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Social Work Quotes To Uplift You Now

Social Work Haven

Social work quotes are an important part of understanding the complexities of social work. They can provide insights into how we think about and approach specific problems or situations. Quotes from famous authors, educational institutions , theorists, and practitioners have been used for centuries to help articulate ideas, promote critical thinking, help with social work interventions and offer inspiration.

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better to be alive?

Clinical Philosophy

I read in today's Analytic Philosophy journal that it's better to be alive than otherwise. I confess that, whilst I'm intuitively thankful for my life, and whilst I believe it right to be so, I find it hard to make out a cogent argument. Why so? Because it comes intuitively to me to think that I need to exist in order for there to be situations that for me are sensibly considered better or worse.

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The Observer view on the dangers of exploiting child sex abuse for political gain | Observer editorial

The Guardian

Suella Braverman’s false claims about ethnic grooming gangs is not only abhorrent, but reduces awareness of who the real perpetrators are Child sexual abuse is a heinous crime that evokes a strong emotional reaction because it is so hard to make sense of. What kind of adult would do that to a child? But it is also more common than often acknowledged: conservative estimates suggest 15% of girls and 5% of boys experience some form of sexual abuse before the age of 16, which makes it as common as p