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MEGHAN AND HARRY : TRUE HEROES TELLING A STORY WHICH NEEDED TO BE TOLD?! THE END...

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Harry and Meghan, for all the initial misgivings I and others have had, are, indeed, true Heroes, even though they might not have intended it to be so.  This could prove to have been the only and most effective way of the British Royal Family and the Monarchy be reformed and made fit for 21st Century purpose.  While it remains. Harry and Meghan have shown the rest of the Royal Family the way forward. They should take it and join the struggle to reform the British Monarchy, and make it into a more person-friendly and caring institution.  One which is more in sync with the demographics, social, cultural and political state of the 21st Century. Especially as, by doing so, it could, if not would, prolong the life of the British Monarchy. There is the world of difference between having a friendly Monarch, and a human-friendly Monarchy.  HRH the Queen, in her public role, is undoubtedly a friendly and much loved Queen.  However, we can imagine that, Her Majesty has not achieved the record of

JUST A THOUGHT ON - 'SURVIVING SOCIAL WORK. PART 6.

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  One of the most crucial practice challenges for probably most social workers.   Is that of achieving a good balance between writing too much or too little about what they observe.   When they saw the child and the family, and what conclusions they draw from it and what they already know about the child and his/family. It is this documentation, after all, which will assist anybody examining at the social worker's files.  To appreciate and understand the extent that social worker was or was not aware of what had been happening.   With regards to the needs of the child and the family, and how these needs, including the need for safeguarding, were being met or insufficiently met. For middle managers, there will be questions such as, Is the social work team adequately staffed? How heavy is the team's caseload and workload? How many vacancies has the team got? What is the health of the team?  For the public and the media, there will be a stream of  question.  Such as, 'wasn'