2024-03-28T21:13:09Zhttp://uobrep.openrepository.com/oai/requestoai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2248752016-01-21T14:04:55Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Pitts, John
2012-05-21T08:48:31Z
2012-05-21T08:48:31Z
2008
Pitts, J. (2008) 'Reluctant gangsters: the changing face of youth crime'. Willan / Routledge.
9781843923657
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/224875
en
Willan / Routledge
Reluctant gangsters: the changing face of youth crime
Book
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2241832019-07-30T11:11:11Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Child, Camilla
Clay, Daniel
Warrington, Camille
Das, Julie
2012-05-16T13:35:54Z
2012-05-16T13:35:54Z
2009-07
SCIE Knowledge Review 19
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/224183
SCIE Knowledge Review 19
en
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/knowledgereviews/kr19.asp
http://www.tavinstitute.co.uk/pdf/reports/31.Contribution_of_Social_Care_to_Emergency_Response_and_Recovery_2008.pdf
crisis management
social care
emergency response
emergency planning
Caring in a crisis: the contribution of social care to emergency response and recovery
Article
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2248772017-06-05T11:27:12Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
McMurray, Isabella
Connolly, Helen
Preston-Shoot, Michael
Wigley, Veronica
2012-05-21T08:53:58Z
2012-05-21T08:53:58Z
2012-05-21
McMurray, I., Connolly, H., Preston-Shoot, M. (2008) 'Constructing resilience: social workers’ understandings and practice' Health & Social Care in the Community 16 (3):299
0966-0410
10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00778.x
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/224877
Health & Social Care in the Community
en
http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00778.x
Constructing resilience: social workers’ understandings and practice
Article
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2241982016-01-21T13:26:42Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Pitts, John
2012-05-16T15:39:55Z
2012-05-16T15:39:55Z
2011
Pitts, J. (2011) 'Mercenary territory : are youth gangs really a problem?; in Goldson, B. (ed) 'Youth in crisis? Gangs Territoriality and violence in Britain'. Routledge.
9781843927518
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/224198
en
An error occurred on the license name.
An error occurred getting the license - uri.
Mercenary territory : are youth gangs really a problem?
In Goldson B (ed) Youth in crisis? Gangs Territoriality and violence in Britain
Book chapter
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2249532016-01-22T11:05:26Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Pitts, John
2012-05-21T12:13:39Z
2012-05-21T12:13:39Z
2011
Pitts, J. (2011) 'The third time as farce : whatever happened to the penal state?' in Lea, J. & Squires, P. (eds) 'Criminalisation and advanced marginality'. Policy Press.
9781447300014
10.1332/policypress/9781447300014.003.0004
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/224953
9781447307587
en
Polity Press
http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1332/policypress/9781447300014.003.0004
The third time as farce : whatever happened to the penal state?
Book chapter
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2249792016-01-22T11:10:36Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Pitts, John
2012-05-21T12:14:02Z
2012-05-21T12:14:02Z
2008
Pitts, J. (2008) 'Too grand, bland and abstract : the limitations of youth governance as an explanatory schema for recent developments in policy and practice with socially excluded young people' Youth and Policy Spring2008, Issue 99, p67-89. 23p.
0262-9798
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/224979
Youth and policy
en
Too grand, bland and abstract : the limitations of youth governance as an explanatory schema for recent developments in policy and practice with socially excluded young people
Article
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2249802012-06-15T12:55:34Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Pitts, John
2012-05-21T12:14:21Z
2012-05-21T12:14:21Z
2011-10
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/224980
Prison Service Journal
en
Needs or deeds? youth justice in Finland and England and Wales
Article
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2293712020-04-23T07:34:29Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Preston-Shoot, Michael
McKimm, Judy
Kong, Wing May
Smith, Sue
University of Bedfordshire
Unitec New Zealand
Imperial College, London
National Heart and Lung Institute
2012-06-18T08:24:40Z
2012-06-18T08:24:40Z
2011-05
Preston-Shoot, M., McKimm, J., Kong, W.M., Smith, S. (2011) 'Readiness for legally literate medical practice? Student perceptions of their undergraduate medico-legal education', Journal of Medical Ethics 37 (10):616
0306-6800
10.1136/jme.2010.041566
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/229371
Journal of Medical Ethics
Medical councils increasingly require graduates to understand law and to practise medicine mindful of the legal rules. In the UK a revised curriculum for medical law and ethics has been published. However, coverage of law in medical education remains variable and doubts exist about how far students acquire legal knowledge and skills in its implementation. This survey of students in two UK medical schools measured their law learning and their confidence in using this knowledge. Concept maps and a self-audit questionnaire were used to capture students' understanding and perceptions of this knowledge domain and self-assessments of their legal knowledge and skills. A large sample was achieved across first, second and final year students. Students agree that a sound understanding of law is essential to being a good doctor. Their perceptions of law are generally positive but the interface between the legal rules and codes of medical ethics creates difficulty. In some areas students offer relatively confident self-assessments of their legal knowledge and skills for practising law. However, levels of confidence in other areas of their law learning raise doubts about the degree to which they can advocate for and protect their patients. Conclusions are drawn about the effectiveness of students' law learning and recommendations made for further research.
en
BMJ
http://jme.bmj.com/cgi/doi/10.1136/jme.2010.041566
medico-legal education
medical law
Readiness for legally literate medical practice? Student perceptions of their undergraduate medico-legal education
ArticleMedical councils increasingly require graduates to understand law and to practise medicine mindful of the legal rules. In the UK a revised curriculum for medical law and ethics has been published. However, coverage of law in medical education remains variable and doubts exist about how far students acquire legal knowledge and skills in its implementation. This survey of students in two UK medical schools measured their law learning and their confidence in using this knowledge. Concept maps and a self-audit questionnaire were used to capture students' understanding and perceptions of this knowledge domain and self-assessments of their legal knowledge and skills. A large sample was achieved across first, second and final year students. Students agree that a sound understanding of law is essential to being a good doctor. Their perceptions of law are generally positive but the interface between the legal rules and codes of medical ethics creates difficulty. In some areas students offer relatively confident self-assessments of their legal knowledge and skills for practising law. However, levels of confidence in other areas of their law learning raise doubts about the degree to which they can advocate for and protect their patients. Conclusions are drawn about the effectiveness of students' law learning and recommendations made for further research.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2391922020-04-23T07:29:01Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Braye, Suzy
Orr, David
Preston-Shoot, Michael
2012-08-20T14:12:58Z
2012-08-20T14:12:58Z
2012
Braye, S., Orr, D., Preston-Shoot, M. (2012) 'The governance of adult safeguarding: findings from research' The Journal of Adult Protection 14 (2):55-72
1466-8203
10.1108/14668201211217512
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/239192
The Journal of Adult Protection
The purpose of this article is to report the findings from research into the governance of adult safeguarding policy and practice in England, with particular focus on interagency partnership arrangements expressed through Safeguarding Adults Boards. The study comprised a systematic search and thematic analysis of English-language literature on adult safeguarding governance, a survey of Safeguarding Adults Board documentation, and key informant interviews and workshops with professionals involved in adult protection. The effectiveness of adult safeguarding governance arrangements has not been subject to prior formal evaluation and thus the literature provided little research-led evidence of good practice. The survey and workshops, however, revealed a rich and complex pattern of arrangements spanning a number of dimensions – the goals and purpose of interagency working, the structures of boards, their membership, chairing and rules of engagement, their functions, and their accountabilities. The research focus here is England, and thus does not incorporate learning from other jurisdictions. In view of the absence of outcomes evidence identified, there remains a need to investigate the impacts of different forms of governance.The article identifies standards to benchmark the approach to governance taken by Safeguarding Adult Boards.The benchmarking framework will enable Safeguarding Adults Boards to audit,evaluate, and further develop a range of robust governance arrangements.
en
Emerald
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/14668201211217512
governance
Safeguarding Adults boards
adult protection
adults
The governance of adult safeguarding: findings from research
ArticleThe purpose of this article is to report the findings from research into the governance of adult safeguarding policy and practice in England, with particular focus on interagency partnership arrangements expressed through Safeguarding Adults Boards.
The study comprised a systematic search and thematic analysis of English-language literature on adult safeguarding governance, a survey of Safeguarding Adults Board documentation, and key informant interviews and workshops with professionals involved in adult protection.
The effectiveness of adult safeguarding governance arrangements has not been subject to
prior formal evaluation and thus the literature provided little research-led evidence of good practice. The survey and workshops, however, revealed a rich and complex pattern of arrangements spanning a number of dimensions – the goals and purpose of interagency working, the structures of boards, their membership, chairing and rules of engagement, their functions, and their accountabilities.
The research focus here is England, and thus does not incorporate learning from other jurisdictions. In view of the absence of outcomes evidence identified, there remains a need to investigate the impacts of different forms of governance.The article identifies standards to benchmark the approach to governance
taken by Safeguarding Adult Boards.The benchmarking framework will enable Safeguarding Adults Boards to audit,evaluate, and further develop a range of robust governance arrangements.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2391642020-04-23T07:29:03Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Preston-Shoot, Michael
McKimm, Judy
2012-08-20T14:58:34Z
2012-08-20T14:58:34Z
2011-09-15
Preston-Shoot, M., McKimm, J. (2011) 'Perceptions of Readiness for Legally Literate Practice: A Longitudinal Study of Social Work Student Views'. Social Work Education 31 (8) 1071-1089
0261-5479
1470-1227
10.1080/02615479.2011.608125
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/239164
Social Work Education
Law is a prescribed element of the curriculum for the social work degree. Research and development work have included a systematic review, practice survey and curriculum building; however, little evidence exists about the outcomes of teaching and learning of law in social work education. Moreover, doubts remain about how far students acquire legal knowledge and skills in its implementation. This survey of social work students in seven UK universities measured their law learning and their confidence in using this knowledge. Concept maps and a self-audit questionnaire were used to capture students' understanding and perceptions. A large sample was achieved across first, second and final year students. The interface between the legal rules and practice is a site of anxiety and perceived difficulty. In some areas students offer relatively confident self-assessments of their legal knowledge and skills for practising law. However, levels of confidence in other areas of their law learning raise doubts about the degree to which they can advocate for, and protect, service users. Conclusions are drawn about the effectiveness of students' law learning.
en
Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02615479.2011.608125
law
social work
social work education
students
learning
outcomes
concept maps
self-audit
Perceptions of readiness for legally literate practice: a longitudinal study of social work student views
ArticleLaw is a prescribed element of the curriculum for the social work degree. Research and development work have included a systematic review, practice survey and curriculum building; however, little evidence exists about the outcomes of teaching and learning of law in social work education. Moreover, doubts remain about how far students acquire legal knowledge and skills in its implementation.
This survey of social work students in seven UK universities measured their law learning and their confidence in using this knowledge. Concept maps and a self-audit questionnaire were used to capture students' understanding and perceptions. A large sample was achieved across first, second and final year students.
The interface between the legal rules and practice is a site of anxiety and perceived difficulty. In some areas students offer relatively confident self-assessments of their legal knowledge and skills for practising law. However, levels of confidence in other areas of their law learning raise doubts about the degree to which they can advocate for, and protect, service users. Conclusions are drawn about the effectiveness of students' law learning.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2795612020-04-23T07:29:41Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Palmer, Suzella
2013-04-10T14:19:23Z
2013-04-10T14:19:23Z
2012
Palmer, S. (2012) ‘Dutty Babylon’: policing Black communities and the politics of resistance', 87 (1):26-27 Criminal Justice Matters
0962-7251
1934-6220
10.1080/09627251.2012.671003
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/279561
Criminal Justice Matters
The tensions that currently exist between the police and black communities are not recent phenomena. Since the 1950s, successive generations of black people in Britain have felt under protected as victims and over policed as suspects. Although it can be argued that the apparent over policing of black communities can be justified as a response to the disproportionate involvement of black males in particular forms of criminality, what cannot be ignored is that racism, whether institutional or that of individual officers, has played a central role in shaping the relationship that black people have with the police.
en
Taylor and Francis
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09627251.2012.671003
Archived with thanks to Criminal Justice Matters
‘Dutty Babylon’: policing Black communities and the politics of resistance
ArticleThe tensions that currently exist between the police and black communities are not recent
phenomena. Since the 1950s, successive generations of black people in Britain have felt under protected as victims and over policed
as suspects. Although it can be argued that the apparent over policing of black communities can
be justified as a response to the disproportionate involvement of black males in particular forms of criminality, what cannot be ignored is that racism, whether institutional
or that of individual officers, has played a central role in shaping the relationship that black people have with the police.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2796322020-04-23T07:29:41Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Palmer, Suzella
Pitts, John
2013-04-10T14:20:35Z
2013-04-10T14:20:35Z
2006
Palmer, S. and Pitts, J. (2006) ‘'Othering' the brothers: black youth, racial solidarity and gun crime,’ 91:5-22 Youth and Policy
0262-9798
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/279632
Youth and Policy
The article discusses a study to address the increase of gun crimes that has brought attention to the socio-cultural predicament of Black young people in Great Britain. A cross-generational study of the experiences of Black people, and their attitudes towards crime and crime control is evaluated. The relationship between the changing nature of Black youth crime and the changing social relations within the Black community. A concern of many Black people is the experience of unjust policing and their involvement with the criminal justice system. The heightened racial tension and unrest resulted in race riots.
en
National Youth Agency
http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/21156026/othering-brothers-black-youth-racial-solidarity-gun-crime
'Othering' the brothers: black youth, racial solidarity and gun crime
ArticleThe article discusses a study to address the increase of gun crimes that has brought attention to the socio-cultural predicament of Black young people in Great Britain. A cross-generational study of the experiences of Black people, and their attitudes towards crime and crime control is evaluated. The relationship between the changing nature of Black youth crime and the changing social relations within the Black community. A concern of many Black people is the experience of unjust policing and their involvement with the criminal justice system. The heightened racial tension and unrest resulted in race riots.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2796332015-10-21T23:06:34Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Palmer, Suzella
2013-04-10T14:22:58Z
2013-04-10T14:22:58Z
2012
Palmer, S. (2012) 'Reluctant Gangsters -Youth Gangs and Victimisation', Children as Victims, Faculty of Child and Adolescent Annual Conference, The Royal College of Psychiatrists, Manchester, UK
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/279633
Conference presentation
en
Royal College of Psychiatrists
http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/traininpsychiatry/eventsandcourses/facultysectionconferences/presentations/cap2012presentations.aspx
gangs
youth gangs
Reluctant gangsters - youth gangs and victimisation
Conference papers, meetings and proceedings
Presentation
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2795712019-11-12T10:26:21Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Simon, Gail
2013-04-10T14:43:13Z
2013-04-10T14:43:13Z
2012
Simon, G. (2012). 'Praction Research: A Model of Systemic Inquiry', 23 (1):103-124 Human Systems Journal of Systemic Consultation and Management
0960-9830
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/279571
Human Systems Journal of Systemic Consultation and Management
en
LFTRC
http://www.humansystemsjournal.eu/library/volume-23-2012/volume-23-2012-issue-1
Praction research: a model of systemic inquiry
Article
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2796342020-04-23T07:33:54Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Simon, Gail
2013-04-10T14:46:13Z
2013-04-10T14:46:13Z
2012
Simon, G. (2012). "Relational Ethnography: Writing and Reading in and about Research Relationships" 14 (1) Forum: Qualitative Social Research
1438-5627
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/279634
Forum: Qualitative Social Research
This paper introduces Relational Ethnography which studies reflexivity in relationships between researcher and participants and discusses the concept of ‘self’ in ethnography and ethnographic writing. In addition, the paper discusses the relationships between the voices of inner dialogue and between the voices of inner and outer dialogue. By offering increased transparency, readers, participants in research relationships may be able to participate in those relationships in ways which increase opportunities for collaboration. Relational Ethnography understands reading and writing as relational practices. The writer is always in relation to other texts, to other writers and this paper gives examples of how to speak with and through the literature. The paper discusses the developing relationship between the writer and the reader as the writer anticipates the reader and the reader imagines the writer and they enter into a dialogue with each other.
