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There and Back Again 11 Aug 2013 | 10:57 pm
I didn’t think I’d come back again but I’m pondering it now. I have a new job and a new role. While I’m still a registered social worker, I’m no longer working in the local authority and am no longer...
Goodbye 20 Sep 2011 | 05:15 pm
For reasons that I can’t go into, I am having to close this site for a while. I want to allow people to take and copy information that they might want or need from it and will open it up over the next...
Choice, Control and Obfuscation – How the Personalisation Dream is Dying 12 Sep 2011 | 06:29 pm
In the bold move towards a transformation in adult social care, it feels from where I sit, that control has completely overtaken any pretence of ‘choice’ in the so-called move towards more idealised ‘...
Remembering 11th September and the aftermath 11 Sep 2011 | 06:26 pm
I don’t have any grand or notable memories from 11th September 2001. I wasn’t connected to New York in any personal way but this last Friday, after work, I spent the evening by coincidence with the...
Interviews and Ideas 9 Sep 2011 | 05:58 pm
Please forgive the blatant self-promotion in this post but it’s Friday and I’m feeling a like I have a bit of a cold coming so I’m less ‘perky’ than usual. Dorlee from Social Work Career Development ...
Why I’m wrong – A response from BASW 9 Sep 2011 | 05:33 am
I am not going to add anything to this post. After I wrote a post explaining why I left BASW, I was sent this as a response and agreed to publish it. I’ll leave the questions and comments for others ...
Docking Benefits and Blaming the Poor 8 Sep 2011 | 06:16 pm
I know I covered this more generally on Monday in my rant about ‘benefits’ but it’s worth coming back to with the proposals explained in the Guardian Magistrates and crown court judges could be asked...
RIP NHS? 7 Sep 2011 | 06:16 pm
Image via Wikipedia A truly national health service as conceived in the post-war years has been tottering on the brink for a number of years. As the previous Labour government sowed, so the Liberal ...
Why I Quit BASW (British Association of Social Workers) 6 Sep 2011 | 05:18 pm
I felt a tinge of sadness when I finally decided to quit BASW (British Association of Social Workers). I’ve been an advocate and member for a good few years and I have a great deal of respect for a lo...
Benefits 5 Sep 2011 | 06:28 pm
I’ve made my position clear about ‘benefits’ over the year. ‘Benefits’ are not really benefits at all. I decided to look at the meaning of the word ‘benefit’ and found (according to dictionary.com) ...
