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Named Social Worker: programme evaluation - final report
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, INNOVATION UNIT
- Publishers:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence, Innovation Unit
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 71
- Place of publication:
- London
Final evaluation of the Named Social Worker pilot, which looked at how having a named social work can contribute to people with learning disabilities, autism or mental health needs achieving better outcomes. Specifically it looked at how they and their family can be in control of decisions about their own future, and are supported to live with dignity and independence. This report presents learning from the second phase of the pilot, which ran from October 2017 to March 2018 and involved the six sites of Bradford, Halton, Hertfordshire, Liverpool, Sheffield and Shropshire. Three sites focused on transition cases while the other three worked with individuals who were from learning disability or Transforming Care cohorts. The report provides profiles of each of the pilot sites, defines the NSW approach and its impact. Each site tailored their own approach to reflect local needs, but the objectives for all the sites was to provide excellent person-centred support, equip social workers to be enablers of person-centred and asset-based care; build more effective and integrated systems that bring together health, care and community support and deliver efficiency savings. Key findings show that despite the short implementation period, sites were highly positive about their experience of the Named Social Work pilot. The evaluation evidence suggests that the NSW pilot had significant impact at three levels of impact: improving outcomes and experiences for individuals with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions and the people around them; changing social work practice, by enabling NSWs to develop their knowledge and skills and develop ‘good social work’ practice; and enabled pilot sites to trial new ideas for working and explore and tackle wider systemic conditions. The report makes recommendations for government, training and professional bodies; and recommendations for other sites looking to embed an NSW approach. (Edited publisher abstract)
Named Social Worker: summary of evaluation findings
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 17
- Place of publication:
- London
Summary evaluation findings from phase 2 of the Named Social Worker (NSW) programme evaluation. The Programme was initiated by the Health and Social Care to build an understanding of how a named social worker can help to improve outcomes for individuals with learning disabilities, autism and mental health conditions. The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) and the Innovation Unit, worked with the six Phase 2 sites to assess the impact of the pilot on the individuals engaged in the pilot, the named social workers and the wider system. Three sites focused on transition cases while the other three worked with individuals who were from learning disability or Transforming Care cohorts. Despite the short pilot timeframe, the evaluation evidence suggests that the NSW pilot had impact across three levels: on the individuals engaged in the pilot, on the named social workers themselves and on the wider system. A predictive financial return on investment (FROI) exercise also suggested that financial return on investment (ROI) of the NSW pilot was positive for all sites. (Edited publisher abstract)
Assessing psychosocial work-related stress across five European countries: implications for workforce development
- Authors:
- DENNY Margaret, WELLS John, CUNNINGHAM Jennifer
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 6(2), 2011, pp.93-103.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The European Union's social and employment policy emphasises that member states should develop workforce development policies that combat work-related stress. However there is little comparative information on the nature of psychosocial job strain and the experiences of staff working in the vocational rehabilitative sector in mental health and intellectual disabilities. This paper reports the findings of a small-scale study, using a cross-sectional job content questionnaire (JCQ) and focus groups, to explore psychosocial job stress among managers and support workers in five European countries. Findings from the JCQ showed that just under 20 percent of the sample exhibited symptoms of job stress. The focus groups identified the key stressors as: balancing work demands with time available to carry out tasks; poor communication within organisations; and feeling unsupported in one's work. As a result of this work, which is part of the Reducing Occupational Stress Employment Project (ROSE), it was found that there are no national or European data collected upon which to base effective interventions to combat occupational stress and no effective mechanisms in the workplace to deal with occupational stress for professionals working in this sector. Based on the findings, a web site was developed that provides information to managers, trainers, and support workers to manage personal and organisational stressors and raise awareness of the issue.
An education programme for social care staff: improving the health of people who have a learning disability and epilepsy
- Authors:
- POINTU Alison, COLE Christina
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 33(1), March 2005, pp.39-43.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
This article describes and examines course feedback from a local training initiative, which contributes to the improvements in the health status of people with a learning disability, who have epilepsy. The aim is to analyse how an education programme that focused on epilepsy and its management, together with a borough wide epilepsy protocol developed the skills of the local workforce. This education programme provided a framework for social care staff, enabling them to work both safely and effectively in their support of individuals with learning disabilities that have epilepsy. Learning disability nurses led this training initiative, in response to the health needs of people with learning disabilities. Success was achieved through the collaborative working across a number of agencies and through consultation with family carers and people with learning disabilities. For the purpose of this article the term social care staff refers to people employed within the community residential/day services both in statutory and nonstatutory agencies.
Pioneers together
- Author:
- REVANS Lauren
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.4.03, 2003, pp.28-31.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at Care Trusts in Bradford, Camden and Islington, and Northumberland to see how they have developed in their first year of operation. Also examines their impact on the health and social care relationship.
Dual qualification and training: the learning disability experience
- Authors:
- ETCHELLS Jean, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 2(12), August 1999, pp.412-415.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Salford University's launch of their new joint nursing/social work training programme for learning disabilities practitioners has thrown starkly into relief the barriers and boundaries that impede joint working. This article describes the initial findings of a study canvassing the views of first intake of students, including roles, responsibilities and professional perceptions.
Review and consolidation in Brent Social Services Department: canvass of staff views
- Author:
- UNIVERSITY OF BATH. Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy
- Publisher:
- University of Bath. Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- Bath
Part of a research project which reviewed the extent and the manner in which Brent SSD was fulfilling its statutory obligations and to make recommendations accordingly. This volume contains staff views on the main difficulties facing the department. Staff felt these included: absence of clear policies and guidelines, poor management, patchy support for workers, delays in filling vacancies, inadequacy of personnel function in general, high workloads causing stress, poor working conditions, insufficient success in combating racism and lack of appropriate training.
Review and consolidation in Brent Social Services Department: the final report
- Author:
- UNIVERSITY OF BATH. Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy
- Publisher:
- University of Bath. Centre for the Analysis of Social Policy
- Publication year:
- 1987
- Pagination:
- 292p.
- Place of publication:
- Bath
Research project reviewing the extent to which and the manner in which Brent SSD was fulfilling its statutory obligations and to make recommendations accordingly. A companion volume contains a canvass of staff views.