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Blair McPherson
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01 Aug 2023 - 10:27

null Strange encounter

He came to watch the play with his brother. The play was billed as a comedy/drama about a typical group of youngsters out to have a good time, drugs, sex and rock and roll. However despite the banter, the music and dancing the play has a serious message about the failure of friends and family to recognise when someone is suicidal. Half way through the play there is a very disturbing and... See more
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Blair McPherson
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07 Aug 2022 - 12:56

null Is being ambitious still a good thing? 

I set my self a target to be a Director by the time I was 50. According to research by the Family and Work Institute in the US most people stop jostling for promotion at 35 coinciding with child care responsibilities. Not me, I dragged my family around the country in pursuit of my goal. However that was not the most destructive element of my ambition. After 18 months in post I would... See more
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Blair McPherson
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21 Oct 2019 - 16:02

null The Boat Trip

It was a private hire. The four of us to visit the more secluded inlets around the coast for a day of sun, sea and relaxation. The two of us had made the same voyage last year ,on the same boat with the same captain and had enjoyed it so much we wanted our daughter and son in law to have the same experience. It wasn’t to be. When we clambered aboard the captain showed no signs of... See more
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Blair McPherson
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23 May 2018 - 13:30

null Do Social Workers Make a Difference 

Current government recruitment adverts feature a graduate saying “I wanted to make a real difference with my degree teaching allowed me to do this”.  Inspiring teachers, devoted nurses, committed social workers these are the cliches built on myths or a least an idealised past the reality as teachers, nurses and social workers know is different. These professions have had their status... See more
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Blair McPherson
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21 Apr 2017 - 11:16

null The Language of Mental Health

It was just a short " chatty" piece in the Guardian. A conversation in the play ground. It was not the mundaneness of  the topic that jarred it was the language. The word "depressed" was used when the meaning was feed up, sad or disappointed. There was reference to people "going insane" and " losing their mind" on social media when "worked up" or "over excited" would have been more... See more
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Blair McPherson
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06 Aug 2015 - 09:58

null Turning the Old Bill into social workers

Do you remember The Bill a soap drama with social commentary about the everyday lives of police officers based at Sun Hill nick a London police station. Sarge was fond of telling young new recruits not to get involved in the lives of people and their problems "We're coppers not social workers are job is to nick villains." Ironically social work students at the same time were coming back... See more
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