Search results for ‘Subject term:"social workers"’ Sort:
Results 1 - 10 of 13
Deciding to use the law in social work practice
- Authors:
- BRAYE Suzy, PRESTON-SHOOT Michael, WIGLEY Veronica
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work, 13(1), 2013, pp.75-95.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Legal rules, in setting out duties and powers for investigations, assessments and services, make explicit how social workers may intervene in certain situations and how they must act in others. An accurate understanding of the law, therefore, is a crucial component of social workers’ knowledge. The aim of this article is to review evidence on how social workers incorporate legal rules in their decision-making. It draws on a small empirical study in which 6 social workers from 2 local authorities shared with each other, in peer interviews, examples of their own casework, followed by individual interviews with a researcher. The findings show that references to law are more likely to be implicit than explicit, particularly in adult social care, and that absence of legal references is a striking feature of the social workers’ narratives. The article discusses the reasons for the relatively low profile of ‘law talk’ and identifies 4 potential factors: lack of legal knowledge and confidence; reliance on organisational and procedural approaches; assumptions about the role of law in different service contexts; and individual orientations to practice. The findings suggest that greater levels of legal literacy in practice are necessary.
Managing the personal experience of work
- Authors:
- PRESTON-SHOOT Michael, BRAYE Suzy
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 5(1), 1991, pp.13-33.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Describes a workshop model for stress management which helps participants to identify sources of stress, analyse their own reactions, and mobilise positive strategies.
Law and social work: all in a day’s work
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, PRESTON-SHOOT Michael, BRAYE Suzy
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- Rev. ed.
This resource helps to reflect on what approach, or combination of strategies, one adopts to being a social work law practitioner and enables an assessment of social work law knowledge. [NB As of 1 April 2015 this course has been de-listed and is no longer available].
A painful silence
- Authors:
- BRAYE Suzy, PRESTON-SHOOT Michael, WASIK Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 25.3.93, 1993, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Explains the legal and practice implications of the problem of obtaining proof when parents exercise their right to remain silent and offer no explanation of how a child was injured.
A forgotten dimension? Developing a mental health perspective in social work practice
- Authors:
- BRAYE Suzy, VARLEY Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 11(2), 1992, pp.41-59.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Suggests that recognition of mental health issues in social work is a generic requirement. Considers the parameters of a mental health perspective in social work and examines the obstacles to its integration into practice, and outlines the contribution that social work training can make to the competence of individual workers.
Self-neglect policy and practice: research messages for practitioners
- Authors:
- BRAYE Suzy, ORR David, PRESTON-SHOOT Michael
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 28
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing highlights key findings for practitioners from research which looked policies and practices that have produced positive outcomes in self-neglect work. The original research drew on a survey 53 local authorities and a series of in-depth interviews with 20 managers, 42 practitioners in adult social care and in safeguarding, and 29 people who use services. Findings from the interviews found that that there was no clear lifestyle patters which led to self-neglect. Factors that were seen as instrumental in supporting good outcomes in self-neglect work included: the importance of relationships; 'finding’ the person through understanding their life history; understanding of legal duties and powers; making use of creative interventions; and effective multi-agency working. The final section looks at the organisational infrastructure for self-neglect work. Key themes were: strong inter-agency strategic ownership; clear referral pathways; reliable data; a range of coherent mechanisms for turning strategic commitments into operational reality.
Life's a gas? The training needs of practitioners and carers working with young people misusing volatile substances
- Authors:
- BOYLAN Jane, BRAYE Suzy, WORLEY Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Education (The International Journal), 25(6), September 2006, pp.591-607.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Volatile substance abuse (the deliberate inhalation of substances such as gas fuels, glues, aerosols or other solvent-based products) by young people does not attract high level attention within the broader arena of drugs education and prevention programmes. This paper reports on the findings from a study in England of the training needs of social workers, residential and foster carers in relation to volatile substance abuse by young people, and identifies the implications for further development of training materials and resources.
Managing managers
- Author:
- BRAYE Suzy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 10.6.99, 1999, p.28.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Social workers can be faced with choices imposed by management committees that can conflict with their professional judgement. Looks at how it may be possible to influence decision-making.
Practising social work law
- Authors:
- BRAYE Suzy, PRESTON-SHOOT Michael
- Publisher:
- Macmillan
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 311p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
Textbook on social work law. Includes sections on: towards practising social work law; values and functions within the law; the law and social work's practice dilemmas; deciding to use the law; the law available to social workers; the law on social work practice; and making sense of practice.
Self-neglect policy and practice: building an evidence base for adult social care
- Authors:
- BRAYE Suzy, ORR David, PRESTON-SHOOT Michael
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 222
- Place of publication:
- London
Using a survey of local authorities in England and interviews with staff and service users, this research investigates current policy and practice in self-neglect in adult social care. A total of 53 out of 152 local authorities responded to the survey (34.9 per cent). Interviews were also completed with 20 managers, 42 practitioners and 29 people who use services across 10 authorities. Key themes emerging from the in-depth interviews were around the areas of creating a strategic and operational infrastructure for self-neglect practice and using approaches that resulted in positive outcomes. Issues discussed include the inter-agency governance regarding policies and protocols (such as LSAB or other mechanism); improved inter-agency training and support; referral pathways and better data collection on self-neglect. Approaches to practice that helped achieve positive outcomes by those involved included the importance of relationship-based and person-centred practice; considering the whole person; an understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005; the use of creative interventions; and the value of multi-agency working. (Edited publisher abstract)