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Learning the value of collaboration
This World Social Day 2022, we share the words of Clara Fong, final year Master of Social Work student at University of Edinburgh, currently on her final placement, at MCFB.
A Butcher, a Baker... not quite
Actually, an Architect, a Civil Engineer, Mechanical Engineer and a Barber. It hasn't quite got the same ring to it but this was some of the former and much missed, occupations of those in attendance at our recent Men's Group as part of MCFB's Safe Haven Project for Syrian Refugees.
Getting back in the driving seat
[This blog was written by one of the men that attends our weekly men’s well-being group for refugee men who have been resettled in Edinburgh.
January blues
I am writing this on ‘Blue Monday’ – apparently the most depressing day of the year, supposedly based on factors including the weather, post-Christmas debt, the long haul to next Christmas and the fallout of new year’s resolutions. Add in the pandemic and surely we have moved further down the Covid-inspired rainbow into a darker shade of indigo.
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2022
2021
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A Butcher, a Baker... not quite21st December 2021
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Getting back in the driving seat16th June 2021
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Ubuntu - I am because we are16th March 2021
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January blues25th January 2021
2020
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Leaving a violent relationship24th November 2020
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Yusuf the artist19th November 2020
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Becoming a trustee6th November 2020
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Trustee life continues uninterrupted in a virtual world4th November 2020
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Chairing from a distance2nd November 2020
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A mother's journey through lockdown10th October 2020
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Social work training in times of COVID8th October 2020
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Having a baby during lockdown25th June 2020
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Supporting families during lockdown19th April 2020
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Adun’s story7th March 2020
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Are Adverse Childhood Experiences being ignored?1st March 2020
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A (too) short but (very) sweet time at MCFB13th January 2020
2019
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Recapture Edinburgh18th December 2019
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The Changing Room18th December 2019
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Social Work and the (Bi-) Cycle of Change10th October 2019
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Helping with the transition to primary school27th May 2019
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Reflections on International Roma Day7th April 2019
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A Day in the Life of a Student Social Worker18th March 2019
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Time for Togetherness1st March 2019
2018
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A Bright Future3rd December 2018
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Social Integration Policy and the Third Sector23rd October 2018
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The Price of Women?8th March 2018
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What if...2nd March 2018
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On Becoming 20 and Networking11th January 2018