Author: th402

‘When suffering strikes, the social fabric of our world is torn, and may well be left beyond repair. We are made to endure the unendurable. Yet, … Read more

On the 24th 2020 February the Social Worker Degree Apprenticeship was launched at the University of Kent in Medway.  There is an initial cohort of … Read more

‘Britain – along with much of the world – is currently navigating its way through unprecedented times as the COVID-19 pandemic forces rapid social, political and legal developments. … Read more

‘The news that over half a million (and counting) people have signed up to volunteer to support the NHS and social care system has been widely welcomed, … Read more

‘COVID-19 will have immediate and also longer-term impacts. In the short term businesses are closing, people are losing their jobs, there are more evictions and there has been an explosion … Read more

‘The COVID-19 pandemic places an unprecedented challenge for the charities who work in the very heart of communities across the United Kingdom. They are facing pressures on all fronts. … Read more

As the numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the UK, Dr Lindsay Forbes, Senior Clinical Research Fellow (Public Health) at Kent’s … Read more

Dr Alisoun Milne, Professor of Social Gerontology and Social Work has published her latest book ‘Mental health in later life’.  Focusing on mental health rather … Read more

Abstract A widely accepted view in epistemology is that we don’t have direct control over our beliefs. And we surely don’t have as much control … Read more

Professor  Alisoun Milne was the non medical guest speaker at the British Geriatrics Society conference in Leicester.  The talk (available to watch below) titled ‘Reclaiming … Read more