400|Horizon Bid - Cluster 2: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive society|

Horizon Bid - Cluster 2: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive society

Improving mental health outcomes for people in education, training and work.

Dear ESWRA Member

We are looking to actively recruit research partners from ESWRA to become involved in a Horizon bid exploring young people and mental health from a European perspective.

We would like to understand the scale and problem of youth mental health in your country, region and area.

The research process will be participatory building upon the experiences of young people, families and communities to define the issue and develop interventions to promote better mental health outcomes for young people.

There is between 3 to 5 million euros funding available, to design, deliver and review this innovative project. We would like to have between 8-10 European Partners.

If you are interested, we will be hosting several drop-in sessions to meet with potential partners week beginning the 6th January 2025.

• Monday 6th January 12.00 (GMT) 13.00 (CET)
• Wednesday 8 January 12.00 (GMT) 13.00 (CET)
• Friday 10th January 12.00 (GMT) 13.00 (CET)

Please email Dr Darren Hill at d.hill@leedsbeckett.ac.uk to receive an invite link to the online meetings.

Pre-Meeting Preparation Work.

We need participants who want to be involved to assist with the submission, we will take the lead as native English speakers in writing the document.

It would be great if you could provide a brief lit review of 250-500 words exploring the questions below.

• What is the scale and problem with youth mental health in your country and region?
• Do you have dedicated child and adolescent mental health services in your country and region?
• Do you have relationships with youth and mental health services, or practitioners in your area?
• What models and intervention do you know about or are used in education and training sessions to work with young people with mental health problems?
• Do you have any examples of digital apps or tools within the sector?

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|2024-12-11|3|1|§392|ESWRA Board Elections - Call for nominations|

DEADLINE EXTENDED

Call for nominations: General Board Members

We are delighted to announce an open call for nominations to fill four vacant positions on the ESWRA Board as General Board Members. The ESWRA Board typically comprises thirteen General Board Members and two Doctoral Members. The deadline for nominations is 10 December 2024

About European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA)

Founded in 2014, the Association is at an exciting time in its development, consolidating our existing strengths whilst growing our membership and developing new Association activities and resources. We are looking for Board Members who will bring enthusiasm, energy, and commitment to the role, and take a pro-active lead in fulfilling ESWRA Goals.

BENEFITS: To promote social work research which will have beneficial consequences for practitioners, service users, educators, researchers, graduate students, and those responsible for service development and delivery.

• HIGH STANDARD OF RESEARCH: To foster and maintain the development of high levels of social work research and knowledge production across the European community of nations.
• RESEARCH CAPACITY and LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES: To enhance both capacity and learning opportunities within and across the European social work community.
• RESEARCH METHODS FOR SOCIAL WORK: To provide an environment for the application of research methods and approaches by those from a wide range of disciplines within and beyond the social sciences, in forms which have relevance for social work practice and research.
• NETWORKS AND COLLABORATION: To build and work with networks of social work researchers within Europe and actively foster links between European and wider international research networks.

Eligibility Criteria for General Board Member Positions:

We invite all ESWRA members who would like to contribute actively and assume leadership roles within the association to consider seeking election to the ESWRA Board. Some proficiency in English is a pre-requisite for candidates.

We seek applications/nominations from Individuals who:

1. Is currently an ESWRA member (at the time of application).
2. Possess or aspire to Senior Level Academic Leadership and Management Experience
   • Demonstrated leadership in academia.
   • Proven management skills.
3. Express Interest in Future Roles:
   • Individuals with financial acumen and a willingness to assume the role of Treasurer in the future are welcome but other competences are equally valued.    
4. Represent underrepresented European countries:
   • Nominations from European countries currently underrepresented are encouraged, including but not limited to: France, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czechia, Netherlands, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Bulgaria, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Türkiye.
   • Details of current Board Members are available at: https://www.eswra.org/structure.html

Nomination Process:  Candidates can either self-nominate or be nominated by fellow ESWRA members.

