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Case discussions at long distance

Case discussions at long distance |.H , . , , . H, Lyra Taylor Widely separated groups or teams of social workers in an sgency which operates over the whole Commonwealth of Australia obviously have certain problems created by the fact of their long distance from the central policy-making point and by the regrettable infrequency of visits from or conferences with senior supervisory personnel. Similar problems have been faced and overcome in other countries. They will probably arise anew in an acute form with growth of professional social work in such countries, for example, as India. It would be of interest to hear from readers of "Forum" who have had practical experience within Australia or elsewhere of these particular difficulties. They must be encountered in such national crganisations as, for instance, the Australian Red Cross Society. In the mean- time, readers may care to know of a small but possibly use- ful experiment in overcoming distance which has been carried cut during the last fifteen months in the Social Work and Research Division of the Commonwealth Department of Social Services° Indeed, so simple is the experiment that if it were not for the social worker's invincible belief in the wisdom of humble beginnings, it http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian Journal of Social Work Taylor & Francis

Case discussions at long distance

Taylor, Lyra
Australian Journal of Social Work , Volume 6 (5): 5 – Jan 1, 1953
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Case discussions at long distance

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|.H , . , , . H, Lyra Taylor Widely separated groups or teams of social workers in an sgency which operates over the whole Commonwealth of Australia obviously have certain problems created by the fact of their long distance from the central policy-making point and by the regrettable infrequency of visits from or conferences with senior supervisory personnel. Similar problems have been faced and overcome in other countries. They will probably arise anew in an acute form with growth of...
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|.H , . , , . H, Lyra Taylor Widely separated groups or teams of social workers in an sgency which operates over the whole Commonwealth of Australia obviously have certain problems created by the fact of their long distance from the central policy-making point and by the regrettable infrequency of visits from or conferences with senior supervisory personnel. Similar problems have been faced and overcome in other countries. They will probably arise anew in an acute form with growth of professional social work in such countries, for example, as India. It would be of interest to hear from readers of "Forum" who have had practical experience within Australia or elsewhere of these particular difficulties. They must be encountered in such national crganisations as, for instance, the Australian Red Cross Society. In the mean- time, readers may care to know of a small but possibly use- ful experiment in overcoming distance which has been carried cut during the last fifteen months in the Social Work and Research Division of the Commonwealth Department of Social Services° Indeed, so simple is the experiment that if it were not for the social worker's invincible belief in the wisdom of humble beginnings, it

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Published: Jan 1, 1953

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