The idea of ‘well-being’ has emerged as a central lens through which to understand people and places in social policy terms. At the same time, ‘participation’ has become central in debates and practices about community life in general and neighbourhood…

This paper presents the results of research into GP perceptions of the impact of on-site counselling on general practice. The research is part of a larger evaluation of a local enhanced primary care mental service. The initial survey and in-depth…

This is an electronic version of an article published in Ethics and Social Welfare, 3(3), pp.229-233. Ethics and Social Welfare is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t744402347., In the flyer for the ‘Ethics that Work’ conference organized by this journal in November…

BACKGROUND:

Nursing students in higher education are spending more time in paid employment despite evidence that this can impact negatively on academic performance.

OBJECTIVES:

To examine the effect of paid work on academic performance in…

This paper demonstrates how women who study childcare achieve congruence in their lives. Rather than simply juggling the needs of family, work and study in order to escape the domestic sphere, they choose to minimise dissonance, finding that parenting children,…

The sustainability of human resourcing is dependent upon the wellbeing of the workforce. Human Capital models have largely resulted in short-term capitalistic restructuring and low cost savings within organisations, which are not sustainable within the long term. To achieve competitive…

There is increasing concern over the number of university students and university staff who require psychological support; however, little is known about the impact of this on higher education (HE) staff. University employees (n=91) from two UK universities completed an…

Introduction -
A news report from 2008, freely available as a YouTube clip (http://www.
youtube.com/watch?v=sj4IGDbRZvc),
claims that nursing staff working in a
hospital in Spain are incentivised to
wear a ‘miniskirt’ as part of their
uniform dress code. Greg…

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This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in British Journal of Social Work following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version, Beckett, C. & McKeigue, B., 2010. Objects of concern: caring for children during care proceedings.…