Brings together academics, professionals and researchers from the human services professions to assess key developments and underlying issues around inter-agency and inter-professional relations as they affect hospitals, general practice and community care. Includes chapters on: the theoretical background to inter-professional work; education and management issues; work with children, disabled people, older people and people with mental health problems; implications for carers; and developments in Australia, Western Europe and the USA.
Brings together academics, professionals and researchers from the human services professions to assess key developments and underlying issues around inter-agency and inter-professional relations as they affect hospitals, general practice and community care. Includes chapters on: the theoretical background to inter-professional work; education and management issues; work with children, disabled people, older people and people with mental health problems; implications for carers; and developments in Australia, Western Europe and the USA.
Subject terms:
interagency cooperation, interprofessional relations, mental health services, multidisciplinary services, physical disabilities, carers, child protection, community care, general practitioners, health care;
Examines the conflicting demands on, and pressures and criticisms of the social work profession. Among the issues covered are: challenges from above in the form of inquiries, reviews and new legislation; challenges from below by users, potential users and social workers themselves, about the ways in which power and control are exercised in social work; and the social and cultural diversity of needs which social work must meet, including issues of gender, ethnicity, sexuality and disability.
Examines the conflicting demands on, and pressures and criticisms of the social work profession. Among the issues covered are: challenges from above in the form of inquiries, reviews and new legislation; challenges from below by users, potential users and social workers themselves, about the ways in which power and control are exercised in social work; and the social and cultural diversity of needs which social work must meet, including issues of gender, ethnicity, sexuality and disability.
Subject terms:
homosexuality, physical disabilities, social policy, social work, social workers, child protection, community care, children, ethnicity;
An annual report collating the social services statistical returns from local authorities in Wales. The report includes information on children, adults receiving services, people with physical, sensory of a learning disability, mental health services and staff directly employed by local authority social services departments.
(Edited publisher abstract)
An annual report collating the social services statistical returns from local authorities in Wales. The report includes information on children, adults receiving services, people with physical, sensory of a learning disability, mental health services and staff directly employed by local authority social services departments.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
looked after children, adoption, child protection, community care, learning disabilities, social services, social care staff, mental health problems, staff, physical disabilities, sensory impairments, care homes, residential care, foster carers, older people, social care professionals;
This book provides a current overview of research on 'what works' in social care services for children and families. The research covers sections on services for children who are looked after away from home; interventions aimed at reducing the social exclusion of children and young people; and interventions aimed at protecting children or promoting their health. In addition, the book discusses the importance of research evidence to policy and practice, and includes a commentary from young people themselves.
This book provides a current overview of research on 'what works' in social care services for children and families. The research covers sections on services for children who are looked after away from home; interventions aimed at reducing the social exclusion of children and young people; and interventions aimed at protecting children or promoting their health. In addition, the book discusses the importance of research evidence to policy and practice, and includes a commentary from young people themselves.
Extended abstract:
Authors
MCNEISH Diana; NEWMAN Tony; ROBERTS Helen; eds.
Title
What works for children: effective services for children and families.
Publisher
Open University Press, 2002.
Summary
With contributions from experts in the child welfare field, this book provides an overview of the best current evidence from research on 'what works' in social care services for children and families. The research reviews are helpfully laid out in sections covering services for children who are looked after away from home; interventions aimed at reducing the social exclusion of children and young people; and interventions aimed at protecting children or promoting their health. In addition to summaries of the research in these areas, this book discusses the importance of research evidence to policy and practice and includes a commentary from young people themselves.
Context
The Government has made it clear that social care services, in common with other professions, must base practice on the best evidence of what works. Major new investments in child care programmes have been accompanied by an increased emphasis on evidence based practice, particularly interventions that have been validated by research methods featuring 'before' and 'after' measurements and comparison groups. Following the lead in health care, a growing range of consortia - for example, Research in Practice, making Research Count and the Centre for Evidence Based Social Services - are making robust evidence available to an increasing number of social workers. The authors sate that this book will be of use to those working with vulnerable children, in particular social workers, teachers, youth workers and health care professionals.
Contents
The material in this volume is divided into three parts. Part one, which contains four chapters, discusses social care services for adopted and looked after children. Part two, which consists of five chapters, looks at what works in relation to social exclusion, and it suggests that a prerequisite to social inclusion in a democratic society is social engagement. Part three, which contains four chapters, reviews interventions and strategies that can reduce morbidity and mortality, focussing on three distinct but overlapping areas: the protection of children from abuse and neglect, the promotion of children's well-being through the reduction of health inequalities, and supporting families through addressing the single biggest challenge reported by parents and practitioners - how to help children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. Each chapter begins with key messages that are contained within the chapter and concludes with references. The text contains a name index and a subject index.
