Here’s an A-Z list of words and phrases we use in adult social care that make me go hmmm… They link to blog posts I’ve written about them, or referenced them in.
Although I’m not keen on policing language, there are some words on this list that I’d happily ban, because I genuinely don’t feel they have any place in a human, relational way of working. Other words are on the list because I think we interpret their meaning in ways that can be harmful.
It’s by no means an exhaustive list. I’d love to know which words and phrases you’d add.
Rewriting social care 