In this essay, I would like to explore a limited number of key concepts within Adult Social Work, pertaining to Mental Health Services and their users. Unfortunately, due to the certain word count restrictions imposed, and the complexity of the subject, I have decided to critically analyse a complex and divisive policy within mental health social work. I am predominantly concerned with the impact the personalised care approach has on those involved with the social work. I am going to discuss the theory surrounding it, the circumstances in which it was received and comprehended by the professionals and lay people alike in order to facilitate a better understanding of the subject at hand. Having an understanding of the process of application, the carers and service users’ perception as well as the challenges this concept has brought within the Social care system opens the mind to questioning the base value supporting Personalisation. It is important to remember that the idea of personalisation is not revolutionary, it has always been in the minds of idealists as an aspiration. I would like to propose the idea of dynamicity of the views and attitudes towards the social care, greatly dependable on the economic status (funding), culture, and awareness leading to a greater understanding of the issues many people are struggling with throughout their lives, i.e. Disability, mental health problems, abuse, and homelessness. The historical care approach applied in mental health used to be paternalistically authoritarian, and heavily based on a medical approach regarding illness and treatments. For instance, in the 1948, following the introduction of the welfare state, which became the starting point of the journey towards personalisation... ... middle of paper ... ...e service users, for instance from a supportive role to a safeguarding role. Paul Burstow, Minister of State for Care Services is trying to introduce the idea of the state as an enabling partner rather than a paternalistic authoritarian symbol of power. This is an important aspect of the personalisation, it should not entail only financial freedom from the state in the context of independent care budgets, and it should become apparent within the attitude towards service users. Leadbeater’s understanding of personalisation is astounding, he proposes subtly the application of the Nordic Model which will be discussed later on. “. . . putting users at the heart of services, enabling them to become participants in the design and delivery, services will be more effective by mobilising millions of people as co-producers of the public goods they value.” Leadbeater (2004)
2.3: Explain how using an individual’s care plan contributes to working in a person-centred way.
This essay will show how Goffmans theory concerning total institutions is supported and why this can cause difficulties to service users. It will also show why it important for care workers to help service users to have a voice and be heard to enable them to express their thoughts, feelings, ambitions and requests. This can by clearly illustrated by the case studies of Margret Scally a resident of Lennox Castle, an interview with Colin Sporul and Allen Williamson two nurses at Lennox Castle and final Lesley Learmonth. The essay will also show how care workers can facilitate in the process to ensure service users are confident in speaking out when they need to in the future.
Professionalism in the social work field goes beyond licensure and expertise (Cournoyer, 2014). According to Cournoyer (2014), social work professionalism encompasses the concepts of integrity, self-efficacy and knowledge, self-understanding and self-control, and social support (Cournoyer, 2014). Embedded in social work professionalism is the person-environment perspective, which posits that our personal attributes, interactions and relationships with others, and environment influence a social worker’s practice. Cournoyer stresses that it is a social worker’s responsibility to acknowledge and regulate his or her personal biases, ideologies, and beliefs when working with clients in order to prevent them from negatively impacting the therapeutic
All of the choices we make are influenced by our socialisation which helped shape our values and beliefs. In order to work effectively with clients, it is important for workers in the human services industry to have a firm grasp of who they are, what their values and beliefs are, a vision of their ideal future, the values of their profession, and what to do in the event of a value clash. This aids in providing clients with a service that is free of prejudice and helps workers practice ethical decision making. This essay aims to explore my personal values, beliefs and visions, before examining how my values align with core social work values, and finally looking at managing value clashes.
Participation in mental health refers to a range of processes where the consumer, carers and family members engage to collaborate in the planning, development and evaluation of recovery services (Groves 2012, p.1). Research indicates that consumer participation in health services results in higher quality, cost effective, accountable services and project with an improved health outcome for the consumer. The participation of consumers and cares can also allow mental health professionals the chance to gain insight into service provisions and the chance to build relationships with consumers and cares. Consumer participation is regarded as a fundamental aspect towards the recovery process. This is due to the fact that it enhances social inclusion through socially valued roles and helps develop new skills. It’s also been suggest that there’s an increased sense of satisfaction from staff when the consumer and carers are actively participating in their care and treatment (National Mental Health Consumer & Carer Forum 2010 pp. 1-2). Consumers and their cares and family have the right to participate in all areas of decision-making that impact their mental health. By participation, consumers, carers, families and mental health professional can collaborate share responsibilities about care and treatment decisions. Encouraging participation can be an
Day to day, health and social carer are in touch with legislation, policies and procedures. The aim of the social carer is to provide a qualitative service to the individual. This case study will consider how principles are implemented in the work setting. How policies and procedures protect the client as well as the service provider. What kind of ethical dilemmas and conflicts can arise by providing support or care, in health and social care service. In this essay there will be a lot of examples based on a real case regarding the workplace. Some parts of the essay are fictitious, to underpin the impact of the service provider to the individual. To protect the client; the name is changed as well as other data’s.
