Rebecca
@rebeccaokeefeSW
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Social work lecturer/apprentice lead. Registered social worker. Children and families/child protection/safeguarding. Views are my own. @leedsbeckett
Joined April 2016
Our recently published research on ‘enabling child-centred case recording in children’s social work’. Please do share! Great for practitioners, managers, and academics. It’s open access too 🤩 @wileyinresearch
https://t.co/kNIYSmUIQS
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Maintaining case records is an essential and necessary component of children's social work practice. Research and child abuse enquiries internationally have highlighted the need for child-centred...
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One of our international students, Fareha Khalid, shares what it's like to study MSc Biomedical Science at Leeds Beckett and advice she would give students looking to study at LBU. Read what she has to say here 👇💜 https://t.co/d13oW4p9Jo
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JUSWAC 2025 Shaping Our Future: Proactive messages from social work practice, education and research - 25th - 27th June: Call for Abstracts is open. Please submit no later than 24th February 2025. 1/
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WIN a set of Brutalist #Christmas cards Retweet and follow me to enter I’ll pick a winner at 9pm tomorrow (Sunday 24 Nov) https://t.co/efvD9Je1ue
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Really pleased that our scoping review on repeat missing children is now available. @rebeccaokeefeSW @PetraS137 @cipleedstrinity @LeedsTrinity @VP_Centre
https://t.co/8WUc52wZYT
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What a day!! another fantastic event at #Leedsbeckett celebrating #youthwork for #YouthWorkWeek 2024. Great to see former students doing so well. Great to be talking about the future of youth work. Great to be recognising Arts and creativity in youth work #chooseyouthwork
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Holly was just 15 when she was murdered by her ex-boyfriend at the end of their abusive relationship. From our work with young people, we know that #DomesticAbuse and harmful behaviours within relationships can affect anyone of any age. Explore this thread to learn how to
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Holly Newton's family want young people to be more aware of abusive partners.
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Ofsted has commissioned research on vulnerability and inclusion. We want to hear from professionals at all levels across the education and social care sectors. Join us for an upcoming online focus group to share your views.
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Social workers, I know you’re up against it, but do please take 10 mins out of your day to complete this joint Social Workers Union/ITV survey on the impact of your working conditions. It’s anonymous but you can opt to be put forward to speak to ITV about your experiences. 👇
We’re calling on the UK social work community to help highlight the important work that social workers do and the pressures they face. 📋Please take the SWU / @itvnews survey: https://t.co/PmMyJZzasU This short, anonymous survey will run until 21 October 2024.
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We’re calling on the UK social work community to help highlight the important work that social workers do and the pressures they face. 📋Please take the SWU / @itvnews survey: https://t.co/PmMyJZzasU This short, anonymous survey will run until 21 October 2024.
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📣 Opportunity to become the new Editors for the @BJofSW from July 2025.
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The British Association of Social Workers (BASW) and the Editorial Board of the British Journal of Social Work are seeking to appoint a team of two Co-Editors t
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Immensely proud that one of our Free Loaves on Fridays authors will be reading his powerful letter on kinship care at the @uklabour conference. If you haven't got your copy yet, you can do so here: https://t.co/S0DUIWSE1n Proceeds to @article_39 & @TogetherTrust
@unbounders
“Yo, my name is Michael, I’ve lived with my nan since I was three…” If you are at @uklabour conference, come join us to discuss the importance of kinship care to children, with @KinshipLpool @JoshMacAlister @CathyAshley @clarewalshlab
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Excited to receive a copy of Barbara’s new book today. Myself and @Emma_Geddes1 were thrilled to contribute by writing some social work case studies. The book will be great for our students! @BarbaraBassot
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Thanks for absolutely everything Leeds and local government. Looking forward to this new challenge. Wish me luck!
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Leeds City Council chief executive Tom Riordan has confirmed his leaving plans after being appointed to a leading role in driving the improvement of health outcomes across the country.
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Very excited to be one of the co-editors of Qualitative Social Work special issue on domestic violence/abuse. See our Call for Papers. Consider submitting and please circulate in your networks. #qualitativesocialwork
#domesticabuse #socialwork
https://t.co/Dvd4ggMnTX
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Are you a care leaver that is off to uni this year? Join the Opening Doors session "Everything You Need to Know Before You Go" on 11th September, 10-11:30am. Get tips for university transition and support networks. Find out more and book here: https://t.co/qtRS4gP9dP
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A BBC investigation has found a third of university social work courses do not offer training in how to spot victims of coercive control. Nicole Jacobs, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales, tells #R4Today a lack of training could lead to 'victim blaming'.
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Just over a week left to apply for the below research fellow post👇 Come & work with us on two really interesting research projects on care for people with dementia in acute hospitals. Please RT, thank you!
We are recruiting! We are looking for a research fellow to work on two @NIHRresearch funded studies on improving acute hospital care for people living with dementia. Please share &/or consider applying to join our team! Closing date 19/8/24 More info: https://t.co/VlogS7MPR5
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Care experienced and going through #clearing Our Quality Mark holders are empathetically trained to support care leavers from enrolment to graduation & beyond. All understand all the barriers our young people face & find solutions so care leavers thrive. https://t.co/ZIbsHCGpO7
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