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DrNeilThompson

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