Introduction - Welcome to the Messy Stuff; 1. Servants not Masters; 2. Mental Capacity, Mental Health and Least Restrictive Decision Making; 3. Wellbeing, Belonging and Citizenship; 4. Love, Hope and Relationships; 5. Language, Case Note Recording and writing about People; 6. Safeguarding; 7. The Rise of the New Social Work Bohemians; Case Law; Glossary; Bibliography
A collection of stories about the real human experience of being a social worker
Elaine James has worked in various grant making and
commissioning roles across children and adult social care for over
20 years. She is an honorary researcher at Lancaster
University.
Rob Mitchell is a Principal Social Worker; he co-chaired the
national Principal Social Worker Network for two years, is a
Trustee of the National Social Work Awards and he is an Honorary
Senior Lecturer at Lancaster University.
Dr Hannah Morgan is a Senior Lecturer in Disability Studies,
Department of Sociology, Lancaster University and Director of the
Centre for Disability Research (CeDR).
Mark Harvey is a Director of Disability Services in a Local
Authority; he also co-chaired the national Principal Social Worker
Network.
Ian Burgess is a social worker, Best Interest Assessor and
Mental Capacity Lead.
Love, hope and the messy stuff, stories of social work with adults.
The book gives examples of practice making links to social work
approaches, legislation and case law, reflecting on the reality of
adult social work based on the rights of the person. A valuable
insight into practice for social workers and social work
students.
*Karen Maude, Practice Educator of the Year 2018 the Social Worker
of the Year Awards*
I would have bought this book for the title alone but the content
is dazzling. Written by social workers who clearly love their work,
it is powerful, hopeful, funny, informed and based on years of
experience and learning. Social care is in need of an injection of
colour, love, fun, innovation and creativity. 'Social work, cats
and rocket science' is a cracking start.
*Sara Ryan, Mum to Connor Sparrowhawk, Author of Justice for
LB*
This book shares stories that show how peoples' lives have been
transformed through getting to know people. Whether you're a social
work professional, support worker or gobby punk activists (like us)
this book demonstrates the importance of upholding everyone's human
rights. This collection of practical stories aren't just for social
workers anyone working in social care will be able to draw and
reflect on them to check we're doing everything we can to uphold
the human rights of the people we work with. At our charity we view
ourselves as gobby punk activists, and we have no social work
background. To read our work has partly inspired this book is a
thrill because it reminds us that we all have a part to play in
upholding everyone's human rights. This book gives positive,
practical stories of how relationship based social work can make a
huge difference to individual's lives. It begs the question "if we
don't have the time to make sure the people we support are happy in
their life are we prepared to risk-assess their life full of
misery?"
*Paul Richards, Director Stay Up Late*
Whether a politician, a policy maker, a practitioner or a member of
the public, everyone should read this. A collection of essays which
beautifully portrays the role of social work in society. Much
misunderstood, social work walks the tightrope of rights &
responsibilities, autonomy & protection, care & control. An
illuminating and passionate account of social work in the 21st
Century.
*Isabelle Trowler, Chief Social Worker for England (Children &
Families)*
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