Application Process:  Those interested should send their submission to info@eswra.org. As well as indicating a willingness to serve on the Board the submission should also include:

• name, title, job title & email address.
• university or other organisational affiliation (name & department).
• confirmation of institutional support for a Board member.
•  confirmation of your current membership of ESWRA.
• a list of which European Conferences for social Work Research (ECSWR) you have attended.
• if you do not work in a European institution, then a demonstration of a clear connection to the social work research community in Europe.
•  confirmation that you are free to act for three years.
• confirmation that, if elected, you are willing to take on a major Board officer role if asked to do so. Please indicate which roles or committees you would be interested in taking on in the future.  Committees can be found here: Board roles here: https://eswra.org/eswra_commites.php
• a statement of up 150 words maximum briefly outlining your work relevant to social work research and the aims of ESWRA, an indication of what you might offer to the Board in terms of expertise e.g., IT skills; languages; international collaboration experience; research methods teaching; legal aspects of running an organisation; familiarity with Secretary or Treasurer duties; etc. Please note that if your name is put forward for election, your text will be hosted on the ESWRA website for the purposes of the election.
• a link to your profile on your institution’s website (if that is available).

Calendar for Selection/Election Process:

• Application deadline                     Tuesday 10 December 2024
• Voting period                                    16 –  23  December 2024
• Announcement of results:                Week Commencing 6th January 2025
• Where to send your application:              info@eswra.org

We appreciate your commitment to advancing social work research, and we look forward to receiving your nomination. For further details and inquiries, please contact me at info@eswra.org

Thank you for your continued support.

Sincerely,

The Nominations and Election Committee

Sarah Vicary Chair

Call for nominations PDF

|2024-09-30|3|1|§380|European Social Work Research welcomes: Your contributions and suggestions for|

‘Research, Exchange and Dialogue’

The Editors of ESWRA’s journal European Social Work Research are pleased to announce some exciting changes to a key section of the journal, and to invite distinctive contributions to this section:

The section that was formerly known as  ‘Research Policy and Practice Exchange’ has the new title ‘Reflection, Exchange and Dialogue’ (RED).  We think that this better reflects what the section is intended to offer and will make it more accessible to readers and contributors alike.

The RED section aims to provide:

• A lively space for timely critical reflection, exchange of innovative and challenging ideas or initiatives, and dialogue.
• An inclusive space that stimulates further contributions to the journal and to the European social work research field.

As before, contributions (normally 500 – 2000 words) may include:

• Think pieces or discussion pieces grounded on empirical research, or literature, or particular initiatives - highlighting the issues, innovations or challenges emerging.
• Critical discussion in response to particular ideas and questions raised in previous ESWR issues, or in other relevant research, policy or practice forums.

 

We are also now keen to encourage two new kinds of contribution (up to 4000 words), based on dialogue:

 

• Conversation pieces based on critical discussion/debate between two or more people with different perspectives on the same issue
  • these might written in a variety of formats including, for example, as letters exchanged between the discussants
  • the discussants will be the named authors of the piece
  • we strongly recommend that proposals for conversation pieces are discussed with the journal and/or section editors in advance, contacting us via eswr-journal@bristol.ac.uk
• Articles based on interviews conducted by one of the ESWR/RED section editors with particular social work researchers engaged in distinctive areas of work
  • the interviewee (not the interviewer) would be named as the author of the published piece
  • we warmly invite ESWRA members to contact the journal/section editors, via eswr-journal@bristol.ac.uk, proposing the names of researchers they would like to recommend for interview, and giving briefly their reasons and suggested focus.

