In November 2014, I stumbled across one of the most beautiful yet saddest stories I had read in many years. The article in ‘Hemel Today’ told the story of Charles and Paul Barrett, aged 94 and 63, and the discovery of their deaths. The first thing that struck me about the article was the lead…
It was New Years Eve in Willow House. It hadn’t been a happy Christmas, not like the ones Rudy had always known. Not now his dad wasn’t at home with him. This one had been loud but in the wrong way, without dancing and nice food and music. Rudy had cried a lot. He didn’t…
This blog / question / reflection is one I have been pondering for a while now. Last night whilst listening to a few Specials and Skints tracks on the train home I thought it was time I put it out there (the music may or may not have informed my resolve). I am incredibly lucky…
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This December 7th we will see a national day of celebration for Hospital social work, the practice and the social workers that make it happen. As we again enter into the period of high pressure on our social care services and staff it would be great to…
This one is for PSWs as a number of them requested a copy at an event we had today. The below is a talk i gave at an ADASS and PSW integration event on the unique role social work could have in integration. It is written as a talk so you may have to read…
I loved radical social work back in 1995 when I started to train as a social worker. It was edgy, different, reflected the culture of the home I grew up in and allowed me endless opportunity to debate in the halls of North Hertfordshire college. The trouble was that by the 90’s radical social work…
How the perception of the freest emotion of humanity is monitored, controlled and managed as a default for those who also have a learning disability. Reading this really bought home the varying moral controls care systems can have on many. Yet, Love in a care world It is oft said that love has neither…
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Hot desking seems to be forever a hot issue in the world of social work. Often maligned and regularly quoted as the evidence that ‘they’ are out to get Social Work. Is it really that bad though. Does it really destroy the heart of practice or make us all unable to reflect together ever again.…
So, the 15th March sees a brand new day hit the diaries of social workers, social care and health staff across the land. The 15th marks the first Mental Capacity Act (MCA) call to action day and the very first attempt by social workers and others to build a great wall of unwise decisions nationally.…
National Adult PSW Network National Mental Capacity Action Day – 15 March 2016 National Mental Capacity Action Day aim is to increase awareness of the Mental Capacity Act and to highlight good MCA practice. Click the link to find out more National Mental Capacity Action Day – 15th March 2016 The purpose of the Action…
So today was my first ever day at a National Children’s and Adults Services conference.. Some of you may have noticed on my Twitter timeline that I was a tad excited about the opportunity to come along and hear talk of the future and discus the real issues present in social care today. The day…
Intervening fictions story
Sometimes I start Blogs and leave them half written in rambling drafts assuming one day I will get it out there. This one was no exception until last night. This will not be a very well constructed blog and one that is aimed at social workers and those interested in social work, but t is…
I’m not too sure where I am going with this one so you may have to stick with it to see if it reaches any semblance of intelligible comment.. A number of things have made me think about the pressure and shear hard work it is trying to be a teenager in the UK today.…
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