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Hitting home
- Author:
- RICKFORD Frances
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 10.12.92, 1992, p.11.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Christmas puts children at greater risk of abuse from their parents. Examines abuse prevention campaigns to help parents stop and think.
Support, respect and value: the keys to high staff morale
- Author:
- HARRIS Philip
- Journal article citation:
- Community Living, October 1992, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Hexagon Publishing
Reports on the establishment of a staff support group in a community-based service for people with challenging behaviour.
Burnout in hospital social workers who work with AIDS patients
- Author:
- OKTAY Julianne S.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 37(5), September 1992, pp.432-439.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Reviews the literature on burnout and reports on a study of hospital social workers aimed at finding which aspects of work and worker characteristics were factors predictive burnout.
Families at risk of child maltreatment: entry-level characteristics and growth in family functioning during treatment
- Authors:
- AYOUB Catherine C., WILLETT John B.
- Journal article citation:
- Child Abuse and Neglect, 16(4), July 1992, pp.495-511.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Discusses the results of an evaluation of a home-based preventive service aimed at improving parenting skills; changes in family functioning were found to relate to characteristics of the family when entering the project.
Forgotten people
- Author:
- WILSON Melba
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 11.6.92, 1992, pp.15-16.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Talks to Lydia Yee of the King's Fund Carers Unit and the particular stresses of black formal and informal carers, which are frequently overlooked and ignored because of racist assumptions.
Pressure points
- Authors:
- WILKINSON Rosalind, WILSON Gail
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 11.6.92, 1992, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Reports on a study of staff in Brent, which showed that the stress levels of black workers were double that of their white colleagues.
Listening to carers
- Author:
- SHARP Tracey
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 26.5.92, 1992, pp.29-30.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Describes the problems faced by informal carers of elderly mentally confused people and presents a case study of assessment for respite care.
The impaired social worker
- Author:
- REAMER Frederic G.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 37(2), March 1992, pp.165-170.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Reviews research findings and literature and outlines an assessment and action plan when dealing with professionals affected by problems such as substance abuse, mental illness or stress.
Women at work: an essential guide for the working woman
- Author:
- CLARKE Deborah
- Publisher:
- Element
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 168p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Shaftesbury
Practical guide to becoming a self-manager for women. Concentrates on three main skills which can be applied to any situation - assertion, time, and stress management. Also addresses issues such as life and career planning, working relationships with men, sexuality, and managing the menopause.
Loneliness, stress and well-being: a helper's guide
- Authors:
- MURPHY P.M., KUPSHIK G.A
- Publisher:
- Tavistock/Routledge
- Publication year:
- 1992
- Pagination:
- 168p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Describes theories concerning the nature of loneliness and gives a basic introduction to its management.