en
Institute for Qualitative Research, Freie Universität Berlin
http://www.qualitative-research.net/index.php/fqs/article/view/1735
relational ethnography
Relational ethnography: writing and reading in and about research relationships
ArticleThis paper introduces Relational Ethnography which studies reflexivity in relationships between researcher and participants and discusses the concept of ‘self’ in ethnography and ethnographic writing. In addition, the paper discusses the relationships between the voices of inner dialogue and between the voices of inner and outer dialogue. By offering increased transparency, readers, participants in research relationships may be able to participate in those relationships in ways which increase opportunities for collaboration. Relational Ethnography understands reading and writing as relational practices. The writer is always in relation to other texts, to other writers and this paper gives examples of how to speak with and through the literature. The paper discusses the developing relationship between the writer and the reader as the writer anticipates the reader and the reader imagines the writer and they enter into a dialogue with each other.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2795602020-04-23T07:33:48Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Simon, Gail
2013-04-10T14:18:19Z
2013-04-10T14:18:19Z
2012
Simon,G. (2012). 'Writing as Talk', 3 (1):28-39 International Journal of Collaborative Practices
1941-1987
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/279560
International Journal of Collaborative Practices
Historically, the psychotherapies have subscribed to an idea that the spoken word is the first language of psychotherapy. This idea has influenced my practice but work with Susan challenged this prejudice. We have worked together to find ways of using writing to communicate things which were not finding their way into spoken language. This paper shares some stories from our written and spoken conversations. Susan and I reflect on the place of writing in our work and talk about the experience of reading each other’s writing. In this paper, I propose that writing and reading are relational practices. I suggest the reflexive movement in these activities both anticipates and shapes the responses between self and other when while reading the writings to the writer-as- listener. In preparing and presenting these writings and reflections from within and about our conversations, I hope to create some coherence with a dialogical collaborative style of working and propose writing as a form of systemic practice and systemic inquiry.
en
Houston Galveston Institute, Taos Institute, and the Psychology Department of Our Lady of the Lake University
http://collaborative-practices.com/
writing
collaborative
reflexivity
Writing as talk
ArticleHistorically, the psychotherapies have subscribed to an idea that the spoken word is the first language of psychotherapy. This idea has influenced my practice but work with Susan challenged this prejudice. We have worked together to find ways of using writing to communicate things which were not finding their way into spoken language. This paper shares some stories from our written and spoken conversations. Susan and I reflect on the
place of writing in our work and talk about the experience of reading each other’s writing. In this paper, I propose that writing and reading are relational practices. I suggest the reflexive movement in these activities both anticipates and shapes the responses between self and other when while reading the writings to the writer-as-
listener. In preparing and presenting these writings and reflections from within and about our conversations, I hope to create some coherence with a dialogical collaborative style of working and propose writing as a form of systemic practice and systemic inquiry.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2795652020-04-23T07:34:01Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Simon, Gail
2013-04-10T14:39:33Z
2013-04-10T14:39:33Z
2010
Simon, G. (2010). 'Self-supervision, surveillance and transgression', 32 (3):308-325 Journal of Family Therapy
01634445
14676427
10.1111/j.1467-6427.2010.00505.x
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/279565
Journal of Family Therapy
Transgression is not only an inevitable part of systemic supervision but is also necessary if we are to work towards innovative and inclusive supervisory and therapeutic practice. Defying culturally generated ‘rules’ of systemic practice can allow for more relevant and productive ways of talking. Systemic practitioners are increasingly finding themselves trying to practice systemic therapy in employing authorities and training courses which are dominated by inflexible professional narratives and manualised procedures. Our profession is committed to ethical inner and outer dialogue, to self- and relational reflexivity as distinct from the rule-bound surveillance culture in which we live and work. Systemic supervisors and therapists may find themselves at odds with monological institutional discourse and attempts from within our own profession to manualise practice. I introduce examples from supervisory conversations to illustrate how supervisors can develop more culturally sensitive practices through supporting practitioners to hear and have heard their own marginalised and oppressed voices and those of their clients.
en
Wiley
http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1467-6427.2010.00505.x
Archived with thanks to Journal of Family Therapy
supervision
systemic therapy
transgression
Self-supervision, surveillance and transgression
ArticleTransgression is not only an inevitable part of systemic supervision but is also necessary if we are to work towards innovative and inclusive supervisory and therapeutic practice. Defying culturally generated ‘rules’ of systemic practice can allow for more relevant and productive ways of talking. Systemic practitioners are increasingly finding themselves trying to practice systemic therapy in employing authorities and training courses which are dominated by inflexible professional narratives and manualised procedures. Our profession is committed to ethical inner and outer dialogue, to self- and relational reflexivity as distinct from the rule-bound surveillance culture in which we live and work. Systemic supervisors and therapists may find themselves at odds with monological institutional discourse and attempts from within our own profession to manualise practice. I introduce examples from supervisory conversations to illustrate how supervisors can develop more culturally sensitive practices through supporting practitioners to hear and have heard their own marginalised and oppressed voices and those of their clients.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2795682020-01-17T21:43:38Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Simon, Gail
2013-04-10T14:41:17Z
2013-04-10T14:41:17Z
2010
Simon, Gail (2010). 'Critical Thinking: A first step towards good practice in training'. In C. Lago & B. Smith (Eds.), Anti- Discriminatory Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice: 149-162. London: Sage Publications
9781848607699
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/279568
en
Sage Publications
http://www.uk.sagepub.com/booksProdDesc.nav?prodId=Book233881#tabview=toc
Critical thinking: a first step towards good practice in training
Book chapter
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2812742019-11-12T10:27:26Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Simon, Gail
Whitfield, Gwyn
2013-04-15T11:09:55Z
2013-04-15T11:09:55Z
2000
Simon, G. and Whitfield, G. (2000) 'Social Constructionist and Systemic Therapy'. In Davies, D. and Neal, C. (eds.) 'Therapeutic Perspectives On Working With Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients' (Pink Therapy)
9780335203338
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/281274
en
Open University Press
Social constructionist and systemic therapy
Book chapter
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2812932019-11-12T10:27:36Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Simon, Gail
2013-04-15T11:10:46Z
2013-04-15T11:10:46Z
1996
Simon, Gail (1996) 'Working with People in Relationships'. In D. Davies and C.Neal (eds.)Pink Therapy: A Guide for Counsellors and Therapists Working with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients
978-0335191451
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/281293
en
Open University Press
Working with people in relationships
Book chapter
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2923112020-04-23T07:29:50Zcom_10547_132193com_10547_132194col_10547_132217col_10547_132219
Preston-Shoot, Michael
McKimm, Judy
2013-05-20T08:59:10Z
2013-05-20T08:59:10Z
2011
Preston-Shoot, M. and McKimm, J. (2011) 'Towards effective outcomes in teaching, learning and assessment of law in medical education', Medical Education, 45(4), pp.339-346.
03080110
10.1111/j.1365-2923.2010.03882.x
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/292311
Medical Education
Context Law is slowly emerging as a core subject area in medical education, alongside content on the ethical responsibilities of doctors to protect and promote patient health and well-being. Curriculum statements have begun to advise on core content and methods for organising teaching and assessment. However, no comprehensive overview of approaches to the delivery of this law curriculum has been undertaken.Objectives This paper reports an assessment of the nature and strength of the published evidence base for the teaching, learning and assessment of law in medical education. It also provides a thematic content overview from the best available literature on the teaching of law to medical students and on the assessment of their legal knowledge and skills.Methods A systematic review of the evidence base was completed. Detailed scrutiny resulted in the inclusion of 31 empirical sources and 11 conceptual papers. The quality of the included material was assessed. Results Significant gaps exist in the evidence base. Empirical studies of the teaching of law are characterised by insufficient sample sizes and a focus on individual study programmes. They rely on measures of student satisfaction and on evaluating short-term outcomes rather than assessing whether knowledge is retained and whether learning impacts on patient outcomes. Studies reveal a lack of coordination between pre- or non-clinical and clinical medico-legal education. Although evidence on the development of students’ knowledge is available, much learning is distant from the practice in which its application would be tested. Law learning in clinical placements appears to be opportunistic rather than structured. Conclusions The place of law in the curriculum remains uncertain and should be more clearly identified. A more robust knowledge base is needed to realise the aspirations behind curriculum statements on law and to enable medical students to develop sufficient legal literacy to manage challenging practice encounters. Further research is needed into effective methods of teaching, learning and assessing legal knowledge and skills during and following initial medical education.
en
Wiley
http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/j.1365-2923.2010.03882.x
Archived with thanks to Medical Education
Towards effective outcomes in teaching, learning and assessment of law in medical education
ArticleContext Law is slowly emerging as a core subject area in medical education, alongside content on the ethical responsibilities of doctors to protect and promote patient health and well-being. Curriculum statements have begun to advise on core content and methods for organising teaching and assessment. However, no comprehensive overview of approaches to the delivery of this law curriculum has been undertaken.Objectives This paper reports an assessment of the nature and strength of the published evidence base for the teaching, learning and assessment of law in medical education. It also provides a thematic content overview from the best available literature on the teaching of law to medical students and on the assessment of their legal knowledge and skills.Methods A systematic review of the evidence base was completed. Detailed scrutiny resulted in the inclusion of 31 empirical sources and 11 conceptual papers. The quality of the included material was assessed.
Results Significant gaps exist in the evidence base. Empirical studies of the teaching of law are characterised by insufficient sample sizes and a focus on individual study programmes. They rely on measures of student satisfaction and on evaluating short-term outcomes rather than assessing whether knowledge is retained and whether learning impacts on patient outcomes. Studies reveal a lack of coordination between pre- or non-clinical and clinical medico-legal education. Although evidence on the development of students’ knowledge is available, much learning is distant from the practice in which its application would be tested. Law learning in clinical placements appears to be opportunistic rather than structured.
Conclusions The place of law in the curriculum remains uncertain and should be more clearly identified. A more robust knowledge base is needed to realise the aspirations behind curriculum statements on law and to enable medical students to develop sufficient legal literacy to manage challenging practice encounters. Further research is needed into effective methods of teaching, learning and assessing legal knowledge and skills during and following initial medical education.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2936912020-04-23T07:30:00Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Shuker, Lucie
University of Bedfordshire
2013-06-10T10:17:59Z
2013-06-10T10:17:59Z
2012-04-17
Shuker, L. (2012) ‘It’ll look good on your personal statement’: self-marketing amongst university applicants in the United Kingdom 2012:British Journal of Sociology of Education
0142-5692
10.1080/01425692.2012.740804
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/293691
British Journal of Sociology of Education
‘Selling yourself’ through personal statements and interviews is now a standard practice for university applicants. This article draws on a multi-case-study research project to report on the self-marketing orientations of students within three 16–19 institutions in England. These orientations (active/passive; internal/external; retrospective/prospective; and integrated/segregated) were embedded within and shaped by each site’s strategic response to the conditions of the local education market-place. It is argued that the patterns of these orientations across different institutions is related to the resources and support available to students, the educational trajectories that were considered appropriate for them, and the pedagogic identities fostered by the institution as a whole. Where these differentially prepare students to access universities and courses, schools and colleges may be contributing to, rather than challenging, the socially stratifying work of the education system.
en
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01425692.2012.740804
personal statement
self-marketing
University and Colleges Admissions System
higher education
UCAS
‘It’ll look good on your personal statement’: self-marketing amongst university applicants in the United Kingdom
Article‘Selling yourself’ through personal statements and interviews is now a standard practice for university applicants. This article draws on a multi-case-study research project to report on the self-marketing orientations of students within three 16–19 institutions in England. These orientations (active/passive; internal/external; retrospective/prospective; and integrated/segregated) were embedded within and shaped by each site’s strategic response to the conditions of the local education market-place. It is argued that the patterns of these orientations across different institutions is related to the resources and support available to students, the educational trajectories that were considered appropriate for them, and the pedagogic identities fostered by the institution as a whole. Where these differentially prepare students to access universities and courses, schools and colleges may be contributing to, rather than challenging, the socially stratifying work of the education system.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2936932020-04-23T07:30:37Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Hynes, Patricia
2013-06-10T10:19:19Z
2013-06-10T10:19:19Z
2011
Hynes, P. (2011) 'The dispersal and social exclusion of asylum seekers: between liminality and belonging'. Bristol, Policy Press.
9781847423269
1847423264
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/293693
Establishing asylum seekers in the UK as a socially excluded group, this book provides readers with an understanding of how they experience the dispersal system and gives an insight into how this impacts on their lives
en
Policy Press
http://www.policypress.co.uk/display.asp?K=9781847423269
The dispersal and social exclusion of asylum seekers: between liminality and belonging
BookEstablishing asylum seekers in the UK as a socially excluded group, this book provides readers with an understanding of how they experience the dispersal system and gives an insight into how this impacts on their livesoai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2936992017-10-31T13:56:40Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Hynes, Patricia
2013-06-10T10:26:56Z
2013-06-10T10:26:56Z
2003-11
56093415
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/293699
25 p. ; 30 cm
en
Geneva : UNHCR, 2003
http://www.unhcr.org/3fcb5cee1.html
The issue of "trust" or "mistrust" in research with refugees : choices, caveats and considerations for researchers
Book
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2937032020-04-23T07:30:37Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Hynes, Patricia
2013-06-10T10:34:02Z
2013-06-10T10:34:02Z
2006
Hynes, P. (2006) 'Dispersal of asylum seekers and processes of social exclusion in England'. Diss. Middlesex University.
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/293703
A thesis submitted to Middlesex University in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
This thesis investigates the compulsory dispersal of asylum seekers introduced following the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999. This policy was formulated in an environment of mistrust towards asylum seekers had an explicit deterrence element and was the first time refugees without secure status were dispersed across the UK. This thesis examines the formal and informal social exclusion inherent in this system and the specific impacts on the ability of asylum seekers to access services and maintain or create social networks. These were investigated in order to explore the sense of 'belonging', 'inclusion' and longer term effects on the process of resettlement for those awarded refugee status. The main methods used were qualitative combined with Geographical Information Systems (GIS) software to provide a spatial analysis of dispersal. Field research carried out between November 2002 and February 2005 consisted of in-depth interviews, focus groups and participant observation with asylum seekers, refugees and key informants in three dispersal locations. Interviews were also conducted with policy makers and other key informants in London. A range of published and unpublished secondary sources have been utilised. A key finding was that multiple forms of social exclusion of asylum seekers exist. These different forms relate to the declining entitlements of asylum seekers as well as the geography, structure and process of the National Asylum Support Service (NASS) system. A significant relationship between dispersalocations and areas of deprivation combined with the tensions of the structure and process of implementing dispersal results in a system that maintains asylum seekers in a state of limbo or liminality. It was found that the system offers limited space available for the restoration of social trust and virtually no space for the restoration of political or institutional trust. It is concluded that the primary lens for understanding the experiences of social exclusion of asylum seekers throughout dispersal is policy-imposed liminality and that resistance to liminality is the way in which asylum seekers begin to acquire a sense of 'belonging' or 'inclusion'.
en
A thesis submitted to Middlesex University in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.
https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/6883/1/Hynes-phd.pdf
Dispersal of asylum seekers and processes of social exclusion in England
Thesis or dissertationThis thesis investigates the compulsory dispersal of asylum seekers introduced following the Immigration & Asylum Act 1999. This policy was formulated in an environment of mistrust towards asylum seekers had an explicit deterrence
element and was the first time refugees without secure status were dispersed across the UK.
This thesis examines the formal and informal social exclusion inherent in this system and the specific impacts on the ability of asylum seekers to access services and
maintain or create social networks. These were investigated in order to explore the sense of 'belonging', 'inclusion' and longer term effects on the process of resettlement for those awarded refugee status.
