & 1 June Call for papers and registration now open 👇 bit.ly/3wwjiTj @dundeeuni @socialworkPIP #socialwork

📍Today marks the 3rd anniversary of the publication of the promise. ❤️ It would not have been possible without the testimony and commitment of thousands of care experienced children, adults and families. 📈 Three years on, there is #stilllotstodo for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 to #keepthepromise

prideinpractice23.eventbrite.co.uk National Scottish Social Work Conference, open for registration. @KarinHeber @ScotsSW @socialworkPIP @angelalatta9 @_KirstyFraser_ @ctur282388 @ThePromiseScot @jillwilson4

🧵on the energy price cap and🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿's families. 👇 The Independent Care Review frequently heard about the close link between poverty and the ‘care system’. There is clear evidence that families driven into poverty are far more likely to have their children removed.

"If now is not the time to refocus towards preventative spend, when is? Morally we can't afford not to." @fionathepromise, @ThePromiseScot comments on the need for preventative spend to improve the lives of those who are #careexperienced in @TheScotsman scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

📣We’re looking for care experienced people aged 16+ to share feedback and help develop The Real Toolkit. This is a paid opportunity, 4 hours a month, remote working. Contact katrina@staf.Scot for more info 🙏Pls share!

New toolkit out from Home Office, outlining various order/powers/tactics that could be useful to professionals aiming to disrupt child exploitation: gov.uk/government/pub…

We're looking for volunteers to carry out Independent Social Work reports! You will be supervised by our direct work team👀SWE registered social workers & social work students we're looking at you! Email us info@socialworkerswithoutborders.org. We really need help! SWE CPD!

Be the change you wish to see in the world.” - Mahatma Gandhi Pointing out flaws is easy,the challenge is to act for what you believe in.#WSWD2022 shows us how we can take action to create a #newecosocialworld #leavingnoonebehind. The Hindi Translation ifsw.org/social-work-ac…

#WSWD2022 on 15.03.22; Social workers will celebrate & reflect on professional contribution 2the wellbeing of our globe, advocate for a new eco social World: Leaving no one behind ifsw.org #NewEcoSocialWorld #leavingnoonebehindleaving #PeoplesSummit Chinese poster

I bought myself a house, after 4 months of work (and waiting out my apt lease) I moved in, slept my 1st night in it. When I was a boy in foster care I used to think before sleep, “someday I’ll have my very own house and nobody will tell me I have to leave”. Now that is true. 🏡

‘Deeply loved and respected’: tributes paid to director of adults’ and children’s services @carmelittleton1 #Echobox=1626076745" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">communitycare.co.uk/2021/07/09/dee…

Most social workers ‘lack confidence’ in working with children at risk of radicalisation, finds @educationgovuk report #Echobox=1625231700" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">communitycare.co.uk/2021/07/02/soc…

We're recruiting for #volunteer befrienders to work one to one with vulnerable children and families in the #Fife area. This is an incredibly rewarding role that makes a huge difference to the lives of the children and families supported by @BarnardosScot volunteer.barnardos.org.uk/opportunities/…

Our upcoming webinar on developing strengths-based places is now fully booked for the live version. You can still register via our website to receive an email of the webinar recording after the event on 15 June. scie.org.uk/strengths-base…

Job Opportunities! We're working across the country to help realise The Promise. Change is happening. Be part of it. Together we can make things better for children, young people and their families and carers. Apply now: ow.ly/30hV30rGpaC #KeepThePromise

FREE WEBINAR @UofGlasgow: How has COVID impacted #humanrights of🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿's care experienced people? Speakers: -Commissioner @Bruce_Adamson -@Fionathepromise, Chair @ThePromiseScot -@meganisfine, Vice Chair @WhoCaresScot -@CarlyMedgar of @WhoCaresScot Tickets: bit.ly/3nUqtQk

This week, in partnership with @SWU_UK ,we wrote to the Home Secretary @pritipatel and Justice Secretary @RobertBuckland about our petition - asking that they lay an amendment to the Assaults on Emergency Workers Act to include social workers bit.ly/2QR4Eo6

📢@CELCIStweets wants to hear the views of care experienced people, parents and carers, social workers, teachers, and other interested practitioners to help inform national guidance supporting the further implementation of children’s rights in Scotland: celcis.org/rightssurvey