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Improving practice in communication with older people and support networks living in housing with care schemes
— aspirations and ambitions | | Author(s) | Jill Manthorpe, Kritika Samsi |
| Journal title | British Journal of Social Work, vol 42, no 8, December 2012 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, December 2012 |
| Pages | pp 1495-1512 |
| Source | www.bjsw.oxfordjournals.org |
| Keywords | Social workers ; Communication ; Older people ; Very sheltered housing ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | Options relating to housing with care will likely increase as they potentially promote choice and independence. If housing with care services offer end of life care to their service users, their staff will need to engage with social workers and other professional networks. These professionals will need to understand the context and ethos of housing with care provision. In order to investigate whether existing literature will assist professional communication across sectors, a scoping literature review was conducted incorporating three stages: database searches; harvesting further literature; and data extraction and analysis. Findings were grouped into themes according to the project brief, focusing on: confidence and skills; making decisions an plans; and access to support and training. Several elements were identified as potentially supportive of staff confidence, such as obtaining biographical information, mutually respectful working relationships, managerial support, and better understanding of specialist communication needs. Research gaps in knowledge and understanding of day-to-day communication and decision-making are acknowledged. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-130104201 A |
| Classmark | QR: U: B: KLA:58D: 64A |
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