Martin Webber
DECEMBER 14, 2014
With Ben being crowned X-Factor victor, Lewis Hamilton zooming off with Sports Personality of the Year and Strictly reaching its own climax, the biggest competition of the year is just starting. Yes, it’s the Blog.
Martin Webber
DECEMBER 13, 2014
First year social work students from the University of York spent the last day of this term at the Ripon Workhouse Museum. No, not an end-of-term jolly. They spent their time there drafting webpages to communicate.
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Martin Webber
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
The Think Ahead report published by IPPR in May has prompted much discussion among social work educators and practitioners. It has re-ignited the debate about fast-track programmes in the wake of Frontline and the appropriateness.
Martin Webber
NOVEMBER 25, 2014
Applying Research Evidence in Social Work Practice is published by Palgrave Macmillan this week. This edited book brings together some excellent authors who offer insightful guidance on how to use research in social work practice. It.
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Martin Webber
NOVEMBER 18, 2014
November is shaping up to be a good month for applying research in social work practice, a key theme of this blog. Firstly, the Social Care Elf was launched last week. Joining other elves in.
Martin Webber
JULY 19, 2014
The NSPCC Tour of Yorkshire is based at York Sport Village, a new multi-sport complex next to the Heslington East campus of the University of York. Building upon the growth in interest in cycling it.
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Martin Webber
JUNE 27, 2014
I really like the Mental Elf. If you haven’t come across this friendly woodland creature, the Mental Elf selects high quality mental health research of relevance to practitioners, appraises it and writes about it in.
Martin Webber
JUNE 12, 2014
Practitioners sometimes share things about themselves with the people they work with; sometimes personal things, sometimes non-personal, everyday things. But which ones are which? How personal is ‘personal’? The International Centre for Mental Health Social.
Martin Webber
JUNE 10, 2014
We are approaching the end of our first year in the International Centre for Mental Health Social Research (ICMHSR) at the University of York and I would like to share a few aspects of our work.
Martin Webber
JUNE 6, 2014
With the Tour de France starting in Yorkshire in July, this will certainly be a summer of cycling. If you know me outside of work, you will be aware that I’m a keen cyclist. Before.
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Martin Webber
MAY 12, 2014
I’m in Sierra Leone this week with ICMHSR researcher, Meredith Newlin, to co-design training in psycho-social interventions for psychiatric nurses. This visit builds upon one which Meredith made last year to explore the feasibility of.
Martin Webber
MAY 11, 2014
On Friday I had the pleasure of spending the day with the Chief Social Workers (CSWs). Isabelle Trowler (CSW for Children and Families) and Lyn Romeo (CSW for Adults) spent the day in York to meet with.
Martin Webber
MAY 6, 2014
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) today launched its report on meeting the workforce challenges in mental health social work. Think Ahead makes the case for a fast-track graduate-entry route to a social work.
Martin Webber
FEBRUARY 25, 2014
One of the key issues we are grappling with in the Connecting People study is how local authorities and NHS Trusts can become more community oriented in their practice. We are investigating how different types.
Martin Webber
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
The national media has descended on Ripon to take a look at the sixth sinkhole to open up in recent days. News vans from ITV, BBC York and many unmarked ones crammed into Magdalens Close.
Martin Webber
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
Tomorrow is University Mental Health and Wellbeing Day. This is an annual event to promote the mental health of those who live and work in higher education settings. The International Centre for Mental Health Social.
Martin Webber
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) were one of the most controversial amendments made to the Mental Health Act 1983. In 2008 England and Wales joined Scotland and around 70 different jurisdictions around the world in obliging people.
Martin Webber
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
Mental health social workers make a unique contribution to mental health services. They are respected for their knowledge and application of mental health law, their ability to use psycho-social interventions in complex situations and their.
Martin Webber
JANUARY 9, 2014
Social connections are important to most of us. We need people around us to share our lives with – the blossoming of online social network sites in the last decade is visible evidence of this.
Martin Webber
JULY 20, 2014
The Vale of York was shrouded in mist as we lined up for the start of day 2 of the Tour of Yorkshire. But it was not raining and there was only a 50% chance.
Martin Webber
NOVEMBER 27, 2014
My first blog was published on the new Social Care Elf today. It is a review of a paper on the measurement of quality of life of people with a mental health problem. The Social.
Martin Webber
DECEMBER 1, 2014
The first paper reporting findings from research which led to the creation of the Connecting People Intervention was published yesterday online by the journal Health and Social Care in the Community. ‘Enhancing social networks: a qualitative.
Martin Webber
JUNE 9, 2014
This blog was initially established to help bridge a perceived gap between the worlds of social work academia and practice. I have used it to reflect on aspects of my work (with the odd post.
Martin Webber
MAY 2, 2014
Practitioner research The two recent reviews of qualifying social work education in the UK have both argued that teaching and practice needs to be underpinned by rigorous research. Although there are several problematic aspects to these.
Martin Webber
APRIL 27, 2014
Discrimination against people with mental health problems is a global phenomenon. It takes different forms in different cultures, but almost universally people are treated differently on the basis of their mental health. In the UK.
Martin Webber
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
Social workers support the recovery of people with mental health problems. Recovery is a process whereby individuals or families restore rights, roles, and responsibilities lost through illness, disability, or other social problems. It requires hope and.
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