Mapping the Matrix: Understanding the Structure and Position of Social Work in Mental Health Services in England and Wales

Tucker, Laura; Webber, Martin; Jobling, Hannah

doi:10.1093/bjsw/bcab235

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“…In the USA, social workers are the nation’s largest group of mental health services providers (National Association of Social Workers, 2023). In the UK, social workers compose most of the approved Mental Health Professionals trained to undertake Mental Health Act Assessments with Doctors (Tucker et al , 2022). In Australia, social workers are the second largest group of allied health professionals working in the mental health sector after psychologists (AASW, 2011).…”

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Social work, mental health and substance use: a scoping review

Benson

Cameron

Allan

2023

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Purpose Integrated care approaches have been recommended for co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. The purpose of this study is to explore and map the research literature regarding social work and its intersection with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. Design/methodology/approach An iterative and systematic search of five electronic databases CINAHL, Scopus, PsycINFO, Social Science Database and Medline was conducted to identify studies published between 2002 and 2022. Two reviewers independently screened publications in two successive stages of title and abstract screening, followed by a full-text screening of eligible studies. Data from each included publication were screened and extracted using Covidence. Findings A total of 38 eligible studies were included in the final scoping review. The included studies were conducted in eight different counties, including a range of study designs (e.g. cross-sectional, RCT, pilot studies). Only 8 of the 38 studies included people with co-occurring disorders as participants. Study settings were broad, for example, dual-diagnosis, military, homeless, substance use and community-based settings. Originality/value A review of the literature surrounding social work practice and its intersection with co-occurring mental health and Alcohol and other drug was warranted to document the evidence on this largely unexplored area of research. This review found that there was a paucity of literature that focused specifically on the role of social work practice in relation to individuals with co-occurring disorders, with a limited number of studies focusing on dual diagnoses.

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Social work, mental health and substance use: a scoping review

Benson

Cameron

Allan

2023

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Social work, personalisation, and the : A Bourdieusian analysis

Bark

2024

The British Journal of Social Work

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This article considers the role of social work in English social care within the context of the Care Act 2014 and related policy agendas. This is achieved through a theoretical analysis of English social care policy and legislation rooted in the work of Pierre Bourdieu. Having been contextualized in the consolidation of neoliberal hegemony in Britain, particular focus is given to social care reforms stemming from the 2010–2015 Coalition Government, including the implementation of the Care Act 2014 and its associated personalisation principles. Utilizing Pierre Bourdieu’s concepts of ‘habitus’, ‘field’, and ‘capital’, social care policy and reform is viewed as embodying an ongoing ideological shift in the ways in which the state, and its social care professions, are envisaged as functioning and interacting with its citizens. From this, the role of social work in English social care is considered in relation to policy agendas underpinning the Care Act 2014 and more recent policy reviews and proposals. This article concludes by drawing on Bourdieu’s notion of ‘hysteresis’ to conceptualize a profession facing a complex negotiation of its skills and values within destabilizing political, economic, and ideological framings of practice.

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Practice Research Partnerships in Social Work: Addressing Impact and Credible Evidence

Julkunen,

Joubert,

Fouché

et al. 2024

Research on Social Work Practice

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Purpose: This article builds on the Practice Research Collaboratives (PRCs) as an initiative that developed from the Fifth Conference on Practice Research to provide a platform for practice researchers to engage actively around impact and influence. Research question: The unique features of research activities that enable transformational impact in three cases in social work practice research involving long-term community and university research partnerships. Methodology: Literature review and comparison of case studies. Results: The cases show how the processes of implementation are not only seen as linear, but constantly evolving at the same time as intervention fidelity in social work is crucial to improving outcomes for people, which can have transformative impacts for individuals and systems alike. Conclusion: We conclude by describing the importance of understanding the feasibility of complex problems and complex social situation which requires meaningful communication between partners, transparency and involvement of all players throughout the process.

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Mapping the Matrix: Understanding the Structure and Position of Social Work in Mental Health Services in England and Wales

Cited by 3 publications

References 27 publications

Social work, mental health and substance use: a scoping review

Social work, mental health and substance use: a scoping review

Social work, personalisation, and the : A Bourdieusian analysis

Practice Research Partnerships in Social Work: Addressing Impact and Credible Evidence

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