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Elaine James

@elaineljames.bsky.social
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MBE, Social Worker, Author, there is no democracy without social justice socialworkcatsandrocketscience.com

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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Professional humility with a strong dose of imposter syndrome really matters in social work @robmitch92.bsky.social 'Why social workers need an element of imposter syndrome' - Community Care share.google/NG6qcWBOSg8X...
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'Why social workers need an element of imposter syndrome' - Community Care
As students prepare to start their social work courses, Rob Mitchell says there's nothing wrong with feeling self-doubt
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Grateful for the opportunity to join the fun at Southend on Sea City Jam 2026. Inclusive values in action.
Photographs of street art from Southend on Sea City Jam 2026
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Richard Humphries @richardhumphries.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
In Bradford yesterday, great to see a council investing in #socialwork a huge credit to @robmitch92.bsky.social & colleagues
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Luke Billingham @lbilli91.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
"I don't want to rise 'above' my community. I want to rise *with* it." This sentiment is often expressed to me by young people. They want individual success *and* to see improved conditions for all in their communities. This is a theme I explore in this blog: mabdallah.substack.com/p/mattering-...
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Mattering is not just inside people’s heads: Mattering, inequality, schools and solidarity
Luke Billingham is a youth worker for Hackney Quest and a Research Associate for the Open University.
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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Happy #EidAlAdha2025 to all those celebrating and especially to all our brilliant colleagues across Bradford Council.
Image of crescent moon and candle holder with bright light, with the words Eid ul-adha and numbers 2025
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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
Huge thanks to all who supported our 2nd book launch. Thanks to those who provided videos, reviews, tech, food & to our beautiful friends at SORM in Bradford. Special thanks to my co-editor @elaineljames.bsky.social who is the driving force behind so much of this. #socialworkcatsandrocketscience
Group photo of the authors and staff from Bradford Council who were celebrating the book launch last night.
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Hannah Scaife @hannahscaife.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Such a brilliant evening in Bradford for the launch of the uk.jkp.com/products/the.... It’s such a brilliant book written by such an inspiring group of social workers. @robmitch92.bsky.social @elaineljames.bsky.social
People smiling holding the bookRob, Hannah and Elaine smiling in front of balloonsSophie with Elliott and Jordan Hannah and Fazeela
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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
As in today!
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Oh my, it's tomorrow @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social
Advertisement for the launch part of the book Social Work Cats and Rocket Science an A to Z of rights based practice. The launch is free to attend.  It is taking place between 6pm and 9pm on Friday 9th May 2025 at the School of Rock and Media in Little German in Bradford.
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Book launch party week 🐱🚀🎸🍰 Friday evening at the School of Rock and Media. Be ready to #stayuplate #nobedtimes There will be 📚 and a very small number of highly coverted, strictly limited edition, pens....
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Stay Up Late @gigbuddies.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
🚨 We want to hear from YOU! 🚨 Take five minutes to complete our survey and let us know if you can stay up late! We want to understand how people with learning disabilities and autistic people are spending their evenings. forms.gle/wKoiDJXNP8ZL... #SelfAdvocate #LearningDisability #NoBedtimes
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Stay Up Late Survey
We have a few (more) questions about staying up late and how things may have changed over the years. Please take a few minutes to help us understand how people are spending their evenings and what tim...
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Wonderful endorsement today at ADASS Spring Seminar for our A-Z of Rights based practice from the new President to all delegates, the past and present Chief Social Worker for Adults and the lovely James Bullion, CQC Chief Inspector for Adult Social Care. So much L is for Love for our new book 📚
Endorsement for the book Social Work Cats and Rocket Science an A to Z of rights based practice Advertisement for the book Social Work Cats and Rocket Science an A to Z of rights based practice Advertisement for the pens that go with the book Social Work Cats and Rocket Science an A to Z of rights based practiceCorresponding editor presenting at University of Bradford for the book Social Work Cats and Rocket Science an A to Z of rights based practice
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Just putting the finishing touches to my presentation at Bradford University tomorrow celebrating 5 years of the Social Justice Society #joinus at the JSB Lecture Theatre to be part of this. Added in this amazing piece of street art from my Easter trip to Denver
Street art in Denver calling for power and equality
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Love that people with learning disabilities have written the foreword to our difficult second book @jackskinner.bsky.social @robmitch92.bsky.social
Picture of the foreword page written by people with learning disabilities to the book Social Work Cats and Rocket Science an A to Z of rights based practice
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Books have arrived for our launch @jackskinner.bsky.social @robmitch92.bsky.social !!!
