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My inspiration

Discover who or what inspires people working in social care
  • A Beza member (left) and a Beza volunteer (right)

    Visiting an Ethiopian HIV charity influenced my social work training

    The foundation’s ability to think creatively and enable practical, positive change is particularly relevant as the UK social care sector faces further cuts
  • elderly woman being handed a cup of tea

    How my family inspired me to start a career in adult social care

    Watching her family pull together to provide home care for her grandmother inspired Laura Crehan to pursue the ‘precious, authentic moments’ of a career in social care
  • natasha wilson my inspiration

    I no longer feel abnormal for wanting to work with older people, not children

    As a child, Natasha Wilson learned a lot from her older relatives, who became her inspiration for working in social care
  • architect social care my inspiration

    Working in social care: sometimes challenging, but always rewarding

    How Simon Clarke’s dad inspired him to work with people with disabilities
  • Children playing in a field of buttercups

    How Nana Mary inspired me to start my social work MA

    Tara Reynolds

    The values that Tara Reynolds learned from her childminder have inspired her to study for a masters in social work as a mature student

  • Rebecca Stanley

    Why Rebecca Stanley is most definitely my inspiration

    She shows tireless support for personalisation in her work with Nottinghamshire county council and Community Catalysts, explains Helen Allen
  • Andy Thompson

    How one dedicated man inspired my social work career

    Rebecca Joy Novell

    Andy Thompson is social work student Rebecca Joy Novell's practice teacher. She explains the effect that he has had on her

  • Bob Holman

    How Bob Holman inspired my social work career

    Martin Webber

    Martin Webber explains how social activist, retired academic and community worker Bob Holman exemplifies social work values

  • Black Beauty

    How Black Beauty inspired my social work career

    Ermintrude

    In the first of a new series inviting social care professionals to share their inspirations, social worker and blogger Ermintrude explains what she learned from Anna Sewell's classic book

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