It is estimated that 1 in 2 people are not getting sufficient sleep! Sleep is crucial to our wellbeing. Physically our body uses the time to recover and replenish and sleep has an essential role in the consolidation of memories. So, what advice is out there on getting to sleep! Keep to a regular bedtime... Read More

Productivity, Self Care

November 4, 2018

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Part of the problem or part of the solution…..?

When I was a practitioner and then a social work manager I was fond, when times were difficult, of asking myself, “Do I want to be part of the problem or part of the solution?” I remember this acutely during the time the local authority I was working in were ‘rolling out’ new processes to... Read More

Commentary, Practice

3 conversations, conversation, model, practice, problem, social work, solution

August 13, 2018

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In consideration of sleep….

In a way what I’m about to write is more a book review because everything I’m going to point you to are things that struck me while reading Matthew Walker’s exceptional book ‘Why We Sleep’ In an article on self care I recently quoted Walker saying….“Routinely sleeping less than six or seven hours a night demolishes your... Read More

Dementia, Memory, Practice, Self Care

alzheimers, book review, Dementia, depression, mental health, sleep

August 2, 2018

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Get yourself organised, get yourself productive!

Yesterday I pointed you to some blogs of mine about self care ….and today I’d like to point you to some blogs about being productive. It’s part of the modern workplace and indeed modern life that we have more to do. It’s a curse and a blessing I feel. It’s great that we have so... Read More

Commentary, Productivity, Self Care

eustress, organised, planning, productivity, stress

August 1, 2018

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Review for BJSW of Organisations and Management in Social Work, 3rd edn, Mark Hughes and Michael Wearing

I have a particular interest in social work organisations and management in those organisations so was delighted to review Organisations and Management in Social Work, 3rd edition by Mark Hughes and Michael Wearing for The British Journal of Social Work…. You can read the review here…. You might also be interested in this article about Charles Handy’s... Read More

Commentary

book review, management, organisation, review

August 1, 2018

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No one else is going to do it for you so what are you are going to do… Self Care

As a social worker, albeit a one who now teaches social work rather than does it, I watch from the side lines and see people clearly stressed about the work they are doing, caught up in that Sunday night feeling of ‘what waits for me tomorrow’, and clearly feeling a sense of overwhelm. I recently... Read More

Commentary, Self Care

exercise, nutrition, self care, sleep

June 30, 2018

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Skills – Negotiation

In the repertoire of social work skills I think there is nothing more crucial than negotiation. That might be negotiation with the service user themselves around what you can realistically do, or with a son who has different ideas to you or their parent about what is best, or also in your relationships with other... Read More

Practice, Productivity

June 29, 2018

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The ‘England Game’ – does it ever matter?

Does it Matter? Yesterday (Thursday 28th June 2018) I got my act together and was ready to leave work on time because it was the day of the final England World Cup 2018 group match with England on a bit of a roll to say the least. I said to my colleagues ‘I’m off to... Read More

Commentary, In the News

england, football, mental health, world cup

May 3, 2018

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Culture change or climate change

Charles Handy author of landmark bestseller Understanding Organisations says ‘many of the ills of organisations stem from imposing an inappropriate structure on a particular culture, or from expecting a particular culture to thrive in an inappropriate climate. Social Work, I feel, has always felt at odds with being seated in a large organisation and a... Read More

Practice

culture, handy, organisation, role, task, transformation

May 3, 2018

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Just who am I!?

Humanistic and existentialist thinking might lead us to conclude that our sense of self is constructed from, among other things, being autonomous, being free thinking and being part of a community. More here! But just what is ‘self’ and why does it matter to us as social workers? I wonder what your idea of your... Read More

Practice

being human, existentialism, human, reflection, reflective practice, self

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Get yourself organised, get yourself productive!

Review for BJSW of Organisations and Management in Social Work, 3rd edn, Mark Hughes and Michael Wearing

No one else is going to do it for you so what are you are going to do… Self Care

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The ‘England Game’ – does it ever matter?

Culture change or climate change

Just who am I!?

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