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As this year’s Carers Week enters its closing stages, we have had timely reminders of the commitment and honesty of those whose love and care for others is unconditional - and who at times have found themselves in situations where …
[UPDATE 25 Nov 2016] Today is Carers Rights Day, an annual day of awareness raising led by Carers UK, which not only encourages those in caring roles to seek help for themselves and their loved ones, but also challenges organisations, services …
I have often spoken of the value of strong communities and the role of social workers within them. Community is about supporting each other, without prejudice, to get the most out of life. This human rights, citizenship and inclusive approach …
It should come as no surprise that this year’s World Social Work Day once again dedicated itself to a human quality we can all sign up to, regardless of circumstance or geography: respect for the dignity and rights of all …
Isabelle Trowler and I, in our capacities as the Chief Social Workers for Children and Families and Adults respectively, are happy to support any initiative which seeks to promote best practice and uphold human rights. The recently launched National Mental …
Enabling people to live their lives exactly as they want – it’s more than the medication, it is something aside from treatment. Comfort? Peace of mind? (Bereaved man in his sixties) 15 March this year marks World Social Work Day. …