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World Social Work Day 2024: Cheryl's profound impact on service users lives

Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in News, Social Work on 22nd March, 2024

World Social Work Day 2024: Cheryl's profound impact on service users lives

"I like to see the look on their faces when I show understanding and offer information regarding autistic spectrum conditions and ADHD. This is often when clients realise they are not alone and their sensory issues and previous behaviours start making start sense to them." To conclude our celebrations for World...

World Social Work Day 2024: Spotlight on Patrick Anyomi

Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in News, Social Work on 20th March, 2024

World Social Work Day 2024: Spotlight on Patrick Anyomi

"I realised what we took for granted in Ghana (in working with older people in the UK) as families and friends were much knitted together there, so there was not this level of loneliness that was evident here." Continuing our celebration of World Social Work Day 2024, we spoke to Patrick...

Celebrating World Social Work Day 2024

Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in News, Social Work on 19th March, 2024

Celebrating World Social Work Day 2024

"Social workers do like a meeting, but that is to ensure that everyone’s voice and opinion are heard. And that can only be a good thing when we think about empowerment and anti-oppressive practice, which is considered to be world class." Today, Tuesday 19 March 2024, we celebrate World Social Work...

Social Work Blog: My Mental Health Social Work Story

Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in News, Social Work on 16th March, 2021

Philip, Social Work Practice and Projects Lead Today is World Social Work Day. To further promote peoples understanding of the Social Work profession across our organisation, we are launching a Social Work Blog as a place for individuals to discuss/debate social work topics that directly influence practice and the profession, but also...

Today is World Social Work Day

Posted by Devon Partnership Trust in News, Social Work on 16th March, 2021

Tuesday 16 March 2021 is World Social Work Day. Each year this celebration focuses on a ‘Global Social Work Agenda’ theme developed via the International Federation of Social Workers. The theme for this year is Ubuntu: I am because we are Ubuntu (Zulu pronunciation: [ùɓúntʼù]) is a Nguni Bantu term meaning "humanity"....