The main methods used were qualitative combined with Geographical Information Systems (GIS) software to provide a spatial analysis of dispersal. Field research carried out between November 2002 and February 2005 consisted of in-depth interviews, focus groups and participant observation with asylum seekers, refugees and key informants in three dispersal locations. Interviews were also conducted with
policy makers and other key informants in London. A range of published and unpublished secondary sources have been utilised.
A key finding was that multiple forms of social exclusion of asylum seekers exist. These different forms relate to the declining entitlements of asylum seekers as well as the geography, structure and process of the National Asylum Support Service (NASS) system. A significant relationship between dispersalocations and areas of deprivation combined with the tensions of the structure and process of implementing dispersal results in a system that maintains asylum seekers in a state of limbo or liminality. It was found that the system offers limited space available for the
restoration of social trust and virtually no space for the restoration of political or institutional trust.
It is concluded that the primary lens for understanding the experiences of social exclusion of asylum seekers throughout dispersal is policy-imposed liminality and
that resistance to liminality is the way in which asylum seekers begin to acquire a sense of 'belonging' or 'inclusion'.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2937042013-06-10T12:15:20Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Lang, Hazel J.
2013-06-10T10:35:40Z
2013-06-10T10:35:40Z
2002
Lang, Hazel J. (2002) 'Fear and sanctuary: Burmese refugees in Thailand'. Vol. 32. Cornell Univ Southeast Asia.
0877277311
9780877277316
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/293704
240 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
en
Ithaca, N.Y. : Southeast Asia Program Publications, Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University, 2002.
Fear and sanctuary: Burmese refugees in Thailand
Book
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2940902020-04-23T07:29:53Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Clements, Andrew James
Guppy, Andrew
Kinman, Gail
University of Bedfordshire
2013-06-17T08:54:55Z
2013-06-17T08:54:55Z
2012-11-23
Clements, A.J., Kinman, G. & Guppy, A. (2012) 'You could damage somebody's life: Student and lecturer perspectives on commitment', Social Work Education, pp.1-14.
0261-5479
10.1080/02615479.2012.741579
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/294090
Social Work Education
Social Work Education
Retention problems in the social work profession have been well documented. There is evidence that social workers experience a shorter working life compared to many other professional groups. Despite existing links between commitment to the job role and important work outcomes such as retention, few studies have investigated commitment in social work students. This study utilised qualitative data to examine this issue from the perspective of seven social work students and three lecturers. Aspects of commitment, as well as associated concepts such as perceptions of support and perspectives on the social work profession were explored. Commitment was primarily seen by students and lecturers as synonymous with dedication to the profession and its values. The extent and nature of support from a range of sources was seen as varying in quality, although peer support was generally seen in positive terms. It is suggested that interventions to enhance peer support have the potential to enhance student commitment and, consequently, retention.
en
Taylor and Francis Group
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02615479.2012.741579#.Ub7Z5-e-o0E
higher education
students
work commitment
qualitative methods
'You could damage somebody’s life': student and lecturer perspectives on commitment and social work education
ArticleRetention problems in the social work profession have been well documented. There is evidence that social workers experience a shorter working life compared to many other professional groups. Despite existing links between commitment to the job role and important work outcomes such as retention, few studies have investigated commitment in social work students. This study utilised qualitative data to examine this issue from the perspective of seven social work students and three lecturers. Aspects of commitment, as well as associated concepts such as perceptions of support and perspectives on the social work profession were explored. Commitment was primarily seen by students and lecturers as synonymous with dedication to the profession and its values. The extent and nature of support from a range of sources was seen as varying in quality, although peer support was generally seen in positive terms. It is suggested that interventions to enhance peer support have the potential to enhance student commitment and, consequently, retention.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2940942017-06-05T11:38:25Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Corden, John
Preston-Shoot, Michael
University of Bedfordshire
2013-06-17T09:07:00Z
2013-06-17T09:07:00Z
1987
0566051303
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/294094
en
Gower Pub. Co.
social case work
performance contracts
Contracts in social work
Book
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2940962020-04-23T07:35:37Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Preston-Shoot, Michael
Agass, Dick
University of Bedfordshire
2013-06-17T09:09:39Z
2013-06-17T09:09:39Z
1990
0333493028
0333493036
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/294096
vii, 220p. : ill. ; 23cm.
This book presents a combined psychodynamic and systems approach to social work practice offering a thorough exploration of the two theories, and applying them to a broad range of social work concerns.
en
Macmillan
social work
social service
welfare work
Making sense of social work : psychodynamics, systems and practice
BookThis book presents a combined psychodynamic and systems approach to social work practice offering a thorough exploration of the two theories, and applying them to a broad range of social work concerns.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2940972017-06-05T11:37:32Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Stratton, Peter
Preston-Shoot, Michael
Hanks, Helga
2013-06-17T09:11:55Z
2013-06-17T09:11:55Z
1990
0900102802
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/294097
en
Venture Press
family psychotherapy
family therapy
Family therapy : training and practice
Book
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2940982020-04-23T07:34:29Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Braye, Suzy
Preston-Shoot, Michael
2013-06-17T09:17:34Z
2013-06-17T09:17:34Z
1992
033356636X
0333566378
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/294098
x,210p. ; 23cm.
This book explores the relationship between the law and social work: the social context of welfare law, the powers and duties that social workers have, the practice dilemmas which confront them in applying the law, and the conflicting imperatives that underpin it. It helps practitioners retain and use legal knowledge by providing and applying a decision-making framework alongside the legal remedies applicable to situations encountered in practice, and by clarifying the values and skills for effective practice. In making connections between the law and social work, it emphasises an antidiscriminatory perspective and provides a tool for empowerment and change.
en
Macmillan
social workers
social work
social welfare
Practising social work law
BookThis book explores the relationship between the law and social work: the social context of welfare law, the powers and duties that social workers have, the practice dilemmas which confront them in applying the law, and the conflicting imperatives that underpin it. It helps practitioners retain and use legal knowledge by providing and applying a decision-making framework alongside the legal remedies applicable to situations encountered in practice, and by clarifying the values and skills for effective practice. In making connections between the law and social work, it emphasises an antidiscriminatory perspective and provides a tool for empowerment and change.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2941002020-04-23T07:34:29Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Braye, Suzy
Preston-Shoot, Michael
University of Bedfordshire
2013-06-17T09:19:39Z
2013-06-17T09:19:39Z
1995
0335192467
0335192459
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/294100
205p. : ill. ; 23cm.
In answer to popular demand from students and practitioners alike, Braye and Preston-Shoot have produced a guide to understanding the complex area of community care. What are the core components of the Government's community care policy? What do terms like partnership, anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice mean? This book provides a simple exposition of the concepts and value-base underpinning community care policy and practice. Written in a jargon-free style, it goes beyond the how-to approach of much of the existing social care literature and examines the principles and values on which professionals involved in welfare provision base their work. It addresses issues of power and partnership in professional practice and identifies dilemmas arising from the relationship between Needs, Rights and Resources, between Autonomy, Paternalism and Empowerment. It tackles the choices and uncertainties faced by those making decisions about service provision, and offers survival strategies to professionals under stress.
en
Open University Press
community care
social welfare
social care
Empowering practice in social care
BookIn answer to popular demand from students and practitioners alike, Braye and Preston-Shoot have produced a guide to understanding the complex area of community care. What are the core components of the Government's community care policy? What do terms like partnership, anti-discriminatory and anti-oppressive practice mean? This book provides a simple exposition of the concepts and value-base underpinning community care policy and practice. Written in a jargon-free style, it goes beyond the how-to approach of much of the existing social care literature and examines the principles and values on which professionals involved in welfare provision base their work. It addresses issues of power and partnership in professional practice and identifies dilemmas arising from the relationship between Needs, Rights and Resources, between Autonomy, Paternalism and Empowerment. It tackles the choices and uncertainties faced by those making decisions about service provision, and offers survival strategies to professionals under stress.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2941012020-04-23T07:34:29Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Braye, Suzy
Preston-Shoot, Michael
British Association of Social Workers
2013-06-17T09:20:01Z
2013-06-17T09:20:01Z
1997
0333693833
0333693833
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/294101
2nd edition
This book explores the relationship between the law and social work: the social context of welfare law, the powers and duties social workers have, the practice dilemmas that confront them in applying the law and the conflicting imperatives that underpin it. It helps practitioners use legal knowledge by applying a decision-making framework to practice situations and by clarifying the values and skills for effective practice. This substantially revised and extended second edition updates developments in social work law and provides an even more comprehensive resource for students and practitioners alike.
en
Macmillan
public welfare
social service
social work
law
Practising social work law
BookThis book explores the relationship between the law and social work: the social context of welfare law, the powers and duties social workers have, the practice dilemmas that confront them in applying the law and the conflicting imperatives that underpin it. It helps practitioners use legal knowledge by applying a decision-making framework to practice situations and by clarifying the values and skills for effective practice. This substantially revised and extended second edition updates developments in social work law and provides an even more comprehensive resource for students and practitioners alike.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2940952017-06-05T11:38:14Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Preston-Shoot, Michael
2013-06-17T09:07:35Z
2013-06-17T09:07:35Z
1987
0333409876
9780333409879
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/294095
en
MacMillan Ed.
social work
group work
Effective groupwork
Book
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2940762017-06-05T11:36:19Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Braye, Suzy
Preston-Shoot, Michael
Johns, Robert
2013-06-17T09:26:21Z
2013-06-17T09:26:21Z
2005
Braye, S., Preston-Shoot, M., Johns, R. (2005) 'Law in social work education: reviewing the evidence on teaching, learning and assessment' Social work education 24(5) 547-563
0261-5479
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/294076
Social work education
Social work education : a journal for education and training in local authority, probation and allied personal social services. VOL 24; NUMB 5, ; 2005, 547-564
en
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02615470500132830#.Ub7dT-e-o0E
Law in social work education: reviewing the evidence on teaching, learning and assessment
Article
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2942012020-04-23T07:30:08Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Preston-Shoot, Michael
2013-06-19T10:38:08Z
2013-06-19T10:38:08Z
2007
Preston-Shoot, M. (2007) 'Effective group work' 2nd edn. Palgrave: London.
9781403905529
1403905525
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/294201
Effective Groupwork' is an introduction to the values, knowledge and skills required for working with different groups in a variety of social work and social care settings. This new edition includes new chapters on embedding social work into practice and on the changing social policy contest in which group work takes place.
en
Palgrave Macmillan
Effective group work
BookEffective Groupwork' is an introduction to the values, knowledge and skills required for working with different groups in a variety of social work and social care settings. This new edition includes new chapters on embedding social work into practice and on the changing social policy contest in which group work takes place.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2949832019-09-23T09:36:20Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Neale, Jo
Worrell, Marcia
University of Bedfordshire
Roehampton University
2013-07-01T10:24:52Z
2013-07-01T10:24:52Z
2010
Neale, J. and Worrell, M. (2010) 'Visibility, responsibility and identity in domestic murder-suicide', Safe, Women's Aid Federation of England Domestic Abuse Quarterly, Spring 2010, pp.22-25.
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/294983
Domestic Abuse Quarterly
en
Spring
Visibility, responsibility and identity in domestic murder-suicide
Article
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2949632017-06-05T11:38:37Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Preston-Shoot, Michael
Marshall, Mary
Wincott, Elizabeth
2013-07-01T09:24:36Z
2013-07-01T09:24:36Z
1986
0900102497
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/294963
en
British Association of Social Workers
Skills for social workers in the 80's
Book
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2949762020-04-23T07:34:29Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219col_10547_132218
Marshall, Mary
Preston-Shoot, Michael
Wincott, Elizabeth
2013-07-01T11:42:47Z
2013-07-01T11:42:47Z
1991
Marshall, M. and Preston-Shoot, M. (1991) 'Effective management' Birmingham: British Association of Social Workers.
0900102985
9780900102981
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/294976
"The papers in this book originate from presentations given at a summer school on "Effective management" organised by the British Association of Social Workers in 1988."
en
British Association of Social Workers
Effective management
Book"The papers in this book originate from presentations given at a summer school on "Effective management" organised by the British Association of Social Workers in 1988."oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2949772020-04-23T07:30:24Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Hanvey, Christopher P.
Philpot, Terry
2013-07-01T11:48:37Z
2013-07-01T11:48:37Z
1994
Hanvey, Christopher and Philpot, Terry (eds.) (1991) 'Practicing social work' London: Routledge.
0415092361
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/294977
xi,207p.
Practicing Social Work provides a systematic exploration of angles of social work approaches. Each chapter focuses on a single theme and explains the practice implications of a particular method.
en
Routledge
Practicing social work
BookPracticing Social Work provides a systematic exploration of angles of social work approaches. Each chapter focuses on a single theme and explains the practice implications of a particular method.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2950602013-07-02T12:17:06Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Loveday, Barry
Marlow, Alan
2013-07-02T08:52:26Z
2013-07-02T08:52:26Z
2000
Loveday, B.and Marlow, A. (eds.) (2000) 'After MacPherson: policing after the Stephen Lawrence inquiry' Lyme Regis: Russell House.
1898924716
9781898924715
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/295060
en
Russell House Publishing
After MacPherson : policing after the Stephen Lawrence inquiry
Book
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2960292020-04-23T07:30:27Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Marlow, Alan
2013-07-15T15:14:30Z
2013-07-15T15:14:30Z
1990
Marlow, A. (1990) 'Indicators for assessing the efficiency of police deployment', Police Journal, 63(4), pp. 361.
0032-258x
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/296029
Police Journal
The Chief Officer is responsible for linking force resources with the policing needs of the area; changing demographic and other factors must be adjusted to. Typically, police resource allocation decisions are made without regard for current and local policing needs. An attempt was made to assess the efficiency of a county police force whose jurisdiction covered urban and rural areas. Population data were obtained from the county council and used to create a data base for micro-computer analysis. The measures of demands were "crime statistics" and total "incident statistics" although it is acknowledged that only 20 percent of all crimes are reported. The population was divided into several categories including social, employment and family status. Conclusions are that: (1) Demands for police services are related not to the total population, but to its socio-economic character; (2) the greater the proportion of low-income groups, the greater the volume of reported crime; (3) a middle class population makes more demands on police resources while a low-income population is more tolerant of crime; and (4) reported crimes or "crime statistics" are better indicators of demand than are total "incident statistics."
en
National Criminal Justice
http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/policejl63&div=58&id=&page=
Indicators for assessing the efficiency of police deployment
ArticleThe Chief Officer is responsible for linking force resources with the policing needs of the area; changing demographic and other factors must be adjusted to. Typically, police resource allocation decisions are made without regard for current and local policing needs. An attempt was made to assess the efficiency of a county police force whose jurisdiction covered urban and rural areas. Population data were obtained from the county council and used to create a data base for micro-computer analysis. The measures of demands were "crime statistics" and total "incident statistics" although it is acknowledged that only 20 percent of all crimes are reported. The population was divided into several categories including social, employment and family status. Conclusions are that: (1) Demands for police services are related not to the total population, but to its socio-economic character; (2) the greater the proportion of low-income groups, the greater the volume of reported crime; (3) a middle class population makes more demands on police resources while a low-income population is more tolerant of crime; and (4) reported crimes or "crime statistics" are better indicators of demand than are total "incident statistics."oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2960302020-04-23T07:30:27Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Marlow, Alan
2013-07-15T15:17:55Z
2013-07-15T15:17:55Z
2011
Marlow, Alan (2011) 'Linking crime prevention with science education: an assessment of a DNA property-marking crime prevention scheme in secondary school education', Safer Communities, 10(2), pp.5 - 10.
