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Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

...social work one principle that, if used the right way, can be positive, is the idea of supporting individual and group resilience. This is not the same as locating problems with those experiencing or surviving trauma or challenges. As a worker I think - let us see what works for people, helping build their capacity to thrive and challenge oppressive conditions around...
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...social work preparing young Jews for a new life in Palestine 1935 first visit to Jerusalem 1940 internment in France 1941 refugee in New York, working as journalist and editor 1951 publishes The Origins of Totalitarianism; becomes an American citizen 1958 publishes The Human Condition 1961 publishes Between Past and Present April - stays in Jerusalem to cover Eichmann...
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Campaigning for refugee and migrant women
Society, Politics & Law

Campaigning for refugee and migrant women

...social workers in, is understanding the law. We train students to explore how they can act ethically as social workers, encouraging them to apply their power as practitioners to challenge social injustice within the law...[A Syrian mother carrying her daughter back to a safe place in Istanbul, Turkey] A Syrian mother carrying her daughter back to a safe place in Istanbul,...
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Neurodivergence and the menopause: a personal journey
Health, Sports & Psychology

Neurodivergence and the menopause: a personal journey

...social work and then in charities across adult services. I also taught for The Open University and delighted in the variety of my work, which included teaching, practice tutor roles and delivering residential schools, which were large, a real thrill and great fun. Gradually, despite enjoying my various work roles, I began to be a bit more worried about everything,...
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How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful

...social-care-social-work/the-effects-self-isolation-and-lack-physical-activity-on-carers Vseteckova J (2019) Depression, mood and exercise https://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/mental-health/depression-mood-and-exercise? Methley A & Vseteckova J & Jones K (2020) Green & Blue & Outdoor spaces
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Boys will be boys?
Society, Politics & Law

Boys will be boys?

...social work with children and families. The last Labour government introduced a number policy initiatives aimed at providing positive male role models, particularly for working-class boys, such as the ‘Playing for Success’ programme promoting footballers as role models, and the REACH Programme using mentors to raise the attainment of young black men. The trend has...
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Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey
Society, Politics & Law

Bus driver, social worker and university lecturer, a personal, professional and political journey

...social work practitioner and onto my current academic post as a university lecturer in social work. Charting my passion for social justice Since my teenage years I have had a passion for social justice. In the early 1970s I sat with my mother watching a documentary on ‘battered wives’. Erin Pizzy, a woman from the north of England had set up the ......
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Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding Female Genital Mutilation and its impact across the lifespan podcast

...social work and allied health professions), students of ethics and law, the police, educators (from primary to higher education), community workers, commissioners, and the wider public. It enables a level of awareness and understanding about this hidden illegal practice, the implications for the people affected, how it can be prevented, key educational requirements for...
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