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Disabled children and their families in Ukraine: health and mental health issues for families caring for their disabled child at home
- Author:
- BRIDGE Gillian
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 39(1/2), 2004, pp.89-105.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
In the Eastern European countries included in the communist system of the USSR, parents of disabled children were encouraged to commit their disabled child to institutional care. There were strict legal regulations excluding them from schools. Medical assessments were used for care decisions. Nevertheless many parents decided to care for their disabled child at home within the family. Ukraine became an independent country in 1991, when communism was replaced by liberal democracy within a free market system. Western solutions have been sought for many social problems existing, but 'hidden,' under the old regime. For more of the parents of disabled children, this has meant embracing ideas of caring for their disabled children in the community, and providing for their social, educational, and medical needs, which have previously been denied. The issue of disability is a serious one for Ukraine where the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in 1986 caused extensive radiation poisoning. This almost certainly led to an increase in the number of disabled children being born and an increase in the incidence of various forms of cancer. This paper is based on a series of observation visits to some of the many self-help groups established by parents, usually mothers, for their disabled children. It draws attention to the emotional stress experienced both by parents and their disabled children in the process of attempting to come to terms with the disabling conditions, and the denial of the normal rights of childhood resulting from prejudice, poor resources, ignorance, and restrictive legislation. Attempts have been made to identify the possible role and tasks of professional social workers within this context. International comparisons show that many parents and their children do not benefit from the medical model of disability, and that serious consequences include the development of depressive illness among those who find that little help is available from public services. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
A critical review of family caregiving of mental health consumers in Hong Kong
- Author:
- YIP Kam-Shing
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Family Social Work, 7(3), 2003, pp.71-89.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This paper is a critical review on the family caregiving of mental health consumers in Hong Kong. The writer has a brief review on related studies of family caregiving of mental health consumers. In comparing with those in the U.K. and the U.S.A., family caregivers of mental health consumers in Hong Kong are lonely, stigmatized and unsupported by mental health services and members in the community. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Social support system in practice: a generalist approach
- Author:
- MAGUIRE Lambert
- Publisher:
- National Association of Social Workers
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 207p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Silver Spring, MD
General text on social work practice, that views clients as part of an environmental system, placing people in the context of where they live, and their social and family networks. Demonstrates, through case studies and practical guidelines, how clients and social workers can make use of these networks.
A systematic review of the familial co-aggregation of schizophrenia with non-psychotic disorders
- Authors:
- DeVYLDER Jordan E., OH Hans Y.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 12(3), 2014, pp.280-301.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Schizophrenia is a highly heritable mental health condition, likely due to a combination of genetic and environmental factors. Given that genes appear to predispose offspring to vulnerabilities or endophenotypes rather than to the disorder itself, and that environmental risk-factors tend to be shared across psychopathologies, it may be expected that other non-psychotic conditions to likewise aggregate with schizophrenia in families. This article reviews studies on familial co-aggregation of schizophrenia with other disorders, published over the past two decades. Twenty-two studies met inclusion criteria. Although many early family and cohort studies lacked statistical power due to small sample sizes, the overriding pattern is one in favor of familial co-aggregation of schizophrenia with a broad range of psychiatric conditions, including affective, anxiety, substance use, and childhood-onset disorders, which has been confirmed in recent population-based studies. Several causal hypotheses are proposed to explain these associations, which should be directly tested in future studies. These results suggest that family-based social work interventions for schizophrenia may benefit from an added emphasis on prevention and treatment of common mental health conditions among family members. (Edited publisher abstract)
The recovery framework as a way of understanding families' responses to mental illness: balancing different needs and recovery journeys
- Authors:
- WYDER Marianne, BLAND Robert
