Celebrating Professor Jan Dewing

Abstract

In this editorial we would like to celebrate Professor Jan Dewing, who sadly died in August. Her relationship with us both was multidimensional. She was a colleague, mentor, educator, co-researcher, supervisor and co-supervisor, but also a friend. Her presence is deeply missed. Our intention is not to provide a full account of Jan’s work and the influence it has and continues to have on individuals and practice. Instead, we start this celebration with personal accounts of our relationships with Jan and how it has influenced our development professionally. This is followed by a celebration of the ways in which we have experienced her contribution to the field of practice development and to participatory ways of working, person-centredness and person-centred practice.