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November 18, 2021
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Academic referencing: Durham’s Moon, Nuclear Weapons, Avengers and middle aged man returns to University.

After a 13 year break I have returned to University to complete an Education Masters at Sunderland.   This week I have been writing my first essay and returned to the business of academic referencing. My  inner free child has been screaming variously, “why bother” “don’t the lecturers already know all this”. Then my adult subliminal... Read More
Student Zone, Students, Theory
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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
Commentary
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July 23, 2021
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Voices: Our Scars

In the second of our ‘Voices’ we are delighted to introduce you to Miranda. Miranda writes prose and poetry that is born out of her personal life experiences and her observations through practice with others. She illuminates places and events from the inside-out.   Our Scars They didn’t mean to do it. Not really. Characters... Read More
Voices
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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