Share your best and worst social work jargon

The Community Care brand, an organic and thriving social care publication focused on the holistic goal of informing diverse professionals who are enthusiastic about deep dive continuing professional development and seeking new horizons through an ever-evolving digital booklet of employment opportunities, cordially invites you to a day of sharing annoying jargon.

This article is part of Community Care’s Stand up for Social Work campaign. We’re standing up for social work by being honest, offering support and providing inspiration.

Today, as part of our Stand Up For Social Work Campaign, social workers will be encouraged to tweet and Facebook their best, worst and straight-up mystifying social work jargon. Either from memory, experience or because you’ve just received a local authority governance email featuring the phrase ‘individual development strategic goals’ in response to your request for a parking space closer to the front door.

Use the hashtags #SWjargon and #StandUp4SW, and the best individual examples of jargon (pictures are encouraged) and most prolific tweeters will receive a lovely box of chocolates or, even better, the approval of people on Twitter.

Prepare yourself, the verbiage is coming. (‘Verbiage’ is jargon speak for ‘jargon’)

You can join our Stand up for Social Work campaign by:

• Taking one action and telling us what it is
• Sharing this article
• Sharing what you’ve done to make a difference today
• Writing a letter to your MP
• Changing your profile  picture