Child neglect; an English perspective

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Issues are discussed regarding the definitions of child abuse used by a group of mothers and social workers in one British metropolitan area. The disparity in definition used poses problems in the achievement of case goals, and the implication that a more inclusive definition might result in larger caseloads must be addressed.

Child abuse

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Organizing across borders: Profit and quality in internationalized providers

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Internationalized providers of care services face competing incentives and pressures relating to profit and quality. Case studies of corporate providers of long-term care in the UK reveals that their mode of organization has important implications for both user choice and the organization of care work.

Evaluation, Community health services, Long-term care of the sick, Long term care

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Hope and despair at the front line: observations on integrity and change in the human services

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The author discusses the effects of neo-liberalism and related revisions in social policy and public expenditure on human services and the practice of social workers. Focus is given to the preservation of integrity during organizational change.

Human resource management, Social workers, Social services, Social service, Human services

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