I too would like to add my voice of support for all that Paul is doing.
Thanks.
Carolyn

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I concur with my peers and commend you Paul for your outstanding
leadership and commitment. 


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I echo Stephen's sentiments, Paul, and support your superb prescriptive
revision. In addition to providing coherence to the document, you ensure
a clear and powerful position for health inequalities, social
determinants of health and social justice.
       Thanks so much.
                  Joanne
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Paul,
   You have my complete support and deep appreciation for the work you
have done, for eliciting members' views and contributions, and for your
skill in assessing and integrating suggestions.  I am particularly glad
that you checked NO on the questionnaire and specifically articulated
the basis for opposition as lodged in the IFSW Health policy statement
and the ethics positions.  This grounds us in principled opposition and
advocacy.  Thank you. Stephen

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>>> Paul Bywaters <[log in to unmask]> 11/25/10 7:13 AM >>>
Thanks very much to Kate for these comments. We have got a little time
left before we have to submit our response to the questionnaire but I
have begun to draft it - see attachment. I haven't responded
specifically to Kate's points, which I've only just seen, but much of
what she says is already included.

I think I have been quite strong and prescriptive in what I am proposing
to say on the Network's behalf, including saying that we cannot support
the current document, and so it is vital that you let me know if you
don't agree with what I am arguing or that you think it's best not said
in our response at this stage. It might be best, if possible, for
proposed changes to the text and comments to be written using track
changes.

Please send any comments to all members and not just to me so that
others can join in the debates.

After this round of consultation, I will check the final version of our
response with Kate and Julie before it goes off.

I hope that's OK.

Paul

Paul Bywaters
Emeritus Professor of Social Work
Coventry University


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From: Contacts and Members of SW and Health Inequalities Network on
behalf of K KARBAN
Sent: Thu 25/11/2010 08:48
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Subject: Global agenda for social work



Thanks to everyone who has responded already to this discussion and to
Paul for working on our response and more generally for pushing for
issues of health inequalities to be high on the agenda.

I think there is a little more time in the next week for others to
contribute to this discussion, and we would like to encourage people
to do so.

In addition to the points that have already been  raised by Paul and
also by Julie and Stephen, which I very much support, I would like to
add the following comments:

Preamble:

'...modalities for monitoring our efforts.'  One of the challenges in
the statement as it is  written is the near absence of any clear
goals, although maybe this will logically follow on from this
document.  However I think I would want to see something about
achieving objectives rather than simply monitoring. In terms of
strategic action the statement does feel rather weak - eg in
Modalities of engagement...mobilising social workers etc raises
questions about how this might be done.

Global agenda..

In my view the various strands here need to linked together within an
integrative framework or statement.  This is really Paul's point about
a background analysis that would provide a global  context
acknowledging political and economic factors and highlight
inequalities including health inequalities.
There is also the increasing commodification of health and welfare
which needs challenging. Overall I would want to see an agenda that is
tranformative.

Under the heading of 'new challenges'the statement refers to extending
partnerships, should this be stronger?  I am thinking of building
alliances with grass roots and community organisations to strengthen
the base from which we can challenge inequalities and oppression as
well as policy directives and initiatives that we believe will further
increase inequalities and.

The section on human relationships also needs to reflect the
complexity of this and to acknowledge the interaction of the various
issues that are listed.  Perhaps this could start by referring to the
importance of promoting overall health and well-being and the
interaction between mental and physical health and the embodiment of
inequality.

There is a point later on the document which refers to integrating
technologies.  I think this is rather more complex as there are many
situations where technology becomes the driving force for practice
detracting from what might be seen as the heart of social work in
terms of relationships etc.

Best wishes
Kate

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