Developing a mental health equality imagination for social work
(2021)
Presentation / Conference
Lomax, R. (2021, May). Developing a mental health equality imagination for social work. Presented at European Social Work Research Association Conference, Online
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Can practitioners adopt a mental health equality imagination for recovery? (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Lomax, R. (2020, December). Can practitioners adopt a mental health equality imagination for recovery?. Presented at AWP NHS Trust & British Association of Social Work: Building a Movement for Social Approaches to Mental Health, OnlineThe lectured explored ways in which social work practitioners might seek to address the social determiants of mental health in their practice. An extension of C. Wright Mill's (1959) Socialogical Imagination to consider health inequalities was discu... Read More about Can practitioners adopt a mental health equality imagination for recovery?.
Asking for Help: Does Adult Care Law Help or Hinder Relationship Building (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Hubbard, R., & Lomax, R. (2019, October). Asking for Help: Does Adult Care Law Help or Hinder Relationship Building. Presented at British Association of Social Workers England Conference, LeedsPresentation and workshop item focused on how adult care law - principally the Care Act 2014 , Mental Capacity Act 2005 and the Mental Health Act 1983(2007) - impact on service users' ability to ask for support in their lives. The presentation l... Read More about Asking for Help: Does Adult Care Law Help or Hinder Relationship Building.
Bouncing back and building up? – A critique of the concept of resilience in relation to social work practitioners and their employing organisations. (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Lomax, R., & Frost, E. (2019, September). Bouncing back and building up? – A critique of the concept of resilience in relation to social work practitioners and their employing organisations. Paper presented at Joint Social Work Education and Research Conference, ManchesterThe overall aim of this paper is to critically discuss the findings of a literature review undertaken in 2018 by exploring the concept of resilience and social work. The findings will be illustrated throughout by drawing on examples from current rese... Read More about Bouncing back and building up? – A critique of the concept of resilience in relation to social work practitioners and their employing organisations..
Social media and social work students: The boundaries just got more complicated (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Lomax, R. (2015, July). Social media and social work students: The boundaries just got more complicated. Presented at Social work education and research across boundarier, The Open UniversityConference presentation focused on students' use of social media for learning
'We're over here, on Facebook: Social work students' use of social media during a Level 1 module (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Lomax, R. (2014, May). 'We're over here, on Facebook: Social work students' use of social media during a Level 1 module. Paper presented at The Open University Nation and Regions Conference, Camden, LondonConference presentation reviewing social work students studying a Level 1 undergraduate degree practice learning module.
Surviving Your Social Work Placement (2014)
Book
Lomax, R., & Jones, K. (2014). Surviving Your Social Work Placement. Palgrave MacMillanPlacements are a key part of social work training. They can be one of the most challenging things you do. But for many students they are also the most rewarding and invigorating aspect of learning. They are your chance to put academic learning into p... Read More about Surviving Your Social Work Placement.
Surviving Your Social Work Placement (2010)
Book
Lomax, R., Jones, K., Leigh, S., & Gay, C. (2010). Surviving Your Social Work Placement. Basingstoke: PalgraveAn accessible aid for social work students preparing for and undertaking placements. The book focusses on reflective practice, with lots of exercises and activities and clear advise and support for students.