TUESDAY - Design a sexual health training course for Barnardo's staff. Workers are still uncertain about confidentiality and under-16s, so I check it out with our policy people. The line between safeguarding young people and promoting positive sexual health is a very fine one to balance.
WEDNESDAY - I attend a meeting with our participation worker, a young care leaver, to discuss mentoring for young people entering employment and education.
We draw up a pilot project proposal and agree timescales and outcomes. Having a young person working in the team has brought a breath of fresh air to the service.
THURSDAY - Meeting in the office with a colleague who has been a social worker for years. We discuss the profession and how undervalued it is in the UK compared with other European countries.
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