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Social work intervention with adults who self-neglect in England
— responding to the Care Act 2014 | | Author(s) | Ann Anka, Pernille Sorensen, Marian Brandon, Sue Bailey |
| Journal title | Journal of Adult Protection, vol 19, no 2, 2017 |
| Publisher | Emerald, 2017 |
| Pages | pp 67-77 |
| Source | www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/jap |
| Keywords | Neglect [care] ; Self care capacity ; Hoarding ; Social work ; Evaluation ; England. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this paper was to report on findings from an evaluative research study which looked at a timed intervention model of practice comprising of up to 24 weeks of intensive meetings with adult service users set up by one local authority in England, to prevent and delay the need for care and support. A particular focus was on adults who hoard. The study employed a mixed-methods design, consisting of interviews with service users, social workers, social work managers and stakeholders from external services and agencies. It included a costing analysis of staff time and an analysis of goals of service users and 'satisfaction with life' self-report questionnaires, completed at pre- and post-intervention stages. There was evidence that social workers used strengths, relationship-based and outcome-based focused approaches in their work. The techniques used by social workers to engage, achieve change and assess effectiveness with service users varied. These techniques included the use of photographs to enable the service user to map and assess their own progress over time, encouraging hoarders to declutter and reclaim their living space. The service users valued the time the social workers spent with them and the way that they were treated with sensitivity and respect. This study focused on one local authority in England with no comparison group. This, and the small sample size, meant that statistical generalisations could not be made and only limited conclusions could be drawn from the quantitative data. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-170421217 A |
| Classmark | QNR: CA: EPH: IG: 4C: 82 |
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