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Bryony Shannon
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Challenging and changing adult social care language and practice #RewritingSocialCare #LanguageMatters #UsNotThemAndUs rewritingsocialcare.blog/
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When I published my first blog in 2019 I knew language was important, but so many things Iā€™ve written, spoken about, read & heard since then have convinced me that language matters even more than I thought 5 years agoā€¦ #LanguageMatters#RewritingSocialCarerewritingsocialcare.blog/2024/10/12/w...

Why language matters even more
Why language matters even more

ā€œLanguage is the most powerful tool we have. Letā€™s use it well.ā€ Surviving Safeguarding [1] When I published my first blog back in the summer of 2019, I knew language was important, but so many thiā€¦

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Last day in Donny todayā€¦ end of an era. Iā€™ve worked in info, comms and practice development in adult social care in local councils since 2006ā€¦ looking forward to the next chapter and continuing to challenge and change adult social care language and practice. #RewritingSocialCare

The civic building in Doncaster behind a large tree, with very blue sky in the background.
A large bunch of pink flowers
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Here are some of the words that make people drawing on,& working in, social care go hmmm. If youā€™re curious about why, & want some space to challenge & change the language in your organisation, then check out our #GloriouslyOrdinaryLanguagewww.gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/gloriously-o...

Multiple cards with the word ā€˜service userā€™ written on them
Blaming words like vulnerable,
challenging, didnā€™t engage, complex, refusedā€¦
ā€˜Workā€™ words that make people go hmmm like respite, package of care, accessing the community and personal care
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šŸ˜Ž See you soon! šŸ’œšŸ’œ

The weather forecast for today in Manchester. Sun sun sun!
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On my way to Manchester through the sunny Peak District ā˜€ļø for the @socialcarefuture.bsky.social#SocialCareFuture

A view of blue sky and sunny fields and hills through a train window
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Curious about making your language more human? Want some space to explore how, with some practical support? Find out more about our #GloriouslyOrdinaryLanguage@tricianicoll.bsky.socialwww.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gloriously...

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Editing. #Caturday

A black and white cat sitting on a pile of paper (the draft of my book!)
A black and white cat lying on a pile of paper (the draft of my book!)
A black and white cat curled up on a pile of paper (the draft of my book!)
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Are you working in or with an organisation where most of the language people use isnā€™t what you would use in the kitchen with your family or in the cafĆ© or pub with your mates? Do you feel, like we do, that this is not ok? If so, check this out ā¬‡ļø #GloriouslyOrdinaryLanguage

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Bryony Shannon
@bryonyshannon.bsky.social
Challenging and changing adult social care language and practice #RewritingSocialCare #LanguageMatters #UsNotThemAndUs rewritingsocialcare.blog/
545 followers476 following23 posts