SU – the new wor(l)d of care
Incidentally, I see from various presentations at this conference that there’s a new abbreviation around in social care: SU.
I had to think twice before I realised this meant ’service user’.
Was this the exciting new concept that would replace the oppressive and derogatory use of terms like ‘client’ or ‘patient’ to demean our SUs, and instead treat them with the respect and independence that was their due as sister human beings?