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Resistance to change : the human dimension (2012)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2012). Resistance to change : the human dimension. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 6(9), 456-457. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2012.6.9.456

In this article, the author will examine how change can affect individuals, both staff and patients, and how resistance to change can be managed to enable organisations to be successful. Support workers are at the forefront of change. Where there a... Read More about Resistance to change : the human dimension.

The support worker's guide to ethical practice (2012)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2012). The support worker's guide to ethical practice. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 6(5), 249-250. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2012.6.5.249

Within this article the author will be examining what ethics and ethical practice actually means for the support worker. What an ethical dilemma actually is. The four main ethical principles as identified by Beauchamp and Childress (2009) will be... Read More about The support worker's guide to ethical practice.

The support worker's role in advocacy (2012)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2012). The support worker's role in advocacy. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 6(3), 137-139. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2012.6.3.137

Within this article, the author will be examining the support worker’s role in advocacy, looking at exactly what advocacy is and what being an advocate means. Who should be an advocate, and when you should not be an advocate? The importance of co... Read More about The support worker's role in advocacy.

Why complaints are a positive for support workers (2012)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2012). Why complaints are a positive for support workers. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 6(1), 39-40. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2012.6.1.39

Support workers have a privileged position within the team of professionals looking after clients. They are the one group of staff that spends the most quality time with them. They are the ones delivering the basic fundamental care needs and throu... Read More about Why complaints are a positive for support workers.