Employing Community Participative Research Methods to Advance Service User Collaboration in Social Work Research

Loughran, Hilda; McCann, Mary Ellen

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“…Loughran and McCann conducted a community participatory research inquiry which investigated drug problems in three communities. Service user and community members were involved throughout the research process.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Service users supported the researchers in recruiting participants, running focus groups and analysing the findings. Loughran and McCann identified that service users brought different views and experiences to the study and analysis of the findings, enabled them to engage more participants, made the study more accessible to participants and used local knowledge and contacts to gather data that the researchers would not have had the ability to find. Whilst the intention had been for the research to be user led, the need for flexibility and enabling people to contribute in ways they were comfortable was acknowledged.…”

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Public involvement in health and social sciences research: A concept analysis

Hughes

Duffy

2018

Health Expectations

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BackgroundResearch funding bodies have significantly increased emphasis on the need for public involvement in research with the requirement to evidence effective methods and approaches to achieving this. Specific definitions and approaches within published research remain tokenistic and vague.ObjectiveThe concept analysis explores and clarifies the nature and meaning of public involvement in health and social sciences research and identifies operational definitions which can be used to guide, develop and evaluate public involvement in research activity.Search strategyA literature search was conducted using online databases. Systematic literature reviews and broader studies on the impact of PPI were included as was grey literature such as guidance from INVOLVE and research funding bodies. Limits were set to papers published in the last 10 years and in the English language. A concept analysis framework adapted from Rodgers (Concept Development in Nursing: Foundations, Techniques and Applications. London, UK: Saunders; 2000) and Walker and Avant (Strategies for Theory construction in Nursing. Boston, MA: Pearson Prentice Hall; 2005) was applied.Main resultsFive operational definitions were developed from the concept analysis: undefined involvement; targeted consultation; embedded consultation; co‐production; and user‐led research. Typical examples of each approach were identified from the literature. Defining attributes included having clear and agreed meaning and purpose for any involvement; reciprocal relationships; and value and recognition of the expertise of all those involved.ConclusionsThe authors argue the need for researchers to more explicitly incorporate and evaluate details of approaches used. Impact of public involvement on a research study should be identified when reporting on findings to prevent tokenistic practices where involvement is viewed as secondary to the core research process.

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Public involvement in health and social sciences research: A concept analysis

Hughes

Duffy

2018

Health Expectations

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“…It built confidence and cultivated the application of theory-based interventions of social service workers. Social service sector workers act as a link between academic researchers and communities[ 49 ]. This workshop laid a good foundation for deeper collaboration between community-based social service organizations and academics in the future.…”

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Development and Two-Year Follow-Up Evaluation of a Training Workshop for the Large Preventive Positive Psychology Happy Family Kitchen Project in Hong Kong

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Evidence-based practice and capacity-building approaches are essential for large-scale health promotion interventions. However, there are few models in the literature to guide and evaluate training of social service workers in community settings. This paper presents the development and evaluation of the “train-the-trainer” workshop (TTT) for the first large scale, community-based, family intervention projects, entitled “Happy Family Kitchen Project” (HFK) under the FAMILY project, a Hong Kong Jockey Club Initiative for a Harmonious Society. The workshop aimed to enhance social workers’ competence and performance in applying positive psychology constructs in their family interventions under HFK to improve family well-being of the community they served. The two-day TTT was developed and implemented by a multidisciplinary team in partnership with community agencies to 50 social workers (64% women). It focused on the enhancement of knowledge, attitude, and practice of five specific positive psychology themes, which were the basis for the subsequent development of the 23 family interventions for 1419 participants. Acceptability and applicability were enhanced by completing a needs assessment prior to the training. The TTT was evaluated by trainees’ reactions to the training content and design, changes in learners (trainees) and benefits to the service organizations. Focus group interviews to evaluate the workshop at three months after the training, and questionnaire survey at pre-training, immediately after, six months, one year and two years after training were conducted. There were statistically significant increases with large to moderate effect size in perceived knowledge, self-efficacy and practice after training, which sustained to 2-year follow-up. Furthermore, there were statistically significant improvements in family communication and well-being of the participants in the HFK interventions they implemented after training. This paper offers a practical example of development, implementation and model-based evaluation of training programs, which may be helpful to others seeking to develop such programs in diverse communities.

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“…Consideration of the various levels of service-user participation offers some insight into what's involved in setting up a participatory research project. Drawing on Loughran and McCann (2015) and Lushey and Munro's (2015) studies (see Vignettes 1 and 2), the frontloading of tasks involved in setup is clear.…”

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“…The work of Loughran and McCann (2015) and Lushey and Munro (2015) clearly document the additional workload involved in participatory research and it seems reasonable to ask what the advantages, disadvantages and challenges of undertaking participatory research are.…”

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Considering a participatory approach to social work – Service user research

Flanagan

2019

Qualitative Social Work

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Service-user involvement in social work research is much vaunted and considered desirable. Yet, it is not common. This is despite the fact that research-funding bodies are increasingly mandating inclusion of service users in the research process. It would seem timely for the profession to look again at participatory research as an approach to working collaboratively with service users in the co-production of research. This article reviews the arguments for service-user collaboration in social work research; it considers the evolution of service-user engagement and its current status in practice. Building on the foundations of social work research methodologies, the article considers the practicalities of participatory research and the potential barriers. The article draws on vignettes of published participatory research to illustrate this type of research in social work.

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Employing Community Participative Research Methods to Advance Service User Collaboration in Social Work Research

Cited by 11 publications

References 16 publications

Public involvement in health and social sciences research: A concept analysis

Public involvement in health and social sciences research: A concept analysis

Development and Two-Year Follow-Up Evaluation of a Training Workshop for the Large Preventive Positive Psychology Happy Family Kitchen Project in Hong Kong

Considering a participatory approach to social work – Service user research

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