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Henry Smith

@henrytsmith.bsky.social

Social worker and academic. BA Social Work course lead Uni of Sussex. Interested in group supervision, Bion and vintage vinyl

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Delighted to have an abstract accepted for @JUSWEC 2025. Always a fab opportunity to learn about inspiring work in our profession

03.03.2025 10:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I love this so much!

At the inauguration, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wore a distinctive collar adorned with cowrie shells, which are believed to offer protection from evil in African traditions.

This choice mirrors the late Justice Ginsburgโ€™s practice of using collars to convey a message.

21.01.2025 01:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 103676    ๐Ÿ” 16606    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1756    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1026
Managing Anxiety in Supervision | University of Sussex Online Shop This workshop is part of Sussex Social Change Hub 2025 CPD program. In this workshop, we will draw on the presenterโ€™s research to explore the impact that u

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Iโ€™m excited to be running this workshop later in the year looking at the impact of anxiety in supervision and how it can be managed. Hopefully helpful to social workers, their supervisors and others working in the helping professions

14.01.2025 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Too hot to handle? Unthought anxiety and parallel process in social work supervision This paper explores isomorphic patterns in social work group supervision and social work practice through the lens of the psychoanalytical concept of parallel process and Bionโ€™s theory of learning ...

Sharing my recent article exploring parallel process in social work group supervision. Itโ€™s open access so free to read and share. I hope you find it helpful

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#socialwork #socialworksupervision
#paralellprocess
#supervision

10.01.2025 19:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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One of the best parts of being a social work educator is seeing the theory informed and creative efforts our BA students go to in their efforts to understand and communicate with people who use services. Such a joy to mark these psychosocial presentations! #socialworkeducation #theoryintopractice

04.12.2024 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The emotional experience of continuing professional development This study seeks to understand why some social workers seem to connect and engage openly with opportunities for continuing professional development (CPD) while others seem to have a more conflicted...

As social workers in England complete their reflections on continuing professional development (cpd) for professional registration, here are my fundings on the emotional experience of cpd. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

23.11.2024 08:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes please Becca

23.11.2024 11:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Published today under the leadership of the amazing Dr Nathalie Huegler. Our study findings from the Innovate Project on local developments aligned with Transitional Safeguarding doi.org/10.1177/0017...

20.11.2024 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Beautiful snowy morning in Sussex

21.11.2024 10:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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