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February 19, 2022
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Language and Power in Social Work, a fresh perspective from the Philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein

Social work can be seen as an endeavour of attempting to grasp at another person’s reality. We assess people and families striving to be as faithful as possible.  In this article I will discuss how Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein may assist in providing some warnings and possibly a map of where the limits lie in... Read More
Commentary, Communication, Practice, Theory
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January 28, 2022
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Motivational Interviewing – be like Columbo

Remember the television show Columbo starring Peter Falk? The fictional Columbo was a detective who solved murder mysteries – hugely popular in the 1970’s. Having recently used this analogy with a group of second year undergraduate students on the social work programme I teach on I realise that some of my cultural references may be... Read More
Communication, Practice, Student Zone, Students, Theory
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December 9, 2021
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Podcast Show Notes: Stephen talks to George Bull about risk in light of the murder of Arthur

Social Work Shorts (Episode 25): Insights #8 In the latest episode of the Social Work Podcast Insights series Stephen and George talk about risk in light of the murder of Arthur and the media response to the Social Work Profession. Here is the podcast – click this link We acknowledge this is a difficult topic... Read More
Commentary, In the News, Practice
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September 10, 2021
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 Efficiency, Slack and social work – Featuring Pareto, CostCo and Privatization.

There is a war raging in UK social work presently.  To name a few of the various battle fronts – the COVID recovery, rising inequality, the lurking shadow of increased privatization and increased levels of professional disaffection. Sometimes as social workers we feel we are not doing enough of the right work with the right... Read More
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July 17, 2021
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Social Work and Poverty Echoes through Time, Stewart, Sterling and Situated Choice

1895 London, Mary Stewart walks into work in her new role as hospital almoner (churchy term for some one that gives out charity/alms to poor). With this the profession of social work was born. Mary, made referrals, conducted home visits, trained aspiring social workers, battled against bureaucracy, worked with drug and alcohol misuse, mental health... Read More
Commentary, Practice
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June 9, 2021
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The transition problem – student to practitioner

In their book ‘The Lost Art of Running’ Shane Benzie and Tim Major talk about research that was undertaken with athletes that sought to explore their running gait and style. The research was conducted indoors on a treadmill so that the researchers could control conditions. They watched the athletes and learnt lots about how they... Read More
Commentary, Practice, Self Care
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April 11, 2021
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Invisible: Two Presidents, Catwoman and Social Work Reviews

Last month the government announced a wide scoping investigation into childrens’ social work and the care system with Frontline boss Josh MacAlister appointed as the head honcho. Josh is a rising star of private sector social work, he’s the brainchild of Frontline a programme that seeks to fast track top students hopefully from Universities that... Read More
Commentary, In the News, Practice
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