Introduction This toolkit explores trauma and trauma-informed practice as there is increasing understanding that traumatic events can have lasting and serious impacts to individuals’ psychological and physical health and wellbeing. Being trauma-informed means understanding that those in most need of services may also be the marginalised and least likely to engage effectively with support. A […]

Introduction Social work is fundamentally a profession based around relationships, whether that is between a practitioner and a person, a local authority and a community, or the state and its citizens. Research from the British Association of Social Workers [1]BASW (2019) Capabilities Statement for Social Workers Working with Adults with Learning Disability    Available at: … Continue […]

Introduction The focus of this CPD module is to increase understanding about identity and its importance in relation to gender diversity. Identity is an important aspect of our self which can be associated with social factors (such as our sense of belonging to a family or group) and psychological ones (such as self-esteem and emotional […]

Introduction The focus of this CPD module is to increase understanding about identity and its importance in relation to gender diversity. Identity is an important aspect of our self which can be associated with social factors (such as our sense of belonging to a family or group) and psychological ones (such as self-esteem and emotional […]