1757-8043
10.5042/sc.2011.0180
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/296030
Safer Communities
This article describes the results of a pilot project that linked teaching the principles of DNA with its application to the concept of crime prevention by marking property. It was directed at Year 9 pupils in two schools on the basis that young people in this age group are particularly vulnerable to personal victimisation. In addition, the requirements, and flexibility, of the curriculum at this stage were complementary to the teaching of the principles of DNA as part of the property-marking project. The method and resource implications are described. Teachers and pupils reported favourable outcomes and there was a significant uptake of the property-marking technique by pupils. The results may therefore be of considerable interest to practitioners.
en
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1935990&show=abstract
DNA
education
property-marking
science
Linking crime prevention with science education: an assessment of a DNA property-marking crime prevention scheme in secondary school education
ArticleThis article describes the results of a pilot project that linked teaching the principles of DNA with its application to the concept of crime prevention by marking property. It was directed at Year 9 pupils in two schools on the basis that young people in this age group are particularly vulnerable to personal victimisation. In addition, the requirements, and flexibility, of the curriculum at this stage were complementary to the teaching of the principles of DNA as part of the property-marking project. The method and resource implications are described. Teachers and pupils reported favourable outcomes and there was a significant uptake of the property-marking technique by pupils. The results may therefore be of considerable interest to practitioners.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2960152013-07-16T09:23:11Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Marlow, Alan
Wells, M.
2013-07-15T15:27:38Z
2013-07-15T15:27:38Z
1999
Marlow, A., & Wells, M. (1997) 'Impact of crime on small business', The Police Journal, 70, pp.117-126.
0032-258X
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/296015
The Police Journal
en
Barry Rose Law Periodicals
http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/policejl70&div=24&id=&page=
The impact of crime on small business
Article
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3000562013-09-02T11:21:01Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Marlow, Alan
Miller, Ralph
2013-08-28T14:51:26Z
2013-08-28T14:51:26Z
2000-04
Marlow, A., & Miller, R. (2000) 'The value of Crimestoppers', The Police Journal, 73, p.143.
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300056
The Police Journal.
en
Barry Rose Law Periodicals
http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/policejl73&div=25&id=&page=
The value of Crimestoppers
Article
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3000782013-09-02T11:25:24Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Maddock, Jane
Marlow, Alan
2013-08-28T14:49:38Z
2013-08-28T14:49:38Z
1998
Marlow, A., & Maddock, J. (1998) 'Race and the practice of stop and search', Police Journal, 71 p.317.
0032-258X
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300078
The Police Journal
en
Barry Rose Law Periodicals
http://heinonline.org/HOL/LandingPage?collection=journals&handle=hein.journals/policejl71&div=53&id=&page=
Race and the practice of stop and search
Article
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3000532020-04-23T07:30:27Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Marlow, Alan
Pitts, John
Vauxhall Centre For Study of Crime, University of Bedfordshire
2013-08-28T14:45:11Z
2013-08-28T14:45:11Z
1999
Marlow, A., & Pitts, J. (1999) '"Remember the Alamo": action research and crime prevention in a high-crime neighborhood', International Criminal Justice Review, 9(1), 69-87.
10.1177/105756779900900105
181008
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300053
International Criminal Justice Review
In this paper we identify some of the experiences of public professionals in a high-crime neighborhood in London, the Borough of Walford (a pseudonym), as their service agencies are attempting to move from a highly centralized service delivery model, in which professional roles are tightly demarcated and organizational outputs tend to be concrete and short-term, to a model in which they are required to contribute to the development of "corporate," local, multiagency strategies to reduce violent interracial youth crime, strategies that aim to achieve more complex medium and long-term outcomes.
en
http://icj.sagepub.com/content/9/1/69.short
'Remember the Alamo': action research and crime prevention in a high crime neighbourhood
ArticleIn this paper we identify some of the experiences of public professionals in a high-crime neighborhood in London, the Borough of Walford (a pseudonym), as their service agencies are attempting to move from a highly centralized service delivery model, in which professional roles are tightly demarcated and organizational outputs tend to be concrete and short-term, to a model in which they are required to contribute to the development of "corporate," local, multiagency strategies to reduce violent interracial youth crime, strategies that aim to achieve more complex medium and long-term outcomes.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3000522020-04-23T07:30:27Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Marlow, Alan
2013-08-28T14:26:04Z
2013-08-28T14:26:04Z
2003
Marlow, A. (2003) 'Sex markets: resilience, toleration and control', Safer Communities, 2(2), 35-37.
1477-5883
10.1108/17578043200300016
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300052
Safer Communities
Once established, street sex markets tend to be very resilient. This article describes the factors that generated an initiative to tackle street prostitution in an inner city area, and the tactics employed. Some of the measures were successful to a degree and improved public perceptions of the area but the overall model needs further development to be sustained.
en
Pavilion
prostitution
sex markets
Sex work
soliciting
Sex markets: resilience, toleration and control
ArticleOnce established, street sex markets tend to be very resilient. This article describes the factors that generated an initiative to tackle street prostitution in an inner city area, and the tactics employed. Some of the measures were successful to a degree and improved public perceptions of the area but the overall model needs further development to be sustained.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3000712017-06-05T11:36:42Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Jackson, Sonia
Preston-Shoot, Michael
2013-08-28T14:13:18Z
2013-08-28T14:13:18Z
1996
Jackson, S., Preston-Shoot, M. (1996) 'Educating social workers in a changing policy context' Whiting and Birch.
1871177987
1871177995
9781871177985
9781871177992
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300071
en
Whiting and Birch
social work education
Educating social workers in a changing policy context
Book
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3000722020-04-23T07:34:58Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Adams, Robert
Dominelli, Lena
Payne, Malcolm
2013-08-28T14:16:09Z
2013-08-28T14:16:09Z
1998
Adams, R., Dominelli, L., Payne, M. (eds) (1998) 'Social work : themes, issues and critical debates' Basingstoke : Macmillan
033368818X
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300072
This volume draws together specially commissioned pieces by a range of experts on the key knowledge, theories and skills needed for professional social work practice. Carefully structured to reflect the way in which social work courses are generally taught, it offers a handbook for all beginning social work students, giving them not just a flavour of what being a social worker entails but also a critical sense of the debates (practical and theoretical) that it spawns. The book is suitable for: introductory courses on the Diploma in Social Work (over 5000 students a year in the UK alone); social work educators and practitioners; and students and professionals in related caring professions (such as youth and community work, criminal justice, care management).
en
Macmillan
social work
Social work : themes, issues and critical debates
BookThis volume draws together specially commissioned pieces by a range of experts on the key knowledge, theories and skills needed for professional social work practice. Carefully structured to reflect the way in which social work courses are generally taught, it offers a handbook for all beginning social work students, giving them not just a flavour of what being a social worker entails but also a critical sense of the debates (practical and theoretical) that it spawns. The book is suitable for: introductory courses on the Diploma in Social Work (over 5000 students a year in the UK alone); social work educators and practitioners; and students and professionals in related caring professions (such as youth and community work, criminal justice, care management).oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3000732020-04-23T07:30:27Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Marlow, Alan
2013-08-28T14:18:19Z
2013-08-28T14:18:19Z
2007
Marlow, A. (2007) 'An evaluation of a prolific offender project', Safer Communities, 6(2), 31-38.
10.1108/17578043200700014
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300073
Safer Communities
This article reports the findings of an evaluation of a project that targeted prolific offenders where 101 adult prolific offenders were subject to a regime of intense supervision by probation officers and police officers. The target for the reduction in offending frequency was exceeded. The article also outlines the practice issues that arose during the project.
en
Emerald Group Publishing Limited
intensive
offenders
partnership
police
probation
prolific
supervision
An evaluation of a prolific offender project
ArticleThis article reports the findings of an evaluation of a project that targeted prolific offenders where 101 adult prolific offenders were subject to a regime of intense supervision by probation officers and police officers. The target for the reduction in offending frequency was exceeded. The article also outlines the practice issues that arose during the project.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3000742020-04-23T07:30:27Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Marlow, Alan
Pitts, John
Miller, Ralph
University of Bedfordshire
2013-08-28T14:20:01Z
2013-08-28T14:20:01Z
2007
Alan Marlow, Ralph Miller and John Pitts, (2007) 'Citizen response policing: an evaluation of a local initiative', Safer Communities, 693, pp.22 - 28
1477-5883
10.1108/17578043200700021
10.1108/17578043200700021
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300074
Community Safety Journal
Locally based policing - involving co-operation with local residents and agencies, is a key requirement of the government's police reform agenda. This article reports the findings of an evaluation of one such initiative that involved residents in determining policing strategy on two urban housing estates. On one estate there were positive outcomes, but there was little change in the other. This appeared to be related to the range of skills possessed by the officers on the two sites.
en
Pavilion
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=1935871&show=abstract
local
partnership
policing
Citizen response policing: an evaluation of a local initiative
ArticleLocally based policing - involving co-operation with local residents and agencies, is a key requirement of the government's police reform agenda. This article reports the findings of an evaluation of one such initiative that involved residents in determining policing strategy on two urban housing estates. On one estate there were positive outcomes, but there was little change in the other. This appeared to be related to the range of skills possessed by the officers on the two sites.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3000752020-04-23T07:30:28Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Webb, David
Harris, Robert
2013-08-28T14:35:58Z
2013-08-28T14:35:58Z
1999
0415180090
0415180104
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300075
Managing the Mentally Disordered Offender presses the case for better health care of mentally disturbed law breakers, and the need to divert them from unnecessary imprisonment. Mentally disordered offenders present particular problems in our society, which wants both to sympathise and to punish. How do we get the balance right between sympathy towards their illness and genuine worries about their offending behaviour? What do we do for - and about - people wo have been released from prison yet we suspect continue to pose risks to the safety of others? With specialist contributors from criminology, criminal justice, social work, probation practice and the law, Managing the Mentally Disordered Offender stresses the importance of professional cooperation in community-based services, whilst acknowledgin the psychologically demanding nature of working with mentally disordered people, and ther very real challenges of attempting to contain their wrongdoing without recourse to the repressiveness of imprisonment.
en
Routledge
offenders
mental illness
Mentally disordered offenders : managing people nobody owns
BookManaging the Mentally Disordered Offender presses the case for better health care of mentally disturbed law breakers, and the need to divert them from unnecessary imprisonment. Mentally disordered offenders present particular problems in our society, which wants both to sympathise and to punish. How do we get the balance right between sympathy towards their illness and genuine worries about their offending behaviour? What do we do for - and about - people wo have been released from prison yet we suspect continue to pose risks to the safety of others? With specialist contributors from criminology, criminal justice, social work, probation practice and the law, Managing the Mentally Disordered Offender stresses the importance of professional cooperation in community-based services, whilst acknowledgin the psychologically demanding nature of working with mentally disordered people, and ther very real challenges of attempting to contain their wrongdoing without recourse to the repressiveness of imprisonment.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3000582020-04-23T07:30:37Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Cosis-Brown, Helen
Kershaw, Sheila
Middlesex University
Leeds Metropolitan University
2013-08-28T14:52:40Z
2013-08-28T14:52:40Z
2008-02-13
Cosis-Brown, H., & Kershaw, S. (2008) ''The legal context for social work with lesbians and gay men in the UK: Updating the educational context' Social Work Education, 27(2), 122-130.
0261-5479
10.1080/02615470701709444
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300058
Social work education
This article considers some of the social, legal and political changes that have taken place in the UK over recent years to elevate the inequality and discrimination faced by lesbians and gay men and how these changes have affected social work practice. In doing this the paper highlights some of the debates from verbatim reports of proceedings in both houses of parliament that pre‐empted the passing of the legislation. These debates indicate the prejudicial attitudes of some members and show their opposition to lesbians and gay men having the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts. The paper then introduces the Equality Act 2006 and the Sexual Orientation Regulations 2007, which make it illegal to discriminate on the grounds of sexual orientation. The paper considers various amendments that the introduction of equality legislation makes to other pieces of legislation before going on to discuss the impact the legislation will have on the way in which goods, facilities and services will be delivered. The paper concludes that changing the law might be one thing, but changing people's attitudes is another. This conclusion has particular implications for social work education and practice.
en
Taylor and Francis
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02615470701709444#.UjrzJH91gpw
attitudes
discrimination
equality
legislation
sexual orientation
The legal context for social work with lesbians and gay men in the UK: updating the educational context
ArticleThis article considers some of the social, legal and political changes that have taken place in the UK over recent years to elevate the inequality and discrimination faced by lesbians and gay men and how these changes have affected social work practice. In doing this the paper highlights some of the debates from verbatim reports of proceedings in both houses of parliament that pre‐empted the passing of the legislation. These debates indicate the prejudicial attitudes of some members and show their opposition to lesbians and gay men having the same rights as their heterosexual counterparts.
The paper then introduces the Equality Act 2006 and the Sexual Orientation Regulations 2007, which make it illegal to discriminate on the grounds of sexual orientation. The paper considers various amendments that the introduction of equality legislation makes to other pieces of legislation before going on to discuss the impact the legislation will have on the way in which goods, facilities and services will be delivered. The paper concludes that changing the law might be one thing, but changing people's attitudes is another. This conclusion has particular implications for social work education and practice.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3000592016-01-22T10:43:00Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Cosis-Brown, Helen
British Association of Social Workers
2013-08-28T14:54:20Z
2013-08-28T14:54:20Z
1998
Cosis-Brown, H. (1998) 'Sexuality and Social Work: Working with Lesbians and Gay Men' Basingstoke: Macmillan
0333608844
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300059
en
Macmillan
Social work and sexuality : working with lesbians and gay men
Book
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3000572016-01-22T10:41:24Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Cosis-Brown, Helen
Fry, Ena
Howard, Joy
2013-08-28T14:52:04Z
2013-08-28T14:52:04Z
2005
Cosis-Brown, H., Fry, E., & Howard, J. (Eds.). (2005). 'Support care: how family placement can keep children and families together'. Lyme Regis : Russell House.
1903855748
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300057
en
Russell House Publishing
Support care : how family placement can keep children and families together
Book
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3000792020-04-23T07:36:25Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Cosis-Brown, Helen
British Association for Adoption & Fostering
2013-08-28T14:53:48Z
2013-08-28T14:53:48Z
2011
Cosis-Brown, H. (2011). 'Foster carer reviews: process, practicalities and best practice'. London : British Association for Adoption & Fostering.
9781907585227
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300079
Reviews of foster carers have a key role in evaluating foster care practice and offering the opportunity for improving the quality of foster care provided. They are governed by regulations and require an assessment of whether or not a foster carer and their household remain suitable to care for foster children and if their terms for approval are still appropriate. There is surprisingly little published about foster carer reviews, other than that which is within regulations, standards, guidance and codes of practice. This pioneering and informative guide sets out the process and practicalities and makes recommendations for good practice. It includes: • An outline of the current legal and policy frameworks for reviews within the four nations of the UK; • An understanding of the legal mandate for foster carer reviews; • Learning from the recommendations and findings arising from inquiry reports and serious case reviews involving foster carers; • Social work knowledge underpinning the assessment and review processes; • How to set up reviews and organise their administration; • Information gathering for reviews including who might be approached to provide evidence; • The review meeting itself and foster carers’ reviews’ relationship to fostering panels. This guide will be an invaluable contribution towards establishing good, evidence-based practice in conducting foster carer reviews.
en
British Association for Adoption & Fostering
Foster carer reviews : process, practicalities and best practice
BookReviews of foster carers have a key role in evaluating foster care practice and offering the opportunity for improving the quality of foster care provided. They are governed by regulations and require an assessment of whether or not a foster carer and their household remain suitable to care for foster children and if their terms for approval are still appropriate.
There is surprisingly little published about foster carer reviews, other than that which is within regulations, standards, guidance and codes of practice. This pioneering and informative guide sets out the process and practicalities and makes recommendations for good practice. It includes:
• An outline of the current legal and policy frameworks for reviews within the four nations of the UK;
• An understanding of the legal mandate for foster carer reviews;
• Learning from the recommendations and findings arising from inquiry reports and serious case reviews involving foster carers;
• Social work knowledge underpinning the assessment and review processes;
• How to set up reviews and organise their administration;
• Information gathering for reviews including who might be approached to provide evidence;
• The review meeting itself and foster carers’ reviews’ relationship to fostering panels.
