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Doing and being
Sarah Maguire, our CEO starts her vlog this week asking the question, "whatever your role in social care, my guess is that you spend a lot of time ‘doing’ stuff?"
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Do you hear me?
Sarah Maguire, our CEO, reflects on the difference between listening and hearing. “It can feel like we are constantly bombarded with messages, with news and information…”
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Real life and soap operas
Sarah Maguire, our CEO, talks about her love of soap operas and how they were some of the first examples of TV programs in the 60's and 70's which attempted to show people with disabilities living independent lives.
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The Peter Parker principle
“With great power comes great responsibility,” Sarah reflects on the meaning of Peter Parker's quote in her Friday vlog this week.
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Lifting the voice of support workers
In her vlog this week Sarah Maguire supports the professionalism of the support worker role...
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When is your home not a home?
In her vlog this week Sarah describes the valuable experience she has gained from caring for her mother who has dementia.
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“Don't ever call us unskilled again!''
The essential and highly skilled work of support workers during the Covid-19 pandemic is recognised in a new report from Paradigm.
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What is most precious to you?
What do you choose to spend your time on, and with who? Sarah reflects that supporting people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health issues to have those same choices in life is at the very centre of what we do.
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Gifts that cost nothing
Sarah Maguire, our CEO, this week reflects in her Friday vlog that gifts can come in many forms...
Read moreOliver McGowan Mandatory Training Trial
Natasha Furness, our Head of Learning & Development (L&D), writes about a significant trial we are taking part in to improve mandatory training.
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What matters?
In her Friday vlog this week Sarah Maguire, our CEO, reflects on how two little words can make all the difference…
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Amazing Grace
Grace, a support worker with Choice Support since 2009, writes about her recovery from Coronavirus.
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