We’re delighted to get Day 1 of our annual conference underway with Professor @carlenefirmin.bsky.social speaking on the realities of safeguarding young people from extra-familial harm

We’re delighted to hear next from @carlenefirmin.bsky.social who will be guiding us through Scotland’s road to contextual safeguarding - a concept that involves targeting the social conditions where harm occurs. Thank you to Carlene for delivering this year’s Day 1 keynote address. #YJConf25

A brilliant morning in Manchester

📢 The British Journal of Social Work Appoints New Co-editors! Congratulations to @carlenefirmin.bsky.social and @stkong.bsky.social who will officially start in their new role as co-editors on 1 July 2025. Find out more 🔗 new.basw.co.uk/articles/bri...

We’re delighted to share our conference programme. As well as @carlenefirmin.bsky.social & Darren McGarvey keynotes, the event includes sessions on gender-based violence, neighbourhood policing, diversion, and lots more! 📅 9-10 Sept 25 📍 Leeds Register: vulnerabilitypolicing.org.uk/annual-confe...

Really looking forward to this

This week, he launched our "Safe" podcast with @carlenefirmin.bsky.social, diving deep into contextual safeguarding and how we can better protect young people. Listen now: youtu.be/7wJw9CyIzNI?...

@youthendowmentfund.org.uk conf today with @nickcookuk.bsky.social Enjoyed hearing @carlenefirmin.bsky.social calling for absolute focus on the needs of the child (not the system) & DCS Greenwich (&TCS Trustee) Florence Kroll on the role of kindness & humility in leadership Lots to reflect on!

📢 Against Youth Violence, the book me and Keir Irwin-Rogers published in 2022, is now fully open access! 📢 Link here: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/display/book... Contents list in image. You can download chapter by chapter, or the whole thing. Please share!

📣 Registration for the Youth Justice Conference 2025 is now open! 📆 11 and 12 June, 2025, Stirling Court Hotel Book your place: lnkd.in/e97DbNcW Our theme is ‘Childhood, Safeguarding and the Children’s Hearing System’ and keynote speakers are @carlenefirmin.bsky.social and Dr Grace Robinson

Really enjoyed writing this article with @carlenefirmin.bsky.social Kate O'brien, Rachael Owens and Donna Garvey on the systemic problems with child welfare systems, problematising mothers, no matter how 'good' they are.

We're live! The call for abstracts is now open for the JUSWA conference June 26-27 2025 at UCLan in Preston, UK. For everyone interested in social work research. Its titled: Shaping Our Future: Proactive messages from social work practice, education and research

Another article now out- #actionresearch methods. Pls share. Feeling well, feeling cared for? Using participatory and arts-engaged research to improve understanding and professional responses to the mental health needs of care-experienced young people www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Looking forward to reading this - great that it’s open access too.

New year, new article.... one that will shape my work for years to come. Using a 3 year ethnography @michellelefevre.bsky.social @klanghoff.bsky.social Gillian Ruch & I draw a line in the sand & call for foundational reform in responses to extra-familial harm academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance... 🧵

No ambulance available to take a black child to hospital for urgent mental health assessment and care. Police given task instead. Two police officers assault child. www.voice-online.co.uk/news/uk-news...

I haven’t really joined in on here yet! But myself and the wonderful Steve Crossley have just wrapped up this terms Abolitionist seminar series 💥 for the Communities and Social Justice research group at Durham Sociology - and it was great! For those of us working in practice reform - a must!

Finally got around to reading this Child of the North report and welcome multiple recommendations around both a #ContextualSafeguarding approach in general & specifically Risk Outside of the Home (ROTH) child protection processes More calls to meeting need as paramount for providing protection

Great paper and thread by @carlenefirmin.bsky.social the absolute expert in navigating the complexities of responding to extra-familial harm. ⬇️

This year I've thought a lot about the ethics of social work responses to extra-familial harm I outline some of these thoughts in my latest paper on Risk Outside of the Home Child Protection pathways available for free via this link www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... In it I argue that🧵

FINAL CHANCE TO BOOK: forms.office.com/e/83HJXnzzQq Learning Event on Risk Outside of the Home (ROTH) Child Protection Pathways, by researchers and local areas piloting the approach. 10.12.24 12:00 - 14:00 We have secured a zoom licence that allows more attendees. Booking closes 03.12.24, 5pm.