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The 4th annual Henderson Heritage Group 'Experiences in Communities' public event: Friday 10 October 6-8pm
THE event of the autumn in the world of #democratictherapeuticcommunities and #activistresearch - tickets available now! ❤️🔥 #survivor #practicesofequality
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For a presentation…
Have you got an example of a Health Care Assistant or Support Worker doing something amazing? A great example of relational practice? A “going above and beyond” example?
I want to make a collage so tell me if you don’t want your name attached. Do share!
I meant to post this a couple of weeks ago! I’m officially an elf! Massive thanks to @thementalelf.bsky.social and to @elliewildbore.bsky.social for letting me borrow hers #BIGSPD25
Or is the human rights issue not being able to access care that meets needs without a particular diagnosis?
Thank you!
You’re very lovely. Less lovely for this photo though 😂
Date for your diary #BIGSPD25! The 2026 @bigspd.bsky.social conference will be in Blackpool #BIGSPD26 16-18 June 2026
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So you might have seen I’ve won an elf… for seemingly 1 skeet… I’ve been using another account! I promise! 😳 #BIGSPD25
As you know, I’m not really ‘for’ but no one else turned up - but it’s no good clutching our pearls T this practice while the NHS are responsible for it and they’re necessity. 🤷♀️
💖💖💖 thank you!
Oh my god this photo must stop 😂 thanks Sarah!!! 💖
Thanks so much Suz💖
I’ve been done dirty with this photo 😂 I literally poured coffee down myself seconds before thanks to @keirwales.bsky.social passing me a leaky cup!! But thank you so much guys! Especially @thementalelf.bsky.social
What did you decide!?
Gosh, it is a busy conference so far!!! Currently in the Derby room listening to Mersey Care take us through how their resettlement and reintegration programme works with a role play of how some of their relationships work. #BIGSPD25
@mickmckeown24.bsky.social
We can’t build relationships by hiding in offices and behind screens. Data collection isn’t more important than relationships. Mick talks of how half of the work we do day to day actively gets in the way of relationships and causes alienation. #BIGSPD25
@mickmckeown24.bsky.social reminds us of ‘raucous rebellion’ #BIGSPD25
Now @hoppypelican.bsky.social and @thementalelf.bsky.social are talking about how to take the conference beyond the room. We are going to use the hashtag #bigspd25 so you can follow along but….get your ideas in here too.
Ask us questions. Add your comments. 😊
Brilliant looking forward to connecting with you and the elves and sharing the conference beyond the room 🙌 #BIGSPD25
Please do come along to this event, share and grow your research ideas, hear from people who may be able to support and guide you. The place were 'acorns can grow into oak trees'. So excited to see this back over a decade since it was first hosted at conference #BIGSPD25
Our executive committee are ready to start our annual pre-conference exec meeting ready for our opening of conference this afternoon! #BIGSPD25
Excited for #BIGSPD25 @bigspd.bsky.social this week, first day today in Liverpool
In the pre conference @bigspd.bsky.social exec meeting. Lots of excitement about the programme for the annual conference for the biggest BIGSPD so far with 585 delegates
Co President @garylamph.bsky.social is especially excited about welcoming our delegates to fantastic Liverpool.
#bigspd25
It’s official, this is the BIGGEST ever BIGSPD with 585 delegates, with 45 of those being free residential LX bursary places. Amazing how this conference has grown and evolved over the past 26 years. #BIGSPD25
@bigspd.bsky.social #bigspd25
And the #BIGSPD25 pre meeting has finished. For the first time ever it has taken place in a Sceptre/Dr Evil style room that many people think we always meet in.
Conference proper begins soon 😬
Getting ready for our opening conference address! #BIGSPD25
The stage is set, the delegates are registering and having lunch, looking forward to opening #BIGSPD25 with Fi shortly
