Jenny Fisher looks at an ethnographic study of the experiences and behaviours of social workers visiting families in their homes.
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Making Safeguarding Personal: are we there yet?
Blog and Campfire about the ADASS 2016 Temperature Check of progress in English local authorities towards Making Safeguarding Personal.
[read the full story...]What motivates care workers? Results of a qualitative study of workers’ experiences
Jill Manthorpe looks at a qualitative study of what motivates care workers and why care work matters to them.
[read the full story...]What nursing home nurses in England think about their occupational role and status
Jill Manthorpe catches up with a qualitative study of what nursing home nurses think about their role and status.
[read the full story...]Experiences of secondment in integrated care: isolation, invisibility and lack of supervision
Jill Manthorpe considers the findings of interviews with mental health social workers about their experiences of secondment to integrated care services.
[read the full story...]Foresight report: future of an ageing population
Mike Clark summarises the latest Foresight Report on our ageing population and its likely impact on health and social care.
[read the full story...]An Ethics of Care perspective for teaching reflective practice in social work education
Tanya Moore looks at a new qualitative study on how to teach reflective practice.
[read the full story...]Challenges for evaluating effectiveness in social work
Mike Clark on a scoping review of effectiveness research, methods, outcomes and reporting in social work across a broad spectrum of adult social care contexts.
[read the full story...]Job satisfaction among gerontological social workers
In this blog, Jill Manthorpe looks at a study on whether social workers who work with older people enjoy their jobs.
[read the full story...]Moral distress among social workers: Disconnects between values and practice
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.
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