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Moving Social Work: it means what it says!

Social Work With Adults

Having completed MSW training "social workers were better able to support disabled young people to challenge discrimination which prevented them accessing spaces to play sport or move freely in." please do contact us!" That said, conversations in relation to improving physical activity can be lacking.

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Is Fantasy Football Gambling?

Gateway Foundation

Keep reading to discover how fantasy football compares to sports betting and how it can harm someone in recovery. Fantasy Sports vs. Sports Betting The primary difference between fantasy sports and sports betting is that sports betting involves putting money down on specific outcomes.

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LGBTQ+ Pride and Power of Storytelling – an interview with Amazin LeThi

MQ Mental Health

Amazin is an international weight-lifter, an author, an athlete, a sports advocate and the only Asian LGBTQ athlete to hold multiple sports ambassador roles. She’s spoken with governments, worked with the White House, helped multiple sports organisations and continues to do so much to help people around the world.

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The right to carer’s leave in Britain is a step forward, but a system that relies on unpaid care is still wrong | Emily Kenway

The Guardian

For us, there is no workplace chatter about the people in our care; no photos, no news about sports days or exams. It’s exhausting and hard. It’s also incredibly lonely. While parents have photos of offspring on their desk, carers are left out of the camaraderie. We’re invisible.

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5 Ways Surviving Child Abuse Is Like Training for the Olympics

Stop Abuse Campaign

Team sports require individual effort because each team member needs to do their own part to make the team successful. Likewise, individual sports require a team effort because the best individual athletes are supported by a team of people—coaches, family, and sponsors. . I mean some sports quite literally are full of obstacles: .

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Tributes to Lea Milligan, MQ’s CEO

MQ Mental Health

Those of us who worked closely with him have not only lost a colleague but a true friend. He was a sports enthusiast, a keen golfer and was passionate about helping others. Lea was not only an inspirational leader but an incredibly clear strategic thinker. It is his innate ability to make genuine connections to people straight away.

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Recognizing the Limits of Perfectionism – Part Two

My Brains Not Broken

So, I decided to do a little research into the question: is perfectionism good for us or bad for us? Whether it was school, sports, or anything else I was involved in, I remembered that “practice makes perfect” and took that into everything I did.