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Ian Thomas

@Ianpresents

Social Worker. Author. Recovering Addict. TEDx Speaker. Care Experienced. A man on a mission to evoke a compassionate response to human suffering.

 England, United Kingdom
Joined April 2018
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Feeling very proud and grateful to Graduate with a First Class Honours in Social Work 🙏🏼👨‍🎓 A huge thank you @BCUSocialWork for a dedicated teaching team producing world class social work education.
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I'm excited to share Part 2 of #lifeafterprisonpodcast- How I got Clean in Prison... Here I discuss my awakening and slowly finding my humanity ✨️🌎❤️ Also, I'll drop a link in the chat to the Research I ref with @DrJustinRogers 📖 youtu.be/H59YFJelJDk?si=wTKV…
I Got Clean In Prison: Ian Thomas Part 2

I Got Clean In Prison: Ian Thomas Part 2

In this episode, Zak and Jules sit down with Ian Thomas to talk abo...

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Loved being part of the Life After Prison podcast, check out the first episode of two! Massive shout out to Jules & Zak for their engagement and ability to hold a safe space for people to share to those that care ✨️❤️🤲🏽 youtu.be/cctRqy0GDwk?si=9iRX…
I Went From Care To Prison: Ian Thomas

I Went From Care To Prison: Ian Thomas

In this episode, Zak and Jules sit down with Ian Thomas to talk abo...

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‘A great day presenting our latest research to the Children & Young People Research group @ Open University. Currently heading up on a new publication that explores Men and Loss, with a key focus on Suicides of Care Experienced People in Custody.' @Ianpresents @DrJustinRogers
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The Constitution is a monolithic imagined reality, developed in 1778. Has our insights to human life not evolved? In my view America have snookered their own evolution on this one. BBC News - Supreme Court ruling US gun rights bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-cana…
Supreme Court ruling expands US gun rights

Supreme Court ruling expands US gun rights

The major decision by the highest court is expected to allow more people to carry guns legally.

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A great day presenting our latest research to the C&YP Research group at the @OpenUniversity with @DrJustinRogers This work is gaining traction and interest from key steak holders, what an honour... Big thanks to @ReesFoundation for their support 🙏
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The government: We want a high-wage economy. Also the government: Don't ask for a higher wage.
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@LBC20 Jun 2022
'Do you want me to carry on? I can carry on.' This Shelagh Fogarty caller slams a previous caller for being appalled by strike action by rail workers. @ShelaghFogarty

'Do you want me to carry on? I can carry on'

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Love the positive messages walking up the steps to this Train Station 🚉 "Be a rainbow in someone else's cloud" 🌈 🌤
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After a full day in the office yesterday, I stepped into my back garden for some fresh air... #digitalnomad #vanlife
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I have come away for a personal writing retreat, I wanted to start my day early and enjoy the morning Sun ☀️ Not bad office space eh? 😄 #digitalnomadlife
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I often think about this, so apt! 👌🏽
Dr. Jen Wolkin | ADHD + Trauma Therapist (@drjenwolkin) profile pictureDr. Jen Wolkin | ADHD + Trauma Therapist
@drjenwolkin25 Jul 2021
What doesn’t kill you will likely •dysregulate your nervous system •trap itself in your body •steal your spirit + your will •kill the hope inside you I don’t know what “makes you stronger” means, but let’s STOP glorifying trauma as a life lesson we’ve been blessed with.
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If qualifications were formally handed out from the ‘university of life’ those with lived experience would graduate with masters and doctorates! 🎓🧬
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Taking a Wedding or Funeral service I try to represent the people I am serving. More unorthodox, more memorable. The weekends wedding required me to be somewhat, theatrical in my role as celebrant... "By the Power you have invested in me I pronounce you......." 🦸‍♂️💘😲👏
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Most the research on parents experience of child protection; Social Workers need to be less suspicious, kinder, more compassionate & better at listening. Every SCR; Social Workers need to be more scrupulous in investigation, suspicious, less trustful of what parents say.
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It hurts to think that people might love me. It also hurts to thank that they don't. For me, this can be the dichotomy of #Trauma
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**So PROUD** Of #WOLVERHAMPTON LA Children services- #ofsted inspection speaks very positively of PA'S supporting #careleavers with an #Outstanding Category for #socialworkPractice 👇 ✊🏼 👏 Great contributions by #alwayshHope Project by #innovationunit wolverhampton.gov.uk/sites/d…
#prisonreform is evolving and I'm honoured to part of this work with @tassieghilani for #careexperienced people in custody. Today's feedback says it all... "Such an uplifting and thought-provoking training, definitely one of the best I have been to on TEAMS." #insights22 #hmps22
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Do you work or study in the #Criminal #Justice System? I'm presenting with Tassie Ghilani- Criminal Justice Policy Advisor. At the #Insights22 to discuss Cohesive Care for Care Experienced People and Custodial settings.
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Our event at the HMP Festival, Insight22, is running on the 20th May. It's called ‘Cohesive Care for Care Experienced People and Custodial Staff’ - if you'd like to attend, head to buff.ly/370Pbdm #Insights22 @hmppsinsights
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