The Guardian this morning (August 1st 2019) reports that social workers are being blamed for their own stress and burnout. You can read the article here.There are some very damning statistics in there about how social workers are feeling about this and how they are maybe being made to feel by employers. Indeed, the HCPC... Read More

Commentary, In the News, Productivity, Self Care

February 19, 2019

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“Work smarter, not harder” a response to SWT

Work Smarter Not Harder In a response to a tweet from Social Work Tutor yesterday I said that I felt we should show social workers how to work smarter not harder and he didn’t seem to agree….. What SWT didn’t like was that he felt the statement ‘work smarter not harder’ was two things. Firstly... Read More

In the News, Practice, Productivity, Self Care

productivty, selfcare

February 5, 2019

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Liam Neeson, ethnicity, and oppression

Liam Neeson is in the press today (Tuesday 5th February 2019). You may have seen that he has told a reporter that during a difficult time in his life he had walked the streets for a week with a knife hoping, he says, to take his anger out on any black man who approached him.... Read More

Commentary, In the News, Practice

discrimination, liam neeson, oppression, practice, racism, social work

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

December 17, 2016

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Cut the risk of dementia with a sauna

In the news is research that says that taking regular saunas can reduce the risk of dementia. Research published in the journal Age and Ageing explores the conclusions of a 20 year study that says that the men who go for a sauna 2 or 3 times a week are less likely to get dementia.... Read More

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Dementia, lifestyle, research, sauna

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