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Pledges from Think Ahead trainee social workers in the Bradford area

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Pledges from Think Ahead trainee social workers in the Bradford area

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Aftab - Be present in my interactions

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James - Listen to others, be open to change, Speak up

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Leo Adams - to never make a service user feel insignificant or ignored

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Mohammad Masood - To be authentic, practicing with integrity and respecting the rights of the people that I work with, to ensure that I constantly reflect on who I am as a person and how the actions that I take impact people, to continue to grow and learn from my experiences

Robert - to give people time regardless of what I've got going on - you never know what could be happening below the surface

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James - be our authentic selves

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Michael - Listen to people, advocate for them, challenge when services are not getting it right, aiming for the day services are designed for people.

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Nigel - to care for people the way i would like to be cared for

Cheryl - To always treat people with respect and compassion, listen and work in partnership

Hara - To be in service to others whilst recognising the powers I hold and to never take anything for granted.

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Amy - go into interactions without letting my preconceived ideas interrupt organic conversations and outcomes

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Zunerra - To listen and be an advocate for people and treat them the way i would want myself or those close to me to be treated

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Laura - I'll strive to challenge stigma and talk openly and passionately about mental health. I'll listen intently to people and get to know the people I am working with and their support networks. I'll fight for people's rights to live the life they choose freely and safely, as far as possible. and I'll continue to challenge my thoughts and actions to improve my practice.

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Anthony - go to bed on time on more sundays so I'm not tired monday

Vicky -Notice and name sparkling moments

Maddy -Check in with my colleagues more frequently

melanie.- ask colleagues how they are more often and really listen to what they say

Caszie B- Take the Service user/carer and practitioner circle to the team meetings

Sam- spend less time on the internet at home and more time connecting with my family

Grace - try and be more needs met in appointments

lyndsay -Try to be more kind to myself and others

Amy - Encourage myself and others to acknowledge the care, efforts and success in each day

anna.-Know my own limits

leanne -Try to be kind yo myself

Karen -Add the positive discussions at the start of 1:1 supervisions.

Mary-Olivier -Daily small act of kindness to self and towards others.

Prajita.-To be a good listner

elizabeth- Know that I can't fix everything

janette -compliment people more because you never know when they might not be around anymore- notice kind acts

Pete Bolam -take more time to notice the smaller things, make sure they get noticed

Amanda -Continue to find the time to talk about mental health in opportunities outside of work, i.e. scout groups but to ensure that I remember my own needs a little more.

Ben -remember my values don't need to be important to everyone to be important

Neil -Make sure I take and encourage others to take a lunch break

Caszie - reflect that some people may not want lots of people in their inner circle but to be there if others need me and ensure they know i am here

Keren -Smile at others every day

Katie - create a space where it is safe for people to say that they don't know,

Gemma -Encourage my team to appreciate their hard work and efforts

Patrick -be curious and encourage myself and others.

elizabeth- To be kind to ourselves more

Anna - noticing sparkle moments. Checking in with myself what the other person's (colleague, service user, family) experience is, and trying to keep valuing that perspective

sally.- remember the small things that can make a big difference

caille -facilitate a wellbeing lunch face to face so we can chat about rubbish and not work and have some banter like the old days :)

Jo - Know my own limits

janette -if people want time to think and reflect they can. EVERYONE  needs support

Joseph -To remind myself of a compassionate thought: that we are all doing what we can, given the situations we face and the resources we have.

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Jenny - My pledge: In my new post I will continue to work in true collaboration with young people, and make sure their voices are heard.

Georgia - To always listen and adapt

Graham - My pledge: I provide lots of clinical supervision and will hold a 'What works' lens up to their work. To my work too.

Bev -Pledge: remember networks are there whether we want them to be or not... WORK WITH THEM!

I will continue to hold and encourage a sense of hope in those who I work with

Angie. - I pledge to continue to have our services at the heart of all I do!

Louise. -Pledge - to focus on strength based work.  To hold in mind the concept of professional love

Fi -to be more aware

Nicola Bevis - Pledge - to remember we all play an important part in the team no matter what our role, we all have an impact on our service users

Michael -When you pick a question to ask keep being brave

Rebecca -I pledge to continue to be a voice for young people,  to work in collaboration to support them to feel valued and provide hope to overcome difficulties

My pledge: Try to privelige the sharing of positive clinical experiences more widely in the team, both mine and my colleagues.

i pledge to encourage the team reflect on the things that goes well, and to encourage instilling hope from first contact

Georgia - I pledge to always have the service user at the core of everything i do

Bron -Pledge: to ensure that professional love and kindness is embedded in my practice -EVERY Day.

