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 universe FYI) they had a range of speakers on the Continue reading →

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 with the college. Using our experiences we tested social worker Continue reading →

With the end of the year approaching I’ve been taking stock of progress made so far. In a short space of time, what has become clear is that there are numerous opportunities available for peer support related funding with the Continue reading →

Things have been busy over the last few weeks, so I can only apologise for the lack of updates. Things are finally starting to move pretty quickly with the Free to Live group as they are now starting to actively Continue reading →

I’ve long believed that the “D-Word” (disability) shouldn’t be used. The negative association implied by the “dis” prefix is that something “can’t be done”, whereas in many cases the opposite is true – if that person is given the right Continue reading →