Jo Connolly
Biographic Data
| ID | 6578005 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jo Connolly |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jo |
| FAMILY NAME | Connolly |
| SIGNATURE | CONNOLLY J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of East Anglia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Hospital social work and discharge planning
An exploratory research study in one district health authority demonstrates the significant impact of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 on hospital-based social workers. Their work is overwhelmingly concerned with the discharge planning process, in which they have developed patterns of collaboration with a range of other professional groups while retaining a specific commitment to the interests of the patient and carers. The social workers inte…
The price of taking students
This paper describes an attempt to calculate the cost to agencies of receiving professional social work students on placement. It demonstrates that it costs significantly more per month to supervise a first-placement than a final-placement student and that, although practice teachers report positive gains for themselves and their agencies from having students, these are greatly diminished if the students are of poor quality or ‘still present diff…
The social worker's role in the hospital
Social workers in hospitals necessarily work alongside other healthcare professionals, and the perspectives on social work held by doctors and senior nurses are relevant both to their relationship with social workers and to the smooth running of the hospital. An exploratory investigation in the East Anglian Region has produced profiles of perceived social work practice in six different patient-care categories: surgical and orthopaedic, accident a…
Independent fostering agencies uncovered
This paper presents the findings of a survey of independent fostering agencies (IFAs) in England, Scotland and Wales. Information was gathered about their operational arrangements, services, fees, staffing, foster carers and the children and young people in placement. This information is supplemented by an earlier evaluation of one large English IFA and by reference to the available relevant literature. The expansion of the IFAs has been generall…
Independent fostering agencies uncovered
This paper presents the findings of a survey of independent fostering agencies (IFAs) in England, Scotland and Wales. Information was gathered about their operational arrangements, services, fees, staffing, foster carers and the children and young people in placement. This information is supplemented by an earlier evaluation of one large English IFA and by reference to the available relevant literature. The expansion of the IFAs has been generall…
Hospital social work and discharge planning
An exploratory research study in one district health authority demonstrates the significant impact of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 on hospital-based social workers. Their work is overwhelmingly concerned with the discharge planning process, in which they have developed patterns of collaboration with a range of other professional groups while retaining a specific commitment to the interests of the patient and carers. The social workers inte…
The social worker's role in the hospital
Social workers in hospitals necessarily work alongside other healthcare professionals, and the perspectives on social work held by doctors and senior nurses are relevant both to their relationship with social workers and to the smooth running of the hospital. An exploratory investigation in the East Anglian Region has produced profiles of perceived social work practice in six different patient-care categories: surgical and orthopaedic, accident a…
Independent fostering agencies uncovered
This paper presents the findings of a survey of independent fostering agencies (IFAs) in England, Scotland and Wales. Information was gathered about their operational arrangements, services, fees, staffing, foster carers and the children and young people in placement. This information is supplemented by an earlier evaluation of one large English IFA and by reference to the available relevant literature. The expansion of the IFAs has been generall…
Hospital social work and discharge planning
An exploratory research study in one district health authority demonstrates the significant impact of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 on hospital-based social workers. Their work is overwhelmingly concerned with the discharge planning process, in which they have developed patterns of collaboration with a range of other professional groups while retaining a specific commitment to the interests of the patient and carers. The social workers inte…
The price of taking students
This paper describes an attempt to calculate the cost to agencies of receiving professional social work students on placement. It demonstrates that it costs significantly more per month to supervise a first-placement than a final-placement student and that, although practice teachers report positive gains for themselves and their agencies from having students, these are greatly diminished if the students are of poor quality or ‘still present diff…
The social worker's role in the hospital
Social workers in hospitals necessarily work alongside other healthcare professionals, and the perspectives on social work held by doctors and senior nurses are relevant both to their relationship with social workers and to the smooth running of the hospital. An exploratory investigation in the East Anglian Region has produced profiles of perceived social work practice in six different patient-care categories: surgical and orthopaedic, accident a…
Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Social Work (3 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (3 works) · Exploratory research (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works)