In his second blog on community treatment orders, Ian Cummins looks at a UK study on user, carer and practitioner perspectives and critiques the policy.
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Jobs for the girls? Intergenerational care and gender inequality in Europe
Martin Stevens discusses research on gender inequality and intergenerational patterns of care in Europe and reveals possible potential implications for current social care reform.
[read the full story...]Parents’ experience of transition: support and struggle
Hannah Morgan assesses a study on parents’ experience of support for transition to adulthood for children with Autistic Spectrum Conditions and finds that although they want to support their children, they themselves are not always supported by services.
[read the full story...]Testing a person-centred approach to carer support
Mary Larkin discusses a US study of a person-centred, evidence-based carer support intervention and thinks about implications of the findings for the UK context.
[read the full story...]What is it like to receive or use restraint interventions? A systematic review of the literature
Whilst there is a good deal of research into the use of physical interventions in the management of challenging behaviour, there is less available on the way these are experienced by people receiving them, or the staff and family carers involved.
Here, Rose Tomlins looks at a review of the literature that focused on these experiences.
[read the full story...]Understanding depressive symptoms in adults with mild intellectual disability
Whilst rates vary in the literature, depression is probably more common in people with learning disabilities than in the general population, though it can be easily missed.
Here Louise Phillips looks at a study which set out to look at differences between self-report and carers’ descriptions of depressive symptoms.
[read the full story...]Black and minority ethnic carers' satisfaction with social care
Jeanne Carlin takes a close look at a systematic review of research into black and minority ethnic carer satisfaction with, and barriers to, social care and support.
[read the full story...]Enhancing resilience and social support for kinship foster care
Susannah Bowyer summarises and critiques a Spanish study on training and support for resilience in kinship foster care, drawing out lessons for UK practice.
[read the full story...]Social work practice and carers of people living with cancer
Ermintrude considers a literature review on social work and carers of people living with cancer, wondering how the evidence can make a case for improvements in the UK.
[read the full story...]The role of carers in monitoring health of people with learning disabilities
People with learning disabiilties can have complex health needs which require monitoring and management. This can be challenging for their supporters, who may lack the knowledge necessary.
Here, in her debut blog, Emma Langley looks at a study which explored some of the challenges faced by paid and family carers in monitoring health in the context of the complexities of inter agency working between the health and social sectors.
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