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Marie's key takeaways for our trainees:

“Please remember that every person you meet is an expert in their own life.

We're all experts through lived experience. Value that expertise. Be curious about it, learn from it and let it lead. Don't put people in boxes.”

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August 7, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Summer Institute Roundup: Week 3 of 5! ✅

That’s a wrap on the residential week of the Summer Institute at Middlesex University.

We hope everyone on the cohort had a good week meeting their fellow social work trainees in person.

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July 28, 2025 at 9:03 AM
📢 It’s Residential Week at this year’s Summer Institute!

We’re excited to meet and work with our new cohort for the first time in person at Middlesex University.

Stay tuned for highlights 👀

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July 21, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Summer Institute Roundup: Week 2 of 5! ✅

🗣️ Our trainees heard from inspirational guest speaker Jake Mills, founder of Chasing the Stigma.

The Summer Institute, and the whole #ThinkAheadProgramme, is delivered in partnership with our academic partners Middlesex University.

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July 19, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🗣️ “My social worker went above and beyond the call of duty. I’m proud to have had his support over the years.”

Andrew shared with our social work trainees his experience of being an inpatient in a mental health ward and inspiring journey of recovery.

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July 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
That’s why we are calling on the government to ensure everyone with a severe mental health condition has access to a mental health #SocialWorker.

Read why #SocialWorkMatters and our call to government for its upcoming NHS workforce plans: https://bit.ly/41YkIoS

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Social work matters – our case for investment - Think Ahead
Social work matters – but it’s continuously undervalued and overlooked by policy makers. This World Social Work Day we’re launching our Social Work Matters campaign to ensure that everyone with severe mental illness has access to a mental health social worker. We welcome the government’s commitment to investment in frontline roles but want to be sure […]
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April 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🚨 Don't miss your chance to train with us this year to become a mental health social worker!

• Registrations close THIS FRIDAY 24 March
• Registration takes 5 mins ⏰
• Once registered you’ll have until the end of Thu 4 April to complete full application

https://bit.ly/4c4x03Z
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March 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
You’re never on your own when you train with Think Ahead. Just ask Sanjiv. 💙

He spoke at one of our webinars about retraining as a #MentalHealth #SocialWorker and the “absolutely epic” support from his Consultant Social Worker whenever he needed it.

💙 https://bit.ly/41GGNcI
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March 7, 2025 at 9:31 AM
ℹ️ The Think Ahead Programme is a 2-year, fully-paid training pathway into mental health social work, delivered in partnership with Middlesex University and several NHS trusts and local authorities across England.

Find out more at https://thinkahead.org
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Think Ahead: Apply your mind to mental health
The Think Ahead programme is a new route into social work, for those remarkable enough to make a real difference to people with mental health problems.
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February 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
👋 Meet Annie – a former family support worker, now trainee mental health social worker with us!

She has a degree in Childhood Studies and a Masters in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.

💙 We know you’ll make a fantastic social worker, Annie - welcome to the profession!

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February 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Hello Bluesky! 🦋

If you don't already know us, we're on a mission to build a thriving #MentaHealth workforce.

Through training, development and recruitment, we help deliver better services.

Our fully-funded #ThinkAheadProgramme is bringing more #SocialWorkers into mental health.

🔗 thinkahead.org
February 10, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Thinking of training with us but don’t have experience? Beks has tips!

Don’t worry if your degree isn’t to do with social work or mental health – think about your skills in relationship building, communication and volunteering or personal experience.

https://bit.ly/42Uhbub
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February 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
💙 The #ThinkAheadProgramme is a fully paid, two-year training pathway into mental health social work, open to graduates and career changers.

Delivered in partnership with Middlesex University.

Find out more at:
Think Ahead: Apply your mind to mental health
The Think Ahead programme is a new route into social work, for those remarkable enough to make a real difference to people with mental health problems.
thinkahead.org
January 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM