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There are lots of blogs available covering a myriad of subjects pertinent to social work, not least Neil Thompson's own. If you would like a blog to be considered for inclusion here, please contact us. Neil's website is currently being revamped. the new version will include the relaunch of the 'Neil Thompson on Well-being' blog. Neil Thompson's Website Social work blogs The Big Picture: Social Care and the Wider World www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-care-the-big-picture/ Written by social care experts who reflect on key issues affecting those who work in the social care field The Social Work Blog www.community care.co.uk/blogs/social-work-blog/ Covers a wide range of issues affecting social workers in the UK. Social Care Blog http://socialcareblog.wordpress.com The blog of a journalist working on social work and social care related issues. The New Social Worker http://blog.socialworker.com This blog is associated with a magazine for US social workers. As such, it provides an opportunity to consider similarities and differences between the roles and experiences of social workers in the UK and USA. Social (over)worker http://socialoverworker.wordpress.com An individual social worker’s musings. St Christopher’s Blog www.blogs.stchristophers.org.uk/one Malcolm Payne’s blog focuses on developments that affect palliative and end-of-life care. Social Care Institute for Excellence www.scie.org.uk/...blog Links to various discussion threads relating to issues relevant to social care and social work. The Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services www.iriss.org.uk/blogs The focus here is on this organisation’s work on promoting innovative, evidence-based practice and the dissemination of knowledge. Joseph Rowntree Foundation www.jrf.org.uk/blog Links to a broad range of discussions relating to over 20 themes associated with social policy and social welfare. AgeUK Blog http://ageukblog.org.uk Commentary on political and policy developments relating to the interests of older people General Social Care Council www.gscc.org.uk/blog.php Links to a number of blogs relating to social work registration and education, including the perspectives of students and qualified social workers. Shaping Our Lives www.shapingourlives.org.uk Source of blog of the National User Network Organisation which focuses on the perspective of service users. What are good social workers made of? www.collegeofsocialwork.org/ This is hosted by The College of Social Work who, as part of the aims of encouraging responsibility for continuous professional development and representing the interests of social workers to policy makers, offers the opportunity for social workers to participate in discussions about what matters to them. It also intends to provide links to other blogs of interest to social workers.
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