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Gillian MacIntyre

@gillianmacintyre.bsky.social

Reader in Social Work. Learning disability, mental health, citizenship and human rights

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Less than 2 weeks to go before the launch of โ€œSocial Murder?โ€! Donโ€™t forget to sign up for the (free) event through our eventbrite link tinyurl.com/283rh55k ๐Ÿ“–๐ŸŽ‰

19.11.2024 10:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

The Centre for Health Policy at the University of Strathclyde now is now on BlueSky! Why not give them a follow

bsky.app/profile/cent...

20.11.2024 10:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oral health so important for people with learning disabilities.

When I undertook my AHC research it was very much a neglected area, with some people not even registered with a dentist.

20.11.2024 07:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exploring womenโ€™s lived experiences of substance use and social work to inform social work education and practice, an Irish perspective Mothers dealing with substance use face increased stigma when interacting with the health and social systems, putting them under pressure. Contemporary Irish social work policies emphasize Hidden H...

Congrats to Emeritus Prof.Hilda Loughran and colleagues on this new publication๐Ÿคž
Exploring womenโ€™s lived experiences of substance use and social work to inform social work education and practice, an Irish perspective: Social Work Education: Vol www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

20.11.2024 07:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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More than one in three children in poverty as UK deprivation hits record high Exclusive: Study finds almost quarter of UK population living in poverty, reaching the highest level this century

Worrying findings in our latest Social Metrics Commission report. 2 million more people plunged into hardship since 2019, 260 000 children. As I say in the article, we see the consequences of this as @trusselluk.bsky.social foodbanks strive to meet soaring need. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

18.11.2024 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 61    ๐Ÿ” 54    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Important reading for anyone involved in managing health and social care budgets - understand the value of your local third sector

19.11.2024 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Delighted to share the work on #SpinningPlates #Coproduction here.

You can see the teaching slides here: docs.google.com/presentation...

You can check out the project here: sites.google.com/sheffield.ac...

Or visit the online Exhibition here: carermhspinningpla.wixsite.com/spinplatesex...

19.11.2024 18:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Did this social work starter pack less than a week ago and it's already tripled in size. Lots of lovely people doing interesting things in the social work world. Shout me if you'd like an add!

17.11.2024 09:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes very much so! Thanks @gordonajohnston.bsky.social

19.11.2024 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hello @sarahblackmore.bsky.social welcome to ๐Ÿฆ‹. Hereโ€™s a starter pack for social care that may be a quick and helpful way to connect to people (which now includes you too). go.bsky.app/jPc1mH

๐Ÿฆ‹TLAPteam:
@tlap.bsky.social
@clentonf.bsky.social
@martinwalkersds.bsky.social
@kearao.bsky.social

16.11.2024 09:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Proud to be a part of this editorial team for a Special Issue on Domestic Abuse for Qualitative Social Work journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm...

15.11.2024 13:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Social Work Public Perception Myth This article presents findings from research that examined twenty government policy documents from 2003 to 2023 to look at how they framed the topic of pub

Link to the full research (open access) can be found here:
academic.oup.com/bjsw/advance...

15.11.2024 09:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
The Social Work Public Perception Myth
YouTube video by Joe Hanley The Social Work Public Perception Myth

My video exploring my research on "The Social Work Public Perception Myth" now has 1.6k views and counting. It's less than 3mins of your time to watch! And don't forget to like and subscribe (๐Ÿคฎ).
www.youtube.com/watch?v=euCK...

15.11.2024 08:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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The social work public perception myth: A genealogy of discourse Unraveling the misconceptions surrounding social work through a historical analysis of public discourse - join us online to debunk the myths

Join me for this lunchtime webinar where I will discuss how the public actually quite like social workers, and ask the important question: why don't you believe me??

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:00 - 13:00 GMT. Book here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-social...

13.11.2024 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well here I am. Checking things out.

16.11.2024 09:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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