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Anastasia Koutsounia

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
13
Latest publication
Sep 30, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Community Care
Top 1M sites
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Jul 10, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Anastasia Koutsounia

    Neurodivergent social workers: is AI helpful or harmful? (opens the original)

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    This article is part of Community Care's 'Neurodiversity belongs in social work' campaign, which aims to spotlight the diverse minds in social work and challenge the systems that weren’t built for them. If AI disappeared from social work tomorrow, William Smith says he would struggle to do his job. Three years into his career as an adults’ social worker at Kingston Council, he has spent two of them relying on AI to record meetings, take notes and draft assessments. He is one of a growing number

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Anastasia Koutsounia

    Social workers support assisted dying despite MPs’ rejection (opens the original)

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    Assisted dying retains social work support, despite MPs rejecting legislation that would have legalised it in England and Wales, a Community Care poll has found. Almost twice as many respondents supported assisted dying as rejected it in response to the poll, which is in line with the results of a previous Community Care poll, conducted in late 2024. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was voted down by the House of Commons earlier this month by 286 votes to 270, despite MPs having supp

  3. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Anastasia Koutsounia

    How should unions approach the 2027–28 NJC pay claim? (opens the original)

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    Social workers have expressed support for unions submitting their local government pay claim early in 2027-28 to avoid staff having to accept employers' offer out of urgency. That was the most popular option in response to a Community Care poll on how a better deal can be secured next year for staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland covered by the National Joint Council for Local Government Services (NJC). The finding comes after UNISON pledged to push for a ‘substantial’ increase in local

  4. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Anastasia Koutsounia

    Disabled practitioners' adjustments ignored due to caseloads (opens the original)

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    Previously agreed adjustments for disabled social workers are being disregarded by management when caseload pressures intensify, a poll has found. Over two-thirds (69%) of the 836 respondents to a Community Care poll with 836 votes reported experiencing or witnessing disability-related adjustments not being honoured due to workloads. Caroline Dove, who lives with arthritis and diabetes, recently wrote in Community Care about her decision to leave social work after 20 years, following what she de

  5. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Anastasia Koutsounia

    Caseloads undermining disabled social workers' adjustments (opens the original)

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    Previously agreed adjustments for disabled social workers are being disregarded by management when caseload pressures intensify, a poll has found. Over two-thirds (69%) of the 836 respondents to a Community Care poll with 836 votes reported experiencing or witnessing disability-related adjustments not being honoured due to workloads. Caroline Dove, who lives with arthritis and diabetes, recently wrote in Community Care about her decision to leave social work after 20 years, following what she de

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