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Issue 01 Strengthening Families Journal
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2020
- Pagination:
- 22
- Place of publication:
- London
The theme of this first issue is the ways in which local authorities participating in the Strengthening Families, Protecting Children (SFPC) programme. are responding to COVID-19. SFPC is a five-year Department for Education programme to support local authorities improve their work with families and safely reduce the number of children entering care by implementing successful sector-designed innovations. This issue explores how authorities are successfully supporting and adopting innovation during a pandemic – overcoming challenges and adapting approaches. The articles highlight some of the outstanding work that has continued to progress during this challenging time, supplemented by up-to-date research and evidence from the UK and around the world. It includes: scaling innovation – learning from the innovators; building relationships – a remote, restorative, and relational approach; responding to need – revisiting the Children Act 1989; ‘Building the plane while flying it’ – Rochdale’s Adoption of No Wrong Door; making a difference – the impact on children, young people and families; programme insights – adopters’ survey. (Edited publisher abstract)
Joint working to deliver better care
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, et al
- Publisher:
- London Councils
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 25
- Place of publication:
- London
Short report of joint event organised by London Health and Care Integration Collaborative, SCIE and PPL on the theme of joint working to deliver better care. The event was attended by over 70 people in London with an interest in or involved in delivering integrated care. It aimed to enable participants to hear the views of experts, share learning and practice about what works, and learn about practical steps they can take to develop joint working and ensure it works effectively. Areas covered included developing an effective communications and engagement strategy, leading co-ordinated, co-located teams, and co-producing change with people who use services. The report provides summaries of the plenary sessions and discussion at the event. Key messages include, that: prevention, early intervention and integrated care are all linked; leaders are able to look beyond their own organisation to the needs of the system overall; we need to see communities and people as assets with contributions to make; and that getting staff buy in and valuing staff contributions and ideas is critical. (Edited publisher abstract)
Phasing out the Liverpool Care Pathway: a briefing for social care providers
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 2
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing answers the key questions that social care providers may have about the use of the Liverpool Care Pathway following the Government announcement that the Pathway will be phased out and replaced with an end of life care plan. The briefing has been produced by SCIE in association with Care Providers Alliance, English Community Care Association and United Kingdom Homecare Assocation. (Original abstract)
Towards excellence in adult social care: progress with adult social care priorities England 2011/12
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, et al
- Publisher:
- Towards Excellence in Adult Social Care
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report aims to inform and support improvement in adult social care, and offers an overview of the progress of councils in England towards better care and support. It draws limited statistics to identify some aspects of progress and challenges for councils. Key findings in the following areas: access to adult social care services; enhancing the quality of life; prevention; the experience of people who use services and carers; feeling safe; and resources (local authority and personal budgets). It shows shows that some services have been adversely affected by the current financial situation, but there are signs that local councils are putting effective measures in place to protect the most vulnerable people from the worst excesses of austerity. The review was conducted by Towards Excellence in Adult Social Care (TEASC). A set of tools to help councils analyse their progress have also been developed. (Original abstract)
Effective supervision in social work and social care
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This research briefing provides an overview of the evidence concerning the value of supervision in supporting the practice of social care and social work. The briefing covers evidence on the use of different models of supervision and outcomes for workers, employers, service users and carers. This includes its impact on job satisfaction, assistance in performing tasks, staff retention, stress and burnout. It also considers evidence on the costs of supervision and concludes with implications for policy-makers, practitioners, organisations, service users, carers and researchers. The review identified evidence that the provision of supervision is associated with positive outcomes for workers (e.g. job satisfaction) and organisations (e.g. job retention). However, there is as yet little evidence that the implementation of structured supervision can improve these outcomes.
