Learning from Baby P Quotes

“I suggest that this process of the circulation of affect has parallels in how perceptions of social workers have evolved. The social worker anticipates the fear of being blamed in a case of child abuse or homicide. Fear becomes a symptom of her work and the work becomes fearsome, making anxiety and defensiveness implicit to the social work profession.”
― Sharon Shoesmith, Learning from Baby P: The politics of blame, fear and denial

“Emotions are not 'in' the individual or the individual's psyche or 'in' the social. Emotions are not something that I or 'we' (the crowd) have.”
― Sharon Shoesmith, Learning from Baby P: The politics of blame, fear and denial

“In particular, engagement with YouTube, Facebook and weblogs was associated with beneficial effects such as feeling better, the sense of not being alone, and the efficacy to cope with the extreme situation.”
― Sharon Shoesmith, Learning from Baby P: The politics of blame, fear and denial