All submissions (marked for RED) will be subject to peer review and should be submitted through Editorial Manager https://www.editorialmanager.com/eswr/default2.aspx

We very much look forward to receiving your contributions and your suggestions!

|2024-05-29|6|1|§397|SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP ON HISTORY OF SOCIAL WORK |

Coordinators:

Dr. Darren Hill, Leeds Beckett University,  D.Hill@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Prof. Susanne Maurer, University of Marburg,  maurer@staff.uni-marburg.de

Prof. Darja Zaviršek, University of Ljubljana, darja.zavirsrk@fsd.uni-lj.si

Issue: SIG Event, Pre-Conference of ECSWR in Munich/Germany, 2025

The Social Work, History and Research SIG Call for Papers

Deadline: 15th December, 2024 (Feed back: before 31st December, 2024)

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Embracing the complexity of Social Work History.

The Social Work, History and Research group would like to invite you to submit an abstract for our Special Interest Group pre-conference meeting on March 12th 2025.

The Focus of the special Interest Group (SIG) will be to explore the concept of (idealised) historical narratives and positionality within social work.

There is a tendency to address social work either as a ‘good’ (‘helpful’, ‘supportive’, even ‘emancipatory’ and ‘empowering’) practice and focus f. e. upon the ‘progressive’, ‘innovative’ or ‘radical’ kernel within social work traditions. On the other hand social work can be strongly problematized by reconstructing its disciplinary and violent aspects (‘the bad’ and ‘the ugly’ side of social work’). It is important to recognise that social work history and its associated personalities, institutions and policy landscape are more complex and refer (at least) to the dual narrative of ‘care and control’.

We would welcome papers that explore these tensions by addressing f. e. the following themes:

• Eugenics, biological determinism and social work.
• Social works contributions to European colonialism.
• Social works hero(ine)s? The complex involvements of ‘Grand Protagonists’
• Self-help and rescue work.
• Managing and maintaining social order.

The SIG event will be divided into two parts with one section looking explicitly at the main theme of the call, and the second part looking into other aspects of social work history/historical research and its methods. We encourage every interested participant to share their proposal with us.

The deadline is: 15th December 2024.  We look forward to receiving your proposals.

Please send your proposals to:  Darren Hill, D.Hill@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Paper Submission Guidelines.

The oral paper presentation may be authored by an individual or by a group. The abstract should explicitly mention its relation to the main theme or otherwise. The abstract submitted should be 500 words or less. More information about the abstract is provided below. The following guidelines for all kinds of presentation are advisory. If you think there are good reasons to amend them, please feel free to do so.

If your abstract is for a presentation based on one or more empirical research projects, it could include the following:

· Background and purpose: description of the problem, study objectives, research question(s) and/or hypotheses.

· Methods: study design, including a description of participants and selection strategies, data collection procedures, measures, and approaches to analysis.

· Findings: specific results in summary form.

Conclusions and implications: description of the main outcome(s) of the study and implications for practice, policy or further research.

|2024-10-31|2|0|§396|Child Poverty and Social Work : A special issue of Social Sciences|

Child Poverty and Social Work A special issue of Social Sciences (ISSN 2076-0760). This special issue belongs to the section 'Childhood and Youth Studies'.

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 July 2025

Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/socsci/special_issues/EI773C4IV3

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue explores the complex and interwoven realities of child poverty and social work, emphasizing the profound impact of poverty on children's development and well-being. It will critically examine how social work and social welfare systems address, mitigate, or sometimes inadvertently reinforce the issues of poverty and marginalization. With a strong focus on social justice, this Special Issue will analyze how power imbalances within institutions, structural inequalities, and systemic barriers affect vulnerable families and deepen cycles of poverty.

Contributors are invited to investigate the economic and social as well as the mental and emotional burdens that child and family poverty inflict, particularly the experiences of shame, social exclusion, and stigmatization, which compound poverty's effects. By addressing the social, economic, and mental dimensions of poverty, this Special Issue aims to uncover the nuanced role that social work can play in promoting resilience, empowerment, and inclusion.

