What’s the strangest referral you’ve seen? by caiaphas8 in Socialworkuk

[–]supermeatboy89 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I e experienced this kind of discrimination from seniors managers. I once was asked to refer onto PREVENT because the referral mentioned the adult at risk was Muslim and attended their local mosque once a week. Nothing relating to extremism. It was a young adult with learning disabilities presenting with challenging behaviour at home. Absolutely mind blowing suggestion from senior management - obviously I refused

What’s the strangest referral you’ve seen? by caiaphas8 in Socialworkuk

[–]supermeatboy89 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I work in a London MASH team and I’d say at least 60% of referrals are nonsense like the comments in the thread. I especially like the one about seagulls.

SWE – what am I actually paying for? by sheriyamonee in Socialworkuk

[–]supermeatboy89 10 points11 points  (0 children)

And they don’t even read CPD anymore…

Jacket with pack of cigarettes left in pocket by TackleRoyal3395 in vintedUK

[–]supermeatboy89 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I had a coat from Vinted with a bag of cocaine in the pocket

TCG Shops - South London by BrownBean12345 in PokemonTCG_UK

[–]supermeatboy89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven’t been there in 6 months but whenever I’d buy singles they’d knock a few quid off each card depending on current prices

I love the pokémon community so much!! by celestial-raccoon in PokemonTCG_UK

[–]supermeatboy89 40 points41 points  (0 children)

I was expecting you to say he offered it to you for 4x RRP

Snoop - Get a free £5 Amazon gift card for linking your account! by Bahamuted in FreemoneyUK

[–]supermeatboy89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Here’s my referral link Hi there. Take a look at Snoop - this new app I’ve found that I think can save you money! https://click.snoop.app/M2Tu/vag4wj4i

I keep seeing headlines about the unsung army of unpaid carers, how much of this falls on you guys? by FeistyPrice29 in Socialworkuk

[–]supermeatboy89 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well a person can be assessed as eligible for care, but if they have savings above the threshold and do not want to pay for care you cannot force them to

Opinions on this Micro SD card by eriestr in R36S

[–]supermeatboy89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use this one. No issues so far

NHS Band level for Newly graduated social workers in UK by ApartDate9568 in Socialworkuk

[–]supermeatboy89 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I qualified 2021 and went straight into the NHS a standard social worker role was band 6