Leanne McIver

Queer Lives, Data and the Dangers of Inclusion Join author Kevin Guyan to explore ideas from his new book Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Categories and the Dangers of Inclusion

It's September and so the Queer Minds Scotland online seminar series returns!

This month we're excited to have @kevinguyan.bsky.social presenting the 'Rainbow Trap: Queer Lives, Categories and the Dangers of Inclusion'

Please join us 25th September 4-5

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Graphic to promote CELCIS vacancy for a Communications Manager

WE'RE HIRING! We have a new opportunity to join CELCIS as a Communications Manager. Come and help us tell the story of what matters to children and families needing support:
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A graphic to promote a revised book review section that will appear in the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care (SJRCC) from the next issue. This section will feature older books that have inspired or informed current social workers and professionals.

What's your favourite text book, which was published over a decade ago, on residential child care that you refer to over and over again? Why not write a book review for the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care explaining why it made a difference in your practice: buff.ly/ricbEdT

Little Star and I made an experimental chocolate cake to celebrate my 10-year anniversary of working at @celcis.org but sadly due to the storm we can't take it to the office and instead have to eat it all ourselves. Apologies colleagues 😘

A poster advertising a call for participants. Text is in blue boxes against a cream background covered in musical notes. The rainbow infinity neurodiversity logo is in the top right hand corner. Call for ADHD musicians! I am looking for people to take part in a research project about how ADHD affects the experience of performing music. You can take part if you: Are aged 18 or over Have ADHD (self-ID is valid). Are performing music semi-regularly (as a professional, amateur or student.) What you need to do Follow the link in the post to the survey. It will ask you questions about your attention and spontaneous movements (toe tapping, body sway, head bobbing etc.) in performance. It takes about 30 minutes and your responses are anonymous. Underneath the text there is the UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council logo, the University of Birmingham logo, and the Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership, Birmingham, Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham logo.

Call for participants! I am doing a research about how ADHD affects the experience of performing music. I am therefore looking for ADHD musicians to fill in a survey about their experiences of performing. Please take part or share if you can!
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A photo graphic to promote a job vacancy at CELCIS for a Communications and Engagement Assistant.

We have a great opportunity for someone to join CELCIS as our Communications and Engagement Assistant to support the delivery of high-quality communications for our programmes of work which respond to the needs of children and young people, and their families: buff.ly/Tebez5Z

A picture of the Scottish minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, Natalie Don-Innes, opening the CELCIS Virtual School Head Teachers (VSHT) event which celebrates ten years of VSHTs in Scotland.

It was great to be joined by the Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, ‪@nataliedon-innes.bsky.social‬ as Scotland celebrates ten years of Virtual School Head Teachers and all they are doing to drive improvements in educational outcomes and experiences for care experienced learners.

A graphic to promote a call out for new articles to appear on the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care this spring. The journal is hosted on the CELCIS website.

Call for articles: Could you write a short article for the spring issue of the Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care? This could be a brief account of practice or research, a short critique of policy, or an essay about care experience: Find out more: https://buff.ly/4bJgKor

A graphic to promote a new, free CELCIS Emerging Insights webinar entitled 'Insights Children's Services Reform Research: Getting It Right For Every Child (GIRFEC) and its implementation', taking place on Microsoft Teams on 30 January, from 11.15am – 12.45pm.

Join us tomorrow for the second of our webinars exploring themes from the Children's Services Reform Research, in which we discuss what the study tells us about GIRFEC and its implementation. Sign up now: https://buff.ly/3CcWTRz

I'll be waiting here in case an Ace one is next...

Round enamel pin with a trans flag design and the words "It's Dr, actually". The pin is on a pin backing card with a grassy design that says canopyrobin.etsy.com

"It's Dr, actually"

I'm very excited to share this new pin with you all! canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/1841...

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A graphic to promote a CELCIS report which has just been published. It is entitled: Towards modernising adoption in Scotland: A focused mapping review.

ICYMI: CELCIS has brought together examples of adoption services in Scotland, the UK, and internationally, to understand how recent developments can contribute to improving adoption policy and practice in Scotland and better meet the needs of all involved: https://buff.ly/40U2Xbo

A graphic to promote a CELCIS report which has just been published. Entitled: Towards modernising adoption in Scotland: A focused mapping review.

During this #AdoptionWeekScotland, catch up on our look at how recent developments in adoption services could contribute to improving adoption policy and practice in Scotland and better meet the needs of all involved: buff.ly/40U2Xbo

Excited to announce 3 #AcademicJobs in Humanities at Uni Strathclyde funded through the Charlotte Lythe bequest. I'm new here, so appreciate your help in getting the word out! The jobs are in History, Media and English/Creative Writing. Details below in my first bsky thread (drumroll please...)

Experiences of neurodivergent burnout Every ND individual’s experience of burnout can be different and that is linked to your personal profile, neurotype, differences, etc. Please use this form to anonymously describe your experiences of...

ND adults, please help me with some research for my next book. I want to hear about your experiences of burnout as a neurodivergent adult (esp when autistic, ADHD, PDA, AuDHD)

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Extremely cute cat, mostly white but with orange stripy tail and orange face mask, sitting on a grey cat tower and looking a bit puzzled. Caption reads happy first birthday Rainbow.

First snow of the season for Rainbow's first birthday 🌨️

Please share! Reminder that most questions are optional, so you can come and say as little or as much as you'd like, I just really want more Black voices in this research cos ace communities/research/representations are far too white, and that needs to change...

So far, the 🦋 seems to have decided I might like corgi dogs. A high proportion of the things in 'Discover' is corgis. Am baffled. Are they a good default 'you might like'? Akin to making the letter 'e' your first guess in hangman?

Well, here I am, signed up to another social media platform where I'll probably spend too much time reading, a bit of time sharing other people's stuff, and hardly any time at all saying anything interesting 👍