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What Is a Layered Life? And Why It Matters to Professionals Who Want to Help

What Is a Layered Life? And Why It Matters to Professionals Who Want to Help

Shirley Appleby
Published on: 15/07/2025

What a layered life truly means, and why professionals supporting complex needs must understand the lived reality behind the layers.

Accessible Learning & Inclusive Practice
Why Person-Centred Practice Isn’t a Tone of Voice, It’s a Structure

Why Person-Centred Practice Isn’t a Tone of Voice, It’s a Structure

Shirley Appleby
Published on: 25/06/2025

Person-centred practice isn’t soft language, it’s a structured commitment to autonomy, dignity, and doing support with people, not to them.

Accessible Learning & Inclusive Practice

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