Our advent calendar celebrates a dozen people or teams who have inspired us this year
Amanda Kelly, IMPOWER’s Managing Director, writes:
The Rt Hon Norman Lamb MP is a man of principle who has worked tirelessly across the political boundaries for those whose voice is often silenced. He has been a vocal and active champion for those suffering mental health issues, and continues to challenge government to do more, and to push for mental health to gain parity with physical health.
Social workers play a vital role in achieving better outcomes for individuals and on World Social Work Day we have an extra reason to celebrate social work. I have been working with social workers in one local authority and have taken away some key lessons about relationships in social work.
Jacky Yates is Head of Older Adults and Adult Support, and Principal Social Worker, at Ealing Council. On the occasion of World Social Work Day, we asked Jacky to tell us about why it is important, what Ealing are doing to celebrate and her future aspirations for social work.
I joined the LGA’s ‘Behaviour Change’ conference this week. I was there to share our impact in Ealing through the Better Lives programme, and in particular how applied behavioural science has led to a massive 39% reduction in referrals from the front door to adult social care teams.
