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Transitional safeguarding: a strategic response
- Authors:
- WALKER-MCALLISTER Sian, COOPER Adi
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 34(1), 2022, pp.71-82.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper provides an overview of the new safeguarding governance arrangements introduced in Bath & NE Somerset (B&NES), outlining how a Transitional Safeguarding approach is being addressed. B&NES merged the governance arrangements for the Local Safeguarding Children’s Board (LSCB) with the Safeguarding Adults Board (SAB) and Community Safety Partnership (CSP). The primary driver for this was to create an all-encompassing life course approach to the governance of safeguarding in B&NES, through joined up leadership at a strategic level. The aim was to reduce duplication of effort from all safeguarding partners and to ensure that partners were able to prioritise the most effective approach to deliver better joined up services, particularly at the transition points across services, to reduce gaps in provision. Analysis and evaluation of this approach provides evidence that improved delivery of effective governance is beginning to have a positive impact on how services are delivered to support young people, particularly around how Transitional Safeguarding methods are used across Children’s and Adult Services to meet the needs of young people. (Edited publisher abstract)
Transitional safeguarding in London Borough of Hackney: a case study
- Author:
- GRIFFITHS Raynor
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 34(1), 2022, pp.41-50.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The article reflects upon work undertaken to date to build more robust safeguarding mechanisms for young people aged 16 -25 years old. Hackney is a diverse and vibrant London Borough, with an estimated population of 280,000 people, of which 48% are under the age of 29. In recognition of this and national work identifying the ‘gap’ in safeguarding provision for 16 − 25 year olds, the City and Hackney Safeguarding Adults Board, with the Community Safety Partnership and Children’s Partnership, set up a Task and Finish Group to address the challenge of Transitional Safeguarding. The article describes the processes adopted by the group to understand what the fundamental safeguarding issues are for young people living in Hackney. It presents key findings from the consultation and how these were subsequently used to influence developmental work regarding Transitional Safeguarding. Hackney was part of the Contextual Safeguarding Pilot and subsequently established a Context Intervention Unit. Influenced by the group’s work, it brings together skills and knowledge from both children’s and adults safeguarding services, to create a bespoke service for young people who may experience extra-familial abuse or exploitation. (Edited publisher abstract)
Preparing for adult life: safety planning in transition
- Authors:
- JOHNSON Amanda, AVERY Corinne
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 34(1), 2022, pp.51-59.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article reports on the development of a new transition service in Norfolk; ‘Preparing for Adult Life’ (PfAL), led by Adult Services (ASSD). It identifies the strategies that were used to develop effective partnership working across Children’s Services, Education and Health, including how shared understanding and learning from one another is being incorporated to manage risk and support for personalisation as part of promoting a transitional approach to safeguarding for individuals as they approach the transition to adulthood. Using the literature, the researchers examined why improved multi-agency working and understanding of roles and responsibilities is important as part of safety planning, particularly during transition to adulthood, and the benefits of an ASSD led strengths-based approach for the young person. The primary focus of this work is based on the principles of Making Safeguarding Personal to the young person; allowing opportunity to make unwise decisions, with consideration of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, and considering a risk assessed approach with the aim of achieving better outcomes for young people. (Edited publisher abstract)
Following the death of Ms A: a local authority response to transitional safeguarding
- Authors:
- WALLACE Martin, COCKER Christine
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 34(1), 2022, pp.61-69.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article discusses work done over several years in the London Borough of Havering (LBH) to develop and strengthen services for young people transitioning from Children’s Services to adulthood, care-experienced young people in particular. The impetus for this development work was a Safeguarding Adult Review (SAR) published in 2017 concerning a care-experienced young adult, Ms A, who was receiving Leaving Care services at the time of her death at the age of 20. Following a successful funding bid to the Department for Education, LBH made significant investment in transitions services, co-producing these with young adults themselves in conjunction with a work-support mental health charity MAC-UK. This work resulted in the creation of: The Cocoon, a new ‘one-stop shop’ onsite multi-agency service provision; and the Transitions Panel, a new multi-agency planning forum. This article describes the development of The Cocoon and the Transitions Panel, and summarises the impact of these developments. (Edited publisher abstract)
Facilitating extrinsic motivation and autonomous support in advanced care planning: a case study
- Authors:
- HARDT Hyoseon Shim, LEE Othelia Eun-Kyoung
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 32(1), 2022, pp.129-134.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Advanced care planning (ACP) is one area in which the importance of self-determination is highlighted during palliative care. Each client in end-of-life care can either resist, partially adopt, or deeply internalize values, goals, or belief systems. Two cases of extrinsic regulation, namely, identification, and introjection, which social workers can encounter in hospice care are described. The significant roles for social workers in facilitating autonomous support in ACP are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
How does digital technology impact on the co-production of local services? Evidence from a childcare experience
