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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"practice wisdom"”.
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Policy and Politics matter: The shaping of contemporary social work in times of neoliberalism.
… work in England. I outline the development of my practice wisdom and then examine the contested nature of social work knowledge. Drawing on my practice with people who were poor and marginalised, I came to believe that social work must have a commitment to equality and social justice and that to …
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Family Group Conferences : an analysis of their application in social work safeguarding practice
… in different fields of social work safeguarding practice. The appreciative inquiry method has been employed alongside practice-based research and the practice wisdom of the authors. This has enabled an informed exploration of FGCs as a model of practice. The papers present the case for FGCs as an …
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Safe families: A model of child protection intervention based on parental voice and wisdom
… integration of the findings of this research, practice experience and the literature. While research such as this is not able to be generalised across different geographical regions and practice settings, the findings do resonate with worker practice wisdom in a number of different contexts. It …
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Context counts : leading educational reform in New Zealand secondary schools
… dynamic influences shaping their thinking and practice over time. In posing the question, how do principals experience leadership during periods of intentional educational change, this study gains insight into the lived experience of five New Zealand secondary school principals as they lead …
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Nursing Students' Lived Experiences surrounding Medication Administration
… for the delineation between safe and unsafe practice. In doing so, past research may have narrowed the path of discovery needed to diminish medication errors. In addition, research regarding the lived experience of nursing students while they are learning medication administration is limited. …
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Predicting success in social change coalitions: learning from 25 years of leader experience
… membership and participation; leadership; and practice wisdom. Utilizing organizational, ecological, social capital and collaboration literature and theory, indicators of coalition success are reviewed. Specifically, findings from this study confirm that coalition success should be defined …
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Counselling in the context of suicidal ideation in Malaysia
… that responsibilities for and influences on practice go beyond the client in the room. Socio-cultural and political influences range across the legislative, medical, religious, cultural, institutional and educational considerations that counsellors must give attention to. In complex and …
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Positive Peers: Exploring How and Why to Incorporate Peers Into HIV Prevention Services
<p>In 2002, the Human Resource Service Administration (HRSA) began encouraging and funding a new strategy in HIV prevention. Referred to as Prevention with Positives (PwP), this approach to HIV prevention focused efforts on intervention with individuals who were already HIV-infected. This study …
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What are social workers' lived experiences of child protection pre-birth assessment practice in one Scottish social services locality?
… families and the professionals involved in the practice. Of concern is the increasing number of infants separated by the state from their mothers, sometimes within hours of birth. Research in England and Wales highlights the variation in practise, the unreliability of decision-making, and its …
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How do probation officers apply attachment theory in their practice? A qualitative study of probation supervision
… manage to actively integrate theory into their practice. <br/><br/>Attachment theory as an oeuvre started with John Bowlby, when he put his psychoanalytic training together with his interests in ethology and cognitive psychology, and wrote of the need for security and the impact on development …