International Social Work Day 21 March 2023
#World #Social #Work #Day takes place on 21 March 2023. This year’s theme is ‘Respecting #diversity through joint social action’. It stems from the People’s #Charter for a #New #Eco #Social #World and recognises that change happens locally through our diverse leaderful communities. #WSWD2023 provides an #opportunity to #acknowledge how #communities can make #powerful #actions that lead to #inclusive social transformation. There are now many examples on the #IFSW website that highlight social work’s role in working with communities in…
Annual Practice Learning Review
On the 7th of September, #Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange was invited to participate in the #Annual #Practice #Learning #Review. This #forum offers the #opportunity to #share about what Mourne Grange offers to #social #work #students who come on placement. A contribution was shared by Lizzy, our #Registered #Manager, Karen Aiken and Neill Randall, two #villagers who have both had the opportunity to work with social work students on placement in Mourne Grange, and Orla Johnston, a previous social work student….
Sharing Our Knowledge
Our #Registered #Manager, #Lizzy #Dixon, took time to #work in #partnership with #BASW (#British #Association of #Social #workers) to deliver a Continuing #Professional #Development #Seminar to a group of qualified Social workers from across the #UK #region. The seminar focused on the importance of working with people with #learning #disabilities as equal citizens and to #challenge current #systems that rely on labelling people with differences who are at the margins of our #society. The importance of #inclusion from a #young…
Tenant Participation in Mourne Grange
Representatives from the #Department for #Communities, #Trudy #Creane and #Dovile #Bagdonaite, visited #Camphill #Community #Mourne #Grange on the 15th #September to learn about the #wonderful #work we do to work #equally with the #people we #support to #inform #decision #making and #planning for the #future. They were accompanied by #Billy #McCreight from #Craigowan #Housing #Association. It’s wonderful to be able to share the great work we do and how important it is to genuinely work together with as a #whole…
Lecturing at Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences
Our #manager, #Lizzy #Dixon, was delighted to be invited to present as a #guest #lecturer to a group of #social #work #students and staff at the #Rosenheim #Technical #University of #Applied #Sciences, based near to #Bavaria in #Germany. On the 2nd of June Lizzy was able to connect with the group of students and staff at Rosenheim and share about the history of #Camphill and also of #Mourne #Grange and how the role of the social worker connects with the…
Contribution from our Wood Workshop
Our #Mourne #Grange #wood #work #team really enjoyed being able to work with #Hanna’s #Close to make a lovely wooden #arch to add to the beautiful surroundings at the #holiday #cottages. During the recent difficult times, relating to the #COVID-19 situation, Mourne Grange has also really appreciated being able to use the lovely holiday cottages for safe spaces for Mourne Grange #volunteers and #service users to have short breaks. This has been really positive and beneficial to everyone’s #health and…
