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Well-being BULLETIN May 2012 now available #constantcontact conta.cc/JB3ilg 6:56 AM May 15th via Constant Contact
Why we must reaffirm professionalism in social work gu.com/p/3732a/tw via @guardian 4:53 AM Apr 23rd via Tweet Button
Well-being BULLETIN April 2012 now available #constantcontact conta.cc/I2VYyg 6:41 AM Apr 17th via Constant Contact
@ProfSocialWork @SWSCmedia Thank you, I enjoyed this. Happy to be involved again some time. Signing off now. 1:10 PM Apr 3rd via web in reply to ProfSocialWork
@SWSCmedia Thank you, my pleasure. 1:01 PM Apr 3rd via web in reply to SWSCmedia
@gedrobinson #SWSCmedia Yes, very difficult, but very, very important. 1:01 PM Apr 3rd via web in reply to gedrobinson
@ManishaMahen @SWSCmedia The third edition came out in 2009 so a fourth edition is not due for a few years yet. 12:59 PM Apr 3rd via web in reply to ManishaMahen
#SWSCmedia The 5th edition of Anti-Discriminatory Practice has just been published. The People Solutions Sourcebook 2e comes out in July 12:55 PM Apr 3rd via web
@SWSCmedia Info about my books appears at socialworkfocus.com 12:52 PM Apr 3rd via web in reply to SWSCmedia
@lavinialady #SWSCmedia The problem is managerialism not managers. Hence the need to reaffirm professionalism collectively 12:50 PM Apr 3rd via web in reply to lavinialady
@SWSCmedia Everything we do should be a contribution to social justice: protecting vulnerable ppl, empowering ppl in difficulties etc 12:47 PM Apr 3rd via web in reply to SWSCmedia
Knowledge, skills and values are three key building blocks of professionalism. We should not let low morale let us forget that 12:46 PM Apr 3rd via web
@Andrew_Ellery @lavinialady #SWSCmedia There are no magic answers nor is there cause for defeatism. We need to navigate between the extremes 12:43 PM Apr 3rd via web in reply to Andrew_Ellery
@SWSCmedia It can do, but values can also be an antidote to stress = a source of motivation and pride 12:40 PM Apr 3rd via web in reply to SWSCmedia
@lavinialady Then there is no hope. 12:39 PM Apr 3rd via web in reply to lavinialady
@ManishaMahen @SWSCmedia Exactly. That is why I emphasised the dangers of low morale - it disempowers us and generates negativity 12:38 PM Apr 3rd via web in reply to ManishaMahen
@EricaRose30 #SWSCmedia See my discussion of the history of professionalism in social work about what is distinctive in our history 12:36 PM Apr 3rd via web in reply to EricaRose30
It is all about recognising that we are doing an inherently difficult job made even harder by wider political factors 12:33 PM Apr 3rd via web
@EricaRose30 @SWSCmedia Yes and formal support through professional organisations. I have seen this very clearly in my 34+ years in SW. 12:31 PM Apr 3rd via web in reply to EricaRose30
@Akali65 @ProfSocialWork @JudzUpgradeU #SWSCmedia No short answer - see my Practising Social Work book for a discussion of managerialism. 12:30 PM Apr 3rd via web in reply to Akali65

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Bio Neil Thompson: writer - educator - adviser: helping the people professions to promote well-being, empowerment and social justice