Mike Clark considers two recent systematic reviews of assistive technology to support people living with dementia.
[read the full story...]Assistive technology for dementia: two reviews highlight lack of evidence
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NICE guidelines: mental health problems in people with learning disabilities
Rachel Allan and Tom Crossland present the recent NICE guidance on mental health problems in people with learning disabilities, and comment on how useful these new recommendations are for people with learning disabilities and their care givers.
[read the full story...]Mental health support for children with learning disabilities
In her debut blog, Christine Burke from the Mental Health Foundation considers what good mental health support should look like for children and young people with learning disabilities.
[read the full story...]Challenges for evaluating effectiveness in social work
Mike Clark on a scoping review of effectiveness research, methods, outcomes and reporting in social work across a broad spectrum of adult social care contexts.
[read the full story...]Do house calls benefit older adults with dementia?
Clarissa Giebel looks at a US study on the impact of ‘house calls’ on health and social service use by people with dementia, and asks some critical questions of the research.
[read the full story...]Would you like to write for the Social Care Elf?
We are looking for people who have skills in reading, appraising and writing about social care evidence. If that sounds like you, please read more and drop us a line!
[read the full story...]New NICE Guideline on social care support for older people with multiple long-term conditions
Sarah Carr takes a look at a new NICE Guideline on person-centred, integrated social care support for older people with multiple long-term conditions.
[read the full story...]Decision making among male carers of people with dementia
Jeanne Carlin explores a study on decision making in male carers of people with dementia and reflects on her own experiences in interpreting the findings.
[read the full story...]Complex Behaviour Service: is it really an enhanced model for challenging behaviour?
Rachel Allan appraises an observational study, which evaluates a complex behaviour service for people with challenging behaviour. The service, which used the principles of positive behaviour support, showed some short-term improvement, but this was not maintained at 12 months.
[read the full story...]Employment opportunities for all? Social enterprises and mental health
Martin Webber considers a Canadian study about social enterprises and employment opportunities for people with mental health problems such as psychosis.
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