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Think ahead: social work poll
- Author:
- COMRES
- Publisher:
- ComRes
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 8
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on the results of an online survey of 2,033 of British adults which asked about the role of social workers in providing support for people with mental health problems. The survey also asked about the type of support people thought social workers could provide for people with severe mental health problems and professionals involved in deciding whether someone could be detained under the Mental Health Act. Results included that only 41 per cent of those surveyed thought of social workers as important providers of mental health support, whereas 69 per cent identified psychiatrists and 65 per cent identified GPs. (Edited publisher abstract)
Hidden trauma victims: understanding and preventing traumatic stress in mental health professionals
- Authors:
- KANNO Hanae, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 15(3), 2017, pp.331-353.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Mental health professionals, including social workers, are often exposed to the traumatic experiences of clients in their work with victims of violence, crime, and disaster. Given their empathetic engagement with traumatised victims, they may experience severe emotional reactions such as terror, grief, and rage. Empirical evidence identifies these emotional reactions as “traumatic stress” including burnout, Traumatic Countertransference (TC), Vicarious Trauma (VT), and Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS)/Compassion Fatigue (CF). In this study, the history and definition of each traumatic stress are examined, and differences among them are explored. Preventive strategies for reducing traumatic stress in mental health professionals are discussed. (Edited publisher abstract)
Social work contribution to the multidisciplinary team in preventative approaches for children and young people at risk of mental health issues: evidence from practice
- Author:
- INGLIS Shelia
- Editor:
- MUIRHEAD Stuart
- Publisher:
- IRISS
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 16
An analysis of work carried out with practitioners working in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland to examine the social worker contribution to the multidisciplinary team in preventing mental health issues among children and young people at risk. It draws on the results of a focus group with five practitioners (including a child protection coordinator, social worker and senior practitioner) and interviews with three practitioners. Key messages highlight the importance of: recognising the complex nature of the cases multi-disciplinary teams are working with; continuing to develop multi-disciplinary engagement in case conferences; to develop a better understanding of other professional roles within the multi-disciplinary team; and have more knowledge about what works and processes across the sectors. 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 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)
Social worker contribution to the multidisciplinary team in preventative approaches for children and young people at risk of mental health issues: a summary of evidence
- Author:
- WALES Ann
- Editor:
- MUIRHEAD Stuart
- Publisher:
- IRISS
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 6
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
Brings together evidence from three linked from three linked evidence summaries from the NHS Education for Scotland (NES) Networked Evidence Search and Summary Service, focussing on the social worker contribution to the multidisciplinary team in preventing mental health issues among children and young people. Together, these reports combine evidence from research, practice and improvement to inform an action plan for East Dunbartonshire. Based on the evidence, the report identifies actions for East Dunbartonshire in order to address challenges in three areas: how multidisciplinary teams can identify the most appropriate approach for children and young people at risk; how to engage and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team in a way that recognises the unique contribution of social workers; and building confidence and empowering social workers to maximise their role in prevention and support for young people with indications of mental health problems. (Edited publisher abstract)
Resilience, mental health and Assertive Community Treatment
- Authors:
- HURLEY Dermot J., O’REILLY Richard L.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 15(6), 2017, pp.730-748.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Clinicians try to promote resilience by building an effective therapeutic relationship with their clients. Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an established approach for providing services to individuals with severe mental illness who have not fared well in the regular mental health system. This work underscores the importance of a resilient therapeutic relationship in preventing relapse and assuring adherence to therapeutic outcomes. Persistent psychiatric illness takes a toll on the resilience of the client, while the relationship work takes a toll on the resilience of the clinician. This article explores the concept of relational resilience between clinician and client as a dynamic process of shared success and failure, progress and regression through cycles of crisis, stabilisation, relapse, and partial recovery. This is a qualitative study exploring how ACT clinicians promote and sustain resilience and is based on interviews with social workers, nurses, occupational and recreational therapists, coordinators, and psychiatrists. (Publisher abstract)
Mental health knowledge gaps in the child protection work with parents: a narrative review of the social work literature
- Author:
- KARPETIS George
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 31(3), 2017, pp.353-368.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This is a narrative review of the latest peer-reviewed social work literature on the child protection work with parents. Aiming to identify knowledge gaps, the study researches the mental health aspects of the implicit or explicit theoretical perspectives underpinning the assessment and intervention with parents. An electronic database search extracted 38 peer-reviewed journal articles. It was found that the theoretical perspectives the publications adopted were the managerial, the critical, the humanistic, the psychodynamic and the behavioural. The study identified mental health knowledge gaps in the assessment and intervention work with parents across all theoretical perspectives and stressed the need for process and effectiveness studies on the work with parents, under explicit theoretical perspectives. The study finally highlights the need for the social work profession to increase its mental health literacy through mental health education for students and practitioners alike. (Publisher abstract)
Psychosocial and environmental factors in the prognosis of individuals with chronic pain and comorbid mental health
- Authors:
- HRUSCHAK Valerie, COCHRAN Gerald
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 56(7), 2017, pp.573-587.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Chronic pain has considerable medical, social, and economic implications as its high prevalence rate and negative societal burden provides justification that it is a major health issue. The value of understanding psychological, social, and environmental factors in chronic pain has become widely recognised and accepted as a biopsychosocial phenomenon in which the social work perspective offers a valuable lens. Through the critical application of systems theory and ecological perspective, accompanied with the diathesis stress model, this article examines psychosocial and environmental influences as being contributory factors in the prognosis of individuals with chronic pain and comorbid mental health disorders. The social work profession will also be explored as playing a definite role in addressing elements pertaining to pain management depicted from these theories. Lastly, implications for research, policy, and practice will be reviewed to better understand the association between psychosocial and environmental influences of individuals with chronic pain and comorbid mental health issues. (Publisher abstract)
The right to recover: the voices of professionals. Provision of therapeutic support for children and young people following sexual abuse in the West of Scotland
- Authors:
- WALES Alison, LOVE Rachel
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 43
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper discusses the findings from qualitative research which explored the emotional needs assessment of children following sexual abuse and referral to therapeutic services, including the needs of their non-abusing parent or carer. It focuses specifically on the themes that emerged from professionals who took part in discussion groups, and provides a companion paper to the main research report. Professionals involved in the discussion groups included social workers, police officers, child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) practitioners, and health professionals. Discussions explored how children and non-abusing parents/carers emotional health needs are currently assessed following sexual abuse; how children are currently referred to therapeutic support where this is required; different professional roles and processes in the assessment and referral of children and young people; and different professionals’ knowledge of and views about local therapeutic service provision. The report highlights key issues raised by professionals in the area of assessment and referral, staff confidence and skills, undetected child sexual abuse, social workers’ role in ‘working therapeutically’ with vulnerable children experiencing sexual abuse, information sharing with General Practitioners, and the role of CAMH services with children experiencing sexual abuse. (Edited publisher abstract)