Gerry Nosowska
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I work to strengthen social work's expertise and voice. Views my own. she/her
Cornwall
Joined March 2013
Happy International Day of Older Persons! 🔵IPA recognizes the powerful role older adults play as drivers of progress and change. This year’s theme, “Older Persons Driving Local and Global Action: Our Aspirations, Our Well-Being and Our Rights” aligns with our mission to empower
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For #IDOP2025 a blog with Bryony Shannon about the importance of language in challenging ageism. It's past time to change the narrative about later life #socialcare #socialwork #ageing #laterlife
rewritingsocialcare.blog
Today is United Nations International Day of Older Persons, observed under the theme “Older Persons Driving Local and Global Action: Our Aspirations, Our Well-Being and Our Rights”. It’s a day…
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Today we celebrate the strength, voice, and contributions of older people around the world. On International Day of Older Persons, we’re committed to building a society for all ages - where everyone can age with dignity, security, and purpose. #IDOP2025 #OlderNotOver
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🔹 Leaders 🔹 Caretakers 🔹 Custodians of tradition ... & so much more. On Wednesday's #OlderPersonsDay, we celebrate our older generation's contributions to society. https://t.co/phbfJqMUqd
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The women killed by men in the UK in 2022 and to whom our report is dedicated
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New #SocialWork with older people blog to share @BASW_UK conference workshop on Challenging Ageism Together. "We can call out ageism in the way social work is delivered, resist it in how we relate to people of different ages and refuse to internalise it."
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For Age Without Limits Day, the BASW special interest group on Social Work and Ageing held a workshop on Challenging Ageism Together. Here are some highlights. This year the world social work theme…
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Thank you for highlighting the importance of #socialwork to people in our communities and the need to support social workers in their work to uphold human rights, as they did throughout Covid.
đź“ş This morning, BASW gave evidence to @covidinquiryuk module on adult social care. As the only UK social work organisation with core participant status, we used our platform to champion social workers and advocate to policy-makers for critical improvements for the profession.
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We are doing a workshop at the @BASW_UK conference on Challenging Ageism Together - for #AgeWithoutLimits day - how social workers can notice, challenge and act in allyship to stop ageism #socialwork
On Wednesday 11th June, let's celebrate our ages together! 🎉 When we proudly celebrate our ages, we help challenge the #ageism that limits us all. Join us in creating big change with small celebrations this #AgeWithoutLimitsDay. Find out more: https://t.co/BI81llZyvW
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On Wednesday 11th June, let's celebrate our ages together! 🎉 When we proudly celebrate our ages, we help challenge the #ageism that limits us all. Join us in creating big change with small celebrations this #AgeWithoutLimitsDay. Find out more: https://t.co/BI81llZyvW
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NEW BLOG - "Joint Statement" Position statement published by nine national organisations about proposed amendment in the Mental Health Bill to s135/136 MHA. https://t.co/GXsJj4antp
mentalhealthcop.wordpress.com
The Mental Health Bill (about which I’m increasingly worried) has now reached Committee stage in the House of Commons and will be considered in detail before returning for the third reading, …
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“My hope is that we will develop & deliver content that will help...Nearest Relatives be more confident in how they act to help care for their loved ones” Find out about our project to co-develop resources for Nearest Relatives #MentalHealth #SocialWork
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Please join us next Monday 19 May 13.00-14.30 CEST for a public event entitled “Mental Health and Human Rights: Towards Community-Based Mental Health Care”. This event is organized on the margins of the 78th World Health Assembly by United for Global Mental Health with the
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Ending the 2 child limit is the most cost effective way to get child poverty falling this parliament, and it’s also the right thing to do. As the government considers its approach to welfare, here’s what the latest research from @moreincommon_ shows:
The child poverty strategy is a moment to signal serious intent to tackle poverty and hardship. It must be complemented by halting the disability benefit cuts that will drive up poverty. They have been noticed and are unpopular (see bottom right quadrant)
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Read the report: https://t.co/l3HecUBFBv
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We have carried out scrutiny on the Mental Health Bill to assess its compatability with international and domestic human rights standards. We are making a number of recommendations to help strengthen the Bill, which will be debated in the House of Commons today ⬇️
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đź‘‹ Will you be joining our social work community in Manchester this June for our annual UK conference? Two packed days of discussion, fellowship, learning with a stellar line up of speakers and workshops! Book your place đź”— https://t.co/mROeZEsb3E
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“For a moment I understand why, despite everything, so many here seem to love their job.” Sympathetic portrait in @thetimes of working in #socialcare
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Ministers want Britons to fill more of the sector’s 130,000 vacancies. Could you wipe, feed, smile and log every moment for £12.84 an hour?
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Really chuffed to win Journalist of the Year at the @scope Awards tonight. I used my remote acceptance speech to call for “accurate and dignified” coverage of the upcoming disability cuts. Congrats to my fellow disabled journo nominees - the industry needs more of you!
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Tori moved into a flat she calls home after years of living in shared accommodation with the care and support of her social workers. Read her story and sign up to our handraiser today to let our political leaders know that #CareCantWait
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At launch of Care Confidence in Action with @NIHRSSCR in York -planning how more self-funders can get to use this co-designed decision tool to plan and pay for #socialcare
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