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Ten thousand whispering and nobody listening

I received my social work qualification in the post just two days before I started my first ever social work post. New social workers, in the days before we defined Newly Qualified Social Workers, were just called a new social worker. The fact that you were newly qualified was never  discussed. I was a social worker. […]

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The elephant in the room in adult social work is often a cat

Firstly, thanks to @Harr_Ferguson for the title which was inspired by this tweet: Research needed on the role of pets in #socialwork – in my studies dogs tend to be the elephant in the room https://t.co/hkI7tZNN7d — Harry Ferguson (@Harr_Ferguson) April 8, 2016 I remembered this tweet today whilst driving home and reflecting on having heard several […]