Jill Manthorpe examines a study on social work student perspectives on defensive practice and finds that fear and organisational culture play a role and that this can effect service user and family engagement.
[read the full story...]What is the evidence for evidence-based practice in social work?
Lindsey Pike examines an Australian study on what helps and hinders evidence-based practice in social work and discusses messages for the UK situation.
[read the full story...]Inter-professional working between general practice and social care
Tanya Moore discusses a small study on inter-professional working between social care and general practice and finds evidence of misunderstanding.
[read the full story...]Social work, prevention and multiple exclusion homelessness
Ian Cummins examines research on multiple exclusion homelessness and finds that social work may have an important role for prevention.
[read the full story...]Teaching international social work: a comparative study
For her debut Tanya Moore examines a comparative study on social work teaching and learning in UK, US and Georgia and discusses international social work.
[read the full story...]The effects of emotional labour in social work practice
Jo Moriarty explores a Danish study on emotional labour and social work and discovers how social workers manage their emotional responses in practice.
[read the full story...]How is evidence-based practice understood in social work?
Sarah Carr considers a Swedish study on understandings of evidence-based practice in social work practitioners, managers and policy makers and wonders how the findings could relate to social work in the UK.
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