Charlie and Hayley

Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words.  Charlie is a man with learning difficulties who I have known for more than 25 years.  His mother has campaigned for him to have personal assistance and to live in his own home, supported by several workers during the week.  She recently sent us this picture of Charlie and his worker Hayley, which we think captures so much of what we are interested in during this research project: relationship, emotion and empowerment.