Realistic workloads and ongoing emotional support are essential if social workers are to manage stress and perform their job effectively, according to new research by the University of East Anglia.
Social Sciences
Jun 27, 2016
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A team of scientists has found that a species of ant that clusters together to form rafts to survive floods exhibits memory and repeatedly occupies the same position during raft formation, according to a just published paper.
Plants & Animals
Apr 18, 2016
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A characteristic of insect societies such as ants is the way tasks are distributed among group members. Not only queens and worker ants have clearly defined responsibilities but the workers themselves also have particular ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 8, 2016
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One day a few years ago, while working on wasps in a rainforest in Costa Rica, entomologist Kevin J. Loope, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California, Riverside, began reading about the enigmatic matricidal ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 29, 2015
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The future can be glimpsed in India's call centers.
Social Sciences
Aug 21, 2015
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Ants, which are eusocial insects, have intrigued scientists for long as a model for cooperation inside a colony where they nurse the young, gather food and defend against intruders. Most recently, ants have been shown to ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 13, 2015
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Don't expect your social worker to ask you about your religious beliefs.
Social Sciences
Jul 9, 2015
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Social workers currently face growing demands for measurable behavioral outcomes, reflecting a shift in the profession toward "scientific" proof to demonstrate its effectiveness. While agreeing that practitioners should embrace ...
Social Sciences
Sep 5, 2014
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New immigration research from Rice University, the University of North Carolina and the Centre for Population, Poverty and Public Policy Studies suggests the U.S. should re-evaluate its definition of skilled workers to include ...
Social Sciences
Jun 26, 2014
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New measures brought in to tackle forced marriage have been welcomed by a national charity based at The University of Nottingham.
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2014
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