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Planning for the launch of our book just stepped up a level with the delivery of these @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social
Picture of pens and postcards advertising the book Social Work Cats are Rocket Science
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Very very excited T minus 14 days to launch @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social @ryancowley.bsky.social So many contributions including @sarasiobhan.bsky.social who defies description Party with balloons, samosa, cake and bands is on 9th May DM to join us #socialwork
Advertisement for the book and A to Z of rights based practice by a collective of authors called Social Work Cats and Rocket Science
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Choose your @SwcatsR pen Which #socialworker are you @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social @ryancowley.bsky.social @mwharvey.bsky.social L is for Love OR S is for Safeguarding Rights
Picture showing 2 pens. One says L is for Love.  The other says S is for Safeguarding Rights.  They are advertising the book Social Work Cats and Rocket Science an A to Z of rights based practice
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Very very excited T minus 14 days to launch @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social @ryancowley.bsky.social So many contributions including @sarasiobhan.bsky.social who defies description Party with balloons, samosa, cake and bands is on 9th May DM to join us #socialwork
Advertisement for the book and A to Z of rights based practice by a collective of authors called Social Work Cats and Rocket Science
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
It's out in 2 weeks @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social !!! Anyone up for joining us at the book party on 9th May?
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
S is for Safeguarding Rights in our A to Z Guide to #socialwork It couldn't have been anything else @robmitch92.bsky.social @jackskinner.bsky.social uk.jkp.com/products/the...
Postcard which says that the letter S stands for Safeguarding RightsAdvertisement for the book Social Work Cats and Rocket Science a Guide to rights based social work
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
F is for Flourishing Lives in our A to Z of #socialwork @sarasiobhan.bsky.social Take 10 minutes every day to find what makes you happy. Since aged 3, mine is a book with dragons in it. What's your 10 minutes? uk.jkp.com/products/the...
Postcard which says the letter F stands for Flourishing LivesAdvertisement for the book Social Work Cats and Rocket Science an A to Z Guide
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
J is for Jurisprudence in our A to Z of #socialwork Inspired by those who get the spirit of the law and that the S in DoLS is the most important letter. uk.jkp.com/products/the...
Postcard saying that the letter J stands for Jurisprudence Advertisement for a book The Social Work Cats and Rocket Science A to Z Guide to rights based social work
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
M is for Mental Health in our A to Z of #socialwork rights based practice uk.jkp.com/products/the...
Postcard with the letter M as being for Mental Health being important in social workAdvertisement for the book Social Work Cats and Rocket Science an A to Z guide to practice
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
A is for Advocacy in our A to Z of rights based #socialwork @jackskinner.bsky.social Advocacy secures human rights uk.jkp.com/products/the...
Postcard which has on it A is for Advocacy - advocacy secures human rights 
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
@robmitch92.bsky.social L is for Love 💗 in our A to Z. Of course it is. uk.jkp.com/products/the...
A post card saying L is for loveAdvertisement promoting a book The Social Work Cats and Rocket Science Guide to Rights Based Practice and A to Z
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
@robmitch92.bsky.social L is for Love 💗 in our A to Z. Of course it is. uk.jkp.com/products/the...
A post card saying L is for loveAdvertisement promoting a book The Social Work Cats and Rocket Science Guide to Rights Based Practice and A to Z
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
@sarasiobhan.bsky.social the A to Z is promoting flourishing lives 😃 uk.jkp.com/products/the...
Advertisement for a book called The Social Work Cats and Rocket Science Guide to Rights Based Practice.A postcard saying F is for flourishing lives
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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
The difficult second book is landing on doormats (or lovely herringbone floors) and @capacitylaw.bsky.social approves… And breathe #SocialWorkCatsAndRocketScience @elaineljames.bsky.social
Copy of the new book Social Work, Cats & Rocket Science on a floor.
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Tess Thompson @drtessthompson.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Sometimes people say to me it must be hard to do research with cancer patients and caregivers. But I get to witness love.... It's humbling and beautiful.
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Lovely foreword from @sarasiobhan.bsky.social
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Stay Up Late @gigbuddies.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
If you're unsure about how to bring the Stay Up Late way into practice, this is a great place to start!
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NIHR School for Primary Care Research (SPCR) @nihrspcr.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
As of 📅Monday 3 March 2025, we will only be engaging via LinkedIn, Bluesky and YouTube. Join Us: 🦋Bluesky: bit.ly/3CzVk0j 🤝Linked In: bit.ly/439xQdl 🎥YouTube: bit.ly/3WWTihs 📰Subscribe to our newsletter: bit.ly/3WRt68c
As of 📅Monday 3 March 2025, we will only be engaging via LinkedIn, Bluesky and YouTube.

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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Being on the right side is easy as A B C... And it's pink!!! What's not to love ❣️
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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Rights based practice? What’s that? We’ll tell you via our A-Z. Out at Easter.
Book. Black background. In pink The Social Work, Cats and Rocket science guide to rights based practice
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
@robmitch92.bsky.social musing on the eve of Valentine's Day socialworkcatsandrocketscience.com/2023/02/13/i...