This guide will be an invaluable contribution towards establishing good, evidence-based practice in conducting foster carer reviews.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3000832018-06-22T10:46:57Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Cosis-Brown, Helen
2013-08-28T15:11:22Z
2013-08-28T15:11:22Z
2011
Cosis-Brown, H. (2011) ‘The assessment of lesbian and gay prospective foster carers – twenty years of practice and what has changed?’ in T. Hafford-Letchfield and P. Dunk-West (eds.)Sexual identities and sexuality in social work : research and reflections from women in the field, pp.195.
9780754678823
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300083
en
Ashgate Publishing Limited
Sexual identities and sexuality in social work : research and reflections from women in the field.
Book chapter
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3001042018-06-22T10:47:18Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Cosis-Brown, Helen
2013-08-28T15:55:43Z
2013-08-28T15:55:43Z
2009
Cosis-Brown, H. (2009) (2nd Ed), 'Fostering and adoption' in R. Adams, L. Dominelli and M, Payne, (eds) Critical Practice in Social Work, Basingstoke: Palgrave/Macmillan, pp.260-267.
9780230218635
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300104
en
Palgrave Macmillan
Fostering and adoption
EBook
Book chapter
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2968902020-04-23T07:36:25Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Cosis-Brown, Helen
2013-07-23T12:57:58Z
2013-07-23T12:57:58Z
2008
Cosis-Brown, H. (2008) 'Social work and sexuality, working with lesbians and gay men: what remains the same and what is different?', Practice: Social Work in Action, 20(4), 265-275.
0950-3153
10.1080/09503150802532339
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/296890
Practice : a quarterly journal for social workers.
This paper looks at changes in social work practice with lesbians and gay men over the last fifteen years and specifically since the author's publication which addressed social work with lesbians and gay men (Brown, 1998b). The paper considers what the implications of some of those changes are for social work and is what would be described as 'a discussion paper' drawing on the existing literature and documents in the public domain and the author's own practice experience. The demise of the emphasis placed on relationship-based work, the author argues, affects all service users and carers including lesbians and gay men. To reclaim relationship-based social work would also be reclaiming the 'radical'; something that has got lost. To work effectively with lesbians and gay men requires this radical approach as it requires the ability to work with contradictions, to use the law as leverage to meet people's needs to apply knowledge effectively and to utilise competently communication skills in relationship based work.
en
Taylor & Francis
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09503150802532339#.UfJA4dKWbKg
Social work and sexuality, working with lesbians and gay men: what remains the same and what is different?
ArticleThis paper looks at changes in social work practice with lesbians and gay men over the last fifteen years and specifically since the author's publication which addressed social work with lesbians and gay men (Brown, 1998b). The paper considers what the implications of some of those changes are for social work and is what would be described as 'a discussion paper' drawing on the existing literature and documents in the public domain and the author's own practice experience. The demise of the emphasis placed on relationship-based work, the author argues, affects all service users and carers including lesbians and gay men. To reclaim relationship-based social work would also be reclaiming the 'radical'; something that has got lost. To work effectively with lesbians and gay men requires this radical approach as it requires the ability to work with contradictions, to use the law as leverage to meet people's needs to apply knowledge effectively and to utilise competently communication skills in relationship based work.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3020082020-04-23T07:30:29Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Cosis-Brown, Helen
2013-09-20T12:37:52Z
2013-09-20T12:37:52Z
1996
Cosis-Brown, H. (1996) ‘The knowledge base of social work’, in A. A.Vass, (ed), Social Work Competences: Core Knowledge, Values and Skills, London: Sage, pp.8-35.
9780803978003
10.4135/9781446250495
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/302008
The knowledge base of social work The relationship between social work practice and knowledge has always been ambivalent, sometimes even dismissive. The social work profession emphasises the need to link theory and practice, making this ability a requirement for qualification. It has been argued that the ‘insistence that theory and practice are complementary aspects of the same thing is part of a verbal rather than a real tradition in social work’ (Sheldon, 1978:1). Other research shows that few social workers inform their work with theory, being more likely to rely on their own experience or advice from colleagues (Carew, 1979). Sheldon's work uncovered two distinct subcultures within social work, a theoretical one and a practice one. Findings of work undertaken by the theoretical subculture are either not believed, by the practice subculture, or ‘are seen as the products of a process which has little direct relevance to the practice situation’ .
en
SAGE Publications Ltd
Social work competences : core knowledge, values and skills
BookThe knowledge base of social work The relationship between social work practice and knowledge has always been ambivalent, sometimes even dismissive. The social work profession emphasises the need to link theory and practice, making this ability a requirement for qualification. It has been argued that the ‘insistence that theory and practice are complementary aspects of the same thing is part of a verbal rather than a real tradition in social work’ (Sheldon, 1978:1). Other research shows that few social workers inform their work with theory, being more likely to rely on their own experience or advice from colleagues (Carew, 1979). Sheldon's work uncovered two distinct subcultures within social work, a theoretical one and a practice one. Findings of work undertaken by the theoretical subculture are either not believed, by the practice subculture, or ‘are seen as the products of a process which has little direct relevance to the practice situation’ .oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3022392020-04-23T07:30:37Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Cosis-Brown, Helen
Pearce, Jenny J.
2013-09-25T10:02:42Z
2013-09-25T10:02:42Z
1992
Cosis-Brown, H., & Pearce, J.J. (1992) 'Good practice in the face of anxiety: social work with girls and young women' Journal of Social Work Practice, 6(2), 159-165.
0265-0533
1465-3885
10.1080/02650539208413498
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/302239
Journal of Social Work Practice
In this article we look at social work practice with girls and young women. We do this by drawing on practice recommendations from our consultancy. We argue that the current political and social context of change offers both restrictions to and scope for change. Psychodynamic theory applied in the context of feminist social work practice and a supportive supervisory climate are important factors in realising the scope for better practice with this client group.
en
Taylor and Francis
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02650539208413498#.UkK0WtIm5wc
Good practice in the face of anxiety: social work with girls and young women
ArticleIn this article we look at social work practice with girls and young women. We do this by drawing on practice recommendations from our consultancy. We argue that the current political and social context of change offers both restrictions to and scope for change. Psychodynamic theory applied in the context of feminist social work practice and a supportive supervisory climate are important factors in realising the scope for better practice with this client group.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2968882020-04-23T07:30:29Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Allain, L.
Cosis-Brown, Helen
Danso, C.
Dillon, J.
Finnegan, P.
Gadhoke, S.
Shamash, M.
Whittaker, F.
2013-07-23T12:54:53Z
2013-07-23T12:54:53Z
2006-08-22
Allain, L., Cosis-Brown, H.., Danso, C., Dillon, J., Finnegan, P., Gadhoke, S.,Shamsh, M. & Whittaker, F. (2006) 'User and carer involvement in social work education—a university case study: manipulation or citizen control?', Social Work Education, 25(4), 403-413.
0261-5479
10.1080/02615470600593790
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/296888
Social Work Education
This paper provides an account of one university's experience of involving service users and carers in the delivery of the new undergraduate and postgraduate social work degrees. It poses the question as to whether user and carer involvement in social work education can be viewed as a means of promoting citizen participation or whether it is a case of manipulating relatively powerless groups. In addressing this question, service users and carers and social work tutors describe, from their own distinct perspectives, the processes in which they were both involved.
en
Taylor & Francis
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02615470600593790#.UfJBgtKWbKg
User and carer involvement in social work education: a university case study: manipulation or citizen control?
ArticleThis paper provides an account of one university's experience of involving service users and carers in the delivery of the new undergraduate and postgraduate social work degrees. It poses the question as to whether user and carer involvement in social work education can be viewed as a means of promoting citizen participation or whether it is a case of manipulating relatively powerless groups. In addressing this question, service users and carers and social work tutors describe, from their own distinct perspectives, the processes in which they were both involved.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/2968892020-04-23T07:30:37Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Cosis-Brown, Helen
Cocker, Christine
Middlesex University
2013-07-23T12:56:17Z
2013-07-23T12:56:17Z
2008
Cosis-Brown, H., & Cocker, C. (2008) 'Lesbian and gay fostering and adoption: out of the closet into the mainstream?', Adoption & Fostering, 32(4), 19-30.
0308-5759
10.1177/030857590803200404
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/296889
Adoption & Fostering : the journal of the Association of British Adoption and Fostering Agencies
Adoption & fostering : the journal of the Association of British Adoption and Fostering Agencies.
Recent public debates have discussed lesbians and gay men caring for children as a novel phenomenon, but such arrangements are not new. Helen Cosis Brown and Christine Cocker track debates concerning lesbian and gay families and examine the relationship between policy and practice that is evidence based and ideologically driven. They outline the complexities of adoption and fostering practice within its political and social context and argue that the paramountcy of the child's welfare is the lynchpin to understanding the issues involved with the placement of children with lesbian and gay carers. The emphasis, in examining the detail of practice, is on recruitment, assessment, matching and support.
en
British Agencies For Adoption
http://aaf.sagepub.com/content/32/4/19.short
Lesbian and gay fostering and adoption: out of the closet into the mainstream?
ArticleRecent public debates have discussed lesbians and gay men caring for children as a novel phenomenon, but such arrangements are not new. Helen Cosis Brown and Christine Cocker track debates concerning lesbian and gay families and examine the relationship between policy and practice that is evidence based and ideologically driven. They outline the complexities of adoption and fostering practice within its political and social context and argue that the paramountcy of the child's welfare is the lynchpin to understanding the issues involved with the placement of children with lesbian and gay carers. The emphasis, in examining the detail of practice, is on recruitment, assessment, matching and support.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3019112020-04-23T07:36:25Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Cosis-Brown, Helen
Cocker, Christine
Middlesex University
2013-09-19T12:57:52Z
2013-09-19T12:57:52Z
2010-06-17
Cocker, C., & Cosis-Brown, H. (2010) 'Sex, sexuality and relationships: Developing confidence and discernment when assessing lesbian and gay prospective adopters' Adoption & Fostering, 34(1), 20-32.
0308-5759
10.1177/030857591003400103
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/301911
Adoption & fostering : the journal of the Association of British Adoption and Fostering Agencies.
In the UK, the last 15 years have seen a profound change in the way that lesbians and gay men have been socially and politically located and acknowledged. This is evidenced by recent legislative changes that have given protection to lesbians and gay men and placed a duty on public bodies to provide equitable services. For a number of years lesbians and gay men have been specifically targeted, recruited and utilised as adopters of children in public care. With these changes has come the realisation that a number of complexities in adoption practice have been insufficiently addressed. Brown and Cocker (2008) have argued that in the assessment of prospective lesbian and gay adopters, struggling with complexities is crucial for safe and effective assessment of suitability to be realised. This appreciation of the complexity of practice has been articulated in the Independent Inquiry into the Circumstances of Child Sexual Abuse by Two Foster Carers in Wakefield (Parrott et al, 2007). The report noted that the ‘homosexuality’ of the foster carers became the primary focus of social work anxiety. This happened at the expense of holistic considerations of both the carers’ potential and their actual foster care practice. Although these findings relate to foster care, they are transferable to the adoption field. The authors of the Inquiry emphasised the importance of ‘discrimination’ in practice, arguing that ‘discrimination’ was essential for discerning and analytical assessment, support and supervision. This article by Christine Cocker and Helen Cosis Brown offers a conceptual framework as well as practice tools to facilitate such discriminatory, effective, discerning and comprehensive assessments of lesbian and gay prospective adopters. The paramountcy of the child’s welfare has to remain central to developments in adoption practice. This article maintains this centrality.
en
British Agencies For Adoption
http://aaf.sagepub.com/content/34/1/20.short
adoption
assessment
discernment
discrimination
gay men
lesbians
sex
sexuality
Sex, sexuality and relationships: developing confidence and discernment when assessing lesbian and gay prospective adopters
ArticleIn the UK, the last 15 years have seen a profound change in the way that lesbians and gay men have been socially and politically located and acknowledged. This is evidenced by recent legislative changes that have given protection to lesbians and gay men and placed a duty on public bodies to provide equitable services. For a number of years lesbians and gay men have been specifically targeted, recruited and utilised as adopters of children in public care. With these changes has come the realisation that a number of complexities in adoption practice have been insufficiently addressed.
Brown and Cocker (2008) have argued that in the assessment of prospective lesbian and gay adopters, struggling with complexities is crucial for safe and effective assessment of suitability to be realised. This appreciation of the complexity of practice has been articulated in the Independent Inquiry into the Circumstances of Child Sexual Abuse by Two Foster Carers in Wakefield (Parrott et al, 2007). The report noted that the ‘homosexuality’ of the foster carers became the primary focus of social work anxiety. This happened at the expense of holistic considerations of both the carers’ potential and their actual foster care practice. Although these findings relate to foster care, they are transferable to the adoption field. The authors of the Inquiry emphasised the importance of ‘discrimination’ in practice, arguing that ‘discrimination’ was essential for discerning and analytical assessment, support and supervision. This article by Christine Cocker and Helen Cosis Brown
offers a conceptual framework as well as practice tools to
facilitate such discriminatory, effective, discerning and comprehensive assessments of lesbian and gay prospective adopters. The paramountcy of the child’s welfare has to remain central to developments in adoption practice. This article maintains this centrality.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3020662016-01-22T10:42:12Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Cosis-Brown, Helen
British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering.
2013-09-23T10:33:29Z
2013-09-23T10:33:29Z
1999
Cosis-Brown, H. (1999) 'Gender, sex and sexuality in the assessment of perspective carers', in M. Hill (ed) Signposts in Fostering, London: BAAF, pp.77-86
873868723
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/302066
en
British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering
Gender, sex and sexuality in the assessment of perspective carers
Signposts in fostering : policy, practice and research issues
Book chapter
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3020842016-01-22T10:41:46Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Cosis-Brown, Helen
2013-09-23T10:37:51Z
2013-09-23T10:37:51Z
2000
Cosis-Brown, H. (2000) (2nd Ed) 'Counselling' in R. Adams, L. Dominelli and M. Payne, (eds) Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates, Basingstoke: Macmillan, pp.139-148
0333985931
9780333985939
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/302084
en
Macmillan
Counselling
Social work: themes, issues and critical debates
Book chapter
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3020682020-04-23T07:30:29Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Beecham, Jennifer
Dance, Cherilyn
Farmer, Elaine
Ouwejan, Danielle
2013-09-23T10:45:34Z
2013-09-23T10:45:34Z
2010-06-09
Dance, C. Ouwejan, D., Beecham, J. and Farmer, E. (2010) 'Linking and Matching: A survey of Adoption Agency Practice in England and Wales' London: BAAF
9781905664825
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/302068
Placing children, many of whom have complex needs, with an unrelated adoptive family is one of the most important decisions in child care. It is also potentially one of the most difficult. The first part of the adoption puzzle has always been how best to make judgements about which families may be right for which children – making a good match. There has been little research to date on how decisions are made about which family to choose for a child, and whether particular practice approaches reduce delay and have better outcomes. This survey of adoption agencies in England and Wales, part of the Adoption Research Initiative, comprises the first stage of a larger research study, ‘An Investigation of Family Finding and Matching in Adoption’. It captures a snapshot of current linking and matching practice, revealing varying costs and outcomes for children, innovative practice and diametrically opposed views about this subject amongst practitioners. Linking and Matching will be of particular interest to child care and adoption practitioners in both local authority and voluntary adoption agencies, as well as those charged with strategic planning and policy.
en
BAAF
http://www.baaf.org.uk/bookshop/book_linkmatch
Linking and matching: a survey of adoption agency practice in England and Wales
BookPlacing children, many of whom have complex needs, with an unrelated adoptive family is one of the most important decisions in child care. It is also potentially one of the most difficult. The first part of the adoption puzzle has always been how best to make judgements about which families may be right for which children – making a good match. There has been little research to date on how decisions are made about which family to choose for a child, and whether particular practice approaches reduce delay and have better outcomes.