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 67(2), 2014, pp.179-196.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Personal recovery is a guiding principle in mental health and suggests that consumers own and are responsible for their own recovery. An exclusive focus on the recovery of those living with mental illness challenges the relevance of recovery concepts to families’ experiences. This paper extends these recovery principles to consider if the recovery framework is helpful in understanding families’ experiences. We distinguished the family's recovery task by recovery-oriented support and the family's own recovery journey. By applying recovery frameworks developed by Davidson et al. and Leamy et al. to these two tasks, we were able to highlight similarities and points of tension between consumer and family recovery tasks. The tasks for families include: (1) maintaining hope; (2) reconnecting; (3) overcoming secondary trauma; and (4) journeying from carer to family. Family response to mental illness is a dynamic, multilayered process rather than a static and enduring role of caregiving. The recovery framework offers an alternative way to understand a family's response to mental illness and suggests possibilities for social work practice with families. (Edited publisher abstract)
Home supervision requirements: messages from research
- Authors:
- GADDA Andressa, FITZPATRICK John Paul
- Publisher:
- Centre for Excellence for Looked After Children in Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This briefing summarises key findings of research on Home Supervision Requirements (HSRs) in Scotland. A HSR is a type of legal supervision order which is unique to the Scottish system of child legislation. Children who are subject to an HSR are ‘looked after’ by a local authority whilst still living at home with a parent or relevant person. A social worker is allocated to the case in order to ensure that the terms of the requirement are being met. It summarises knowledge from existing research and incorporates new evidence from a recent study exploring views and experiences of young people, their parents and social workers with this type of intervention. The briefing suggests that children who are subject to an HSR have typically been known to social work services for a number of years before being placed on compulsory supervision. Families experience multiple, chronic problems such as domestic violence, drug and alcohol abuse, mental health problems and financial difficulties. The needs of children who are subject to an HSR are similar, if not the same, as those who are ‘looked after’ away from home.
Introducing social work
- Editors:
- SHARDLOW Steven M., NELSON Peter, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Russell House
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 120p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Lyme Regis
What is professional social work? What is it that social workers actually do? This text will inform and encourage reflection amongst its readers, including: anyone thinking about becoming a social worker, or just starting their training; researchers and policy makers who need a starting point; those looking to build collaborative relationships. Broad discussion of social and historical context – and what is most likely to influence future developments - is illustrated by chapters that explore in more depth contemporary policy and practice in: care for older people; work with children and families; work with offenders and juvenile justice; disability; mental illness. Written by acknowledged experts from both teaching and practice, these chapters describe and analyse the relevant forms, structures and methods of practice; and will help you to discover the specific social, political and economic contexts; identify the legislation which guides practice; consider the way services are organised; begin to think about the issues which challenge practitioners in their everyday work.
A will to live
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 29.4.99, 1999, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A social workers talks to the author about the dilemma she faced when she tried to find an alternative to sectioning a man with a young family who had tried the hang himself, and was intent on further suicide attempts.
Prozac, families and the law: implications for social work practice
- Authors:
- MASON Susan E., POLLACK Daniel
- Journal article citation:
- Clinical Social Work Journal, 26(3), 1998, pp.317-332.
- Publisher:
- Springer
- Place of publication:
- New York
Prozac has been on the market for more than 10 years and has become one of the most heavily utilised medications in the United States; approximately 17 million prescriptions have been written. Along with its popularity, there have been a multitude of legal cases citing the use of Prozac to explain a variety of behaviours. Social workers in clinical practice need to understand the legal implications of having clients who are taking the medication. Reviews twenty-eight appellate court cases in the USA involving families and Prozac between 1991 and 1997 and discusses their clinical practice implications.
Working collaboratively with families
- Author:
- HATFIELD Agnes B.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 25(3), 1997, pp.77-85.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Discusses how research studies indicate that significant tension characterises the relationships between providers and families whose relative is being treated in the mental health system. Recommends that genuinely collaborative relationships be developed in order that people receiving treatment receive optimal care. Collaboration is defined, barriers identified, and ways to overcome these barriers suggested.