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The View from Here

Experiences of the social services workforce

Songs
Poems
Portraits
Letters
Stories
Workforce findings

walk

Went out for a walk in the countryside with a client. She was more familiar with the territory that I was. There was a contradiction in walking through peaceful landscape with someone who is troubled and needs to voice this while walking. I felt sad that she is unable to get any sense of peace because of what she is going through in her life 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. What is always highlighted to me through this client also, is how, no matter how many statutory and voluntary "professionals" are involved in the situation, or how many meetings or decisions are made, there never seems to be any solution or respite for her. She does not feel heard by them. I help to sustain her to cope, but due to circumstances this is as good as it gets at the moment. We keep trying and hoping.. and she has somewhere to express herself and feel supported.

David’s story

by lesleyduff
September 1, 2015May 3, 2019

She does not feel heard by them

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