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I Knew Love
For such a long time I didn’t see it. I knew people. I loved working with people. I understood social work the best I could. Understanding what Jennifer and Holly both knew nearly 40 years ago, the…
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Making pork with ginger soy and butter beans whilst listening to the brilliant @capacitylaw.bsky.social #Sunday podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
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E110 - Is Sectioning People Ethical? Mental Health Law, Capacity, Assisted Dying, the Insanity Defence (w/ Alex Ruck Keene)
Podcast Episode · The Thinking Mind Podcast: Psychiatry & Psychotherapy · 07/02/2025 · 1h 41m
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George Julian @georgejulian.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
This makes for a difficult listen but is so important, the brilliant @ellychapple.bsky.social and myself on The Skies We're Under podcast talking about Ella's human rights claim and the impact of unlawful care proceedings on their family open.spotify.com/episode/2rRf...
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Entering the Gladiator Ring with Elly Chapple and George Julian | S4 | E22
The Skies We’re Under · Episode
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Neil Turner @neilturner.me.uk · 01/02/2025
New Post: I’m hosting a webinar for LGBT+ History Month
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I'm hosting a webinar for LGBT+ History Month - Neil Turner's Blog
It’s February, which means that it’s LGBT+ History Month in the UK. LGBT+ History Month started in 2005, so this year is its 20th anniversary year, and the theme for this year is ‘activism and social...
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Learning Disabilities & Autism at Manchester Met @learningmet.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Please share: new funded PhD opportunity! Navigating the Mental Capacity Act to support Sexual Decision-Making for People with Learning Disabilities To find out more please follow the link below: #AcademicSky #FindAPhD #PhD #LearningDisabilitiesResearch
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Navigating the Mental Capacity Act to support Sexual Decision-Making for People with Learning Disabilities at Manchester Metropolitan University on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Navigating the Mental Capacity Act to support Sexual Decision-Making for People with Learning Disabilities at Manchester Metropolitan University, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Bev Clough @bevclough.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Come and do a fully funded PhD with me and brilliant colleagues @moniquehuy.bsky.social and @suecaton.bsky.social at MMU on Navigating the Mental Capacity Act to support Sexual Decision-Making for People with Learning Disabilities www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Jonathan B. Singer, PhD, LCSW @jbsinger.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Huge opportunity to improve social work! @naswsocialworkers.bsky.social is looking for social workers with 5+ years experience to serve on the Task Force to revise Standards and Indicators for Cultural Competence. Please share! HT @prismaticiris7.bsky.social @gdb777.bsky.social #SWTech
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Seeking Social Workers to Revise the Standards and Indicators for Cultural Competence in Social Work Practice
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Christian Kerr @realchristiankerr.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Great research article from Joe here, on social work podcasts and podcasters. Can’t take credit beyond being part of the wider team (nod to Robin’s journal co-editor Dr Michaela Rogers) but glad to be part of it nonetheless. Have a read. Available to all, gratis. 👇👏👍
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
In the Origins of Totalitarianism 1951 Hannah Arendt Antisemitism, imperialism, totalitarianism 1 after 1 more brutally than the other demonstrated that human dignity needs a new guarantee found only in a political principle whose validity must comprehend all of humanity hac.bard.edu/amor-mundi/h...
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Hannah Arendt and World War I: On statelessness and the rise of totalitarian regimes
By Jana Marlene MaderBehind this narrative of the “dangerous migrant” is a disinformation machine that cultivates the powerful climate of anti-immigration. Unlike the scenario 100 years ag...
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Christian Kerr @realchristiankerr.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Hello! At Practice: Social Work in Action we are always looking for: - social work practice-related resources, such as books, training materials, apps and other media for review in the journal - reviewers to review them! We are keen to hear from people new to or curious about publishing… 1/
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Elaine James @elaineljames.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
New social work, cats and rocket science podcast episode, in advance of book 2 which is available for pre order now. An A - Z of rights based practice. open.spotify.com/show/38QoUzf...
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Social Work, Cats and Rocket Science
Podcast · Elaine James · A podcast by and for students, social workers and social work educators talking culture, music, and social justice.
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Stay Up Late @gigbuddies.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
It’s 2025 and we’d like to introduce ourselves: we're a charity that fights for adults with learning disabilities and autistic people to have full and active social lives. We focus on nightlife, music and what really matters to people!
The Stay Up Late team and gig buddies out clubbing at 2am.
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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Pre orders for ‘The Social Work, Cats and Rocket Science Guide to Rights Based Practice’ here. With all author profits to Stay Up Late at @gigbuddies.bsky.social www.whsmith.co.uk/Product/Vari...
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The Social Work, Cats and Rocket Science Guide to Rights-Based Practice : An A-Z, from Advocacy to Zones of Influence
Dive into the heart of social work in this pioneering A-Z reference guide which brings theory to life through the lived experience of social workers.Drawing on narrative accounts from a ...
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Simon Bottery @blimeysimon.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
If you’re waking to news of the commission on #socialcare your first instinct may be to head back under the covers. What, another one? Really? But there are genuine reasons to support it, along with a some concerns, particularly on the timing. Shortish thread.
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