BACKGROUND Inpatient, generalist social workers in discharge planning roles work alongside specialist palliative care social workers to care for patients, often resulting in two social workers being concurrently involved in the same patient's care. Previous studies identifying components of effective collaboration, which impacts patient outcomes, care efficiency, professional job satisfaction, ...

answer to a question in the House that legislation was to be introduced, on December 12th the Report was again brought before the notice of the Minister by Mr. Kenneth Robinson who asked whether the recommendation concerning financial assistance from central government funds for the training of social workers was to be accepted. The Circular states that, pending the formation of the new Council...

Social workers are considered a professional group at high risk of burnout. Noticing the insufficient human resource management and understaffed social work centers, Iranian social workers are faced with a considerable level of physical and mental stress, which can lead to burnout. A national study on 390 social workers was conducted. Among social workers, 10.9% had experienced burnout and 17.4...

Not only is the work of the P.S.W., whatever her particular field, directly related to human relationships, but she was chosen for her training on the grounds of suitable personality. This imposes a strain on those responsible for the Course and the difficulties of selection are well set out in the book. No satisfactory method has Vet been devised and we find some who fail during their training...

The exception, is, however, notable in East Kent and Canterbury where a regular society exists to promote this contact and hold regular meetings, to exchange views, and attempt to solve local problems. The group at times invites visitors from beyond the Mcdway, or even further, and there are representatives ot probation officers, moral welfare workers, almoners, psychiatric social workers, doct...