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Balancing Act!

Have you ever noticed that when working in Social Work, that it is very easy for every thought and action to be related to work. When working with young people or whatever field you do work in. It is easy when you are with the individual or family to...

Published 31 Mar 2011 9:58 PM by How not to do Social Work

Filed under: balance, consequences, Juggle, Risk
Voters back cuts!

Have you ever wondered why 57% of Voters back cuts but cool on coalition – poll | Politics | The Guardian , When I first read this I thought this must be wrong!!....... But the reality is probably far easier to explain. 57% of the voters probably have...

Published 29 Mar 2011 8:39 PM by How not to do Social Work

Filed under: Social Workers, Cuts, Public Sector, Voters
Hard decisions

Have you ever wondered about how wonderful Social Work is. Despite the negative media attention, there still is a sense of job satisfaction. The one "Thank You", or the one smile. Or maybe seeing a client several years on still doing well. Of...

Published 22 Mar 2011 10:14 PM by How not to do Social Work

Filed under: Stress, development, Doubts, Positive Social Work
Winds of Change

Its been a funny week this week, my Manager who had been on leave, has returned to work. And with this appears to have a new eagerness to make sudden changes in the teams practises! it seems at any cost. It appears as a result of this, the team had made...

Published 19 Mar 2011 8:47 PM by How not to do Social Work

Filed under: family support, Confusion, Guidance, Leaving Care, Regulations
The power of risk

What do you do when a 17 year old girl presents herself at the office telling you that she wants to die? After briefly recalling a fellow student’s confusion at my lecturer’s dry comment; “You cover your back”, my mind immediately started grasping at...

Published 14 Mar 2011 7:09 PM by How not to do Social Work
Social Work Practises

Have you ever wondered what would happen when the Government finally is able to privatise Social Work teams? Its not too far off and for Looked after teams in Kent, Liverpool, Hillingdon and Staffordshire and Blackburn it is now as this scheme is being...

Published 10 Mar 2011 10:42 PM by How not to do Social Work

Filed under: outcomes, Future, Social Work Practise Pilots, Young People
Time out

Have you ever had a day where everything is going wrong, cases blowing up around you? and you look up, and watch what everyone else is doing? Have you ever noticed how its always the same people that always keep their heads down and that are in early...

Published 6 Mar 2011 10:44 PM by How not to do Social Work

Filed under: Self Harmr, Social Work Supervision, Stress
Age Assessments

Have you ever lied about your age to achieve something you would never be able to get legally and or maybe because you are not happy with your age. For me I can answer yes to both, at 17 years of age I would often go out with friends and pretended to...

Published 2 Mar 2011 8:40 PM by How not to do Social Work

Filed under: Court processes, Complaint, Risk Assessments, Age Assessments, Merton Compliant

March 2011 - How not to do social work

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Balancing Act!

Voters back cuts!

Hard decisions

Winds of Change

The power of risk

Social Work Practises

Time out

Age Assessments