The Special Issue welcomes both theoretical explorations and empirical studies, highlighting innovative practises, policies, and interventions in social work aimed at alleviating poverty and its repercussions. By centering the voices of marginalized children and families, it seeks to contribute to a more equitable and inclusive understanding of social welfare, aiming ultimately to foster more just and compassionate responses to poverty.

Dr. Gottfried Schweiger

Guest Editor

|2024-10-23|6|0|§386|Call for papers: First International Child and Family Conference|

Call for papers: First International Child and Family Conference

University of Bristol, UK,   17 - 19 June 2025

The deadline for submissions is: Thursday 31st October 2024

Overview The last few decades have witnessed enormous social, political, cultural, economic, and environmental transformations at local, national, and global levels. These changes have encompassed all spheres, including that of the family. It is this intersection between recent societal transformations and family life, especially as they relate to childhoods and children’s lives that the inaugural International Child and Family Conference, hosted by the University of Bristol (UK), seeks to explore. In particular, it aims to illuminate the various ways in which these broad shifts that have occurred at national or global levels have had an impact on childhoods and children’s everyday lives within the context of families and communities in locales in both the Global North and the Global South as well at the level of international law and global social policy.

Conference Themes To explore these global shifts and transformations and their impact on childhoods and children’s lives within the sphere of families and communities from different disciplinary perspectives we welcome paper, panel and poster submissions that relate to the following themes: â–ª Constructions of childhood and family life â–ª Explorations of children’s everyday lives within families and communities â–ª Children’s rights and child protection â–ª Children’s agency and children’s participation â–ª Children’s experiences and perceptions of different forms of violence within families and communities â–ª Intersections between education and family life â–ª Disability and childhood/family life â–ª Health interventions/policies/inequalities as they relate to children’s lives/family life â–ª Socio-economic inequalities and childhoods/family life â–ª Digital technology and childhoods/family life â–ª Childhood sexual identity and orientation â–ª Sex Education/Sexual Reproductive Health â–ª Climate/environmental crises and children/families â–ª Intergenerational relations within the context of families/communities â–ª Child and family migration â–ª Theories and practices of parenting, socialization, and childrearing Gender inequality, gender socialization â–ª Caring and being cared for, including the role of children and young people in practices of care â–ª Children in care or children/young people leaving care â–ª Criminal exploitation/trafficking and its impact on children and families â–ª Global laws, policies, discourses and other interventions relating to childhood and children within the context of the family and community â–ª State, community and civil society interventions, programmes, or professional practice which supports families on issues of childcare, children’s rights, and child protection â–ª Innovative methodological approaches in understanding childhoods, children’s lives, families and family practices â–ª The ethics of researching childhoods and children’s lives within the context of their families and communities

This is not an exhaustive list of possible themes for exploration, and we welcome participants’ own proposals. Please submit an abstract of 250 words, indicating the theme to which your paper is aligned, a bio of 100 words and 3 key words to the following email address: icf-conference2025@bristol.ac.uk by Thursday 31st October 2024

In addition to paper, poster, and panel submissions, we also welcome suggestions for small symposia, workshops around creative methods with children or roundtables focusing on questions that are critical for childhood and family focused researchers to consider at a time of ongoing enormous social, cultural, economic, environmental and political transformations. If you wish to organise a symposium or roundtable, please contact Dr Afua Twum-Danso Imoh

Organisers:

• The Centre for Children and Families Research, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol
• The Brigstow Institute, University of Bristol
• The Families, Relationships and Societies Journal, University of Bristol Press
• The Families and Parenting Faculty Research Group, University of Bristo

 

https://youtu.be/aJYloTnQAvE?si=Dj0hvVYpFd-IauWO

|2024-07-25|4|0|§385|Introduction to the ethics of social work. Socio-pedagogical study |

In connection with the monograph published by the Scientific Publishing House of the University of the National Education Commission, Krakow, authored by prof. Arkadiusz Żukiewicz 'Introduction to the ethics of social work. Socio-pedagogical study - references to the scientific achievements of Helena Radlińska', we kindly request your assistance in disseminating information about this monograph.

