24/09/2012

1

“Problems are only

opportunities with

thorns on them”

Hugh Miller, Snow on the Wind, 1987

1932

World recession

Banks have failed

Times are bad for the

sick, disabled and

unemployed people

2012

World recession

Banks have failed

Review and reform of

policies impacting on

health, welfare and

employment

Paterson, 2012 Octavia Hill 1838-1912

Margaret Barr Fulton 1900-1989

Elizabeth Casson 1881-1954

Finding the right place:

Professional identity

Morals and values

Underlying philosophy

Guiding principles

24/09/2012

2

Core purpose:

Client care

Assessment

Interventions

“exploring” new directions

Challenges as we grow:

Conflicting theories

Changes to practice

Standards of practice

Evidence based practice

Theory versus practice

Transformation:

Ready to emerge

The “wonderment"

“It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the

one most responsive to change.”

Darrow, 1988 (Not Darwin apparently!)