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Clinician and carer moral concerns when caring for children who tube-feed [Podcast]
No full textLiz King, Associate Editor of the Journal of Child Health Care speaks with Ann Dadich to discuss their publication, "Clinician and carer moral concerns when caring for children who tube-feed" which features in the special Issue: Moral Experiences
The confluence of mindlines and emotion in community-based palliative care
No full textIn this chapter, Michael Hodgins, Ann Dadich, and Jayne Bye present findings from a study in community-based palliative care that reminds us of the important role of emotion in mindlines – a role too often ignored. Their observations of the ways practitioners talk about their patients demonstrate how emotions are assembled within mindlines to help them to cope with dilemmas, to persuade their peers towards different approaches to the care of dying patients, and to establish, and come to terms with, the limits of care. The chapter ends, therefore, by advocating more room for clinicians to engage with their emotions during clinical discussions, which could well benefit the patient and the practitioner
How do young people with mental health issues engage in social change? An explication of participation in self-help\ud support groups
No full textThis paper proposes that young people who are disenfranchised from\ud
mainstream society may demonstrate social change in non-conventional ways.\ud
It explores the experiences of 53 Australian young people with mental health\ud
issues who participated in Self-Help Support Groups through the course of\ud
recovery. Since the height of the self-help movement, these groups have\ud
proven to be an important vehicle for disenfranchised populations, particularly\ud
those with mental health issues. Group participants are said to experience\ud
personal development making it possible for many to engage in advocacy\ud
and/or lobbying efforts. However, this study appears to challenge the role of\ud
SHSGs as a means toward conventional understandings of social change.\ud
Through open ended, semi-structured interviews, the young people suggested\ud
that the groups have much to offer; however, they did not explicitly engage in\ud
socio-political activities. But rather, some spoke of supporting and advocating\ud
for fellow participants, which facilitated change in self-identity – not only for the\ud
recipient of support, but also for the young person who traditionally received\ud
human services. Additionally, mere participation in a research project in the\ud
hope to challenge stereotypical views about SHSGs, particularly among human\ud
service providers, might also be regarded as a form of socio-political activity.\ud
This paper thus argues that the landscape of community-based socio-political\ud
activity may be changing, particularly among Australian young people with\ud
mental health issues. This constitutes a significant research finding as it offers\ud
valuable direction to those wanting to engage this population in efforts toward\ud
meaningful social change in the 21st century
Supplemental Material - <i>Coalescing</i> Cross-Pollinating, Crystalising Developing and Evaluating an Art Installation About Health Knowledge
No full textSupplemental Material for Coalescing Cross-Pollinating, Crystalising Developing and Evaluating an Art Installation About Health Knowledge by Chloe Watfern, Zoi Triandafilidis, Priya Vaughan, Barbara Doran, Ann Dadich, Kate Disher-Quill, Peter Maple, Louise Hickman, Michele Elliot, and Katherine M. Boydell in Qualitative Health Research.</p
How to reveal and encourage brilliant feeding care
No full textTthis methodological article demonstrates how reflexive and participatory methodologies – namely, positive organisational scholarship in healthcare (POSH) combined with video reflexive ethnography (VRE, Dadich, Collier et al. 2018) – can help to reveal and encourage brilliant healthcare. This is demonstrated with reference to a feeding clinic, which represents one of the aforesaid atypical services within a public health system. To demonstrate the potential of POSH-VRE within niche specialities, this article commences with a brief overview feeding clinics. It then presents the reflections of clinicians who assumed the role of co-researcher for the purpose of a study to examine, understand, and ultimately promote brilliant feeding care using POSH-VRE. The article then concludes with a discussion of the associated implications for scholars, practitioners, and policymakers
Researching community-based support networks : what policymakers should know
No full textSelf-help support groups (SHSGs) have a valuable role in civic society. However, it is difficult to measure their value through sole use of the positivist approaches that interest policymakers. This is because SHSGs are consumer-driven and voluntary. Thus, they cannot be regulated by research agendas or prescribed like treatment. Although social policy has an important role in the use and availability of SHSGs, the author argues that social policy research in this field needs to demonstrate paradigmatic plurality, finding balance between positivism and participatory practices. This involves engaging with group participants to identify indicators that measure group activities and impacts; appropriate research methods; and suitable timeframes. Only through paradigmatic plurality will social policy fulfill its role in enhancing community wellbeing
Mapping service standards and guidelines to support accreditation processes : a case study of a collaborative effort worth replicating
No full textHealth services respond to myriad practice standards and guidelines that regulate, monitor, and improve the safety and quality of healthcare. Although important, information overload and compliance fatigue for accreditation can be burdensome for service managers and clinicians. To address this, and ultimately improve the safety and quality of care, this case study demonstrates how a mapping exercise was completed to synthesise seven practice standards and guidelines relevant to palliative care; and develop an online resource to aid accreditation efforts and improve palliative care. A working group, comprised of service managers, clinicians, and academics, mapped a state-wide blueprint to improve palliative care against seven unique practice standards and guidelines, most of which were national in scope. This project culminated with a freely available online resource to translate the standards and guidelines for accreditation – a resource that supports service managers and clinicians across public and private health sectors to readily determine whether and how they demonstrated safety and quality in the context of palliative care and pursue accreditation. By developing one matrix, there is opportunity to alleviate information overload and compliance fatigue for service managers and clinicians. Despite its focus on palliative care, this case study demonstrates how to collaboratively map distinct practice standards and guidelines and form a resource to aid accreditation efforts to improve healthcare
Expanding Our Understanding of Self-Help Support Groups for Substance Use Issues
No full text Self-Help Support Groups (SHSGs) for substance use issues are recognized in current policies for their role in reducing substance use. However, these policies recognize only their therapeutic value. This article argues that SHSGs can offer more than therapeutic advantage. This contention follows a study involving young people who were involved in a 12 Step fellowship. They valued group involvement for the connectedness, support, and opportunities to learn. These findings have important policy implications, highlighting a need to broaden the scope of current policies so they reflect the array of potential benefit associated with SHSGs. For clinicians and practitioners who are guided by social policy, this would offer an enhanced understanding of these groups, given that they are in prime position to advise clients about available options. </jats:p
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