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

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

January 6, 2017

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Communication – The Impact of Context

Communication is absolutely fundamental to social work practice. As well as communication taking place between individuals it also takes place within specific contexts. This is about environment but also the contextual framework in which the communication act takes place. Let’s have a look at a range of contextual factors The Physical Context This is firstly... Read More

Communication, Practice

communication, context, culture, environment, noise, social work, temporal

December 20, 2016

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Communication – the bedrock of practice

Communication skills are the bedrock of social work practice in all situations – when working with service users or their carers, presenting a case in court or at panel, or liaising with other professionals. How you engage, listen, and deliver your message is of huge importance. Words are powerful and body language is powerful. So... Read More

Communication, Practice

body language, communication, Jung, Lishman, non verbal, practice, purpose, relationship, social work, verbal

December 9, 2016

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Communication & Eye Contact

I love the Pelican Originals, which were published by Penguin from the ’30s to the ’80’s. I’ve got myself a little collection that I’m building; I love the blue spines and the cover art, especially of the ’60’s ones, and now when you buy them in second hand book shops they have that ‘browned’ look... Read More

Communication, Practice

behaviour, communication, empathy, eye contact, interpersonal, intimacy, non verbal, observation, pelican, practice, social work, understanding

Social Work Shorts

Liam Neeson, ethnicity, and oppression

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

Cicero, self, and Social Work

How delivering good practice is adding to the DoLS assessment backlog problem.

Emotions and running away from wooly mammoths

Stop talking, start listening!

Communication – The Impact of Context

Communication – the bedrock of practice

Communication & Eye Contact

Reconstructing Memory

Social Work Shorts

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