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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

In a world where advocating the burning of innocent people is seen by some as heroic, our adult social workers in Bradford donate toys for the children of those staying in hotels awaiting their asylum claim, so that they feel welcomed, valued and loved.

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Brilliant to see my friend, colleague, social worker and inspirational collaborator @elaineljames.bsky.social from Bradford Council awarded an MBE today from King Charles. Her work on promote the vote and her impact on social care & social work is utterly remarkable. A very well deserved honour.

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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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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

You’ve only to walk onto an older people’s ward anywhere in the country, and see the spectacular mess, misunderstanding and misuse of DNR and the attitudes that underpin its use, to know that the #AssistedDyingBill is so deeply concerning.

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Glad midsommar till familj och vänner i Sverige. 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪 And there’s only ever one song for midsommar, right? youtu.be/4Cj0jG5nMn0?...

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Håkan Hellström - En midsommarnattsdröm (Official Video)

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Our Practice Model training today. Lots about reflection and risk. The risk of us. Of our intervention. Of our restrictions, lawful and otherwise. Of our dominant perspective. Of our bias. Of our influence. Of our systems and of our ‘need’ for conformity.

Post card from social work cats and rocket science series

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Shout out to anyone who for whatever reason finds today difficult x. #FathersDay

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

We should all be exceptionally concerned that #Reform are running councils, including children’s and adults services. Mentioning the age of the elected councillors is ageist and unhelpful. And surely their vile, divisive politics is enough reason to be worried sick anyway?

Photos of the two Reform councillors who are heading adult and children services in their Local Authorities.

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I think the thing ultimately about AI and social work is whether we believe in humanity, with every single one of its flaws, over highly intelligent process. Despite seemingly everyone telling me that AI is to be welcomed, embraced and championed, I’m sort of wedded to the humanity stuff.

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

If we continue to believe that we have a duty to safeguard people, rather than safeguard their fundamental rights, we wont help keep people safe, we will merely continue to embed a culture of othering. Every person who requires residential support should have access to advocacy.

Poster from Social Work Cats and Rocket Science. It states that A is for Advocacy and Advocacy secures human rights. There poster is black background with a pink rocket ship with a black cat in it.

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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 · 26/05/2025

Thoughts with all those injured or impacted by the truly awful incident in Liverpool today. #YNWA

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Surgery courtesy of good people at Manchester Eye Hospital. Another reminder of how grateful we should be that skilled practitioners come to the UK to use their skills. Immigration is vital & welcomed. Always love how technical identifying the right eye to operate on is too!

Picture of me with an arrow pointing to my left eye!

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

This man lived in the same care home for 4 years. Thats 1460 days. 35,000 hours. What relationship did they have with him that it got to this? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Police pepper-sprayed and Tasered 93-year-old disabled man, court hears

Two officers responding to call from care home in East Sussex allegedly also hit Donald Burgess with baton

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

The end of an amazing stay in Berlin today. A very sobering reminder of Europes appalling & ongoing recent history, and with the backdrop of our own Prime Minister (and a Labour one at that) feeling it necessary to warn us of an ‘island of strangers’. He should be utterly ashamed of himself.

Memorial to homosexuals men and women murdered at Sachsenhausen.

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

I’m 53. I joined the Labour Party Young Socialists at 14. Every bit of help I have had raising my family, having an education & a career is due to Labour. But enough is enough. I’m not interested in appeasing racists in return for their votes. If that’s where we’re at, I’m done.

Picture of Keir Starmer with a quote from his speech today which says we risk becoming an island of strangers.

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Remembering the 56 Bradford City & Lincoln fans who lost their lives in the Valley Parade fire, 40 years ago today.

List of the names of the victims of the Bradford City fire disaster, 40 years ago today.

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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

Rob, Hannah and Elaine smiling in front of balloons

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Ralph Berry @rdrberry.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Green wander through Bradford last night . This used to be the whiff of Bus emissions and blaring horns . Open clean and green. Naysayers enjoy .. #Bradford

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Hannah Scaife @hannahscaife.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

So excited to be able to attend this book launch. Such a great book, such an inspiring team of writers, encouraging active, rights-based social work 👇 #socialworkcatsandrocketscience #socialwork #HumanRights

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

A brilliant day for our Adult Social Workers in Bradford today hosting 16 wonderful social work students (and two fab lecturers) from Bielefeld University in Germany. Sharing ideas, experiences & best practice. Bielefeld does exist and we can’t wait for the return leg! Viel Glück!

