Is small really beautiful for delivering social care and support?
Jenny Fisher discusses a study on social care provision by micro-enterprises and discovers that small may well be beautiful for delivering care and support. The post Is small really beautiful for...
View ArticleHow do older community rehabilitation service users view disability?
Hannah Morgan discusses research looking at how the various people using community rehabilitation services view disability and service use and reflects on how disability studies needs to contribute to...
View ArticleYoung people’s views on responsive social services: What makes a difference?
In her debut blog, Katherine Bishop examines a New Zealand study which asks young people at risk of harm what makes a responsive, supportive social service and finds important messages for social work...
View ArticlePower and powerlessness: Mental health practitioner and service user...
Martin Stevens examines a study on mental health service user and practitioner experiences of personal budgets and finds that power and attitudes remain important factors. The post Power and...
View ArticleEmpowering, personalised and recovery-focused care planning and...
Sarah Carr summarises the COCAPP mixed-methods study, which concludes that positive therapeutic relationships appear to be the most important factor in helping care planning and care coordination to be...
View ArticlePeople’s experiences of taking antidepressants
Alison Faulkner reflects on the findings of a qualitative study from New Zealand that explores users' diverse experiences of taking antidepressants. The post People’s experiences of taking...
View ArticleMental health diagnosis: views and experiences of service users and clinicians
Vanessa Pinfold and Jennie Parker from the McPin Foundation explore a recent systematic review of service user, clinician, and carer perspectives on mental health diagnosis. The post Mental health...
View ArticleConversational agents for mental health apps: now with added artificial empathy
Matthew Bennion reviews two recent studies that sought to develop artificially empathic conversational agents for use in mental health. The post Conversational agents for mental health apps: now with...
View ArticleMoney talks: stakeholder perspectives on the design of a combined money and...
In her debut blog, Annie Irvine summarises a qualitative study which explores service user and staff views of a combined money advice and psychological therapy service within IAPT. The post Money...
View ArticlePower, equality, diversity and systemic change: the theory, barriers and...
In her debut blog, Layla Mofrad summarises an umbrella review exploring the theory, barriers & enablers for patient and public involvement in health and social care research and service delivery....
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