Co-production and participation: older people with high support needs
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report provides a summary of the research literature on the participation and co-production of older people with high support needs. It identifies the benefits and barriers to participation and also includes a small-scale survey of good practice. The report notes that 'older people with high support needs' are a diverse group, falling into two strands of disadvantage - age and disability. Factors that may contribute to high support needs are also identified as: gender; ethnicity; religion and belief; lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people; poverty; learning disability; dementia and mental health problems; sensory impairment and housing contexts. The report goes on to identify the benefits and barriers to participation and different ways of involving older people. A resources section sets out resources available to support co-production in social care, including assessment tools and examples of practice and service development undertaken in co-production. The conclusion offers recommendations for improving practice. The report will be of particular interest to commissioners of social and health care services; people working in housing provision; service users and others developing the co-production/participation agenda in care provision and service development.
Keeping personal budgets personal: learning from the experiences of older people, people with mental health problems and their carers
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 90p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report is a summary of people’s experiences of using self-directed support and personal budgets. The research was conducted by a joint team from Acton Shapiro, the National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL) and the Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU). The study was based primarily on the experiences of 69 personal budget holders and carers, supported by the views of 40 practitioners and managers from local authorities, and 12 support provider organisations (including five user-led organisations). The findings are structured around the main stages of the personal budget process: moving to a personal budget, including access to information and advice; assessment, self-assessment and resource allocation; support planning and brokerage arrangements; setting up services and managing the personal budget. A final section covers key themes and issues. Whilst examples of positive practice were found, all the case study sites emphasised that it was still ‘early days’ for them in terms of the implementation of personal budgets, and both their personal budgets systems and front-line practice were still evolving.
SCIE research briefing 34: communication training for care home workers: outcomes for older people, staff, families and friends
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 16p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing draws on a range of UK and internationally published research to look at training to improve nursing and residential care workers' communication skills. This research asks: What sort of topics does ‘training in communication skills’ cover? What teaching and learning methods can be used to deliver training? Does training lead to improvements in knowledge? Does training improve the way that staff in nursing and care homes communicate with older people, their family carers and friends? Do residents and family carers think that training has resulted in improvements to the quality of care that they receive? What incentives and reinforcements can be used to help staff continue to apply what they have learned during training? Implications from the research for organisations, the policy community, practitioners and people who use services and their carers are briefly discussed. More studies looking at the effects of training in the long term and more drawing on the perspectives of older people and carers are needed.
SCIE systematic mapping guidance: draft
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 151p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Systematic mapping is a transparent technique for describing research literature on a broad topic. A map provides both a searchable database for researchers and policy makers, and a stand-alone piece of work describing the literature on that topic. The aims of systematic mapping are: to describe the nature and coverage of research in the topic area; provide a specific resource from which to inform and commission reviews, briefings or primary research by identifying gaps in the research literature; provide a searchable bibliographic database; and provide a resource for a range of audiences including practitioners, academics, policymakers, students and the public. SCIE has been developing the process of systematic mapping in social care for 4 years, building on previous work by the Evidence for Policy and Practice Information and Co-ordinating Centre (EPPI-Centre). These guidelines are designed to be a step-by-step guide to the systematic mapping process at SCIE. Section 1 provides an overview and describes important aspects of systematic mapping, and section 2 covers the technical aspects of systematic mapping in more detail. This guidance is under continuous development and will be updated.
Independence, community and environment: final report of the Sustainable Social Care Learning Network
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 36p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Sustainable development is about balancing social, economic and environmental priorities. The Department of Health commissioned the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) to lead a project to bring together adult social care and health with sustainable development. The programme aims were to: consider what is meant by sustainable development in this context; analyse the key challenges associated with developing a sustainable social care model; raise awareness across the sector and disseminate good practice; recommend how sustainable social care can be taken forward, in particular to face the challenges presented by climate change. The programme has been comprised of two projects one of which was the Sustainable Social Care Learning Network delivered by the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU). The LGiU established a Learning Network with members from 11 councils in England together with participants from relevant organisations. This report reflects the discussions and observations from the Learning Network. A series of four seminars considered social care from the perspectives of: sustainable commissioning and development; resilience, adaptation and climate change; creating the environment for care: a consideration of the physical environment and its role in sustainable social care; and personalization. The Network considered how the key tools needed to deliver a sustainable system, i.e. Strategic commissioning, procurement, design and planning, joint working, could be refocused and adapted. The conclusions from the Network contained in this report comprise the first step towards building a framework for sustainable social care.