Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 15(2), 2015, pp.147-164.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Place of publication:
Philadelphia, USA
Factors related to implementation of evidence-based practices in the treatment of addiction include the personal history of addiction and recovery of service providers working in those treatment services. The purpose of this Delphi study was to outline knowledge translation (KT) activities that are specific to the needs of service providers who are themselves in recovery from addiction. Twelve administrators of addiction agencies serving women in Canada proposed that service providers who are aligned predominantly with their recovery experiences when making clinical decisions would benefit from tailored KT. In addition, knowledge brokering, professional training, and inclusion of this subpopulation of service providers in research activities is the most promising KT for enhancing the implementation
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Factors related to implementation of evidence-based practices in the treatment of addiction include the personal history of addiction and recovery of service providers working in those treatment services. The purpose of this Delphi study was to outline knowledge translation (KT) activities that are specific to the needs of service providers who are themselves in recovery from addiction. Twelve administrators of addiction agencies serving women in Canada proposed that service providers who are aligned predominantly with their recovery experiences when making clinical decisions would benefit from tailored KT. In addition, knowledge brokering, professional training, and inclusion of this subpopulation of service providers in research activities is the most promising KT for enhancing the implementation of evidence-based practices.
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Experiencing domestic abuse can have a detrimental effect on the mother-child relationship. Domestic Abuse Recovering Together (DART) is a ten-week programme which focuses on rebuilding the mother-child relationship after the abuse has ended and supporting other aspects of recovery.
The evaluation of DART utilises a quasi-experimental, mixed methods design and this article focuses on the pre- the service highly and the majority of service users felt that it had helped their recovery.
Qualitative interviews with ten DART practitioners identified barriers and facilitators which influenced outcome achievement. For example, joint mother/child sessions helped to improve their relationship, whilst contact with the perpetrator could limit the positive effects of the intervention. Such findings
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Experiencing domestic abuse can have a detrimental effect on the mother-child relationship. Domestic Abuse Recovering Together (DART) is a ten-week programme which focuses on rebuilding the mother-child relationship after the abuse has ended and supporting other aspects of recovery.
The evaluation of DART utilises a quasi-experimental, mixed methods design and this article focuses on the pre- and post-DART standardised measures obtained on mothers and children and practitioner interviews. Analyses identified significant positive changes in measures of participants’ wellbeing following DART. Results also indicated that mothers were more affectionate to their children and children were experiencing significantly fewer difficulties. Mothers, children and professionals who made referrals to DART rated the service highly and the majority of service users felt that it had helped their recovery.
Qualitative interviews with ten DART practitioners identified barriers and facilitators which influenced outcome achievement. For example, joint mother/child sessions helped to improve their relationship, whilst contact with the perpetrator could limit the positive effects of the intervention. Such findings informed the development of a new domestic abuse service.
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Subject terms:
mothers, parent-child relations, domestic violence, service provision, needs, recovery, evaluation;
YOUNG Lance Brendan, GRANT Kathleen M., TYLER Kimberly A.
Journal article citation:
Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, 15(3), 2015, pp.307-326.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Place of publication:
Philadelphia, USA
This article identifies potential barriers to substance use recovery associated with rural residence. The evidence is discussed and illustrated with examples. Fourteen specific barriers to substance abuse recovery are identified within 4 broad categories: access to treatment services, access to other professionals, access to peer support groups, and barriers to confidentiality. Although telehealth, expansion of mental health care, intensive referral, and other efforts might enhance access to care, the evidence suggests practitioners and researchers should remain aware of community-level barriers to recovery from substance use disorder and work with clients to overcome them.
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This article identifies potential barriers to substance use recovery associated with rural residence. The evidence is discussed and illustrated with examples. Fourteen specific barriers to substance abuse recovery are identified within 4 broad categories: access to treatment services, access to other professionals, access to peer support groups, and barriers to confidentiality. Although telehealth, expansion of mental health care, intensive referral, and other efforts might enhance access to care, the evidence suggests practitioners and researchers should remain aware of community-level barriers to recovery from substance use disorder and work with clients to overcome them.
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Background: Recovery from mental health challenges is beginning to be explored as an inherently social process. There is a need to measure social recovery. Targeted measures would be utilised in needs assessment, service delivery, and programme evaluation. This paper reports on the first stage of development of a social recovery measure.
Aims: Explore the social aspects of recovery as reported by individuals with lived experience.
Method: A qualitative study using thematic analysis of data from focus groups with 41 individuals in recovery.
Results: Three meta-themes of social recovery emerged: community, self-concept, and capacities. Each theme contained a number of sub-themes concerned with a sense of belonging, inherent acceptability of the self, and ability to cope with mental distress
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Background: Recovery from mental health challenges is beginning to be explored as an inherently social process. There is a need to measure social recovery. Targeted measures would be utilised in needs assessment, service delivery, and programme evaluation. This paper reports on the first stage of development of a social recovery measure.
