One of the features of growing older is that the number of funeral attendances rises and, with them, the time to reflect and revaluate life in general and one’s own sense of purpose in particular. At one such funeral, we celebrated a ‘larger than life’ character with whom I had worked with for about twenty years. A social worker by profession and latterly an academic, he had maintained a strong sense of values and understood what counted most in his approach in life. Numerous accolades referred to him always finding the best in people and always believing in them. He could get to the very essence of people irrespective of difference and work with them to uncover their often hidden talents. It was these values that brought most of us into this world of social work; it was this that led us to offer help and support to those whom others rejected. It is easy to forget this in the world of performance management and arguments about policies and resources, but we do so at our peril.
from The British Journal of Social Work Current Issue https://ift.tt/2HN5xVo
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