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Using network variation in practice
— identification of support network type | | Author(s) | G Clare Wenger, Ithwen Tucker |
| Journal title | Health & Social Care in the Community, vol 10, no 1, January 2002 |
| Pages | pp 28-35 |
| Keywords | Informal care ; Community care ; Social work ; Social workers ; Evaluation. |
| Annotation | The Bangor Longitudinal Study of Aging (BLSA) conducted at the University of Wales 1979-1999 was concerned with the range of informal help available to older people living in the community, and identified five different support network types. This paper evaluates the use of the Practitioner Assessment of Network Type (PANT), a support network measurement instrument, focusing on its introduction and use with social work teams. It describes practitioners' responses during the training period, and during the initial phases of using the instrument in practice. Findings show how growth in familiarity with the new tool and support from managers overcame early resistance and contributed to both practitioners' confidence and understanding of older people's situations, and allowed interventions to be tailored appropriately. The instrument also contributed to understanding of differences between teams in the area, and made it possible to create area profiles of older service users, their carers and their needs. The importance of network type for prediction of outcomes is stressed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020207205 A |
| Classmark | P6: PA: IG: QR: 4C |
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