A 12-Month Follow-Up Evaluation of Integrated Treatment for Homeless Individuals With Co-Occurring Disorders

A 12-Month Follow-Up Evaluation of Integrated Treatment for Homeless Individuals With Co-Occurring Disorders , Journal of Social Service Research, Vol. 35(4)  2009, pp. 322 – 335 Kathleen A. Moore Florida Mental Health Institute, Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, University of South Florida, Tampa Abstract: This study examined the effectiveness of the Comprehensive, Continuous, Integrated [...]

Harm Reduction for Drug Abusing Ex-Offenders: Outcome of the California Prevention and Education Project MORE Project

Harm Reduction for Drug Abusing Ex-Offenders: Outcome of the California Prevention and Education Project MORE Project , Journal of Evidence – Based Social Work, Volume 7, Issue 1 & 2 January 2010 , pages 15 – 29 Benjamin P. Bowser Department of Sociology and Social Services, California State University, Hayward, California, USA Abstract: MORE was a [...]

Adult mental health in a changing international context: the relevance to social work

Adult mental health in a changing international context: the relevance to social work, British Journal of Social Work , 2009 Dec; 39(8): 1615-22 Ramon, S Anglia Ruskin University, Department of Social Work, Cambridge University of Hertfordshire, Centre for Mental Health Recovery, Hatfield, UK Abstract: This critical commentary surveys the field of mental health social work [...]

Dignity in Care – SCIE Guide 15

Dignity in Care  SCIE,  March 2009 Click on the title to gain access to the full-text Abstract: SCIE aims to improve the experience of people who use social care by developing and promoting knowledge about good practice. Using knowledge gathered from diverse sources and a broad range of people and organisations, we develop resources that [...]

Paying the piper and calling the tune: power and the direct payment relationship

Paying the piper and calling the tune: power and the direct payment relationship, British Journal of Social Work, 40(1), January 2010, pp.188-206 LEECE Janet Dr Janet Leece is a registered social worker who has worked in social care for many years, both as a social work practitioner and, later, as a Commissioning Officer. She is also [...]

Prioritising need in the context of Putting People First: a whole system approach to eligibility for social care – guidance on eligibility criteria for adult social care, England 2010

Prioritising need in the context of Putting People First: a whole system approach to eligibility for social care – guidance on eligibility criteria for adult social care, England 2010, Feb 2010, Department of Health Impact assessment of the revision of the Fair Access to Care Services (FACS) guidance Click on the titles above to access [...]

Personalisation briefing: Implications for community learning disability staff

Personalisation briefing: Implications for community learning disability staff,  SCIE, March 2010 Click on the title above to access the full-text of this briefing Abstract: This At a glance briefing examines the implications of the personalisation agenda for community-based health and social care staff supporting people with a learning disability. Personalisation means thinking about care and [...]

Adult social care improves again

Adult social care improves again,  Nursing & Residential Care, 2010 Feb; 12 (2): 59 Whittle B Abstract: Latest reports show a continuing improvement in standards but areas of concern remain.  The Care Quality Commission has released its first major statement on the quality of adult social care in England to a mixed reaction from the [...]

Workplace Violence towards Social Workers: The Australian Experience

Workplace Violence towards Social Workers: The Australian Experience, British Journal of Social Work 2010 40(1):257-271 Stella Koritsas, Jan Coles and Malcolm Boyle Stella Koritsas is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Developmental Disability Health Victoria, and her research interests include violence and behaviour. Jan Coles is a Senior Research Fellow with Child Abuse Research [...]

The costs of change: a case study of the process of implementing individual budgets across pilot local authorities in England

The costs of change: a case study of the process of implementing individual budgets across pilot local authorities in England, Health & Social Care in the Community, Jan 2010, Volume 18 Issue 1, Pages 51 - 58 Karen Jones, Ann Netten Karen Jones BSc (Hons) MSc PhD and Ann Netten BA (Hons) PhD Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of [...]

The Cochrane library and the treatment of major depression in children and youth: an overview of reviews

The Cochrane library and the treatment of major depression in children and youth: an overview of reviews,  Evidence-Based Child Health: A Cochrane Review Journal, Volume 4, Issue 4, Date: December 2009, Pages: 1336-1350  Suzanne Zinck, Alexa Bagnell, Kenneth Bond, Amanda S. Newton Click on the title above to gain direct full-text access Abstract: Background Major depression (MDD) in children [...]

Teachers’ Recognition of Children’s Mental Health Problems

Teachers’ Recognition of Children’s Mental Health Problems, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2010 Maria E. Loades, Kiki Mastroyannopoulou School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice, Faculty of Health, University of East Anglia, Elizabeth Fry Building, Norwich NR4 7TJ, UK Abstract: Background: Teachers have a significant role to play in identifying children with mental health problems. However, [...]