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The Last of the (New) ASWs…

I finished my portfolio for my ASW course yesterday. It’s the last time the ASW course will run because the next lot in the autumn will be doing the AMHP training. And it got me thinking a little bit… Naturally we spoke a little about the...

Published 30 Apr 2008 4:46 PM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social work, work, ASW, mental health
Money matters

New technology is a wonderful thing. Most of the time. Chip and pin? A fantastic way to improve security for bank cards and accounts. Giros always went missing anyway, much better the ‘direct payment’ with benefits going straight into bank...

Published 29 Apr 2008 10:24 PM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social issues, older people, socialwork, finance, socialcare
Who is watching?

I see that the Alzheimer’s Society having published a book called ‘Enabling’ which provides models for observation in residential care facilities in order to improve care, as there was an article about it in Care and Health. I think...

Published 29 Apr 2008 6:16 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: residential care, social care, social work, social issues, older people, dementia
Care or Control?

I spotted this story on the BBC today which reported that anti-psychotic drugs are being used, perhaps too much, perhaps inappropriately, in residential and nursing care homes for residents with dementia. This is an area that is fairly close to my heart...

Published 28 Apr 2008 4:18 PM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: residential care, social care, work, medication
Angels and Demons

I went to a friend’s birthday party and as a part of the general conversation, was discussing the differences of perceptions in the eyes of the general public at least, between nurses and social workers. You can probably guess which are the angels...

Published 28 Apr 2008 12:45 PM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social work, work, nursing
Who pays for care?

Paying for long term care might not be the sexiest issue to be raised in political circles but, probably because it’s something that I deal with on a daily basis at work, it is nonetheless a key one. I think it’s easy for politicians to say...

Published 26 Apr 2008 1:57 PM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, work
Tragedy and Responsibility

This tragic story about a man with learning disabilities and his mother who were both found dead left me with a couple of thoughts. Obviously it is an enormous tragedy and apart from speculation there are few facts available. My thought though was on...

Published 25 Apr 2008 7:17 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, carers, learning disabilities
The curse is better than the cure

One of the things that was emphasised strongly on the course, is that someone should never be sectioned because they ‘refused to take medication’. That just isn’t a reason. It seemed to be almost natural to comment on that in the assessment...

Published 22 Apr 2008 9:31 PM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: work, medication, side-effects, ASW
Asylum

It’s interesting that the meaning of Asylum as a place of safety is often lost amid political footballing of the term, backwards and forwards. I was trying to read through some work-related articles to get some more information for my current work...

Published 22 Apr 2008 8:24 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: social care, social issues, immigration, asylum
And on and on..

Moving into the final stretch now and I’m wavering between feeling fairly confident and feeling completely incapable of finishing off the work. I think I’ve got things in hand more or less - but then I worry about the pieces that I haven’t...

Published 18 Apr 2008 9:11 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: work, ASW, training, asw course, study
To the end..

Yesterday was the last day of the ASW course - well, the last ‘official’ day. It was funny but I spoke more to some of the people and on a more ‘real’ level than I had during the last few months! Anyway, the Presentation went OK...

Published 17 Apr 2008 7:48 AM by Fighting Monsters

Filed under: work, ASW
Eastenders!

Community Care’s Social Work Blog discusses the throwback of the Bianca Jackson storyline in Eastenders, where her children were put into care by Social Services because she was homeless (due to non-payment of rent). Honestly, I was annoyed when...

Published 16 Apr 2008 5:39 AM by Fighting Monsters

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April 2008 - Fighting Monsters

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The Last of the (New) ASWs…

Money matters

Who is watching?

Care or Control?

Angels and Demons

Who pays for care?

Tragedy and Responsibility

The curse is better than the cure

Asylum

And on and on..

To the end..

Eastenders!