SCIE release new resources to support the LGBTQ+ Older Adult Social Care Assessment Project 

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has published new resources linked to the LGBTQ+ Older Adult Social Care Assessment (LOASCA) project, led by the University of Birmingham. 

The resources include: 

A new animated video depicting a range of social care assessment responses to ‘Fran’ an older LGBTQ+ adult: https://youtu.be/t8T8HxaPTS4?si=o0kWZRvP3-gQYoIg 

A graphic novel presenting some of the stories told by older LGBTQ+ people in the LOASCA study: https://www.scie.org.uk/app/uploads/2024/08/LOASCA-Graphic-Novel_Final-version.pdf 

A three-part podcast on collaborative social work research with older people: https://soundcloud.com/paul-b-willis-academic-social-care-researcher/sets/collaborative-social-care-research-with-older-people-a-series   

Slides from the Older LGBTQ+ People and Social Care 2024 conference: https://www.scie.org.uk/app/uploads/2024/08/LOASCA.pdf