Communicating Social Care with Bryony Shannon

In this episode of How Language Matters, Professor Majella Kilkey (Centre for Care, University of Sheffield) speaks with Bryony Shannon, author of the popular ‘Rewriting social care’ blog and book ‘Rewriting social care: challenging and changing language and practice for a better, brighter future’. Bryony has almost 20 years experience in adult social care information, communications and practice development.

Drawing on Bryony's wealth of experience in communicating social care, they discuss:

• How changing the way we speak about social care can help to shift attitudes and reform system structures,
• How current ways of communicating social care, often using dehumanising, othering and distancing language and imagery, can be detrimental to those experiencing the social care system,
• How coproduction can improve the way we speak about social care.

Also in this episode- find out what a 'Coproduction sandwich' is!

The conversation is a crucial listen for anyone in and around the social care sector.

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The CARE MATTERS Podcast is produced by Dan Williamson at the Centre for Care.

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