We also encourage its use for educational purposes.

The book was created as part of the project 'International Social Work: Introduction to the Ethics of Social Work', funded by the state budget allocated by the Minister of Education and Science under the 'Excellent Science II' Programme.

The open version of the book is available on the website radlinska.uken.krakow.pl

|2024-07-25|6|0|§384|The SIG Newsletter|

https://mailchi.mp/c651a1782f72/eswra-sig-newsletter-july

|2024-07-10|3|0|§381|Social Care UK Conferences|

Details of the Social Care UK CPD  forthcoming conferences & masterclasses that maybe of interest to your members and networks to support their CPD.  Would you mind circulating this information please by email/in your next newsletter, listing on your website and via your social media? 

We are pleased to offer a 20% discount with code hcuk20eswra and we can also give your organisation a presence at the event if you would like to provide your logo to be added to the conference web pages and brochures, and any content (description, pdf flyers, web & social media links, short video or PowerPoint presentation) for the virtual landing pages as a resource for delegates.

Responding to Subject Access Requests for Health & Social Care

TUESDAY 16th JULY &  TUESDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 2024  VIRTUAL, Online

This practical workshop, facilitated by Barry Moult, a former Head of Information Governance for an NHS Trust, will look at managing Subject Access Requests and what you need to consider to comply with legislation and upholding individuals rights to access personal and sensitive information held about them. This will enable delegates to look at case studies and have the confidence to respond to requests.

For further information and to book your place visit

https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/subject-access-requests or click on the title above or email emily@hc-uk.org.uk

 

Data Protection Impact Assessments in Health and Social Care

THURSDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 2024   VIRTUAL, Online

Learn about DPIAs, when are they required, who should complete them, who reviews them, who signs them off, mitigating risks, owning risks and demonstrating compliance with the law.

This masterclass will focus on GDPR Article 32 requirements for data controllers and processors to implement technical and organisational measures, this is ‘data privacy by design and default’. Article 32 mandates Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIAs) certain circumstances.

https://www.healthcareconferencesuk.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/data-protection-impact-assessments   or click on the title above or email emily@hc-uk.org.uk

 

Masterclass: Safeguarding Adults at Risk - NHS Level 4

THURSDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 2024   VIRTUAL, Online

This one day masterclass, facilitated by Christina Fairhead, Associate Facilitator, The Athena Programme, will enable you to focus in detail, on the various forms of abuse that can take place and develop a better understanding of who is an adult at risk, who the potential abusers are, and the actions you must take where abuse is disclosed (safeguarding thresholds).

This course examines the concept of vulnerability and the safeguarding of adults at risk in a variety of situations – some of which are regulated under the Care Standards Act 2000.

https://www.socialcareconferences.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/masterclass-safeguarding-adults-at-risk-nhs-level-4 title above or email kerry@hc-uk.org.uk

 

Self Neglect & Adult Safeguarding: Responding to Self Neglect & Hoarding

THURSDAY 19th SEPTEMBER 2024   VIRTUAL, Online

Self-neglect can be a complex and challenging issue for practitioners because of the need to find the balance between respecting a person’s autonomy and fulfilling a duty to protect the adult’s health and well-being.

This conference which features extended interactive sessions focuses on the difficult issue of self neglect and adult safeguarding and includes an extended focus on hoarding. Through national updates, practical case studies and extended interactive group work the conference will cover self-neglect, meeting the statutory safeguarding guidance, safeguarding people who self-neglect: the evidence and what works, developing guidance for professionals when dealing with self-neglect and resistance to engage with services, an extended session on hoarding, and an extended session on dealing with the underlying causes of self-neglect working in partnership with people who are self-neglecting in a multi disciplinary way. The conference will also focus on the increasing issue of loneliness and social isolation in older people which evidence shows can contribute to self neglect.

