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• How to Complain About Me (or to the Local Authority generally)

  A brief guide to how to complain from someone who has been on the other side of complaints. Not many times, I hasten to add, and none that have actually gone very far - but I know what ticks the boxes as far as official complaints procedures are concerned... Posted Aug 28 2008, 06:14 AM by Fighting Monsters Filed under: social work, work, local authority, uk, health, social services, kitten, mp, council, how to, Complaint, how to complain, complaints procedure

• Stress Relief

  The Mental Health Foundation has developed and published a series of seven podcasts which are designed to, in their words help you relax and improve your sense of wellbeing. There are a couple of versions of each - one longer and one shorter version and... Posted Aug 08 2008, 05:00 AM by Fighting Monsters Filed under: work, mental health, health, kitten, stress relief, stress management, podcast, Mental Health Foundation, wellbeing, MP3, help to sleep

• Pet Therapy

  A couple of years back, I visited a residential home with a woman (that I’ll call A) who needed to move into residential care. She didn’t particularly want to, but she had accepted the need with a heavy heart. She didn’t have any other... Posted Jul 26 2008, 06:23 AM by Fighting Monsters Filed under: social care, social work, older people, work, health, care home, residential home, kitten, cat, photo, pet therapy, pets as therapy

• Random Sunday Mumblings

  Just for the record, I’ve added a page with additional links and resources because I felt the front page was getting a bit clogged up! I intend to add another page for other blogs at some point but it might take a few weeks for me to organise -... Posted Jul 13 2008, 09:04 AM by Fighting Monsters Filed under: work, kitten, cat, links

• Of cars and kittens

  I don’t drive. Not only do I not drive, I don’t actually have a driving license. My last driving lesson (14 years ago) ended in my driving instructor actually telling me she did not want to teach me anymore (2nd crash - in my defence it wasn’t... Posted Jun 05 2008, 05:09 AM by Fighting Monsters Filed under: social care, social work, older people, work, animals, Problem, RAC, United Kingdom, kitten, car, pet, car breakdown