Within the field of social work practice it does seem evident that ‘multidisciplinary working is work undertaken jointly by workers and professionals from different disciplines or occupations’ (Pearson & Thomas, 2010:342) and has evolved at varying speeds over the past 30 years, in response to imperatives of central government. Evidence suggests that the area mental health was among the first professions to adopt teams of workers from different professions, and the Community Mental Health Team is widely regarded as the model for multidisciplinary working (Community Care, 2010). It seems that , in relation to social work, the distinctive quality that has to be demonstrated is anti discriminatory practice and a holistic approach, by working with a range of situations and people having an attribute for developing multidisciplinary and partnerships (Higham,2006:).
Having a Multi-disciplinary or an interagency involved to increase the service users care is a way that may help all the needs that they have. By having a wider range of health care professionals such as a nurse, social worker and a psychologist helping different aspects of the individual’s life, will benefit the individual immensely and their development (Health.nt.gov.au, n.d.).
Mraz I do believe I have a much clearer picture about a social worker’s role in the field of mental health. The roles Mraz described often made it sound like he had to work a dozen different jobs at once. He described a lot of work using a strengths perspective when dealing with clients. He would work on “Developing and implementing treatment plans and discharge plans that adhere with client self-determination” (Mraz, 2016). By using this method of empowering the client with a strengths perspective, treatment was made easier since the client would gain the confidence and drive to get well and cooperate with treatment options. At the same time working with a team of people was another important aspect of the job. Social workers are often “Managing, training and supervising staff; and functioning as part of a multidisciplinary treatment team” (Mraz, 2016). By working with a diverse team on many different issues a proper systems approach is a necessity. A social worker needs to take every factor into account; The people they are working with, their strengths and specialties, what the clients or agency require of them, which team member will be right for what task, and how to keep everything running smooth in an environment that shift at any moment due to the slightest change. In fact monitoring the environment one’s team is working in also requires a good ecological perspective on top of the normal systems perspective. The ecological perspective is crucial for
In conclusion an individual’s social network can be extremely important not just for support but also for physical and mental well-being. Limitations to creating or maintaining social work can vary from person to person such as isolation, vulnerability and impairments. Care workers must be mindful of these limitations so that they can provide and introduce the correct support needed for the right individual.
Society and communities had to work together to take care of the mentally ill, but they began to be unable due to the rise of the number of the mentally ill (Shatkin). It was only in the 19th century that the mentally ill were taken care of by state asylums, which caused the amount of asylums to increase (Shatkin). As time passed, communities began to once again take care of the mentally ill, partially due to Milieu Therapy. Milieu Therapy suggested that the mentally ill should reside in communities were everybody supported the mentally ill, and the result was a decrease in use of mental institutions. However, once patients were deinstitutionalized, some communities failed to adapt to the mentally ill’s lifestyles, leaving them often homeless, without a job, and having little life skills (Dual Diagnosis). Since these former patients would often turn to crime to try and fix their troubles, doctors in this modern era try to partner with their patients and actually help them, unlike the communities that would try to push the mentally ill to the
Within this essay, I will reflect and critically analyse an OSCE which has increased my awareness, or challenged my understanding, in assessing the holistic needs of a service user (John), referred by his GP, whilst incorporating a care plan using the Care Programme Approach (CPA). By utilising this programme and other sources of current literature, I hope to demonstrate my knowledge and understanding in relation to this skill as well as identifying areas with scope for learning.
Wilson, K. et. al., 2011. Social Work ' Introduction to Contemporary Practice'. 2nd ed. Essex, England.: Pearson Education Ltd .
Needs were increasingly seen in individualistic rather than social terms, with more emphasis on individualism, less on changing the social environment. ‘Personalized’ care and personal budgets have developed in health and social care, to give individuals more say over how their needs are catered for. This can encourage the use of private care in place of direct State service provision. REF 13 (Chandler,
The profession and practice of social work is fairly new and it is said that it was developed from 3 strands. The first strand was individual casework which was a strategy that was created by the Charity Organization