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Pregnant women involved with statutory child protection services: The impact of difficult-to-reach on recruiting a non-biased sample
No full textPregnant women involved with statutory child protection services could be considered hidden in society or ‘silenced’ due to the lack of published evidence on whether state intervention with this group is beneficial. Scholars continue to call for research exploring the experience of at-risk pregnant women, in particular, for research that examines the impact of prenatal state involvement on outcomes for newborn babies, their mothers, and their significant others such as fathers, partners, families and communities. This study describes a researcher’s experience of attempting to recruit a purposeful sample of women who were the subject of an unborn child high risk birth alert in New South Wales, Australia. Short Message Service mobile telephone messages were utilised to invite participation via an opt-in approach, as a means to hear women’s experiences of the services they received while pregnant with their last child. From a population of eighty-nine, the strategy recruited only two participants. By describing the process undertaken to recruit a non-biased sample of at-risk women to a qualitative research study, future researchers may be able to deploy recruitment strategies that enable and encourage at-risk women to participate in research, in turn, allowing us to hear their voices
Exploration of mental health outcomes of community-based intervention programs for adult male survivors of childhood sexual abuse
No full textThis study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of clinical treatment for male survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) who deal with depression, anxiety, stress, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Secondary data was used in the study, and a one-group pretest-posttest design was employed to compare pretest (n = 346) with posttest (n = 91) scores. The analysis shows statistically significant improvements with respect to depression, anxiety, stress, and PTSD after treatment. There was no statistically significant difference between individual and mixed treatment (including group and individual counselling) regarding alleviating mental health symptoms. Despite a lack of statistical difference between treatments, the results confirm that interventions were equally effective in reducing negative mental health symptoms. The study contributes to the generation of evidence-based knowledge for treatment and its ability to reduce negative mental health symptoms for adult male survivors of CSA. It also informs practitioners of the utility of a male-specific treatment modality based on trauma-focused cognitive and behavioral therapies (TF-CBT) and the gender role strain paradigm (GRSP).Key Words: Adult Male Survivors, Childhood Sexual Abuse, Mental Health, Evaluatio
Review of Self-soothing: Coping with Everyday and Extraordinary Stress A resource for individual and group work with children and adults (2nd ed.) by Gerrilyn Smith
No full textA group for white women with black children
No full textThis group was set up by two workers, a white woman and a black woman, to look « issues of racism and anti-racist parenting. Tim group, which ran for 18 months, Provided a forum for women to share their experiences of having a relationship with a black man and bringing up a black child in a white ethnocentric society. Using various groupwork methods, the workers attempted to raise group members’ awareness of both personal and institutional racism and how they affect both black and white people.Publisher’s note: We are now putting all back issues of Groupwork on line. Articles in this issue have been scanned to pdf files as viable original typesetting files no longer exist. Though they may not look it, these files are searchable. This issue was published nearly 30 years ago. We have stated author professional details as received at time of publication
A model for evaluating groupwork
No full textFor groupwork to secure a place among the methods used by social workers, evaluation must become an essential component of groupwork practice. Further, its findings must influence future planning and practice. This paper outlines the importance of adopting a consciously evaluative approach to groupwork practice. A model is then presented which, together with examples of this approach in practice, aims to convey a sense of the feasibility of evaluating the process and outcome of groupwork. User participation is regarded as central to the model.Publisher’s note: We are now putting all back issues of Groupwork on line. Articles in this issue have been scanned to pdf files as viable original typesetting files no longer exist. Though they may not look it, these files are searchable. This issue was published nearly 30 years ago. We have stated author professional details as received at time of publication (though where we have current email addresses we have added them). Abstracts are word-for-word transcriptions of the original abstracts without any attempt to update terminology
Identity of clients and social workers in service provision: an institutional logics perspective
No full textThis article illustrates how the theory of institutional logics can be used for analyzing the identity of social workers and clients, focusing on people processing that precedes treatment (control access, assessment, and treatment deliberation, among others). The article has two research questions: (1) What identities of social workers and clients can be distinguished by institutional logics? (2) How are identities intertwined in practice (exemplified by well-established decision-making models such as evidence-based practice, family group conference, and government by voucher)? Identity is examined using institutional logics and the findings reported in the current body of social work literature. The article derives two conclusions. The first conclusion is that institutional logics can be used for distinguishing ideal type identities: three client identities, namely taken care of community member (community logic), active citizen (participatory democracy logic), and consumer (market logic); and three social worker identities, namely professional (professional logic), bureaucrat (State logic), and executor of management directives (corporation logic). The second conclusion is that identities and institutional logics coexist in well-established models for processing people and treatment deliberation, but the conditions for coexistence differ. For instance, evidence-based practice is characterized by segregation (a bureaucratic and a professional alignment have been separated from the original version of EBP), whereas family group conference and government by voucher are typified by assimilation (logics coexist with the core elements of original logics preserved). Keywords: social work, institutional logics, people processing, decision-makin
More of a hurdle race than a sprint! Social care research in the field of disabilities: Methodological considerations and challenges
No full textA concise review is presented of some of the common ethical and methodological considerations encountered by researchers in the field of disability. The discussion draws on theory and practice to explore the ‘hurdles’ faced by researchers and how these can be addressed within a broader goal of inclusive research
The Role of Debriefing within a Simulation Exercise with Undergraduate Nursing Students
No full textSimulation is becoming a very widely used resource within many professions, and can provide different learning experiences within a safe and secure environment. This article focuses upon the medical/nursing profession but may be related to many other fields of practice.However, it could be argued that without a structured debrief there is little point in running a simulation exercise. It is widely accepted that debriefing is the most crucial part of any simulation exercise and should therefore be a large part of any simulation-based education. Debriefing should allow the learner to reflect on their own practice as well as that of others, optimising the learner experience. Simulation with the immediate provision of a debrief enhances the learning experience. Although recognised, debriefing is not routinely practiced within the theoretical or clinical setting. It is often feedback that is given or mistakenly thought of as debriefing -therefore it is important to acknowledge the difference between feedback and debriefing. To feedback is to give positive constructive criticism or praise to the person or team who have been involved in the simulation by the observer or facilitator, this feedback is based on what they have seen and heard. However, to debrief is to first identify what the participants thought, allowing the discussion to be led by the participant, unpicking the events by first exploring the participants feelings and fixations. These may not have been obvious to the facilitator, the ability to listen and explore the learners experience is key. Without exploring them the learner will not be able to understand and analyse the learning that has taken place.The aim of this article is to explore whether debriefing is useful, in particular for undergraduate nurses, following a simulation exercise, and if so, why.Twenty undergraduate child nursing students were randomly allocated into two groups. Both completed a pre participation questionnaire focusing on previous experience of simulation and debriefing and their expectations of simulation, personally and educationally.Both teams received the same pre brief and orientation to the environment, simulator and equipment.Group one had a debrief immediately followed by the post participation questionnaire. Group Two were asked to complete the post participation questionnaire first, without any discussion, and then received their debrief after approximately half an hour.Results were analysed from the post participation questionnaire using a thematic approach. This study demonstrated that, if a debriefing is not carried out, practitioners may be left feeling highly anxious, under confident and stressed – potentially impacting upon their mental health, confidence and self-esteem