Aims: Explore the social aspects of recovery as reported by individuals with lived experience.
Method: A qualitative study using thematic analysis of data from focus groups with 41 individuals in recovery.
Results: Three meta-themes of social recovery emerged: community, self-concept, and capacities. Each theme contained a number of sub-themes concerned with a sense of belonging, inherent acceptability of the self, and ability to cope with mental distress and engage socially.
Conclusions: Study participants clearly spoke to common human needs to belong, contribute, and have hope for one's future. Findings converged with results of consumer-led research that emphasise the importance of overcoming the impact of illness on the self and social context.
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Subject terms:
mental health problems, service users, recovery, social inclusion, needs, assessment;
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 18(1), 2019, Online only
Publisher:
Department of Social Work. University of Strathclyde.
With growing pressure on child and adolescent mental health teams to meet the needs of young people in care, alongside limited resources, there is an increasing need for care settings to consider their role in providing trauma informed, healing care environments. This article describes the process of developing a therapeutic framework within a small residential care setting in Scotland. The framework encapsulates the importance of attending to the needs of the organisation as a whole in order to provide a safe, attuned and responsive environment, highlighting the fundamental layers of care necessary to provide a foundation upon which the healing journey can begin.
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With growing pressure on child and adolescent mental health teams to meet the needs of young people in care, alongside limited resources, there is an increasing need for care settings to consider their role in providing trauma informed, healing care environments. This article describes the process of developing a therapeutic framework within a small residential care setting in Scotland. The framework encapsulates the importance of attending to the needs of the organisation as a whole in order to provide a safe, attuned and responsive environment, highlighting the fundamental layers of care necessary to provide a foundation upon which the healing journey can begin.
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Subject terms:
case studies, residential care, residential child care, child and adolescent mental health services, needs, looked after children, therapies, recovery, psychology;
Journal of Mental Health, 27(4), 2018, pp.307-313.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Place of publication:
London
Background: Community-managed mental health organisations are important vehicles for “place-based” recovery-oriented services in regional areas. However, the community-based sector is not well described in data collections and more research is needed to identify the specific contributions that such services can make to recovery. This situation has become more acute in Australia with the restructure of mental health services under the new National Disabilities Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Aims: The project aimed to understand more about what is effective in the service system; what impacts living in a regional location might have on a person’s lived and service system experience and what people find helpful and supportive in their recovery journeys. Method: A one-year qualitative study utilising photovoice and written narrative with group workshops, individual interviews and a capstone exhibition experience. Results: Research findings were consistent with recovery principles but also revealed elements not commonly emphasised in the recovery literature. Four main themes were distilled: belonging and being connected; survival, resilience and hope; living a contributing life
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Background: Community-managed mental health organisations are important vehicles for “place-based” recovery-oriented services in regional areas. However, the community-based sector is not well described in data collections and more research is needed to identify the specific contributions that such services can make to recovery. This situation has become more acute in Australia with the restructure of mental health services under the new National Disabilities Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Aims: The project aimed to understand more about what is effective in the service system; what impacts living in a regional location might have on a person’s lived and service system experience and what people find helpful and supportive in their recovery journeys. Method: A one-year qualitative study utilising photovoice and written narrative with group workshops, individual interviews and a capstone exhibition experience. Results: Research findings were consistent with recovery principles but also revealed elements not commonly emphasised in the recovery literature. Four main themes were distilled: belonging and being connected; survival, resilience and hope; living a contributing life and compassionate service provision. Conclusion: The effectiveness of recovery-oriented service delivery needs to be secured under the individualised funding structure of the new NDIS and expanded for the specific needs of people living in regional communities.
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Subject terms:
community mental health services, recovery, service users, mental health problems, recovery approach, service provision, user views, needs;
British Journal of Social Work, 47(4), 2017, pp.1094-1110.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Despite intense focus on child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the UK, little is known about how and why some young people recover well from sustained exploitation by multiple perpetrators. Using thematic analysis, three published memoirs by young people (female) about their sexual exploitation by groups of men in the UK are analysed for insight into what contributes to positive short- and long-term outcomes. Despite the populist nature of the publications, the memoirs offer an important insight into young people’s understandings of their exploitation. The rich detail inherent to memoir exposes the complexities and dilemmas faced by the young people and the professionals involved. Being listened and believed by family and professionals is the most significant aspect to positive adaptation post exploitation in these accounts. However, the dynamics of grooming and the nature of contemporary social work intervention and investigation render disclosure difficult. As these accounts illustrate, CSE is characterised by uncertainty and complexity, and this is the domain in which social work needs to intervene more successfully to support young people.
