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Dyfrig Williams Feb 9, 2023

Really enjoyed the Research in Practice conference on poverty and adult social care today. Some of what I took from it coming up:

Dr. Godfred Boahen talked about wht we need to widen our perceptions of #poverty What we traditionally think of as poverty comes with stigma. We need a more holistic and broader description of what poverty means #PartnershipC #SocialCare #SocialWork

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Dyfrig Williams Feb 9, 2023

We had a great discussion about the political nature of #SocialCare. It may not be party political, but we need to maintain our #activism It reminded me of a great discussion we had with Dr. Bridget Ng’Andu about her research into local authority social workers’ experiences of activism through volunteering with Social Workers Without Borders https://www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/news-views/2020/november/leading-services-that-work-for-everyone/ #PartnershipC #Poverty #SocialWork

Leading services that work for everyone | Research in Practice

The murder of George Floyd has prompted a painful examination of the structural inequality in our society. Read more from our Leaders' Forum series.

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Dyfrig Williams Feb 9, 2023

"Social care is like the back of your wardrobe - different approaches come back into fashion so don't chuck anything out" < This was a great chat about the role of #community #SocialWork. There was some reflection around getting back to working in localities, and @Dez_Holmes shared this fascinating report on community social work in Scotland https://www.iriss.org.uk/resources/reports/community-social-work-scotland #PartnershipC #SocialCare #Poverty

Community social work in Scotland

A critical history of community social work, fifty years after the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.

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Dyfrig Williams

Language came up strong. My colleague said that we need to think about the language we use and ensure we aren't blaming people for their circumstances. Poverty is not a form of self-neglect – if you haven’t the money to meet basic needs it is not a choice. Sam Keith from Newcastle asked whether the phrase "cost of living crisis" sanitises #poverty? #PartnershipC #SocialWork