Lyn Romeo, Chief Social Worker for Adults at the Department of Health.
I am very pleased to welcome to the blog my colleague and counterpart based at the Department for Education, the Chief Social Worker for Children and Families, Isabelle Trowler. Although based in separate departments we work together to make social …
My latest guest blogger, Professor Sarah Galvani, leads UK research on substance use in social work education and practice. Her work includes a focus on alcohol and other drug use in association with a range of social and health care …
Thinking about individuals and their families in the context of their social networks, the agencies involved and the communities in which they live should be core to social work practice. In common with other agencies, social work can sometimes be …
I am very pleased to publish my fourth annual report today to coincide with World Social Work Day. Across the globe, social workers and others involved in health and social care are joining in celebrations to recognise the contribution that …
International Women's Day is a day of recognition and celebration of women globally. It’s the one day of the year that recognises the value that women bring to individual communities and collectively to the world, and showcases the incredible struggles …
As the Chief Social Worker for Adults I have a deep interest in making sure the Government’s Autism Strategy is a practical and effective reality. We all know that getting the right support at the right time is crucial for …
When I ask social workers to describe the distinctive contribution they make to mental health services the answer is often that they work with a “social model” and ensure that human rights and citizen outcomes are prioritised. But what exactly …
What should we do to make sure we have enough social workers, doing the right things in the right places, so that people can really experience personalised and integrated outcomes to live the lives they want? The Department of Health …
The public consultation on the regulatory framework for the new specialist regulator for social workers, is now open. Over the last few months, there has been real progress in establishing Social Work England, the new regulator for social workers in …
The abuse or death of an adult receiving or in need of care rightly raises questions about whether the support they received could have been better and what can be learned to improve its provision in the future. Conducting Safeguarding …