This survey of adoption agencies in England and Wales, part of the Adoption Research Initiative, comprises the first stage of a larger research study, ‘An Investigation of Family Finding and Matching in Adoption’. It captures a snapshot of current linking and matching practice, revealing varying costs and outcomes for children, innovative practice and diametrically opposed views about this subject amongst practitioners.
Linking and Matching will be of particular interest to child care and adoption practitioners in both local authority and voluntary adoption agencies, as well as those charged with strategic planning and policy.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3020652016-01-22T10:42:38Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Cosis-Brown, Helen
2013-09-23T10:28:17Z
2013-09-23T10:28:17Z
1998
Cosis-Brown, H. (1998) ‘Counselling’, in R. Adams, L. Dominelli, and M. Payne, (eds), Social Work: Themes, Issues and Critical Debates, Basingstoke: Macmillan, pp.138-148.
9780333688182
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/302065
en
Palgrave Macmillan
Counselling
Social work: themes, issues and critical debates
Book
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3020672013-09-23T11:42:38Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Dance, Cherilyn
Farmer, Elaine
University of Bristol
University of Bedfordshire
University of Kent
2013-09-23T10:42:38Z
2013-09-23T10:42:38Z
2010-06
Farmer, E. and Dance, C. with Beecham, J. Bonin, E. and Ouwejan, D. (2010) 'An Investigation of Family Finding and Matching in Adoption. Draft Report to the Dept for Children' Schools and Families Centre for Family Policy and Child Welfare: University of Bristol.
9781847757685
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/302067
en
Department for Education
http://www.adoptionresearchinitiative.org.uk/briefs/DFE-RBX-10-05.pdf
L500 Social Work
adoption
family finding
An investigation of family finding and matching in adoption : briefing paper
Book
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3020742020-04-23T07:30:36Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Dance, Cherilyn
Galvani, Sarah
Hutchinson, Aisha
2013-09-23T11:09:11Z
2013-09-23T11:09:11Z
2012-09-12
Galvani, S., Dance, C., & Hutchinson, A. (2012) 'Substance use training experiences and needs: findings from a national survey of social care professionals in England' Social Work Education, (ahead-of-print), 1-18.
10.1080/02615479.2012.719493
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/302074
Social Work Education: The International Journal
For more than 30 years there have been calls in the UK to improve training for social workers in relation to substance use. Yet very little research has explored what training practitioners have received or what their training needs are. This study sought to establish practitioners' experiences of previous training in substance use and identify their current training needs. An online survey was disseminated to 3,164 practitioners in adults' (AS) and children's (CS) social care and 12 vignette-based focus groups were also held. Of the final sample of 597, more than a third of social workers had not received any training and a further fifth only received between one and four hours. Other social care staff fared worse. Overwhelmingly, respondents said that substance use knowledge and skills were very important to their practice but their professional education had not prepared them well. They identified a number of training needs including ‘how to talk to people about substance use’ and ‘the types of intervention and treatment available’. Most social care professionals report not being adequately prepared for working with substance use, particularly basic knowledge and skills which would help them to conduct assessments and signpost people to specialist substance services.
en
Taylor and Francis
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02615479.2012.719493#.UkAhGn91gnY
alcohol
drugs
education
social work
training
L500 Social Work
Substance use training experiences and needs: findings from a national survey of social care professionals in England
ArticleFor more than 30 years there have been calls in the UK to improve training for social workers in relation to substance use. Yet very little research has explored what training practitioners have received or what their training needs are. This study sought to establish practitioners' experiences of previous training in substance use and identify their current training needs. An online survey was disseminated to 3,164 practitioners in adults' (AS) and children's (CS) social care and 12 vignette-based focus groups were also held. Of the final sample of 597, more than a third of social workers had not received any training and a further fifth only received between one and four hours. Other social care staff fared worse. Overwhelmingly, respondents said that substance use knowledge and skills were very important to their practice but their professional education had not prepared them well. They identified a number of training needs including ‘how to talk to people about substance use’ and ‘the types of intervention and treatment available’. Most social care professionals report not being adequately prepared for working with substance use, particularly basic knowledge and skills which would help them to conduct assessments and signpost people to specialist substance services.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3020762020-04-23T07:30:29Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Dance, Cherilyn
Rushton, Alan
King's College London
University of Luton
2013-09-23T11:16:48Z
2013-09-23T11:16:48Z
2005-10-11
Dance, C., & Rushton, A. (2005) 'Predictors of outcome for unrelated adoptive placements made during middle childhood' Child & Family Social Work, 10(4), 269-280.
1356-7500
10.1111/j.1365-2206.2005.00357.x
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/302076
Child & family social work.
This paper reports on a follow-up to adolescence of two longitudinal prospective studies of children placed from public care with non-related adoptive families in the UK. Factors associated with outcome are presented for 99 children (one index child per adoptive family) who were between 5 and 11 years of age at placement. Information concerning the children's backgrounds and care histories was obtained shortly after placement (T1), from social workers. Adopters were interviewed at T1 and again at the end of the first year (T2). A further follow-up was conducted an average of six years after placement (T3). Outcomes at T3 were classified as either disrupted, which was true for 23%, continuing and ‘positive’ (49%) or continuing but ‘difficult’ (28%). Bivariate analyses revealed a number of attributes, related to both the child and the adoptive parents, which were associated with differential outcomes. Logistic regression produced five predictors of placement disruption: age at placement, behavioural problems, preferential rejection, time in care and the child's degree of attachment to the new mother. Differences were found between ‘positive’ and ‘difficult’ outcomes in continuing placements as well as between continuing and disrupted placements. The analysis suggests that adoption should certainly be considered as an option for children over 5 years of age while recognizing the need for both preparation and post-placement support. Evidence of differential outcome in continuing placements provides support for efforts to reduce the number of placements and returns home that a child at risk experiences.
en
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2005.00357.x/pdf
adoption
follow-up
outcomes
special needs
Predictors of outcome for unrelated adoptive placements made during middle childhood
ArticleThis paper reports on a follow-up to adolescence of two longitudinal prospective studies of children placed from public care with non-related adoptive families in the UK. Factors associated with outcome are presented for 99 children (one index child per adoptive family) who were between 5 and 11 years of age at placement. Information concerning the children's backgrounds and care histories was obtained shortly after placement (T1), from social workers. Adopters were interviewed at T1 and again at the end of the first year (T2). A further follow-up was conducted an average of six years after placement (T3).
Outcomes at T3 were classified as either disrupted, which was true for 23%, continuing and ‘positive’ (49%) or continuing but ‘difficult’ (28%). Bivariate analyses revealed a number of attributes, related to both the child and the adoptive parents, which were associated with differential outcomes. Logistic regression produced five predictors of placement disruption: age at placement, behavioural problems, preferential rejection, time in care and the child's degree of attachment to the new mother. Differences were found between ‘positive’ and ‘difficult’ outcomes in continuing placements as well as between continuing and disrupted placements. The analysis suggests that adoption should certainly be considered as an option for children over 5 years of age while recognizing the need for both preparation and post-placement support. Evidence of differential outcome in continuing placements provides support for efforts to reduce the number of placements and returns home that a child at risk experiences.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3020772020-04-23T07:30:29Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Dance, Cherilyn
Rushton, Alan
2013-09-23T11:21:20Z
2013-09-23T11:21:20Z
2005-03-01
Dance, C., & Rushton, A. (2005) 'Joining a new family: The views and experiences of young people placed with permanent families during middle childhood' Adoption & Fostering Journal, 29(1), 18-28.
0308-5759
1740-469X
10.1177/030857590502900104
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/302077
Adoption & Fostering Journal
Cherilyn Dance and Alan Rushton report on the views of a group of young people who had joined adoptive or foster families some six years previously when they were between five and 11 years old (the Maudsley Follow-Up Study). The report focuses on the experience of joining a new family, family relationships and feelings of belonging. It was striking that it could take some young people a considerable length of time to feel settled; however, by the follow-up stage the great majority felt very much a part of their family. Several described their placement as an opportunity for a 'new start'. A small minority was less settled and expressed continued discomfort with their adoptive status. The authors discuss the direction of current practice and policy developments with reference to these findings.
en
British Association for Adoption and Fostering
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/baaf/afj/2005/00000029/00000001/art00004
adoption
fostering
children views
late permanent placement
parent-child relationships
placement
Joining a new family: the views and experiences of young people placed with permanent families during middle childhood
ArticleCherilyn Dance and Alan Rushton report on the views of a group of young people who had joined adoptive or foster families some six years previously when they were between five and 11 years old (the Maudsley Follow-Up Study). The report focuses on the experience of joining a new family, family relationships and feelings of belonging. It was striking that it could take some young people a considerable length of time to feel settled; however, by the follow-up stage the great majority felt very much a part of their family. Several described their placement as an opportunity for a 'new start'. A small minority was less settled and expressed continued discomfort with their adoptive status. The authors discuss the direction of current practice and policy developments with reference to these findings.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3020752020-04-23T07:30:29Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Dance, Cherilyn
Rushton, Alan
King's College, London
University of Luton
2013-09-23T11:12:48Z
2013-09-23T11:12:48Z
2006
Rushton, A., & Dance, C. (2006) 'The adoption of children from public care: A prospective study of outcome in adolescence' Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 45(7), 877-883.
0890-8567
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.chi.0000220850.86768.e8
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/302075
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
OBJECTIVE: To discover the outcomes for children placed late for adoption (between 5 and 11 years old) from public care and to establish which factors predict poorer outcome. METHOD: Data were collected prospectively (1993-2003) from a representative sample of domestic U.K. adoptive placements (N = 108) at the start of placement, at 1 year, and 6 years later. Most of the children entered care because of abuse and neglect. Outcome was assessed by the disruption rate, by a twofold classification of the character of continuing placements, and by an assessment of psychological well-being. RESULTS: At the adolescent follow-up, 23% of placements had disrupted, 49% were continuing positively, and 28% were continuing but with substantial ongoing difficulties. Four factors contributed independently to a higher risk of disruption: older age at placement (odds ratio = 1.07), having been singled out from siblings and rejected (5.87), time in care (1.04), and a high level of behavioral problems (1.25). Two factors predicted differences in continuing placements. CONCLUSIONS: Late adoption can be successful in that half the children made good progress, but the extent of disruptions and difficulties in continuing placements gives rise to concern. Knowledge of predictors will help in devising planning pre- and postplacement support services.
en
Williams & Wilkins
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0890856709615355
adoption
The adoption of children from public care: a prospective study of outcome in adolescence
ArticleOBJECTIVE: To discover the outcomes for children placed late for adoption (between 5 and 11 years old) from public care and to establish which factors predict poorer outcome.
METHOD: Data were collected prospectively (1993-2003) from a representative sample of domestic U.K. adoptive placements (N = 108) at the start of placement, at 1 year, and 6 years later. Most of the children entered care because of abuse and neglect. Outcome was assessed by the disruption rate, by a twofold classification of the character of continuing placements, and by an assessment of psychological well-being.
RESULTS: At the adolescent follow-up, 23% of placements had disrupted, 49% were continuing positively, and 28% were continuing but with substantial ongoing difficulties. Four factors contributed independently to a higher risk of disruption: older age at placement (odds ratio = 1.07), having been singled out from siblings and rejected (5.87), time in care (1.04), and a high level of behavioral problems (1.25). Two factors predicted differences in continuing placements.
CONCLUSIONS: Late adoption can be successful in that half the children made good progress, but the extent of disruptions and difficulties in continuing placements gives rise to concern. Knowledge of predictors will help in devising planning pre- and postplacement support services.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3000402013-09-02T11:57:45Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Cooper, Jeremy
2013-08-28T13:37:43Z
2013-08-28T13:37:43Z
2000
Cooper, J. (ed) (2000) 'The law, rights and disability'. London : Jessica Kingsley.
1853028363
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300040
en
Jessica Kingsley
disability
The law, rights and disability
Book
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3000392020-04-23T07:30:34Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Long, Lesley-Anne
Roche, Jeremy
Stringer, Debbie
2013-08-28T13:36:42Z
2013-08-28T13:36:42Z
2010
Long, L.A., Roche, J., Stringer, D. (2010) 'The law and social work : contemporary issues for practice' Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan.
9780230543034
0230543030
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300039
This text brings together commissioned pieces from leading academics and practitioners in the social work and social care field. It raises critical issues regarding the interface between the law and social work practice.
en
Palgrave Macmillan
The law and social work : contemporary issues for practice
BookThis text brings together commissioned pieces from leading academics and practitioners in the social work and social care field. It raises critical issues regarding the interface between the law and social work practice.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3000812017-08-02T09:18:41Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Bateman, Tim
2013-08-28T14:55:49Z
2013-08-28T14:55:49Z
2001-12
Bateman, T. (2001) 'A note on the relationship between the Detention and Training Order and Section 91 of the Powers of the Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000: a recipe for injustice' Youth Justice, 1(3), 36-41.
10.1177/147322540100100305
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/300081
Youth Justice
en
Sage Publications
A note on the relationship between the Detention and Training Order and Section 91 of the Powers of the Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000: a recipe for injustice
Article
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3358512017-06-05T11:24:46Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219col_10547_224302
Preston-Shoot, Michael
McKimm, Judy
Thurnham, Angela
University of Bedfordshire
2014-11-20T10:15:51Z
2014-11-20T10:15:51Z
2012-06
Preston-Shoot, M., McKimm, J., Thurnham, A. (2012) 'Outcomes of law teaching in social work education: further findings from a cohort study' Social work education 32 (5) 607-625
0261-5479
1470-1227
10.1080/02615479.2012.695344
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/335851
Social Work Education
en
Taylor & Francis
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/02615479.2012.695344#.VGynjifc37s
law
social work education
outcomes
self audit
students
Outcomes of law teaching in social work education: further findings from a cohort study
Article
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3359362020-11-17T09:20:25Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Preston-Shoot, Michael
Pratt, Martin
University of Bedfordshire
2014-11-21T11:20:23Z
2014-11-21T11:20:23Z
2014-04
Preston-Shoot, M., Pratt, M., (2014) 'Symbolic half-measures? On local safeguarding children boards, their contributions and challenges.', in Blyth, M. (Ed) 'Moving on from Munro: Improving Children’s Services'. Bristol: Policy Press.pp.159-182.
9781447315667
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/335936
en
Policy Press
https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/moving-on-from-munro
Symbolic half-measures? on local safeguarding children boards, their contributions and challenges
Moving on from Munro: improving children’s services
Book chapter
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3359132017-06-05T11:22:22Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Preston-Shoot, Michael
University of Bedfordshire
2014-11-21T11:27:40Z
2014-11-21T11:27:40Z
2014-05
Preston-Shoot, M., (2014) 'Making Good Decisions:Law for Social Work Practice'. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
9781137302427
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/335913
en
Palgrave MacMillan
http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/making-good-decisions-michael-prestonshoot/?K=9781137302427
social work
Making good decisions: law for social work practice
Book
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/3359422020-04-23T07:34:23Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Braye, Suzy
Orr, David
Preston-Shoot, Michael
University of Bedfordshire
University of Sussex
2014-11-21T12:28:23Z
2014-11-21T12:28:23Z
2013-04
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/335942
This report was commissioned from the University of Sussex and the University of Bedfordshire by Skills for Care.
Self-neglect is complex and varied. In England, as in many other countries, there is no standard definition in general use. Consequently consistent prevalence data do not exist at a national level (Braye et al., 2011), making it hard to estimate the scale of the issue. However, qualitative research with social care and health professionals has indicated that self-neglect cases are often practically, personally and ethically challenging for them (Gunstone, 2003; Lauder et al., 2005; Braye et al., 2011; Day et al., 2012). There is as yet no widespread or definitive approach to workforce development to assist in addressing the difficulties of practice with self-neglect. This study, commissioned by Skills for Care, explores to what extent there is a need and justification for such an undertaking. It reviews evidence from the research literature, relevant serious case review summaries and interviews carried out at five localities within England. The findings add to what is known about the challenges of self-neglect practice and identify key workforce development issues to be addressed. They also identify examples of ways forward already in progress and point to key priorities for the sector skills council, Skills for Care.
