The Social Construction of Reality in the Realm of Children's Mental Health Services

Pavkov, Thomas W.; Soloski, Kristy L.; DeLiberty, Richard N.

doi:10.1080/01488376.2012.717864

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“…This means that each service system has its own definition of how service provision should be approached and its own perspective on what service users need. As a result, professionals from different systems may lack an understanding of the various systems' different roles (Pavkov et al, 2012; see also Miller, Blau, Christopher, & Jordan, 2012). Bunger (2010) views case management as a method by which professionals can handle complex needs in a way that enhance the coordination of care when care is provided by multiple disciplines or in multiple settings.…”

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Young people with complex needs meet complex organizations: an interview study with Swedish professionals about sustainable work practices

Almqvist

Lassinantti

2018

Community, Work & Family

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This paper concerns preconditions for the well-being of young people with mental ill-health combined with social vulnerabilities, also referred to as youth with complex needs. Research questions are: What barriers to sustainable work practices for young people labelled as having complex needs do professionals encounter? What do professionals identify as possible ways to overcome these barriers? Sustainable work practices are reflected in three themes: empowerment, relationships and collaboration. The findings are based on semi-structured interviews with 24 professionals, 3 men and 21 women, working in psychiatric care and the social services in two Swedish municipalities in 2016 and 2017. Major barriers are lack of continuity and co-ordination in staff and support, and fragmentation of work practices. As a consequence of the increased specialization of human service organizations, young people have to interact with many different professionals which could cause disparate interventions. Possible ways mentioned to overcome these barriers are supported through good interactional skills, using keyworkers as well therapeutic alliances, wrap-around services and case management. Complexity is linked to organizations and work practices rather than to young people. An often dysfunctional service delivery system in organizations with rigid boundaries may also affect professionals' aim for sustainable support. RÉSUMÉCet article concerne les conditions préalables au bien-être des jeunes souffrant de maladies mentales associées à des vulnérabilités sociales, également appelées jeunes ayant des besoins complexes. Les questions de recherche sont les suivantes: Quels sont les obstacles aux pratiques de travail durable pour les jeunes considérés comme ayant des besoins complexes? Qu'est-ce que les professionnels identifient comme moyens possibles de surmonter ces obstacles? Les pratiques de travail durable se reflètent dans trois thèmes: l'autonomisation, les relations et la collaboration. Les résultats sont basés sur des entretiens semistructuré avec vingt-quatre professionnels, trois hommes et vingt ARTICLE HISTORY

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Young people with complex needs meet complex organizations: an interview study with Swedish professionals about sustainable work practices

Almqvist

Lassinantti

2018

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Social Work Practices for Young People with Complex Needs: An Integrative Review

Almqvist

Lassinantti

2017

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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The aim of this integrative review is to investigate research of social work practices for adolescents and young adults with complex needs. The research questions are: What are the major themes in studies of practices for young people with complex needs? How do studies suggest that complex needs can be met in ways that are beneficial for young people? A young person with complex needs is in this review defined as an adolescent or young adult who, due to mental ill-health in combination with different types of social vulnerabilities, is receiving assistance from multiple welfare services. Searches were conducted in seven databases. These searches resulted in a sample of 1677 records, published 2007-2016, which in the screening process were reduced to 24 publications, all peer-reviewed articles. The participants in the studies in the articles consisted of young people, parents and professionals from mainly Anglo-Saxon countries. The articles were analyzed with qualitative summative content analysis. Three empirically generated themes were found in studies of work practices targeting young people with complex needs: collaboration-, relationship-and empowerment-oriented practices. In conclusion, the practices contain a wide variety of features, but with the joint aim of acknowledging young people's needs. The results can be used by practitioners and policymakers to further the development of services for youth with mental ill-health and social vulnerabilities, who use multiple welfare services.

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A scoping review of social network analyses in interorganizational collaboration studies for child mental health

Bustos

2020

Children and Youth Services Review

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The Social Construction of Reality in the Realm of Children's Mental Health Services

Cited by 3 publications

References 23 publications

Young people with complex needs meet complex organizations: an interview study with Swedish professionals about sustainable work practices

Young people with complex needs meet complex organizations: an interview study with Swedish professionals about sustainable work practices

Social Work Practices for Young People with Complex Needs: An Integrative Review

A scoping review of social network analyses in interorganizational collaboration studies for child mental health

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