Conclusion
"Although young people do not use the language of 'effectiveness' or 'evidence-based practice', some of their messages have a lot in common with those outlined by the contributors to this book. Many young people who have experience of the care system, for example, concur with the messages in Part 1 of this book about the importance of listening to young people and providing support during and after care. These young people and others can also speak eloquently about the experiences of social exclusion highlighted in Part 2 and many of the issues concerning health and safety in Part 3 are also echoed by young people. Of course, the views of young people, however carefully collected, are themselves only one source of evidence. To pretend that young people have all the answers would be both foolish and patronising. But they provide a source of knowledge that has frequently been overlooked and, combined with other sources, they offer an essential addition to the evidence base for practice."
860 References
ISBN 0 335 20938 6
Subject terms:
looked after children, physical disabilities, social exclusion, social services, user participation, vulnerable children, child protection, community care, children, children in need, families, evidence-based practice, health needs;
Divided into three sections, each of which sheds light in different ways on the challenges and critical issues raised at the interface between social work and the law, this text covers issues such as: the relationship between social work values and the law; partnership with service users; risk and professional judgement; human rights; child protection and family support; elder abuse; youth justice; disability and special educational needs; and community care.
Divided into three sections, each of which sheds light in different ways on the challenges and critical issues raised at the interface between social work and the law, this text covers issues such as: the relationship between social work values and the law; partnership with service users; risk and professional judgement; human rights; child protection and family support; elder abuse; youth justice; disability and special educational needs; and community care.
Subject terms:
human rights, law, physical disabilities, risk, social work methods, social work theories, user participation, youth justice, child protection, community care, elder abuse, ethics;
Contains papers on: participation and involvement in social care; research and evaluation for service users; action research for the development of children's services in Ukraine; groupwork as a vehicle for user participation; family involvement in child protection; the production of a guide for disabled people to accessing community care assessments; developing strategies for working with cares of older people with mental health problems; meeting the needs of young carers; older people as participating patients; working with Sickle Cell/Thalassaemia support groups; empowering patients; female offenders and the probation service; user involvement, community care and disability research; and research informing practice.
Contains papers on: participation and involvement in social care; research and evaluation for service users; action research for the development of children's services in Ukraine; groupwork as a vehicle for user participation; family involvement in child protection; the production of a guide for disabled people to accessing community care assessments; developing strategies for working with cares of older people with mental health problems; meeting the needs of young carers; older people as participating patients; working with Sickle Cell/Thalassaemia support groups; empowering patients; female offenders and the probation service; user involvement, community care and disability research; and research informing practice.
Subject terms:
older people, physical disabilities, sickle cell anaemia, social care, social care provision, user participation, action research, carers, child protection, community care, empowerment;
Pack containing eight floppy discs containing data on: demographic and social profiles; childrens services; adult services; services for older people; services for adults with disabilities or mental health problems; and unit costs. The content is laid out in four different graph types: ranked bar charts, line charts, scattergrams, and histograms. The pack includes a start up guide. Minimum systems requirements are: any IBM compatible machine with a 486 processor; 8MB of RAM; windows version 3.1 or later; and approximately 18MB of space.
Pack containing eight floppy discs containing data on: demographic and social profiles; childrens services; adult services; services for older people; services for adults with disabilities or mental health problems; and unit costs. The content is laid out in four different graph types: ranked bar charts, line charts, scattergrams, and histograms. The pack includes a start up guide. Minimum systems requirements are: any IBM compatible machine with a 486 processor; 8MB of RAM; windows version 3.1 or later; and approximately 18MB of space.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, local authorities, looked after children, mental health problems, needs, older people, physical disabilities, residential care, social welfare law, statistical methods, child protection, community care, children, costs, demographics, expenditure;
GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
Publisher:
Great Britain. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
Publication year:
1995
Pagination:
48p.
Place of publication:
London
Report from a series of workshops on implementation of the Children Act 1989 with regard to children in need. Included sessions on: disabled children; child protection; interagency cooperation; resources; children's services plans; the voluntary sector; the purchaser/provider split; and the interface with community care.
Report from a series of workshops on implementation of the Children Act 1989 with regard to children in need. Included sessions on: disabled children; child protection; interagency cooperation; resources; children's services plans; the voluntary sector; the purchaser/provider split; and the interface with community care.
Subject terms:
interagency cooperation, needs, physical disabilities, planning, purchaser-provider split, social welfare law, social care provision, voluntary organisations, voluntary sector, child protection, community care, children;
Includes sections on: demographic and social profiles; childrens services; adult services; services for older people; services for adults with disabilities or mental health problems; and unit costs.
Includes sections on: demographic and social profiles; childrens services; adult services; services for older people; services for adults with disabilities or mental health problems; and unit costs.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, local authorities, looked after children, mental health problems, needs, older people, physical disabilities, residential care, registers, statistical methods, adult social care, child protection, community care, childrens social care, costs, demographics, expenditure;
GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health. Social Services Inspectorate
Publisher:
HMSO
Publication year:
1995
Pagination:
102p.
Place of publication:
London
Subject terms:
HIV AIDS, inspection, learning disabilities, looked after children, mental health problems, multidisciplinary services, older people, physical disabilities, quality assurance, social services, social welfare law, social care provision, staff development, training, alcohol misuse, child protection, community care, children, domestic violence, drug misuse;