Marika KontellisFeb 17, 20162 minLet’s Get StrategicFor many years, our funders required us to have strategic plans; not so we could follow them not measure the effectiveness of what we...
Marika KontellisJan 19, 20162 minHome Sweet HomeAfter a week away, sleeping on an air mattress and moving around new and unfamiliar places my thirteen year old said, “Mum, I am so happy...
Marika KontellisJan 12, 20162 minAustralia’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 KontellisJan 6, 20161 minNatural Support Network Trumps Formal Care Every timeWe must admit, that despite the best intentions, social care engineers don’t always get it right. Some of our most “seemingly logical”...