Bryony Shannon
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Chronos time
“Care is not an activity that can happen by the clock… Care belongs in the world…
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Just words
“Reading my SW files a few years ago and seeing me described as manipulative by a…
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Beyond blame
As I discussed in my previous blog post, the language of social care is filled with…
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Words that blame
The language of social care is filled with words that blame people seeking and drawing on…
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Missing words
“Where has the spirit gone in the social services? For too long we have suppressed words…
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Words that make me go hmmm: Strengths-based
Some of the words and phrases I’ve written about in this series of blog posts literally…
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Words that make me go hmmm: Vulnerable
A series of blogs about words that make me go hmmm would not be complete (and…
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Recruiting robots: the language of social work job adverts
“Social work is about life, treasuring humanity, building connections, sharing and promoting fairness. It is about…
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Words that make me go hmmm… Frontline
The frontline. It’s a place where opposing armies face each other in war and where fighting…
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Identity
The COVID-19 pandemic and the measures introduced to control the spread of the virus have challenged…
Rewriting social care 