In Bradford yesterday, great to see a council investing in #socialwork a huge credit to @robmitch92.bsky.social & colleagues

"I don't want to rise 'above' my community. I want to rise *with* it." This sentiment is often expressed to me by young people. They want individual success *and* to see improved conditions for all in their communities. This is a theme I explore in this blog: mabdallah.substack.com/p/mattering-...

Happy #EidAlAdha2025 to all those celebrating and especially to all our brilliant colleagues across Bradford Council.

Huge thanks to all who supported our 2nd book launch. Thanks to those who provided videos, reviews, tech, food & to our beautiful friends at SORM in Bradford. Special thanks to my co-editor @elaineljames.bsky.social who is the driving force behind so much of this. #socialworkcatsandrocketscience

Such a brilliant evening in Bradford for the launch of the uk.jkp.com/products/the.... It’s such a brilliant book written by such an inspiring group of social workers. @robmitch92.bsky.social @elaineljames.bsky.social

As in today!

Oh my, it's tomorrow @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social

Book launch party week 🐱🚀🎸🍰 Friday evening at the School of Rock and Media. Be ready to #stayuplate #nobedtimes There will be 📚 and a very small number of highly coverted, strictly limited edition, pens....

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Wonderful endorsement today at ADASS Spring Seminar for our A-Z of Rights based practice from the new President to all delegates, the past and present Chief Social Worker for Adults and the lovely James Bullion, CQC Chief Inspector for Adult Social Care. So much L is for Love for our new book 📚

Just putting the finishing touches to my presentation at Bradford University tomorrow celebrating 5 years of the Social Justice Society #joinus at the JSB Lecture Theatre to be part of this. Added in this amazing piece of street art from my Easter trip to Denver

Love that people with learning disabilities have written the foreword to our difficult second book @jackskinner.bsky.social @robmitch92.bsky.social

Books have arrived for our launch @jackskinner.bsky.social @robmitch92.bsky.social !!!

Planning for the launch of our book just stepped up a level with the delivery of these @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social

Very very excited T minus 14 days to launch @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social @ryancowley.bsky.social So many contributions including @sarasiobhan.bsky.social who defies description Party with balloons, samosa, cake and bands is on 9th May DM to join us #socialwork

Choose your @SwcatsR pen Which #socialworker are you @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social @ryancowley.bsky.social @mwharvey.bsky.social L is for Love OR S is for Safeguarding Rights

Very very excited T minus 14 days to launch @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social @ryancowley.bsky.social So many contributions including @sarasiobhan.bsky.social who defies description Party with balloons, samosa, cake and bands is on 9th May DM to join us #socialwork

It's out in 2 weeks @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social !!! Anyone up for joining us at the book party on 9th May?

S is for Safeguarding Rights in our A to Z Guide to #socialwork It couldn't have been anything else @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social uk.jkp.com/products/the...

F is for Flourishing Lives in our A to Z of #socialwork @sarasiobhan.bsky.social Take 10 minutes every day to find what makes you happy. Since aged 3, mine is a book with dragons in it. What's your 10 minutes? uk.jkp.com/products/the...

J is for Jurisprudence in our A to Z of #socialwork Inspired by those who get the spirit of the law and that the S in DoLS is the most important letter. uk.jkp.com/products/the...

M is for Mental Health in our A to Z of #socialwork rights based practice uk.jkp.com/products/the...

A is for Advocacy in our A to Z of rights based #socialwork @jackskinner.bsky.social Advocacy secures human rights uk.jkp.com/products/the...

@robmitch92.bsky.social L is for Love 💗 in our A to Z. Of course it is. uk.jkp.com/products/the...

@robmitch92.bsky.social L is for Love 💗 in our A to Z. Of course it is. uk.jkp.com/products/the...

@sarasiobhan.bsky.social the A to Z is promoting flourishing lives 😃 uk.jkp.com/products/the...

The difficult second book is landing on doormats (or lovely herringbone floors) and @capacitylaw.bsky.social approves… And breathe #SocialWorkCatsAndRocketScience @elaineljames.bsky.social

Sometimes people say to me it must be hard to do research with cancer patients and caregivers. But I get to witness love.... It's humbling and beautiful.

Lovely foreword from @sarasiobhan.bsky.social

If you're unsure about how to bring the Stay Up Late way into practice, this is a great place to start!

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Being on the right side is easy as A B C... And it's pink!!! What's not to love ❣️

Rights based practice? What’s that? We’ll tell you via our A-Z. Out at Easter.

@robmitch92.bsky.social musing on the eve of Valentine's Day socialworkcatsandrocketscience.com/2023/02/13/i...

Making pork with ginger soy and butter beans whilst listening to the brilliant @capacitylaw.bsky.social #Sunday podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...

This makes for a difficult listen but is so important, the brilliant @ellychapple.bsky.social and myself on The Skies We're Under podcast talking about Ella's human rights claim and the impact of unlawful care proceedings on their family open.spotify.com/episode/2rRf...

New Post: I’m hosting a webinar for LGBT+ History Month

Please share: new funded PhD opportunity! Navigating the Mental Capacity Act to support Sexual Decision-Making for People with Learning Disabilities To find out more please follow the link below: #AcademicSky #FindAPhD #PhD #LearningDisabilitiesResearch

Come and do a fully funded PhD with me and brilliant colleagues @moniquehuy.bsky.social and @suecaton.bsky.social at MMU on Navigating the Mental Capacity Act to support Sexual Decision-Making for People with Learning Disabilities www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Huge opportunity to improve social work! @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social is looking for social workers with 5+ years experience to serve on the Task Force to revise Standards and Indicators for Cultural Competence. Please share! HT @prismaticiris7.bsky.social @gdb777.bsky.social #SWTech

Great research article from Joe here, on social work podcasts and podcasters. Can’t take credit beyond being part of the wider team (nod to Robin’s journal co-editor Dr Michaela Rogers) but glad to be part of it nonetheless. Have a read. Available to all, gratis. 👇👏👍

In the Origins of Totalitarianism 1951 Hannah Arendt Antisemitism, imperialism, totalitarianism 1 after 1 more brutally than the other demonstrated that human dignity needs a new guarantee found only in a political principle whose validity must comprehend all of humanity hac.bard.edu/amor-mundi/h...

Hello! At Practice: Social Work in Action we are always looking for: - social work practice-related resources, such as books, training materials, apps and other media for review in the journal - reviewers to review them! We are keen to hear from people new to or curious about publishing… 1/

New social work, cats and rocket science podcast episode, in advance of book 2 which is available for pre order now. An A - Z of rights based practice. open.spotify.com/show/38QoUzf...

It’s 2025 and we’d like to introduce ourselves: we're a charity that fights for adults with learning disabilities and autistic people to have full and active social lives. We focus on nightlife, music and what really matters to people!

Pre orders for ‘The Social Work, Cats and Rocket Science Guide to Rights Based Practice’ here. With all author profits to Stay Up Late at @gigbuddies.bsky.social www.whsmith.co.uk/Product/Vari...

If you’re waking to news of the commission on #socialcare your first instinct may be to head back under the covers. What, another one? Really? But there are genuine reasons to support it, along with a some concerns, particularly on the timing. Shortish thread.

As for the history it’s all here 2/2 policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/ending-the-s...

Brand new Social Work, Cats & Rocket Science podcast. An A-Z! open.spotify.com/episode/67eI...