Commisioned by Skills for Care from the University of Sussex and the University of Bedfordshire.
en
Skills for Care
http://www.skillsforcare.org.uk/NMDS-SC-intelligence-research-and-innovation/Research/Research-reports/Workforce-development-for-self-neglect.aspx
self-neglect
adults
A scoping study of workforce development for self-neglect work
OtherSelf-neglect is complex and varied. In England, as in many other countries, there is no standard definition in general use. Consequently consistent prevalence data do not exist at a national level (Braye et al., 2011), making it hard to estimate the scale of the issue.
However, qualitative research with social care and health professionals has indicated that self-neglect cases are often practically, personally and ethically challenging for them (Gunstone, 2003; Lauder et al., 2005; Braye et al., 2011; Day et al., 2012).
There is as yet no widespread or definitive approach to workforce development to assist in addressing the difficulties of practice with self-neglect. This study, commissioned by Skills for Care, explores to what extent there is a need and justification for such an undertaking. It reviews evidence from the research literature, relevant serious case review summaries and interviews carried out at five localities within England. The findings add to what is known about the challenges of self-neglect practice and identify key workforce development issues to be addressed. They also identify examples of ways forward already in progress and point to key priorities for the sector skills council, Skills for Care.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5561182020-04-23T07:34:23Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Braye, Suzy
Orr, David
Preston-Shoot, Michael
University of Bedfordshire
2015-06-01T11:48:23Z
2015-06-01T11:48:23Z
2015-04-13
Braye, S., Orr, D., Preston-Shoot, M., (2015) 'Serious case review findings on the challenges of self-neglect: indicators for good practice', The Journal of Adult Protection, 17(2) pp 75-87
1466-8203
10.1108/JAP-05-2014-0015
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/556118
The Journal of Adult Protection
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyse in detail the findings from 40 serious case reviews (SCRs) involving adults who self-neglect, and to consider the commissioning and reporting of such inquiries in the context of accountability that also involves the Coroner and the Local Government Ombudsman. Design/methodology/approach – This study comprised a cross-case analysis of 32 SCRs, using a four-layer design of the adult and their living context, the team around the adult, the organisations around the team, and the Local Safeguarding Board around the organisations. Findings – Available reports tend towards description of events rather than appraisal of what influenced practice. They highlight the challenges in cases of self-neglect practice, including person-centred approaches, capacity assessment and securing engagement. Familiar themes emerge when the spotlight turns to professional and organisational networks, namely information-sharing, supervision, recording and compliance with procedures and legal rules. Some Local Safeguarding Adults Boards found the process of conducting and then using serious case reviews for service improvement challenging. Research limitations/implications – The cross-case approach to thematic analysis focuses on reports into situations where outcomes of professional and organisational intervention had been disappointing. Nonetheless, the themes derived from this analysis are similar to other research findings on what represents best practice when working with cases involving self-neglect. Practical implications – The paper identifies learning for the effective commissioning and conduct of SCRs, and for service improvement with respect to practice with adults who self-neglect. Originality/value – The paper offers further detailed analysis of a large sample of SCRs that builds the evidence-base for effective practice with adults who self-neglect and for efficient management of process of commissioning and conducting SCRs.
en
Emerald
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JAP-05-2014-0015
Archived with thanks to The Journal of Adult Protection
accountability
safeguarding adults reviews
self-neglect
serious case reviews
coroner
Local Government Ombudsman
Serious case review findings on the challenges of self-neglect: indicators for good practice
ArticlePurpose
– The purpose of this paper is to analyse in detail the findings from 40 serious case reviews (SCRs) involving adults who self-neglect, and to consider the commissioning and reporting of such inquiries in the context of accountability that also involves the Coroner and the Local Government Ombudsman.
Design/methodology/approach
– This study comprised a cross-case analysis of 32 SCRs, using a four-layer design of the adult and their living context, the team around the adult, the organisations around the team, and the Local Safeguarding Board around the organisations.
Findings
– Available reports tend towards description of events rather than appraisal of what influenced practice. They highlight the challenges in cases of self-neglect practice, including person-centred approaches, capacity assessment and securing engagement. Familiar themes emerge when the spotlight turns to professional and organisational networks, namely information-sharing, supervision, recording and compliance with procedures and legal rules. Some Local Safeguarding Adults Boards found the process of conducting and then using serious case reviews for service improvement challenging.
Research limitations/implications
– The cross-case approach to thematic analysis focuses on reports into situations where outcomes of professional and organisational intervention had been disappointing. Nonetheless, the themes derived from this analysis are similar to other research findings on what represents best practice when working with cases involving self-neglect.
Practical implications
– The paper identifies learning for the effective commissioning and conduct of SCRs, and for service improvement with respect to practice with adults who self-neglect.
Originality/value
– The paper offers further detailed analysis of a large sample of SCRs that builds the evidence-base for effective practice with adults who self-neglect and for efficient management of process of commissioning and conducting SCRs.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5561202020-04-23T07:34:01Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Braye, Suzy
Orr, David
Preston-Shoot, Michael
University of Bedfordshire
2015-06-01T11:53:51Z
2015-06-01T11:53:51Z
2015-02-09
Braye, S., Orr, D., Preston-Shoot, M., (2015) 'Learning lessons about self-neglect? An analysis of serious case reviews', The Journal of Adult Protection, 17 (1) pp 3-18
1466-8203
10.1108/JAP-05-2014-0014
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/556120
The Journal of Adult Protection
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report the findings from research into 40 serious case reviews (SCRs) involving adults who self-neglect. Design/methodology/approach – The study comprised analysis of 40 SCRs where self-neglect featured. The reviews were found through detailed searching of Local Safeguarding Adult Board (LSAB) web sites and through contacts with Board managers and independent chairs. A four layer analysis is presented of the characteristics of each case and SCR, of the recommendations and of the emerging themes. Learning for service improvement is presented thematically, focusing on the adult and their immediate context, the team around the adult, the organisations around the team and the Local Safeguarding Board around the organisations. Findings – There is no one typical presentation of self-neglect; cases vary in terms of age, household composition, lack of self-care, lack of care of one's environment and/or refusal to engage. Recommendations foreground LSABs, adult social care and unspecified agencies, and focus on staff support, procedures and the components of best practice and effective SCRs. Reports emphasise the importance of a person-centred approach, within the context of ongoing assessment of mental capacity and risk, with agencies sharing information and working closely together, supported by management and supervision, and practising within detailed procedural guidance. Research limitations/implications – There is no national database of SCRs commissioned by LSABs and currently there is no requirement to publish the outcomes of such inquiries. It may be that there are further SCRs, or other forms of inquiry, that have been commissioned by Boards but not publicised. This limits the learning that has been available for service improvement. Practical implications – The paper identifies practice, management and organisational issues that should be considered when working with adults who self-neglect. These cases are often complex and stressful for those involved. The thematic analysis adds to the evidence-base of how best to approach engagement with adults who self-neglect and to engage the multi-agency network in assessing and managing risk and mental capacity. Originality/value – The paper offers the first formal evaluation of SCRs that focus on adults who self-neglect. The analysis of the findings and the recommendations from the investigations into the 40 cases adds to the evidence-base for effective practice with adults who self-neglect.
en
Emerald
http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/abs/10.1108/JAP-05-2014-0014
Archived with thanks to The Journal of Adult Protection
service improvement
Care Act 2014
policy and practice development
safeguarding adults reviews
self-neglect
serious case reviews
Learning lessons about self-neglect? an analysis of serious case reviews
ArticlePurpose
– The purpose of this paper is to report the findings from research into 40 serious case reviews (SCRs) involving adults who self-neglect.
Design/methodology/approach
– The study comprised analysis of 40 SCRs where self-neglect featured. The reviews were found through detailed searching of Local Safeguarding Adult Board (LSAB) web sites and through contacts with Board managers and independent chairs. A four layer analysis is presented of the characteristics of each case and SCR, of the recommendations and of the emerging themes. Learning for service improvement is presented thematically, focusing on the adult and their immediate context, the team around the adult, the organisations around the team and the Local Safeguarding Board around the organisations.
Findings
– There is no one typical presentation of self-neglect; cases vary in terms of age, household composition, lack of self-care, lack of care of one's environment and/or refusal to engage. Recommendations foreground LSABs, adult social care and unspecified agencies, and focus on staff support, procedures and the components of best practice and effective SCRs. Reports emphasise the importance of a person-centred approach, within the context of ongoing assessment of mental capacity and risk, with agencies sharing information and working closely together, supported by management and supervision, and practising within detailed procedural guidance.
Research limitations/implications
– There is no national database of SCRs commissioned by LSABs and currently there is no requirement to publish the outcomes of such inquiries. It may be that there are further SCRs, or other forms of inquiry, that have been commissioned by Boards but not publicised. This limits the learning that has been available for service improvement.
Practical implications
– The paper identifies practice, management and organisational issues that should be considered when working with adults who self-neglect. These cases are often complex and stressful for those involved. The thematic analysis adds to the evidence-base of how best to approach engagement with adults who self-neglect and to engage the multi-agency network in assessing and managing risk and mental capacity.
Originality/value
– The paper offers the first formal evaluation of SCRs that focus on adults who self-neglect. The analysis of the findings and the recommendations from the investigations into the 40 cases adds to the evidence-base for effective practice with adults who self-neglect.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5561192017-06-05T11:22:11Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Braye, Suzy
Orr, David
Preston-Shoot, Michael
University of Bedfordshire
2015-06-01T11:52:33Z
2015-06-01T11:52:33Z
2014-11-30
Braye, S., Orr, D., Preston-Shoot, M., (2014) 'Self-neglect policy and practice:building an evidence base for adult social care' London : Social Care Insitute for Excellence. Available at: http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/reports/69-self-neglect-policy-practice-building-an-evidence-base-for-adult-social-care/
9781904812562
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/556119
Report on research commissioned by the Department of Health.This research, commissioned by the Department of Health (DH), set out to identify what could be learned about current policy and practice in self-neglect, experienced as a highly challenging aspect of contemporary adult social care. A national (England) survey investigated current strategic and policy initiatives, with responses from 53 out of 152 local authorities (34.9 per cent). A series of in-depth interviews undertaken with 20 managers, 42 practitioners and 29 people who use services across 10 authorities identified approaches that have produced positive outcomes from the perspectives of those involved.
Department of Health
en
Social Care Institute for Excellence
SCIE Report
69
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/reports/69-self-neglect-policy-practice-building-an-evidence-base-for-adult-social-care/
self-neglect
adult social care
social care
Self-neglect policy and practice:building an evidence base for
adult social care
Other
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5561122020-04-23T07:34:23Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Preston-Shoot, Michael
University of Bedfordshire
2015-06-02T10:10:01Z
2015-06-02T10:10:01Z
2015
Preston-Shoot, M., (2015) 'Legal Bases of Social Work', in: Wright, J., D., (editor-in-chief), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition, Vol 13. Oxford: Elsevier. pp. 720–725.
9780080970868
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/556112
This article explores the relationship between law and social work. It navigates the importance of the relationship and the similarities and differences between the objectives of legal and social work practitioners. It critically reviews transnational conventions and how individual countries have legislated to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults at risk. It reflects on how far nation-states uphold human rights and the rule of law and evaluates how social work has been positioned and has performed in different legislative contexts.
en
Elseiver
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780080970868280501
accountability
adult protection
child protection
equality
human rights
legislation
regulation
rule of law
social justice
social work
social work practice
United Nations conventions
Legal bases of social work
Book chapterThis article explores the relationship between law and social work. It navigates the importance of the relationship and the
similarities and differences between the objectives of legal and social work practitioners. It critically reviews transnational
conventions and how individual countries have legislated to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and adults at risk.
It reflects on how far nation-states uphold human rights and the rule of law and evaluates how social work has been
positioned and has performed in different legislative contexts.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5769202019-11-12T10:24:33Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Simon, Gail
2015-09-08T10:54:27Z
2015-09-08T10:54:27Z
2014-10
Simon, G (2014) 'Systemic Inquiry as a form of Qualitative Inquiry'. In Simon, G. and Chard A.(Eds) Systemic Inquiry. Innovations in Reflexive Practice Research. Farnhill: Everything is Connected Press pp 3-29
978-0993072307
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/576920
Chapter 1 in Systemic Inquiry. Innovations in Reflexive Practice Research.
en
Everything is Connected Press
http://eicpress.com/systemicinquiry.htm
Systemic inquiry as a form of qualitative inquiry
Book chapter
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5769342019-11-12T10:24:53Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Simon, Gail
2015-09-08T10:50:46Z
2015-09-08T10:50:46Z
2014-04
Simon, Gail (2014). 'Beyond the Spoken Word' in Partridge K. and McNab S., Creative Positions in Adult Mental Health.Outside-In:Inside Out. London: Karnac.pp 241-258.
9781780491929
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/576934
Chapter 13 in 'Creative Positions in Adult Mental Health.Outside-In : Inside Out.' Edited by K. Partridge & S. McNab.
en
Karnac Books
http://www.karnacbooks.com/product/creative-positions-in-adult-mental-health-outside-in-inside-out/33866/
Beyond the spoken word
Book chapter
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5944852020-04-23T07:33:31Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Fisher, Mike
University of Bedfordshire
2016-01-21T13:00:27Z
2016-01-21T13:00:27Z
2013-01-01
Fisher, M. (2013) 'Beyond evidence-based policy and practice'. Social Work and Social Sciences Review 16 (2):20
0953-5225
1746-6105
10.1921/903160201
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/594485
Social Work and Social Sciences Review
This paper concerns the impact of social work research, particularly on practice and practitioners. It explores the politics of research and how this affects practice, the way that universitybased research understands practice, and some recent developments in establishing practice research as an integral and permanent part of the research landscape. While focusing on implications for the UK, it draws on developments in research across Europe, North America and Australasia to explore how we can improve the relationship between research and practice.
en
PKP Publishing Services Network
http://journals.whitingbirch.net/index.php/SWSSR/article/view/527/564
evidenced-based practice
practice research
social work
international
Beyond evidence-based policy and practice
ArticleThis paper concerns the impact of social work research, particularly on practice and practitioners. It explores the politics of research and how this affects practice, the way that universitybased research understands practice, and some recent developments in establishing practice research as an integral and permanent part of the research landscape. While focusing on implications for the UK, it draws on developments in research across Europe, North America and Australasia to explore how we can improve the relationship between research and practice.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/5971772019-11-12T10:25:27Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Simon, Gail
2016-02-25T10:12:55Z
2016-02-25T10:12:55Z
2014
Simon, G. (2014) 'Systemic Inquiry as a form of Qualitative Inquiry'. In Simon, G and Chard A (Eds.) 'Systemic Inquiry. Innovations in Reflexive Practice Research'. Farnhill: Everything is Connected Press
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/597177
Chapter 1 in book
en
Everything is Connected Press
http://eicpress.com/systemicinquiry.htm
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Systemic inquiry as a form of qualitative Inquiry
Book chapter
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/6004542020-12-10T10:28:15Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Preston-Shoot, Michael
2016-03-01T10:48:10Z
2016-03-01T10:48:10Z
2016-06-13
Preston-Shoot, M. (2016) 'Towards explanations for the findings of serious case reviews: understanding what happens in self-neglect work'. The Journal of Adult Protection, 18 (3) 131-148
1466-8203
10.1108/JAP-10-2015-0030
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/600454
The Journal of Adult Protection
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to draw on systemic and psychodynamic theories to subject published serious case reviews (SCRs) involving self-neglect to a deeper level of scrutiny, in order to understand how complex contexts impact on self-neglect work. It also updates the dataset of self-neglect SCRs and accompanying thematic analysis.
