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Evaluating the Peer Learning Bubble model with social work students on community and voluntary sector placements in Northern Ireland www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Evaluating the Peer Learning Bubble model with social work students on community and voluntary sector placements in Northern Ireland
This study evaluated the application of the Peer Learning Bubble Model as experienced by 43 social work students on placement with a community and voluntary sector placement provider in Northern Ir...
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Evaluating the Peer Learning Bubble model with social work students on community and voluntary sector placements in Northern Ireland www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Evaluating the Peer Learning Bubble model with social work students on community and voluntary sector placements in Northern Ireland
This study evaluated the application of the Peer Learning Bubble Model as experienced by 43 social work students on placement with a community and voluntary sector placement provider in Northern Ir...
www.tandfonline.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Evaluating the Peer Learning Bubble model with social work students on community and voluntary sector placements in Northern Ireland www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Evaluating the Peer Learning Bubble model with social work students on community and voluntary sector placements in Northern Ireland
This study evaluated the application of the Peer Learning Bubble Model as experienced by 43 social work students on placement with a community and voluntary sector placement provider in Northern Ir...
www.tandfonline.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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Congratulations to Dr Denise MacDermott of @ulsteruni.bsky.socialon your #NTFS award! A champion of inclusive, community-driven social work education and participatory learning. #NTFS2025
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September 4, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We had an amazing second week of our summer school in Singapore! A massive thank you to our hosts and learning partners Singapore University of Social Sciences, especially Barbara Eu, for curating an innovative and inspiring programme.
June 30, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Shout out to practice teachers/educators, social work students, placement tutors. I am interested in your views on the Social Work Placement Professional Competence Model.

Access the survey app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/ulster/soc...
Social Work Placement Professional Competence Model 2025
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March 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Countdown to the second South East Asia Summer School begins! BSc (Hons) Social Work first year and second year students! #welovesocialwork #ProudofUU
March 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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If george mombiot's article on neoliberalism in today's Guardian interested you, then its likely also this will. check it out as next steps reading

The Antidote policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-antidote
The Antidote
The Antidote - How People-Powered Movements Can Renew Politics, Policy and Practice; The Antidote explores what we can learn from the equalisation of personal roles and relationships to make possible ...
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March 29, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Join us for #StandUpSpeakOut April sessions!

The hostile environment is a safeguarding risk! We must not be complicit with harmful immigration policies.

Let's build our knowledge and social work solidarity.

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March 29, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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As we approach the opening of the Omagh Inquiry today we think of all those still living with visible and invisible scars from that day. We encourage you all to go easy on yourselves as this will be a tough couple of weeks as we begin to hear publicly the size and scale of the impact.
January 28, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Hot off the press: Exploring unintentional ‘carer harm’—Insights from family carers and professionals:An Irish case study, The British Journal of Social Work #OpenAccess @ucdspswsj.bsky.social Sincere thanks to our participants, Family Carers Ireland +coauthors. #CarerHarm
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Exploring unintentional ‘carer harm’—Insights from family carers and professionals: An Irish case study
Carer harm is when family carers experience harm from the person they are caring for. However, we know very little about this topic. We carried out nine in
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January 28, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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28th January 2003: Victoria Climbie Inquiry report published, led by Lord Laming, who was tasked with looking into the death of the 8 year old Victoria who had been tortured and murdered by her great-aunt and her boyfriend (Victoria died February 25, 2000).
January 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Delighted to have this article published: it is based on an international policy analysis of relational & cultural continuity in foster care, focused on children from migrant background. Lead author is Milfrid Tonheim, co-authors Ketil Eide and Ala Sirriyeh:

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Relational and cultural continuity for children in foster care; A critical exploration of national policies in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, England, Ireland and Scotland
Based on an analysis of 14 national child welfare policies, the paper explores how relational and cultural continuity are framed in national foster ca…
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November 27, 2024 at 7:53 PM
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Pre orders for ‘The Social Work, Cats and Rocket Science Guide to Rights Based Practice’ here. With all author profits to Stay Up Late at @gigbuddies.bsky.social

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The Social Work, Cats and Rocket Science Guide to Rights-Based Practice : An A-Z, from Advocacy to Zones of Influence
Dive into the heart of social work in this pioneering A-Z reference guide which brings theory to life through the lived experience of social workers.Drawing on narrative accounts from a ...
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December 4, 2024 at 9:01 PM
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The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission exists to promote and protect the human rights of everybody in Northern Ireland.

Find out more about the work we do: nihrc.org

Watch our video below, highlighting how human rights impact everyone, everywhere, everyday.

#humanrights #NorthernIreland
January 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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1/2 A busy few weeks for us at Ulster Law School. On 16 January we co-host with @phoenixlaw.bsky.social 'The Windsor Framework, Article 2: Institutional and Substantive Aspects' www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/ar... @gillkane.bsky.social @nihrc.bsky.social
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January 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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Our 2024 Annual Human Rights Statement contains details highlighting both progress and gaps on a wide range of issues affecting people in Northern Ireland.

Read it here: nihrc.org/publication/...

🔴16 Red issues require immediate action

🟡93 Amber issues require action

🟢1 Green – issue resolved
January 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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We are looking for the next Director of INCORE (International Conflict Research Institute) at Ulster University, on our historic Derry-Londonderry campus. Are you an exceptional leader with an international research profile in peacebuilding? More on this amazing opportunity: tinyurl.com/3vcnkjcv
December 23, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Reaching out to call for abstracts for this Special Issue: Social Work Education in the context of Globalisation: Perceptions, Challenges and Innovations. Please see link below for more information. A waiver is possible for APC on submission of an abstract.

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Social Work Education in the Context of Globalization: Perceptions, Challenges and Innovations
Special Issue in journal Social Sciences: Social Work Education in the Context of Globalization: Perceptions, Challenges and Innovations
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January 22, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Check out the new infographic for the Shared Stories Narrative Model! The original article can be found here www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...
January 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Excellent new study from @swkresearcher.bsky.social et al. on Practice Education in SW. I note the positive findings about the PCF. Yet another study, commissioned by Social Work England, that raises questions about their own plans for a new replacement framework. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Practice education in social work: a scoping review of existing research
Practice learning is central to the pedagogy of social work education; it enables students to link theory and practice, and supports them to develop the knowledge, skills, and behaviors required to...
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January 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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are looking forward to building connections and developing collaborations.
January 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM