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What do young people really think about growing up in an unregulated digital world?

Photo credit: Hot Chocolate Trust Sign up for the webinar here Recently, people have had a lot of things to say about...

Beyond the candle: reflections for the sector on Roma Genocide Remembrance Day

On the 2nd of August 1944, the guards at Auschwitz-Birkenau liquidated the Zigeunerlager, the section the Nazis called the "Gypsy...

Language integrity: supporting students to demonstrate social work values through word choice

This blog was first published on the website of the Scottish Organisation for Practice Teaching (SCOPT) in 2018. I was...

Launch of the Hoarding Taskforce Manifesto

Today we launch the Manifesto of the Hoarding Taskforce in Scotland during National Hoarding Awareness week. This Manifesto is aimed...

Identity beyond the labels

Identity beyond the labels The names we use to indicate identity have power - the power to heal and the power...

Creative (re)presentation for social work education and practice

I feel incredibly grateful to have worked with and co-written a play called Healing Pitch alongside four care-experienced young people...

Write Right About Me

Children's Voices in Written Records

Reflections on the MHO Conference 2025

On February 25th, we had the opportunity to attend and present at the Mental Health Officer (MHO) Conference, Reigniting Our...

Narratives, problem rehearsal and the implementation gap

The social services and social care system is complex and we face enormous challenges including a lack of resources, squeezed...