Official account for the Department of Social Work at Birmingham City University.
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BCU Social Work retweeted
11 Mar 2025
Don’t miss this! 🎙️
Tune into @BBCRadio4 tonight at 8:40 pm to hear Deafblind UK Ambassador @peterjsimcock and Chair Robert Nolan chat with BBC’s Peter White about our brand-new Centre for Education and Research. They'll be delving into the need for research and how this will impact people living with deafblindness.
Listen live here: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/live/b…
#DBUKresearchBCU
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BCU Social Work retweeted
15 Feb 2025
Wonderful to meet colleagues from Ukraine to talk about our new @DeafblindUK Centre for Education & Research & ‘Deafblind Studies’ @BCUSocialWork birminghamworld.uk/community…
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BCU Social Work retweeted
3 Jan 2025
3 Jan 2025
This day in social work history ⏳
3rd January 1883: Clement Attlee (1883-1967), Prime Minister of the UK from 1945 - 1951, and former social worker, born in Putney, London. While Mayor of Stepney in 1920, Attlee wrote his first book: The Social Worker.
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BCU Social Work retweeted
21 Nov 2024
@BCUSocialWork is now open to applications for the next iteration of the #Deafblind Studies course, starting March 2025. Further info: bcu.ac.uk/courses/profession…
24 Sep 2024
Research undertaken by @DeafblindUK has found gaps in provision for #assessment and #carepackages for people living with #deafblindness. Read more: caremanagementmatters.co.uk/…
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BCU Social Work retweeted
9 Nov 2024
Great day meeting students completing Teachers of #Deafblind /MSI Children course @unibirmingham to talk about role of #SocialWork & social care, & deafblind children’s entitlement to specialist #assessment & support. Thx for the invite Hester Richardson. gov.uk/government/publicatio…
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BCU Social Work retweeted
7 Nov 2024
@MyBCU PhD student George Fence is currently recruiting participants. He has created a novel #braille reading device and is running a study to test it. Further details can be found here: forms.office.com/pages/respo… #braille #deafblind #research #sightloss
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BCU Social Work retweeted
24 Oct 2024
It was great to have you involved Akhil! Thank you for such an inspiring, informative & enjoyable presentation. #deafblindness
We are now open to applications for the next iteration of the Deafblind Studies course, starting March 2025. Further info: bcu.ac.uk/courses/profession…
24 Oct 2024
It was a privilege taking a session of the Deafblind Studies Programme of Birmingham City University on deafblindness and sharing the journey of @senseindia Thanks @peterjsimcock @BCUSocialWork
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BCU Social Work retweeted
24 Oct 2024
It was a privilege taking a session of the Deafblind Studies Programme of Birmingham City University on deafblindness and sharing the journey of @senseindia Thanks @peterjsimcock @BCUSocialWork
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BCU Social Work retweeted
6 Oct 2024
Delighted to be here in Spain for the #ICF Core Set for #Deafblindness Consensus Conference. Always great to see @WalterWittich & Norman, & wonderful to finally meet @36Garhi in person too. A very busy three days ahead, but a privilege to be involved. @DbI_connect @EDbN_org
ALT Photo of Dr Simone Bacchini, Dr Peter Simcock, Dr Walter Wittich, Norman Bois and Akhil Paul. All are stood, smiling in front of a window, the view from which is the sea.
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BCU Social Work retweeted
21 Aug 2024
Interesting Blog from @HearingLink “To see, or not to see” describing the experience of having a sight test when you’ve got hearing loss. hearinglink.org/news/202408/…
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BCU Social Work retweeted
16 Aug 2024
So looking forward to the final webinar in this year’s series from the Acquired #Deafblindness Network. The webinar will explore parenting & acquired deafblindness from the perspectives of children & parents. Huge thanks to our speakers, @DbI_connect & @DeafblindUK for hosting.
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Our survey results show that service pressures in the NHS are having a knock-on effect in adult social care.
We need Government to view adult social care & the NHS as interdependent, rather than separate entities. Pressures from one feed into the other.
adass.org.uk/documents/adass…
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BCU Social Work retweeted
15 Jul 2024
At RESCON @MyBCU seeing my poster printed out for the first time like a proud parent 😂
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BCU Social Work retweeted
2 Jul 2024
Delighted that @DbI_connect Acquired #Deafblindness Network webinars have been highly commended in the category ‘Best Knowledge exchange project with public/third sector’ @MyBCU Knowledge Exchange Awards. Huge thanks to all speakers, @DeafblindUK for hosting, & my ADBN co-chairs
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BCU Social Work retweeted
28 Jun 2024
Excellent and very informative presentation by @RebeccaGovbcu #socialWork and #FASD #JUSWA conference @BCUSocialWork
ALT Becky stood in a teaching room, in front of PowerPoint presentation.
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BCU Social Work retweeted
27 Jun 2024
Great to be here @KingstonUni for the #JUSWA conference. Look forward to hearing presentation by @RebeccaGovbcu and speaking about #deafblindness and social work assessment later. Very timely with it being the International Day of Deafblind People.
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BCU Social Work retweeted
23 Jun 2024
Great start to #DeafblindAwarenessWeek 2024 tomorrow. First, joining @BCUSocialWork Deafblind Studies students for a session on social-haptic communication with Riitta Lahtinen & Russ Palmer & then talking about deafblindness & the Care Act at the @DeafblindUK webinar for LAs.
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BCU Social Work retweeted
17 Jun 2024
Looking forward to the fourth & final Acquired #Deafblindness Network (ADBN) webinar in this year’s series. If you’re interested in joining the network, please do get in touch.
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BCU Social Work retweeted
5 Jun 2024
#Deafblindness & the #CareAct 2014. Do you know your legal responsibilities? Delighted to be speaking at this free webinar for local authority senior leaders organised by @DeafblindUK deafblind.org.uk/events/deaf…
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BCU Social Work retweeted
5 Jun 2024
Very well done Becky. Look forward to hearing about the next stages of your important study. #fasd #socialwork
5 Jun 2024
Really excited to finally got my ethics approved thanks to my brilliant supervisors and advisory group! Onward with my research now into #postadoption #socialwork #fasd
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