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Despite intense focus on child sexual exploitation (CSE) in the UK, little is known about how and why some young people recover well from sustained exploitation by multiple perpetrators. Using thematic analysis, three published memoirs by young people (female) about their sexual exploitation by groups of men in the UK are analysed for insight into what contributes to positive short- and long-term outcomes. Despite the populist nature of the publications, the memoirs offer an important insight into young people’s understandings of their exploitation. The rich detail inherent to memoir exposes the complexities and dilemmas faced by the young people and the professionals involved. Being listened and believed by family and professionals is the most significant aspect to positive adaptation post exploitation in these accounts. However, the dynamics of grooming and the nature of contemporary social work intervention and investigation render disclosure difficult. As these accounts illustrate, CSE is characterised by uncertainty and complexity, and this is the domain in which social work needs to intervene more successfully to support young people.
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Subject terms:
child sexual exploitation, child abuse, recovery, needs, young people, social work, intervention, disclosure;
SCHREIER Alayna, POGUE Jessica K., HANSEN David J.
Journal article citation:
Aggression and Violent Behavior, 34, 2017, pp.254-262.
Publisher:
Elsevier
... emotional and behavioural responses to the victim's disclosure due to changes within the family system. A sibling's internalising and externalising behaviours can increase family distress post-abuse, while a supportive sibling can contribute to the victim's recovery. The current state of clinical services for siblings is described. Services including the entire family have been found to be especially
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Research has widely supported the numerous negative outcomes for victims of child sexual abuse (CSA), but little attention has been paid to the experiences of non-abused, non-offending siblings following the victim's disclosure. This review presents evidence indicating that this overlooked sibling population merits both clinical and research attention. Siblings may experience significant emotional and behavioural responses to the victim's disclosure due to changes within the family system. A sibling's internalising and externalising behaviours can increase family distress post-abuse, while a supportive sibling can contribute to the victim's recovery. The current state of clinical services for siblings is described. Services including the entire family have been found to be especially beneficial in reducing the negative impact of CSA. Although siblings may present to treatment with subclinical symptoms of distress on average, there is a heterogeneity in emotional and behavioural responses similar to that found in victims. There are currently no measures designed to specifically capture the sibling's experience and impairment following the victim's CSA. Recommendations for future research are provided.
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Subject terms:
child sexual abuse, siblings, disclosure, family relations, recovery, traumas, needs, stress;
British Journal of Social Work, 45(S1), 2015, pp.i98-i116.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
... is to be maximised for user control, social justice and personal recovery outcomes.
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This paper presents the findings from an Australian study in which forty-one people, who self-identified as having a psycho-social disability as a result of mental health problems, spoke about their priorities for treatment, care and support within a personalised funding context. The research enabled an improved understanding of the choices about support that people with psycho-social disabilities would make if offered individualised funding packages. Participants prioritised specific supports to improve their health, financial situation, social connection, housing and personal relationships. A relationship with a support worker with a range of skills was identified as a key facilitator of these life goals, but people with psycho-social disabilities also valued opportunities to have discretionary funds to directly address the major problems they face, including stigma, discrimination and poverty. The paper argues that social workers can potentially fill a range of roles and are well placed to work in partnership with people with psycho-social disabilities. Particularly, they have skills in co-production of services, negotiation and advocacy that are required if individual funding is to be maximised for user control, social justice and personal recovery outcomes.
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Subject terms:
mental health problems, personalisation, social work, recovery, social workers, support workers, needs, self-directed support;
Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 60(1), 2015, pp.9-17.
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Today, as a result of the longest volunteer-fought conflict in U.S. history, there are many wounded coming home not only with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but also with traumatic brain injury (TBI), which together have been called the 'signature' or 'invisible' injuries of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Caregivers are an important part of their recovery, yet little is known about them,
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Today, as a result of the longest volunteer-fought conflict in U.S. history, there are many wounded coming home not only with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but also with traumatic brain injury (TBI), which together have been called the 'signature' or 'invisible' injuries of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Caregivers are an important part of their recovery, yet little is known about them, as previous research on caregivers mostly focused on geriatric populations. According to one estimate 275,000 to 1 million people are currently caring or have cared for loved ones who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan. These caregivers are unique in that they are younger, some with children, and they are caring for a unique understudied population for longer periods of time. This article summarises literature on caregivers of veterans who suffer from PTSD, TBI, or both; provides a theoretical framework; and discusses implications for social workers in assisting caregivers and their families.
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Subject terms:
armed forces personnel, social work, social work methods, post traumatic stress disorder, head injuries, recovery, carers, informal care, needs, literature reviews;