Now available! The Social Worker’s Practice Manual. Neil’s latest publication is not a textbook; it is a hands-on manual that distils his decades of experience in social work. Click on the box below to order your copy.
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Now available! The Social Worker’s Practice Manual. Neil’s latest publication is not a textbook; it is a hands-on manual that distils his decades of experience in social work. Click on the box below to order your copy.
- Neil Thompson’s Lesson for Living – Consider what your legacy will be
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As a nation, we’re getting better at opening up the conversation around mental health, with many employees opting to confide in their manager in the first instance. On the face of it, this seems like a good idea: their manager…
- #WalkTogether piece on inequality in UK
This Sparks of Hope website, a global initiative, includes an interesting piece on inequality in the UK. The UK has the seventh highest level of income inequality out of 30 countries in the developed world. While the top fifth of…
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Shortly before she reached retirement age, Marie Burke’s husband had a stroke. After a week in intensive care, he was moved to a care home to aid his recuperation. So that he didn’t have to go into care permanently, Burke (not her…
