Category: Social Care
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Mock the Weak – Part 1
Like many this summer, I thoroughly enjoyed the feast of sport and was left wondering exactly what to do during the day when the action inevitably drew to a close.…
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User Led Participation – What’s The Craic?
User Led Participation is a bit of a fancy term for what the Free To Live Leeds group have been working in partnership with places like Bradford College for the…
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Two for the Price of One
As many of my friends will already know, I’ve had “a bit of a battle” to say the least with the MEN Arena. Trying to get tickets for a Lady…
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Fighting the Middle Ground
I recently became a statistic as a mover onto Employment Support Allowance. Despite the form itself being relatively long-winded to complete (and a more than useful scaring tactic for those…
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Independence and choice: can you really have your cake and eat it?
Last week I was invited by the Spinal Injuries Association to present at their Case Managers Day event. Held at their head offices in Milton Keynes (capital of the roundabout…
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Fight or Flight?
This month I took part in a couple of Free To Live’s role play interview sessions with student social workers at Bradford College, the second year in which we’ve partnered…