On each others’ team? Multi-agency work in safeguarding children
In this blog, Lindsey Pike examines research on multi-agency working in safeguarding children and draws out some of the practice implications of the findings. The post On each others’ team?...
View ArticleThe Goldies: a community-based singing programme for successful ageing
In her debut blog, Jane Greenstock considers research on how community arts programmes such as singing clubs may contribute to prevention for older people. The post The Goldies: a community-based...
View ArticleOrganisational co-production and social prescribing for dementia
Mike Clark considers some of the challenges of organisational co-production revealed by a study on social prescribing for people living with dementia. The post Organisational co-production and social...
View Article‘Could do better': collective user involvement in substance misuse and mental...
Martin Webber has a look at some Swedish research on user involvement through user advisory councils in mental health and substance misuse services. The post ‘Could do better': collective user...
View ArticleSocial care for men with long term conditions: disability, masculinity and...
Hannah Morgan examines a study on social care for disabled men living with long term conditions and discovers the importance of agency, choice and control. The post Social care for men with long term...
View ArticleThe effects of emotional labour in social work practice
Jo Moriarty explores a Danish study on emotional labour and social work and discovers how social workers manage their emotional responses in practice. The post The effects of emotional labour in social...
View ArticleTeaching international social work: a comparative study
For her debut Tanya Moore examines a comparative study on social work teaching and learning in UK, US and Georgia and discusses international social work. The post Teaching international social work: a...
View ArticleFit to practice? LGBT inclusion in health and social care education and...
Sarah Carr explores a study on the inclusion of LGBT issues in health and social care education and accreditation and finds worrying marginalisation. The post Fit to practice? LGBT inclusion in health...
View ArticlePatterns of care coordination in services for older people
Mike Clark explores a study on patterns of local authority care coordination for older people and thinks about implications of findings for practice. The post Patterns of care coordination in services...
View ArticleIs small really beautiful for delivering social care and support?
Jenny Fisher discusses a study on social care provision by micro-enterprises and discovers that small may well be beautiful for delivering care and support. The post Is small really beautiful for...
View ArticleHoles in the patchwork: diminishing support for older people from BAME...
Robin Miller assesses a paper on what has been happening to the provision of social care services to Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) older people and raises concerns about equality. The post...
View ArticleSocial work, prevention and multiple exclusion homelessness
Ian Cummins examines research on multiple exclusion homelessness and finds that social work may have an important role for prevention. The post Social work, prevention and multiple exclusion...
View ArticleThe moral and emotional labour of care workers in residential homes
Jill Manthorpe discusses a case study on how the emotional and moral labour of care workers operates in residential settings. The post The moral and emotional labour of care workers in residential...
View ArticleInter-professional working between general practice and social care
Tanya Moore discusses a small study on inter-professional working between social care and general practice and finds evidence of misunderstanding. The post Inter-professional working between general...
View ArticleHow do older community rehabilitation service users view disability?
Hannah Morgan discusses research looking at how the various people using community rehabilitation services view disability and service use and reflects on how disability studies needs to contribute to...
View ArticleCare worker experiences of dementia care in nursing and residential settings
Jo Moriarty examines research on care worker experiences of supporting people with dementia in residential settings and discovers the value of relationships in a task centred working environment. The...
View ArticleDementia day programmes: how can we tell if they are effective?
Caroline Struthers looks at a study on the effectiveness of a NZ dementia day programme but wonders about the use of outcomes measures in the research. The post Dementia day programmes: how can we tell...
View ArticleAccess to justice for victims and survivors of elder abuse
Jill Manthorpe looks at a study on access to justice for victims of elder abuse and considers the implications for adult safeguarding practice and the implementation of Making Safeguarding Personal...
View ArticleYoung people’s views on responsive social services: What makes a difference?
In her debut blog, Katherine Bishop examines a New Zealand study which asks young people at risk of harm what makes a responsive, supportive social service and finds important messages for social work...
View ArticleSocial work students and evidence-based practice
Mike Clark investigates a US study into social work student use of research for evidence-based practice and wonders if the findings would apply to the UK. The post Social work students and...
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