https://www.socialcareconferences.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/self-neglect-and-adult-safeguarding-responding-to-self-neglect-hoarding or click on the title above or email aman@hc-uk.org.uk   Follow the conference on X @HCUK_Clare  #SelfNeglect

 

Safeguarding Children from County Lines Exploitation 2024

TUESDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 2024   VIRTUAL, Online

As part of a continued focus on ending gang violence and exploitation, the government has updated guidance for frontline professionals on managing criminal exploitation in relation to county lines. It is essential that those working with vulnerable children and young adults are equipped with knowledge in this very complex area.

With the impact of the cost-of-living crisis being felt up and down the county, there are many more children becoming vulnerable to county lines drugs gangs. Join us for this one-day conference to hear from expert speakers, including those with lived experience, to help you to understand the risks as well as supporting you to identify and intervene where children and young people are at risk.

https://www.socialcareconferences.co.uk/virtual-online-courses/safeguarding-children-from-county-lines-exploitation  or click on the title above or email frida@hc-uk.org.uk

Follow the conference on X @HCUK_Clare  #CountyLinesExploitation

Becka Miller

Healthcare Conferences UK Ltd | Social Care Conferences UK Ltd | Education Conferences UK Ltd

HC-UK Conferences Ltd

|2024-06-27|5|0|§376|European Social Work Research - Call for papers|

Special Issue Call for Papers

Envisioning Future: Social Work Research and Discourse in the Age of Industry 4.0

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 31 May 2024

This special issue will showcase stimulating, quality papers presented at the European Conference on Social Work Research held in April 2024 at Vilnius University, Lithuania.

Manuscripts are invited from all who presented at the conference.

The European Social Work Research journal provides an international forum for the publication of high-quality contributions relating to all aspects of social work research and drawing on diverse research methodologies, ideas and knowledge. This peer-reviewed journal is published through a partnership between the European Social Work Research Association and Policy Press.

This special issue will focus on one or more of the nine conference subthemes with a connection to the main conference theme: ‘Envisioning Future: Social Work Research and Discourse in the Age of Industry 4.0’.

The nine subthemes are:

• Challenges and opportunities for social work research, practice, policy or education in contemporary contexts
• Social work research, policy, practice or education across national, social, cultural, disciplinary and professional boundaries
• Exploring the impact and effectiveness of social work practice
• Social work history and identity as a profession and discipline
• Linking the industry 4.0 and digital welfare state
• Theorizing social work and/or social work research
• Linking social work research and practice, including the co-creation of knowledge
• Methodological development, innovation, technologies and capacity building in social work research
• Technology-driven changes in social work identity, ethics, values and commitments.

Please see the conference website for further description of the conference themes https://www.ecswr2024.eu/theme/.  We welcome in particular research that uses innovative methods or applies theory in new ways.

The special issue, like all issues of the journal, includes a ‘Reflection, Exchange and Dialogue’ section, which provides a dedicated space for shorter contributions that focus on issues that are important and topical for social work research. These contributions will be critical and discursive and are intended to stimulate further inclusive discussion and debate. Further details are available here https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/eswr/eswr-overview.xml?tab_body=instructions-for-authors

Abstracts should be submitted by email to eswr-journal@bristol.ac.uk no later than 31 May 2024 with a maximum length of 500 words.

Please note that papers must not be submitted to, or under consideration with, another journal. All research articles will undergo the journal’s standard double-anonymous peer review process, and accepted papers will be published in the journal, either in the special issue or in subsequent issues.

Authors will be notified of acceptance of their abstract and invited to submit a full paper by 26 June 2024, and the deadline for submission of the full paper online via Editorial Manager is 2 September 2024. Publication date of the special issue is scheduled for June 2025.

