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Paperwork is not social work
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 19.5.11, 2011, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Some of the most time-consuming administrative tasks social workers have to carry out are investigated to see if there is any way they can reduce the administrative burden. Date entry, minute taking, organising transport and general administrative work are all discussed.
One-way ticket
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 20.3.08, 2008, pp.16-18.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
There are many social workers in the UK from Australia, New Zealand Canada and the US. In this article the author investigates how easy it is for social workers to find jobs overseas, focusing in particular on Australia and New Zealand.
Specialist HIV workers: Vital but under threat
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 1.9.11, 2011, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The important role HIV specialist social workers play in supporting people with HIV is highlighted. The work of one specialist HIV social worker in Buckinghamshire is described and practice advice for those working with people with HIV is listed. The article also highlights the threats facing to specialist social worker posts due to spending cuts.
The 'practical idealist'
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.6.09, 2009, p.28.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Lucy Bolden, who works for the disability charity Papworth Trust, has been recognised as an Excellence Network champion by Community Care. This article looks at her commitment and work with the Foundations for Living project.
A different world
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 15.7.04, 2004, pp.30-32.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Features three trained professionals who have decided to volunteer for social work in countries where there is little formal social care infrastructure. Looks at their experiences in Kazakhstan, Bosnia, Bulgaria and Malawi.
Thanks for the memory service
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Matters (e-Magazine), April 2013, pp.8-11. Online only
- Publisher:
- The College of Social Work
The Southwark and Lambeth Memory Service was set up in 2010 and is based in Bermondsey, London has a multi-disciplinary team. Community practitioner Ros Stanley tells the author how she brings her social work skills to the service (Edited publisher abstract)
Suffer little children
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.10.11, 2011, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
In order to engage with families it important that social workers understand them. Understanding the religious beliefs is an important part of this. Ways of parenting which may seem illogical to social workers may stem from an individual's spiritual beliefs. This article explains how it is beneficial for social workers to understand the key religious texts and how they may influence how parents bring up their children. This knowledge can also help social workers devise effective protection strategies.
Health and efficiency
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 8.4.10, 2010, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Under the new Social Work Task Force Reform Programme, employers in England are being asked to carry out "health checks" of their social work departments. The five areas on which health checks should be focused have been identified as: workload management, case allocation, having the right tools to do the job, a healthy workplace and effective service delivery. The checks and their potential for delivering improvements on the frontline are provided.
A great piece of work
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.6.09, 2009, pp.30-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Surrey social worker Gail McCullock has been praised for helping a family overcome their problems by using self-directed support. This article looks at how self-directed support was able to help them identify where the most needed help, and how it also enabled their social worker to go back to her social work routes.
A culture of collusion
- Author:
- VALIOS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 21.2.08, 2008, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The author speaks to social care workers who have witnessed bad practice which has occurred as a result of existing personal relationships between staff. The article focuses on the particular risks that exist in residential care.