Sometimes it takes time.

Now, I've always had reservations about letting the MD lose in a social work department. Sooner or later she would be bound to meet someone whose practice was not up to scratch.So  far things have gone OK because of course this advocacy service is not too packed with social workers and she really loves it there.

Yesterday though, she was asked to observe a review meeting for a gentleman who has worked for 30 years for the council and wanted amongst other things to go on a long train journey. The social worker involved sounds like she is everything that's bad in social work.  Controlling, dis empowering, patronising, the works.

The student god bless her was on fine form, her "facilitator" got her out of the room before she really got into her stride however. The Social Worker went off to complain to the training officer about the student. The agency she is working for want to talk about a part time post....

R