- Authors:
- CASULA Mattia, LEONARDI Chiara, ZANCANARO Massimo
- Journal article citation:
- Public Money and Management, 42(2), 2022, pp.87-97.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
By combining the academic literature on public administration and public management with that on human–computer interaction, this paper contributes discussions about how digital technology can support the co-creation of public value in co-production activities. The authors examine two case studies of participatory requirements elicitation for a technology used to support childcare services. Digital technology was intended to satisfy ‘ancillary values’, which are the values that support the main value associated with the service and that constrain how the co-production is operated. The authors’ analysis clarifies how the instrumental and the institutional roles of the technology intersect and fulfill each other. IMPACT: When designing technology to support the co-production of a public service, focusing on the functional role alone will limit the value of the exercise. This paper describes the design requirements of a digital platform for the co-creation of childcare in two different communities - a neighbourhood and a private organization. The paper will have value for anyone interested in understanding the possible impact of digital technology on co-creation of value in co-production activities for the co-design of public services. (Edited publisher abstract)
The critical role of care coordinators for persons with substance use disorder in rural settings: a case study
- Author:
- HARDCASTLE Valerie Gray
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 60(8-9), 2021, pp.561-580.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Many rural regions lack the basic fundamentals in healthcare for Opioid Use Disorder. We present a case of a dual-diagnosed, impoverished, adult female court-ordered to inpatient treatment in rural Kentucky. A care coordinator linked her to regional and community resources to address her health, environmental, and psychosocial needs, as well as provided needed transportation, coaching, and emotional support. As a result, she overcame the substantial barriers that each component of the care continuum presents in severely underserved areas. This case study highlights the critical role care coordination plays in reentry, its differences from urban areas, and its alignment with social work’s core values. (Edited publisher abstract)
Digital inclusion of older adults during COVID-19: lessons from a case study of Older Adults Technology Services (OATS)
- Authors:
- WEIL Joyce, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 64(6), 2021, pp.643-655.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Older adults’ relationship to information and communications technology (ICT) is often discussed in terms of the digital divide or technology gap. Older persons, those 65 years of age and older, are seen as excluded or marginally represented in the digital sphere, even though data show their use of technology is increasing. Challenges in technology adoption and models for improving digital inclusion are both well-known, but the COVID pandemic and its general shift to digital life have created a critical need to increase digital inclusion of older persons. A case study of Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) and the organization’s migration from in-person to virtual programming is used as an example of reframing the way the relationship of older adults to technology is seen in the field and in practice. Policy and programming implications of this new view of technology are discussed in the conclusion. (Edited publisher abstract)
With new lenses. Transcultural consultation as a tool for multicultural social work. An exploratory case study in Italy
- Author:
- GALESI Davide
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 35(4), 2021, pp.419-432.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This qualitative study explores how transcultural consultation is carried out in the social services of a local Italian area. Its purpose is to deepen our understanding of whether this methodology founded on the ethnopsychological approach can be useful in strengthening the cultural competency of social workers. Based on participant observations and semi-structured interviews, this paper illustrates how this tool helps practitioners become more aware of their values and implement more collaborative interventions, through which clients with migratory backgrounds can find a space for the expression and recognition of their internalised cultures. This paper additionally points out similarities and differences between this methodology and other cross-cultural social work models. Although transcultural consultation is conducted by psychotherapists, different application paths are proposed where even social workers can play an active role. (Edited publisher abstract)
Challenges in the provision of digital technologies to elderly with dementia to support ageing in place: a case study of a Swedish municipality
- Author:
- TSERTSIDIS Antonios
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 16(7), 2021, pp.758-768.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Purpose: The aim of this paper is to identify structural problems and challenges for the delivery of digital technologies for ageing in place to elderly with dementia. Methods: To that end, I conducted a case study in a Swedish municipality. Results: The results showed that elderly with dementia are not exploiting their full potential of receiving help in the form of technology, since the four conditions of the Consumer Direction (Control and Direct services – Variety of digital technologies for ageing in place options – Information and Support – Participation in systems design) were met to a very low degree. Conclusions: I propose that the municipality in question creates a proper knowledge-sharing platform so that occupational therapists are well informed about digital technologies for ageing in place, to allow them to provide accurate information and support to elderly with dementia, resulting in a possible increase in use of technology and subsequently support the empowerment goal of Consumer Direction. I also believe, according to the findings of this study, that the module of Information and Support should be treated as the most important condition for achieving increased Consumer Direction. (Edited publisher abstract)