Film clips of talk by Rufus May:

http://www.youtube.com/user/PoeticDocumentarism

Therapeutic Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic 

Communities



Edited by:  Dr Steve Pearce, Oxfordshire Complex Needs Service, UK



The Editor is currently seeking papers for inclusion in "Therapeutic 

Communities: The International Journal of Therapeutic Communities" . The 

journal is the international journal of The Consortium for Therapeutic 

Communities…

Time to Think Differently is a new programme of work aimed at stimulating debate about the changes needed for the NHS and social care to meet the challenges of the future. Through it, the Kings Fund, hopes to generate new thinking about innovative ways of delivering high-quality care, and support health and social care leaders in their decision-making.

TCSW are advertising for new posts - of particular interest to the HE community is the post of Education Advisor 

"We are looking to recruit an experienced and committed professional, to support the implementation and further development of the reforms to social work education.

You will lead the scheme to endorse social work qualifying programmes and continuing professional development and will promote and develop strong working relationships with the education…

The ninth international Gender and Education Association conference, 'Compelling Diversities, Educational Intersections', hosted by the Weeks Centre for Social and Policy Research, engages with key debates surrounding the interplay between dynamics of education, work, employment and society in the context of crisis, upheaval and cutbacks, which reconfigure axes of intersectional inequalities. In considering diversity in education, this conference will explore the relationship between new…

Report by the Schizophrenia Commission:

http://www.schizophreniacommission.org.uk/

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is pleased to announce the launch of its new initiative, Pathfinder Fellowships, which provides a unique and exciting opportunity for medical students in their penultimate year of study who are interested in pursuing a career in psychiatry.  We are seeking the next generation of psychiatrists to lead the profession into the future.

The Pathfinder…

The HEA is offering a new opportunity for higher education institutions to transform their assessment strategy.

The organisation is looking for eight higher education institutions to take part in a national pilot scheme. The scheme aims to help institutions transform their assessment strategy through applying the review tool contained in A Marked Improvement. The publication has been…

A Narrative Future for Health Care

Launch of the International Network for Narrative Medicine

Co-Sponsored by the Centre for the Humanities and Health at King’s College London

and The Program in Narrative Medicine, Columbia University, New York



June 19-21, 2013

At King’s Guy’s Hospital Campus, London



Humanities scholars, social scientists and clinicians are…

The National Skills Academy for Social Care has announced the launch its new Leadership Qualities Framework for Adult Social Care.



The Framework, developed by the Skills Academy, is the first of its kind in social care. It describes, in a clear and accessible way, what good leadership looks like in different settings and situations, illustrating the attitudes and behaviours needed for high-quality leadership at every level of the sector.

The CfWI welcomes the launch of the…

A flyer outlining why the psychological therapies workforce matters and how the CfWI is helping to plan for its future.

Access to the right therapy at the right time can help towards reducing distress symptoms and the risk of harm to the individual or others, and can have a positive impact on a person’s life. It can help people better manage their condition and, in many cases, enable a full recovery.

Effective workforce planning across the wide range of organisations…

This seven-minute film - by Tarsem Singh Cooner - outlines how Facebook and an enquiry-based blended learning design were used to help students develop professional social media practices. The film also includes student feedback about their experiences of engaging with this learning design. Whilst related to social work, the issues, methods and lessons explored here can potentially be applied to other disciplines.…

References on public involvement in NHS, public health and social care research.

Download here: http://www.invo.org.uk/posttypepublication/invonet-bibliography-4/

Author: Kristina Staley,…

The Social Learning Centre is a global online professional community for learning professionals (in both education and the workplace) to support their ongoing professional development by learning from their peers as well as leading industry practitioners and thought leaders from around the world.

http://sociallearningcentre.co.uk/

Liberating scholarship from the straitjacket of traditional formats and business models, Palgrave Pivot offers authors the flexibility of publishing at lengths between the journal article and the conventional monograph. Palgrave Pivot emphasizes speed of delivery as well as innovation. Titles are published within 12 weeks of acceptance with a complete peer-review process.…