Paul - To always remember how lucky I am to be entrusted in my position to be able to share my knowledge and experiences with every child and family I have the pleasure to meet

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I pledge to always be compassionate

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Here are all the #PledgeForTim from the webinar with @SiobhanMaclean and @SW_student_con I will pop them on Padlet later. Thank you everyone for these lovely pledges. I am humbled. #HeDiedWaiting padlet.com/caroline_aldri... 1/

Helen- to listen
David- to ask my friend with diabetes how their treatment is going
Becky- to listen and see the person
Razia- to connect more with people around me
Kealy- as my trams apprentice mentors how they are feeling and offer tea and a chat

Risi- to offer more than one follow up appointment
Sheehan- to really listen and understand what is being said to me
Dionne- to be there for others
Sherilyn-to do something similar to counting fish. Take time and really reflect.
Kulchuma-Place the individual at the heart

Chris- to be kind with my time
Tsitsi- to listen
Ian- to remember his beauty, the beauty in all the people we work with, and the beauty in how you have represented him
Pauline- to listen to my mum's point of view more, she is housebound and lonely

Delin- to reach out to a couple of friends who I know need more time from me
Natalie- to be present in my interactions
Lynette- to stop and properly chat, so people know I'm listening and I care
Julia- to be there and to listen to others and hear what is said

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Here are all the #PledgeForTim from the webinar with @SiobhanMaclean and @SW_student_con I will pop them on Padlet later. Thank you everyone for these lovely pledges. I am humbled. #HeDiedWaiting padlet.com/caroline_aldri...

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These are the pledges from the Values-based social work practice session with Siobhan Maclean and Social Work Student Connect on June 9th 2021

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These are the pledges from the Values-based social work practice session with Siobhan Maclean and Social Work Student Connect on June 9th 2021

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Pledges made at the book launch on 11th February 2021

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Pledges made at the book launch on 11th February 2021

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Margaret- I will not stop shouting to try and make things better.
Cathy- as a mental health nurse and lead for patient experience - I will NEVER stop looking for and listening to the whispers.
Rebecca- to include He Died Waiting on reading lists for the leadership programmes I run.
Sue-I will continue my drive for change, always with my son, Danny, in my mind heart and soul.
Jim - to always keep on for health justice and care rights.
Samantha- I will continue to listen and advocate for those who can’t. I will mot be quiet.
Teresa - to leave He Died Waiting in a staff room in a mental health building (when we are allowed back into them).
Josephine - to continue to shout and use academia and activism as much as possible to create change.
Brett- to shout loud and find ways of changing attitudes to mental illness.
Anna Marie -to promote this book with my students and peers and fight for the right of joined up services.
Joanne- to recognise when people who can’t find their voice need help.
Tracey- to continue to be as understanding as I can, showing kindness to everyone I work with and advocating as much as I can.
Marie - to stand with mother’s caring for children and young people with mental health difficulties, not blame them, listen to them and their children, and act.
Amy - we WILL learn and I will learn.

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A lack of professional curiosity is shown about the deaths of service-users, so I appreciate this pledge

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A lack of professional curiosity is shown about the deaths of service-users, so I appreciate this pledge

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 A heartfelt pledge from someone who has my back 

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 A heartfelt pledge from someone who has my back 

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An important message in He Died Waiting is the importance of grass roots campaigners with a hear for social justice. So I love this pledge

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An important message in He Died Waiting is the importance of grass roots campaigners with a hear for social justice. So I love this pledge

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Watch this lovely video to hear Rachel Bannister’s #PledgeForTim

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Watch this lovely video to hear Rachel Bannister’s #PledgeForTim

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Super video pledge from Rachel Bannister - Mental Health Time for Action

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Super video pledge from Rachel Bannister - Mental Health Time for Action

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https://mobile.twitter.com/MHtimeforAction/status/1353344294464204801

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Wonderful pledge from a mental health nurse

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Wonderful pledge from a mental health nurse

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Please note: Books are out of stock but more are on their way in the new year. Books will be dispatched in mid-January the order they are purchased. .

For orders outside the UK, please contact for details of postage and payment.

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Pledges from mental health nurse lecturers

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Pledges from mental health nurse lecturers

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A pledge from a social work student

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See Stephanie’s review of #HeDiedWaiting on www.learningsocialworker.com

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A poignant post from a mother whose son has a serious mental illness

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A pledge from Suffolk Parent Carer Partnership

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A pledge from Suffolk Parent Carer Partnership

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For Tim, love Mum. My pledge in your memory, is to speak out x

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For Tim, love Mum. My pledge in your memory, is to speak out x