Design/methodology/approach
Psychodynamic and systemic ideas are applied to the content of published SCRs in order to understand how different contexts – societal, legal, organisational, professional and personal – impact on and are influenced by work with adults who self-neglect. Further published reviews are added to the core dataset, with thematic analysis updated using four domains.
Findings
Thematic analysis within and recommendations from SCRs have focused on the micro context, what takes place between individual practitioners, their teams and adults who self-neglect. This level of analysis also commonly extends to how organisations have worked together and how Local Safeguarding Adults Board (LSABs) have supported and scrutinised their collaboration. This level of analysis enables an understanding of local geography. However, there are wider systems that impact on and influence this work, especially law and the societal context. If review findings and recommendations are to fully answer the question why, systemic analysis should be extended to appreciate the influence of national geography.
Research limitations/implications
There is still no national database of reviews commissioned by LSABs so the dataset reported here might be incomplete. The Care Act 2014 does not require publication of reports but only a summary of findings and recommendations in LSAB annual reports. This makes learning for service improvement challenging.
Practical implications
Answering the question why is a significant challenge for safeguarding adults reviews (SARs). Different approaches have been recommended, some rooted in systems theory. The theoretical formulations here extend the lens of systemic analysis on the different contexts that influence how practitioners work with adults who self-neglect and simultaneously are shaped by that work. This adds to the practice, management and organisational evidence base for working with adults who self-neglect but also shines the analytic lens on legal and policy mandates.
Originality/value
The paper extends the use of systemic theory for understanding and learning from practice with adults who self-neglect and additionally offers psychodynamic formulations to appreciate what happens within and between practitioners and their organisations. The paper therefore contributes new perspectives to the methodology for conducting SARs. It also extends the thematic analysis of available reviews that focus on work with adults who self-neglect, further building on the evidence base for practice.
en
Emerald
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JAP-10-2015-0030/full/html
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
serious case reviews
safeguarding adults reviews
co-ordinated management of meaning
self-neglect
systems analysis
safeguarding
L500 Social Work
Towards explanations for the findings of serious case reviews: understanding what happens in self-neglect work
Article
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/6008532017-06-05T11:21:49Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Braye, Suzy
Orr, David
Preston-Shoot, Michael
2016-03-08T11:00:52Z
2016-03-08T11:00:52Z
2015
Braye, S., Orr, D., Preston-Shoot, M. (2015) "Self-neglect policy and practice: research messages for practitioners" London:Social Care Institute for Excellence
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/600853
Briefing of research messages for practitioners from research commissioned by the Department of Health 'Self-neglect policy and practice:building an evidence base for adult social care'
Department of Health
en
Social Care Institute for Excellence
Report
69
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/reports/69-self-neglect-policy-practice-building-an-evidence-base-for-adult-social-care/
L410 UK Social Policy
self neglect
adult social care
Self-neglect policy and practice: research messages for practitioners
Other
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/6008572017-06-20T10:45:10Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Braye, Suzy
Orr, David
Preston-Shoot, Michael
2016-03-08T11:04:54Z
2016-03-08T11:04:54Z
2015
Braye, S., Orr, D., Preston-Shoot, M., (2015) 'Self-neglect policy and practice:research messages for managers' London : Social Care Institute for Excellence.
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/600857
Briefing for managers from research commissioned by the Department of Health 'Self-neglect policy and practice:building an evidence base for adult social care'.
Department of Health
en
Social Care Institute for Excellence
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/reports/69-self-neglect-policy-practice-building-an-evidence-base-for-adult-social-care/
Self-neglect policy and practice: research messages for managers
Other
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/6008512017-06-05T11:21:21Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Braye, Suzy
Orr, David
Preston-Shoot, Michael
2016-03-08T10:57:45Z
2016-03-08T10:57:45Z
2015
Bray, S, Orr, D, Preston-Shoot M (2015) 'Self-neglect policy and practice:key research messages'. London: Social Care Institute for Excellence
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/600851
Briefing detailing key research messages from research commissioned by the Department of Health "Self-neglect policy and practice:building an evidence base for adult social care"
Department of Health
en
Social Care Institute for Excellence
http://www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/self-neglect-policy-and-practice-key-research-messages/r/a11G000000AMnM1IAL
self neglect
adult social care
L410 UK Social Policy
Self-neglect policy and practice: key research messages
Technical Report
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/6008822020-04-23T07:35:13Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Epstein, Irwin
Fisher, Mike
Julkunen, Ilse
Uggerhoj, Lars
Austin, Michael J.
Sim, Timothy
Silberman School of Social Work
University of Bedfordshire
University of Helsinki
University of Aalborg
University of California, Berkeley
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
2016-03-08T11:40:40Z
2016-03-08T11:40:40Z
2015-04-22
Epstein, I., Fisher, M., Julkunen, I., Uggerhoj, L., Austin, M. J., & Sim, T. (2015) 'The New York Statement on the Evolving Definition of Practice Research Designed for Continuing Dialogue: A Bulletin From the 3rd International Conference on Practice Research (2014)'. Research on Social Work Practice 25 (6):711
1049-7315
1552-7581
10.1177/1049731515582250
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/600882
Research on Social Work Practice
This Statement on Practice Research is a work in progress. It emerges out of deliberations from three international conferences on defining and operationalizing practice research. It seeks to capture both a process and outcome in which practitioners, researchers, service users, and educators collectively engage in a negotiated process of inquiry. One of the goals of this form of research is to place equal emphasis on improving practice and improving services. Practice research also seeks to rebalance the power relations in terms of integrating the voices of service users, service providers, service researchers, and instructors preparing future and current service providers. This third statement emerges out of the most recent international conference in New York City (2012) and continues the construction of the social science and social philosophy foundation of practice research. It seeks to expand the dialogue on practice research to include more international voices while also searching for linkages with the evolving process of defining the mixed methods approach to evidence-informed practice. This Statement provides a platform for the 4th International Conference on Practice Research planned for Hong Kong in 2017.
en
SAGE
http://rsw.sagepub.com/cgi/doi/10.1177/1049731515582250
Archived with thanks to Research on Social Work Practice
international
field of practice
methodological article
mixed methods
social work
L500 Social Work
social work research
practice research
evidence-based practice
The New York statement on the evolving definition of practice research designed for continuing dialogue: a bulletin from the 3rd International Conference on Practice Research (2014)
ArticleThis Statement on Practice Research is a work in progress. It emerges out of deliberations from three international conferences on defining and operationalizing practice research. It seeks to capture both a process and outcome in which practitioners, researchers, service users, and educators collectively engage in a negotiated process of inquiry. One of the goals of this form of research is to place equal emphasis on improving practice and improving services. Practice research also seeks to rebalance the power relations in terms of integrating the voices of service users, service providers, service researchers, and instructors preparing future and current service providers. This third statement emerges out of the most recent international conference in New York City (2012) and continues the construction of the social science and social philosophy foundation of practice research. It seeks to expand the dialogue on practice research to include more international voices while also searching for linkages with the evolving process of defining the mixed methods approach to evidence-informed practice. This Statement provides a platform for the 4th International Conference on Practice Research planned for Hong Kong in 2017.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/6008832020-11-18T18:16:16Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Fisher, Mike
University of Bedfordshire
2016-03-08T11:43:36Z
2016-03-08T11:43:36Z
2014-12-04
Fisher, M. (2014) 'The Social Care Institute for Excellence and Evidence-Based Policy and Practice' British Journal of Social Work 46(2), 498–513.
0045-3102
1468-263X
10.1093/bjsw/bcu143
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/600883
British Journal of Social Work
This paper reviews the lessons for evidence-based policy and practice (EBP) arising from the work of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), a government-funded agency established in 2001 to improve social care in the UK. The paper describes a ten-year programme developing an inclusive approach to what counts as knowledge, and the challenges in ensuring that knowledge is relevant to improving practice in social work and social care. These challenges include reviewing what counts as evidence in EBP, changing the relationship between EBP and practice, and recognising the scientific value (as well as the moral imperative) of including the knowledge held by people who use services. In methodological terms, the work includes developing systematic qualitative synthesis to take account of a broader range of evidence and economic evaluation appropriate to social care. The paper concludes with a discussion of some implications for international debates about the role of evidence-based policy and practice.
en
Oxford Journals
http://bjsw.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/doi/10.1093/bjsw/bcu143
http://bjsw.oxfordjournals.org/content/46/2/498.abstract
Archived with thanks to British Journal of Social Work
evidence-based policy
systematic reviews
practice research
user involvement
social work
evidence-based practice
social care
Social Care Institute for Excellence
L500 Social Work
The Social Care Institute for Excellence and evidence-based policy and practice
ArticleThis paper reviews the lessons for evidence-based policy and practice (EBP) arising from the work of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), a government-funded agency established in 2001 to improve social care in the UK. The paper describes a ten-year programme developing an inclusive approach to what counts as knowledge, and the challenges in ensuring that knowledge is relevant to improving practice in social work and social care. These challenges include reviewing what counts as evidence in EBP, changing the relationship between EBP and practice, and recognising the scientific value (as well as the moral imperative) of including the knowledge held by people who use services. In methodological terms, the work includes developing systematic qualitative synthesis to take account of a broader range of evidence and economic evaluation appropriate to social care. The paper concludes with a discussion of some implications for international debates about the role of evidence-based policy and practice.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/6008842024-02-06T10:47:06Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Godina, Lidija
University of Bedfordshire
2016-03-08T12:09:46Z
2016-03-08T12:09:46Z
2014-11
Godina, L. (2014) 'Religion and parenting: ignored relationship?' Child & Family Social Work 19 (4):381
1356-7500
10.1111/cfs.12054
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/600884
Child & Family Social Work
Even though the social work profession has been increasingly sensitized to the spiritual needs of those that they are working with, recent history has demonstrated that professionals lack the knowledge and skills needed for understanding those who are subscribing to strong religious beliefs. The research reported in this paper draws on a qualitative study that examined the perceived caregiving practice of parents from the Seventh-day Adventist faith community associated with the conservative Protestant sub-culture. Twenty-five participants aged 20–50 were invited to recall their experiences of being reared by practicing Adventist parents in the UK. An integrative phenomenological analysis yielded a number of themes that shed light on the relationship between religion and parenting. This paper will focus on the three key ideas that emerged: parenting was influenced by beliefs that parents held; a combination of warm and strict parenting was found with some evidence of stricter upbringing amongst black respondents; responses to parenting reported varied between acceptance and discomfort. The study gave valuable insight into individuals' experiences of a religious upbringing received within a secular environment.
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Wiley
http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/cfs.12054
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childhood
children in society
family social work
parenting
religion
parenthood
social work
L500 Social Work
Religion and parenting: ignored relationship?
ArticleEven though the social work profession has been increasingly sensitized to the spiritual needs of those that they are working with, recent history has demonstrated that professionals lack the knowledge and skills needed for understanding those who are subscribing to strong religious beliefs. The research reported in this paper draws on a qualitative study that examined the perceived caregiving practice of parents from the Seventh-day Adventist faith community associated with the conservative Protestant sub-culture. Twenty-five participants aged 20–50 were invited to recall their experiences of being reared by practicing Adventist parents in the UK. An integrative phenomenological analysis yielded a number of themes that shed light on the relationship between religion and parenting. This paper will focus on the three key ideas that emerged: parenting was influenced by beliefs that parents held; a combination of warm and strict parenting was found with some evidence of stricter upbringing amongst black respondents; responses to parenting reported varied between acceptance and discomfort. The study gave valuable insight into individuals' experiences of a religious upbringing received within a secular environment.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/6008952017-06-05T11:22:53Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Preston-Shoot, Michael
2016-03-08T13:42:24Z
2016-03-08T13:42:24Z
2014
Preston-Shoot, M. (2014) ‘Some ethical and legal challenges in researching groupwork practice.’ In V. Roy, G. Berteau and S. Genest-Dufault (eds) Strengthening Social Solidarity through Group Work: Research and Creative Practice. London: Whiting and Birch. (pages 226-243)
9781861771261
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/600895
en
Whiting and Birch
Some ethical and legal challenges in researching groupwork practice
Book chapter
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/6008692016-10-31T14:56:03Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Westlake, David
2016-03-08T13:57:59Z
2016-03-08T13:57:59Z
2015
Westlake, D. (2015) 'Front Row Seats: Why researchers need to get closer to practice and how we can do so'. In L. Hardwick, R. Smith, & A. Worsley, 'Innovations in Social Work Research'. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
9781849055857
9781784501457
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/600869
en
Jessica Kingsley
Front row seats: why researchers need to get closer to practice and how we can do so
Book chapter
oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/6008992020-04-23T07:33:43Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Wilkins, David
London Borough of Enfield
2016-03-08T13:52:28Z
2016-03-08T13:52:28Z
2015-02
Wilkins, D. (2015) 'The impact of ‘being assessed’ by a disabled children's team: a personal reflective accoun't Child & Family Social Work 20 (1):10
1356-7500
10.1111/cfs.12026
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/600899
Child & Family Social Work
The body of ‘service user’ literature confirms the value of parental perceptions of child and family social work and the insight parents and others can offer. This paper lends my voice to the literature regarding parental perceptions, inspired by the work of Pamela Davies, who provided a personal account of the impact of a child protection investigation. This paper draws upon my experiences of being a father of two ‘disabled children’ and undergoing an assessment of need. This paper seeks to draw attention to issues of choice, power imbalances and the role of expertise. My personal experience of undergoing an assessment was that it was an emotionally fraught process, for the duration of the assessment, our family stress increased and we had a sense of having to ‘battle’ for the support we needed. As such, my personal experience fits well with the wider body of literature, which highlights the increased stress of caring for children with additional needs, the challenges of ‘fitting’ disabled children into the frameworks used to assess all children and the difficulty for parents and professionals in distinguishing between ‘normal’ parenting responsibilities and the additional responsibilities of caring for a disabled child.
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Wiley
http://doi.wiley.com/10.1111/cfs.12026
children in need
disabilities
social work
special needs
L500 Social Work
user experience
The impact of ‘being assessed’ by a disabled children's team: a personal reflective account
ArticleThe body of ‘service user’ literature confirms the value of parental perceptions of child and family social work and the insight parents and others can offer. This paper lends my voice to the literature regarding parental perceptions, inspired by the work of Pamela Davies, who provided a personal account of the impact of a child protection investigation. This paper draws upon my experiences of
being a father of two ‘disabled children’ and undergoing an assessment of need. This paper seeks to draw attention to issues of choice, power imbalances and the role of expertise. My personal experience of undergoing an assessment was that it was an emotionally fraught
process, for the duration of the assessment, our family stress
increased and we had a sense of having to ‘battle’ for the support we needed. As such, my personal experience fits well with the wider body of literature, which highlights the increased stress of caring for children with additional needs, the challenges of ‘fitting’ disabled children into the frameworks used to assess all children and the
difficulty for parents and professionals in distinguishing between ‘normal’ parenting responsibilities and the additional responsibilities of caring for a disabled child.oai:uobrep.openrepository.com:10547/6009002017-09-12T10:46:22Zcom_10547_132194col_10547_132219
Hutchinson, Aisha
Dance, Cherilyn
2016-03-08T13:55:15Z
2016-03-08T13:55:15Z
2015
Hutchinson, A., & Dance, C. (2015) 'Incorporating “Knowledge Exchange” into research design and dissemination strategies'. In L. Hardwick, R. Smith, & A. Worsley, 'Innovations in Social Work Research'. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
9781849055857
9781784501457
http://hdl.handle.net/10547/600900
en
Jessica Kingsley
http://www.jkp.com/usa/innovations-in-social-work-research.html
Incorporating “Knowledge Exchange” into research design and dissemination strategies
Book chapter
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