Background:  It is estimated that up to one in five pregnancies will result in miscarriage, the spontaneous loss of pregnancy up to 20 weeks gestation. Miscarriage is such a common form of reproductive loss that it is often under acknowledged by the community, including health professionals. Dissatisfaction with care following miscarriage is well noted despite evidence that the care provided in hospital can have a significant effect on the experience of and the emotional and physical recovery from a miscarriage. Aims:  The aim of this literature review was to determine any evidence‐based guidelines for hospital‐based medical and psychosocial services following a miscarriage. Methods:  A search was made of medical and psychosocial databases for key terms. Further searches were then carried out using references. Articles were critically analysed and implications for service delivery derived. Results:  Indications for service delivery at the time of miscarriage and follow up are clear from the reported experiences of women and the psychological sequelae of miscarriage. However, there is little evidence to support the efficacy of follow up postdischarge. There are implications for service delivery and research in six domains: staff care, assessment, information, phone follow up, risk assessment and care during subsequent pregnancies. Conclusions:  Further research is needed to establish the impact on women and staff of routine follow‐up care after a miscarriage.

180S. Young et al. that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges and practices occupy central and equally acknowledged positions in the teaching and learning experiences of social work students. The framework incorporates epistemological equality, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-centered social work, cultural responsiveness, and indigenous pedagogy.

Application processes to Australian university social work courses provide an explicit example through which to explore the influence of two schools of thought -social work as an art and as a science -on social work processes. Using admissions literature and questionnaire data provided by Australian schools of social work, this qualitative study explored the extent to which these perspectives are reflected in admissions processes. It was found that in terms of both qualities sought and techniques utilised, schools are operating essentially from a social work as science perspective, although there exists a desire to access qualities from an art perspective. This is perceived as being the result of institutional requirements, resource constraints, academic conventions and lack of knowledge about how to effectively assess the latter qualities. It is argued that social work needs to assert its unique perspectives in claiming a right to determine application processes for social work courses.

Writing for publication is both a skill and an art that requires time, energy, discipline, a potential audience, and something to write about. For many post-graduate students it is a new stage in their professional development. To provide structure for this development and to manifest the prerequisite qualities, a group of post-graduate students in the Discipline of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Western Australia created The Writers' Circle. In this article we report on unexpected discoveries that contributed to our success. We review the structure and commitments of the group that led to us fulfilling our aim of each member submitting an article for publication to a peer-reviewed journal. In this article we provide suggestions on how others might establish an effective and emotionally safe writers' circle. Drawing Out the Purpose of the CircleThe Writers' Circle was initiated following informal discussions among a group of post-graduate students concerning the challenges of progressing from writing for their thesis to writing for publication. These challenges included acquiring knowledge of how to get started, adapting writing styles to meet the requirements of particular journals, staying on task, and having access

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