The concepts of 'burnout'and, more recently,'vicarious trauma'have predominated in the
research and literature concerning occupational stressors and strain for social workers and …

Problematic staff turnover of social workers and other human service professionals has
plagued rural communities, employers, employees and their families, and led to significant …

This article is principally concerned with case management and rurality in the Australian
context. While there is substantial literature exploring case management across disciplines …

The article examines the possible impact of the personalization of social care services in
England on older people living in rural areas and those supporting them in formal and …

Rural Australia is in crisis. Decades of restructuring, overlaid with a crippling drought, have
left small inland rural areas facing major social problems. Population loss and a decline in …

The research was an exploratory study of the views and experiences of 45 social workers
related to their work and working conditions in rural communities This article describes the …

Living and working as a remote, rural social worker is a challenging experience. This
qualitative study explores the experiences of five longer-term social workers in rural Western …

This article reports on a study conducted in rural Victoria. It examines the problem of
recruitment and retention of frontline staff in the Victorian Child Protection program. The …

Social work education has traditionally been taught in urban universities in on-campus
programs. In the present paper, the author outlines the nature of social work education at …

This book gives voice to the direct practice experience of social workers working in rural and
remote contexts using Australia as the primary case-study. The authors undertake a …