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  • Looking ahead

      Yesterday I visited Mrs B and her husband. He has Alzheimer’s Disease and it is at a fairly advanced stage. She has been caring for her husband for many years watching  his deterioration staying constantly at his side. I have been involved for only a few months but over that time, have...
    Posted to Fighting Monsters (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-09-2008

  • Coincidence

    Earlier in the week, I popped in to see someone that I hadn’t seen for a couple of weeks. I had intended it to be a fairly quick visit. Things had been stable and I was in the area so just wanted to check and show my face - just in case. I’d phoned the [...]
    Posted to Fighting Monsters (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-18-2008

  • Little Steps

    Yesterday, I had another run-in with the Housing Department but at least it was resolved. It tends to  happen every so often and its usually over the same issues. This time it was about access - which is probably the most common reason that we have these interactions. Mrs A lives alone in a block...
    Posted to Fighting Monsters (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-08-2008

  • Direct Payments - Chapter Two

    So, a week from the start of my journey into a Direct Payments referral and I have sent the appropriate forms, documents and paperwork to the appropriate people.  The figures are being checked and the amount that has been requested matched up against  the Fair Access to Care criteria along...
    Posted to Fighting Monsters (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-03-2008

  • Assumptions

    I work in the inner city and have since I did my first practice placement in the first year of my social work course almost 10 years ago now.  For as long as I have been working as a social worker , I have only ever worked in the inner city - different parts of [...]
    Posted to Fighting Monsters (Weblog) by Anonymous on 07-01-2008
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