Alison Faulkner writes her debut Mental Elf blog about a new qualitative study, which explores how meaningful service user involvement can be integrated into the mental health care planning process.
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Olivia Kirtley summarises an important new qualitative study that explores the impact of self-harm in young people on their parents and families.
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Ian Cummins explores new research about community treatment orders and the paradox of personalisation under compulsion.
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Mike Clark summarised a recent qualitative study of carer involvement in care planning, and reflects on what has changed for mental health carers in the last 20 years.
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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.
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Jenny Fisher examines a study seeking to understand the role and the impact of community well-being champions in African and Caribbean communities.
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Mike Clark investigates a US study into social work student use of research for evidence-based practice and wonders if the findings would apply to the UK.
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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 practice.
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Jill Manthorpe examines a study on social work student perspectives on defensive practice and finds that fear and organisational culture play a role and that this can effect service user and family engagement.
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Jeanne Carlin explores a study on decision making in male carers of people with dementia and reflects on her own experiences in interpreting the findings.
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