Hi Sharon,
I completely agree, I think this is the crux of the issue…
I cannot fathom why the social care sector is betrayed and vilified by the media in such an overt manner.
I would be more than happy to support any movement that puts social work on its own map, rather than the ancillary efforts of our media today.
The public are unaware and disengaged from the vital roles we play in people’s lives under the economic and political constraints we do.
I’m personally fed up of being the poor relation to the NHS, when infact I think we are the richest sector of generic knowledge and expertise that actually can make the difference. But totally misunderstood.
]]>After discussion (and letting Maria know) we’ve decided not to change the headline. My original reasoning for changing this was that the phrase ‘got it in for’ assigns a deliberate intention on the part of the media to vilify social workers, which I didn’t think was substantiated by the article itself.
We prefer not to change headlines after publication when we can avoid doing so, as it can be confusing for readers.
Thanks,
Ruth – head of content at Community Care
]]>Hi Sharon,
Thank you! and that’s good to hear re the reference.
CC changed the title – my original title was: ‘Social workers dismissed concerns’ – has the media still got it in for social workers?
I think, given your feedback, I’ll ask if this can be reinstated.
This CC article is based on a published piece here: https://academic.oup.com/bjsw/article/52/2/1110/6279240
and an article under review (conference presentation with slides available here: https://oro.open.ac.uk/87164/)
I’m up for collaborating if there’s something here I can offer. My work email is maria.leedham@open.ac.uk
best wishes, Maria