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Active Listening
How many of us feel that when we have a conversation, we never really hear what the other person is saying? Or feel that we ourselves are...
Marika Kontellis
Nov 11, 20163 min read
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Bespoke or Bespoken For?
The ongoing issue of whether small organisations can survive can been lost in the frenzy about size. The simple fact is that big or...
Marika Kontellis
May 30, 20161 min read
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Let it Go
Social care practitioners have to let go of their obsession with assessment. There are more assessment tools out there than I care to...
Marika Kontellis
May 17, 20162 min read
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Australia’s Social Care Frontline Needs More “Care”.
I am glad I chose Social Work and am privileged to have worked with so many people and their communities. I’ve worked in nursing homes,...
Marika Kontellis
Jan 12, 20162 min read
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Natural Support Network Trumps Formal Care Every time
We must admit, that despite the best intentions, social care engineers don’t always get it right. Some of our most “seemingly logical”...
Marika Kontellis
Jan 6, 20161 min read
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Communities Matter
This time thirty two years ago, I just finished my HSC and was set to start my new job at Grosvenor Hospital in Summer Hill, Sydney. As a...
Marika Kontellis
Dec 29, 20152 min read
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A Double Whammy – Hyper-connected and marginal Consumers
Just when you thought you had it all under control, something changes. Most organisations are aware of the ‘’hyper-connected consumer’’ …...
Marika Kontellis
Dec 14, 20154 min read
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