Social Work News - Summer 2021

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A GLOBAL CELEBRATION You are invited to...the biggest virtual student social worker graduation of all time!

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n evening of awards, entertainment, global celebration - and a few famous faces - are on the agenda, at a massive virtual social work graduation event being hosted this month. Social Work students across the globe are being invited to join together for one night only, to mark their exceptional achievement at completing their degrees against all odds in 2020 or 2021. And with social restrictions lifting this month, it’s hoped graduating students

will be able to gather together with friends and classmates for the epic event, on June 23rd, hosted by social work trainer Siobhan Maclean, and the Social Work Student Connect team. “THE LAST 12 MONTHS HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY HARD FOR SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS,” said Siobhan, a social worker of 31 years, practice educator, and author. “My heart goes out to everyone who has had to adapt to online learning;


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The website prioritising children's mental health

3min
pages 56-57

"I retired... then realised I wasn't done"

2min
page 55

"What I've learned from 40 years of social work"

2min
pages 50-51

Are you a Social Worker addicted to adrenaline?

2min
pages 48-49

"We must advocate for the communities we work in"

3min
pages 46-47

'Ever Grateful'

1min
pages 44-45

"How Narcissistic Abuse drove me to the point of suicide"

2min
pages 42-43

"Expect more from young care leavers"

3min
pages 38-39

Sophie's Choice: Pushing Back Against Stigma

3min
pages 36-37

Meet the 'Sociable Social Worker'

4min
pages 34-35

'Why did you become a Social Worker?'

3min
pages 32-33

"I wish I had stronger relationships with my siblings"

2min
page 31

"I THOUGHT I WAS LOSING MY MIND"

3min
pages 24-25

"Those they called Idiots"

3min
pages 20-21

5 unexpected things you learned in 2020

2min
pages 18-19

"How has 2020 impacted your mental health?"

2min
page 13

There are too many people watching - and too few helping

3min
pages 6-7

"There were times during Covid I didn't think I could cope"

3min
pages 4-5

A global social work celebration!

2min
pages 40-41

"I didn't think anybody would believe me"

5min
pages 26-29

"I finally made it as a social worker at 48"

2min
pages 22-23

The report everybody is talking about...

2min
pages 14-15

"I couldn't be happier for The Invisible String to be my legacy"

3min
pages 16-17

The chance meeting that saved a life - and spurred action

5min
pages 8-11
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