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Creative (re)presentation

‘Creative (re)presentation - Telling stories through a participatory and voice-led approach and the making of the film Healing Pitch' - is a free online session focused on including people's authentic experiences in creative ways that empowers people without exposing them to harm. If you are…
Published 11 Mar 2026 in Events

More ideas on encouraging storytelling

More and more of my work revolves around storytelling. I lead Swansea Digital Storytelling (see swanseastorytelling.com ) and at least one day a week I train staff to make stories for the health…
Published 5 Jan 2015 in Features

Relationships Matter JAM update

Congratulations to the five teams that have been selected to take part in the Relationships Matter JAM. Teams are from: Care Visions, Falkirk Council, Hot Chocolate Trust, Includem and Kibble.
Published 17 Dec 2014 in News

The importance of explaining yourself

There is a ‘Little Britain’ sketch that stands out for me and it is the one of the computer saying no, because it so cleverly and clearly explains what it can feel like for a customer/patient/user to…
Published 8 Dec 2014 in Features

Care Opinion

Care and support is something all of us will receive at some point in our lives. However, our experiences of that care are likely to vary. Some of them will be good and perhaps even excellent, and…
Published 8 Dec 2014 in Features

Brain Pickings

If you believe creativity comes from many places then you may be interested in Brain Pickings, a blog by Maria Popova that enquires into many different aspects of life. Maria dips into and weaves…
Published 4 Dec 2014 in Features

'Social work meets the Hunger Games'

Imagining the Future has hit the Herald headlines today in an article published by Stephen Naysmith, Social Affairs Correspondent. Opening with the line 'It isn't often that I get to combine my role…
Published 26 Nov 2014 in News

Radical changes to social services imagined for Scotland in 2025

Social services in Scotland will not exist in 2025, according to a scenario published today at a special launch event at the Scottish Parliament.
Published 21 Nov 2014 in News

Going undercover

Undercover Boss is one of my TV guilty pleasures. The premise of each episode is simple: the head of a large organisation leaves their ivory tower to go ‘undercover’ to find out what everyday life is…
Published 17 Nov 2014 in Features

On encouraging storytelling

More and more of my work revolves around storytelling. I co-lead Swansea Digital Storytelling (see swanseastorytelling.com ) and at least one day a week I train staff and make stories for the health…
Published 10 Nov 2014 in Features

I’ll tell you what we really really want

The new miracle cure is . . .aspirin! No, wait, that was last week. Must be a heart pill then, it’s difficult to keep up with all these tabloid stories. Me, I’m waiting for the Daily Mail to report…
Published 3 Nov 2014 in Features

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