News | North London Social Work Teaching Partnership

10 October 2019

Five Reasons Why Social Work Practitioners are at the Heart of Tackling Homelessness

It will come as no surprise to most people reading this that homelessness has increased dramatically in recent years, by a huge 169% since 2010. On a single night around 4800 people sleep rough on the streets of England & Wales, 28% of them in London. But contrary to popular understanding, only around 2% of […]

10 October 2019

WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY

The 10th of October is World Mental Health Day and the theme for 2019 is MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION. It is an opportunity for people to come together to speak out, celebrate awareness, take action and help push good practice forward. The day is organised by the World Federation for Mental Health and […]

30 September 2019

Practice Educators graduate!

Big smiles and happy faces were the order of the day on Wednesday 10th of July 2019 as our Social Work students graduated from their programmes at Middlesex University. This graduation included post-qualifying students who happily received their PG Cert in Advanced Social Work Practice (Practice Education). Pictured are Thelma and Paola, Social Workers from […]

26 June 2019

We must protect the silent and invisible youth

Expert blog by Dr Tirion Havard & Dr Andrew Whittaker from South Bank University.

24 April 2019

Relationship between social work training and practice: A student’s perspective

Expert blog by Hyboh, final year MA Social Work student

27 February 2019

World Social Work Day: What does it mean to you?

Jessica Castillo, Senior Lecturer & Practice Lead, London Borough of Hackney It is that time of the year when social workers, professionals in health and social care, and supporters from all over the world celebrate and promote the positive outcomes and contributions of the social work profession to individuals, families, communities and wider society. World [...]

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28 January 2019

Expert practitioners contributing to the high-quality training of future social workers: A reflection of a social worker in academia

The most satisfying aspect was having students come up to me after the lectures and seminars to say how much they enjoyed having social workers in their lectures, how it brought the job to life and what they had learned about working with older adults." Social work is my second career. Seven years ago I [...]

14 January 2019

Invitation from Middlesex University and HAGA

Middlesex University and HAGA (Haringey Advisory Group on Alcohol) are pleased to invite you to a discussion of our findings from a research project exploring the pathways into, through and beyond alcohol treatment for Polish people living in North London. To assist us in developing recommendations for future service planning and delivery we would [...]

10 January 2019

Social workers: champions for LGBT+ rights in the UK

Social workers are the champions overlooking vulnerable LGBT+ children and adults and it is vital for social work practitioners and educators to join hands and provide both educational material and policies to protect LGBT+ rights`` Alfonso Pezzella, Lecturer in Mental Health, Middlesex University Over the past decade, there has been an increased interest in Lesbian, [...]

Update from Social Work England

Message from Social Work England ” Our Identity November 2, 2018 Social Work England are delighted to announce the appointment of Hemingway Design to develop our visual identity and communicate our mission. Hemingway Design are a multi-disciplinary design agency committed to working with people through co-design and listening. They have a unique philosophy that sits well with […]

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