Jason Barnes

For my social work friends and colleagues in England

If you’re organising panel discussions, seminars and other events

And you’d like representation from Northern Ireland (best place in the world!)

Get in touch 📥 ☘️

Couldn’t agree more! Difficult for social workers to provide containment, care and compassion when they are burnt-out, depleted and overwhelmed.

Lots for us to do to improve our profession for us all! 💛

if you’re passionate about empathy and compassion in practice follow the social work action group — @theswag.bsky.social

My ‘number 1 thing’ for us social workers to prioritise — do you agree?

Done! 😃

I feel like I’m in a dream 🕌

—Badshahi Mosque, Lahore

Many things! 😄😁😃

I made it to Pakistan! 🛬 Will keep yous updated 😃

Me at Lahore airport last night with friends who came to collect me 🇵🇰❤️

Thanks very much 😃💯

Thankyou! Sounds good

😃🙌

Sounds great Ciarán, will have a read!

This is just the kind of research informed insights into social work and child protection that is needed, showing the resourceful, caring, loving, mutually supportive friendships that nourish and sustain individuals, teams and the profession

What’s been in my head all day 😅

Thanks so much Andrew, will definitely keep that in mind given your wealth of experience and knowledge

‘Books are great’ appears to be a central theme on Bluesky 😄📚

Like if you agree!!

Hey! Would love to connect with other Muslims.

I’m from N.Ireland. Became a revert last year 😊

Hey! My name is Jason and I’m from Northern Ireland ☘️

Last year I became a Muslim and it’s changed my life completely!!

Would love to connect with other Muslims and reverts on here Insha’Allah 🤲🏼

#islam #muslim #revert 😊

Agreed! 💯

Have just joined Bluesky! I’m a social work academic in Ireland, with a particular interest in the lived experience of refugee populations, especially separated children, and in anti-racism in social work (and beyond).

Absolutely — have just added you! Great to connect 💯☘️

Thanks for sharing! Brilliant book 💯❤️

Social work colleagues are filtering across to Bluesky

I made an ‘Ireland / NI Social Work’ starter pack for people and organisations doing interesting things on our island.

DM me and I’ll add you.

If colleagues could re-post that would be great ❤️☘️

go.bsky.app/sb2w3t

If you’re committed to compassion, empathy and relationship-centred practice/services then we think you’ll love the SWAG.

We also teach social workers to have self-compassion, boundaries and confidence.

Always looking to connect with and collaborate with leaders in this space 💛

#socialwork

Wooohoo! 🥳

That is so sweet and touching to hear.

Our video on language keeps popping up in various places which is really lovely!

Thanks Becca 📧

Would you be kind enough to add in @theswag.bsky.social as well 😊

Love this Andrew - very much the same for me too 😂

Helps us to reframe these unhelpful and stigmatising phrases we always hear in social work like ‘disguised compliance’

Hello Becca! Great to see you. Yes please.

Would love to do a ‘live’ with you or something on TikTok/Insta some time for the social work action group.

On our shared passion of relational practice!

How would you feel?

Let’s show grace, empathy and compassion to parents and families always.

Life is often more complex and nuanced than it first appears.

Let’s demonstrate what compassionate and person-centred social work really is.

Share your thoughts below 👇