For further information please contact one of the special issue editors:

Lars Uggerhøj, Professor of Social Work, Aalborg University, Denmark lug@socsci.aau.dk

Jolita BuzaitytÄ—-KašalynienÄ—, Associated Professor, Vilnius University, Lithuania jolita.kasalyniene@fsf.vu.lt

JÅ«ratÄ— Charenkova, Associate Professor, Vilnius University, Lithuania jurate.charenkova@fsf.vu.lt

|2024-04-30|6|0|§352| SAGE Handbook of Decision Making, Assessment and Risk in Social Work.|

Taylor BJ, Fluke JD, Graham JC, Keddell E, Killick C, Shlonsky A & Whittaker A (Eds) (autumn 2023) The SAGE Handbook of Decision Making, Assessment and Risk in Social Work. London: Sage

The SAGE Handbook on Decision Making, Assessment and Risk in Social Work provides a comprehensive overview of key strands of research and theoretical concepts in this increasingly important field. With 49 chapters and 4 section summaries (written by over 80 authors, from over 20 countries), this Handbook describes the ‘state of the art’; discusses key debates and issues; and gives pointers on future directions for practice, research, teaching, management of services, and development of theoretical understanding. A key aim of this Handbook is to support the development of sound, applied knowledge and values to underpin reasoned professional judgement and decision making by social workers in practice and those in teaching, management and regulatory roles. With contributions by a global interdisciplinary body of leading and emerging scholars from a wide variety of roles, this handbook has been designed to be internationally generalisable and applicable to all major areas of social work. This Handbook provides a field-defining account of decision making, assessment and risk in social work which is unrivalled for its diversity and strength of coverage, and will be of value to social work researchers, teachers and practitioners, as well as to those in allied fields such as health care.

Killick C & Taylor BJ (2024) Assessment, Risk and Decision Making in Social Work: An Introduction (2^nd ed). London: Sage.

This book is designed as a textbook for students on qualifying social work courses. It focuses on the essential social work skills of undertaking assessment and making decisions in a context of risk. The book outlines a framework for this challenging aspect of practice, and considers key dimensions such as involving clients, use of assessment tools, collaboration with other professionals and decision systems such as case conferences and courts. Particular attention is given to using knowledge within assessment and forming a professional judgement. It addresses underpinning legal and ethical issues for social workers involved in safeguarding and service eligibility decision making. A final chapter focuses on the development of professional skills in this increasingly important area of assessment, risk and decision making. This second edition (2024) provides a deeper focus on analysis and risk assessment in an uncertain world. The discussion of the potential for bias within assessment and professional judgement has been extended, and care has been taken to give balanced relevance to all aspects of social work including adult social care, families and children, and justice. This edition makes more explicit reference to recognition of spirituality and cultural competence within assessment and decision making. Where possible the focus on statutory services has been complemented with material relating to the voluntary (NGO) sector. Underpinning legal and policy aspects for UK services have been updated, although the general thrust of the book is to be relevant internationally. Additional visual material has been added in response to readers’ feedback.

|2023-11-23|3|0|§348|Statement|

The Israel/Palestine conflict is causing deep concern for all victims and for the future. ESWRA unites its voice to those who engage in non-violent dialogue and the peaceful coexistence of peoples and nations. True peace is the only possible condition for achieving social justice, human rights, collective responsibility, and respect for diversities. These are the central principles of social work, and social work research.

|2023-10-17|0|0|§328|Now online: European Social Work Research |

The inaugural issue of European Social Work Research (ESWR) is available to read online. ESWR is the brand new flagship journal of the European Social Work Research Association (ESWRA) and is dedicated to the development, practice and utilisation of social work research. It is the only Europe-wide journal to focus uniquely on social work research.

The inaugural issue is free to access until 30 June 2023, so please share the journal with your colleagues!  

ESWR is open for submissions of research articles, book reviews and contributions to our ‘Research, Policy and Practice Exchange’. Read our call for submissions to learn more.

Volume 1 Issue 1

|2023-04-03|3|0|Launchissue.jpg