Moral distress among social workers: Disconnects between values and practice
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Ermintrude reflects on a Finnish study about social workers’ experiences of, and responses to, moral distress in their job and finds resonances for the UK.
[read the full story...]The visibility of unpaid care in England
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In this blog, Ermintrude looks at secondary analysis of carer surveys and discusses the findings on hours of unpaid care in the context of obligations under the Care Act.
[read the full story...]Social work practice and carers of people living with cancer
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Ermintrude considers a literature review on social work and carers of people living with cancer, wondering how the evidence can make a case for improvements in the UK.
[read the full story...]'The terrible maze': Dementia carers' experiences of health and social care
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Social care super-blogger Ermintrude considers a study about dementia carers’ experience of the health and social care system and reflects on what it means for current dementia policy.
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