Photo from today in a training room of social workers from Bradford and social work students from Bielefeld in Germany.

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Norman Kirk was right. In just about every referral I’ve seen in over the years, and dressed up in a number of different ways, we all tend to want “someone to love, somewhere to live, something to do, and something to hope for”. A starting point for Casey, perhaps?

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Shout out to those council workers who find themselves under worrying new political leadership. Your courage, compassion, decency, values and commitment to every single person in your communities will win out. We stand in solidarity.

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Our Adult Social Workers in Bradford continue to collect clothes & toys etc for people housed in hotels who are seeking asylum. We are at our best when we are compassionate, understanding & welcoming. If you are in the Yorkshire region & can donate, please message. 🩵🩷🧡💚💛❤️

Collected toys for children staying in temporary accommodation.

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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 practice

Corresponding 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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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Shout out to ADs and DASSs at ADASS conference. Please don’t pass on your PSWs email address as a way of politely swerving consultants trying to sell you things! This turns into proper work for us several weeks down the line!

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I know we need to stay positive, but a commission to improve adult social care that immediately jumps to protecting hospital beds (from pesky, unproductive & costly older people?) is not the start of a recovery of social care, it’s the underlying culture and ethos behind its demise.

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MrPaulRobinson @mrpaulrobinson.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

They were careless people, Tom and Daisy - they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

🩷🖤Well this is first review I’ve seen of our new Social Work, Cats & Rocket Science book (An A-Z of Rights Based Practice) and it’s made this tired out social worker very happy tonight! All author profits to Stay Up Late. Please order a copy if you can afford one. #NoBedTimes

A positive review from Keith Bennison on the book A-Z of Rights Based Practice

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

“Risk assessments are about the likely probabilities, not the endless possibilities. Our obsession with risk is eroding the fundamental rights of those we are supposedly seeking to protect”.

Postcard from Social Work, Cats & Rocket Science that is S is for Safeguarding Rights.

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Last nights crappy sleep was brought to me courtesy of Leeds United FC. Ruining my equilibrium for over 50 years. ://youtu.be/OkcoCka5fuQ?si=PUbEjIgbNRMKtyzb

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Leeds United (Song) 1972 FA Cup Final Squad

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I’m reluctantly at the gym. Big blokes either side of me are both listening to techno. I’ve just listened to Malta’s Eurovision entry from 2004, now I’m listening to Piece of the Action by Bucks Fizz and next up I’ve got The Lonely Goatherd from The Sound of Music. It’s really their loss.

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

We’ve had CQC inspecting us this week & I got to work closely with this fab lot & all our other brilliant staff across Bradford. CQC were very respectful & they really listened to us. Report out in the summer but regardless of the outcome, I am so proud of all our colleagues. #TeamBradford

Black and white photo of me and 7 colleagues who have been part of the inspection this week. We are all smiling but look tired too.

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Another utterly disgusting scandal with a national care provider on the news today. But just as it was here with Wholton Hall, this is on us. All of us. socialworkcatsandrocketscience.com/2019/05/26/n...

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Now ain’t the Time for your Tears

It wasn’t the abuse at Whorlton Hall that made us cry. It was the footage of it. High definition images secretly filmed and brilliant audio technology that enabled us to hear the piercing screams r…

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

🩷🖤Our Social Work, Cats & Rocket Science A-Z of Rights Based Practice podcast is here. Countdown to the launch of the difficult second book. 🩷🖤 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/s...

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Social Work Cats and Rocket Science - An A-Z of rights based practice

Podcast Episode · Social Work, Cats and Rocket Science · 28/12/2024 · 1h 3m

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Always loved Lead The Way. Very much worth a follow.

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Just messaged my wife with the line ‘got man here fixing washer’ before I noticed it had autocorrected to ‘hot man here fixing washer’. That’ll take some explaining.

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

If we were to dare do safeguarding ethically, the states failure to respect the autonomy of people with health or care needs would be the singular, most significant type of adult abuse.

Picture of adult female celebrating her 100th birthday using one of the birthday candles on her birthday cake to light her cigarette.

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Shout out to all those who for whatever reason find today difficult. ❤️ #MothersDay

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

Eid Mubarak everyone, and especially our brilliant colleagues across Bradford, who are celebrating today and on Monday. Thank you for all your hard work over Ramadan, and for your humility and resilience. #EidMubarak

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Rob Mitchell @robmitch92.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

A podcast here all about A-Z of rights based practice. Lots of discussion, some laughs and some pop music chosen by people in their 50s. #SocialWorkCatsAndRocketScience 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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