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Social worker contribution to the multidisciplinary team in preventative approaches for children and young people at risk of mental health issues: evidence from improvement knowledge
- Author:
- INGLIS Shelia
- Editor:
- MUIRHEAD Stuart
- Publisher:
- IRISS
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 14
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This report aims to explore what works to support the multi-disciplinary team to develop preventative approaches for children and young people at risk of mental health issues. It aims to capture real-life examples of improvement, recommendations for service improvement, evaluation reports, practice development, piloting and scoping initiatives. It highlights key findings from six identified reports. It is one of three linked evidence summaries from the NHS Education for Scotland Networked Evidence Search and Summary Service, which combine evidence from research, practice and improvement to inform an action plan for East Dunbartonshire. (Edited publisher abstract)
Social worker contribution to the multidisciplinary team in preventative approaches for children and young people at risk of mental health issues: evidence from published research
- Author:
- McAUGHTRIE Alison
- Editor:
- MUIRHEAD Stuart
- Publisher:
- IRISS
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 18
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This summary identifies evidence on the effectiveness of preventative therapeutic approaches to prevent children progressing to more severe mental health problems which need more intensive healthcare interventions. It also looked at the implementation of approaches, factors for success; and social services staff involvement in implementing these approaches. The review found little evidence which looked specifically at the role of social services in prevention and early intervention. Suggested reasons are that: social services tend only to get involved when a more serious level has been reached; resistance to getting involved in what is perceived as a ‘health issue’; lack of training; and difficulties of assessing specific impact. However, some examples where social services staff have worked to try and prevent serious mental health issues developing were identified. The review also found there was a lack of solid longitudinal analysis and identifies that more research is needed to assert that prevention and early intervention strategies are effective. It is one of three linked evidence summaries from the NHS Education for Scotland Networked Evidence Search and Summary Service, which combine evidence from research, practice and improvement to inform an action plan for East Dunbartonshire. (Edited publisher abstract)