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Stories about social care, citizenship and community.
I have built more than four decades of experiences, conversations, ideas, mistakes, successes and questions- Some of them are worth sharing. This is where I tell my story.
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This is why I am here — still alive & kicking.
Read this post →: This is why I am here — still alive & kicking.I am writing this from the other side of something, for the first time in a long time. After more than forty years in Social Care – supported living, person…
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Andy Gilbert
Read this post →: Andy GilbertIdeas about social care, citizenship and communityI’ve spent more than 40 years working in and around social care. Along the way I’ve learned a lot about people, power, relationships, community…
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40 years – still asking questions.
I’m retired now, officially – which means I’ve swapped getting burnt out by the system\ for family caring. I now have time to write down the things that I didn’t always give myself the chance to express.
This blog is where I say the quiet parts out loud: that “person-centred” shouldn’t be a compliment you give a service for doing the bare minimum, that citizenship isn’t a reward for good behaviour. Pull up a chair- It’s more fun to be a pirate than join the navy
Andy Gilbert 