My first ‘why language matters’ blog post 5 years ago focused on the language used ‘in’ social care to communicate with and about people and about practice. Here’s part two, on why the language used ‘about’ social care matters too. #RewritingSocialCarerewritingsocialcare.blog/2024/08/11/w...

Why language matters part two: telling a different story about social care

“Stories can change the world. And social care needs a better story.” Social Care Future [1] When I published my first ‘why language matters’ blog post five years ago, I focused on the language we use...

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I'm starting to feel that even the word care is wrong. Care feels like something that happens to someone rather than with them.