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This Children’s Services Reform Research study is a Scotland-based research study which was undertaken by CELCIS, the Centre for Excellence for Children’s Care and Protection.
CELCIS was asked by the Scottish Government in to carry out a research study to improve the understanding of current Children’s Services structures and delivery models in Scotland and how services can best support the needs of children, young people and their families. The research looked at how services are provided and configured in Scotland and drew on a range of international evidence too.
Taking a wide focus…
Strand 4: Scotland’s children’s services landscape: The views and experiences of the children’s services workforce explored, through responses to an online survey, interviews and focus groups, the opportunities, challenges, barriers and facilitators that members of the workforce identify as factors which bring about high quality experiences and outcomes for children, young people and families using services; close multi-agency working between practitioners across different services; continuity of support when young people transition to adult services; high quality…
This paper discusses the role of social workers and community volunteers in providing services to foster care children living with HIV in South Africa. A literature review was undertaken of 14 qualitative studies conducted in South Africa from 2012-2022. The review showed the prominent role played by social workers in foster care, despite factors which hindered service such as high caseloads, lack of knowledge on HIV and prioritisation of quantity over quality. Hence, several challenges were faced by foster carers.
The studies also revealed that community volunteers were providing services…
The Social Welfare Workforce Strengthening Conference: Investing in Those Who Care for Children, held in Cape Town, South Africa in 2010, is often recognized as the launch of a global movement to strengthen the social service workforce and to develop stronger, more effective social service systems. The conference, supported by the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), brought together 18 country teams drawn from government, non-governmental organizations, professional associations and higher education institutions to share experiences of the challenges facing the…
Strand 2: Case studies of transformational reform programmes examined a range of approaches to the delivery of children’s services to better understand the evidence regarding systems-level integration between children’s social work/social care with health services and/or adult social care.
The case studies were drawn from a range of contexts, from national to highly decentralised structures and modes of delivery, in five high-income countries: Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, and the Republic of Ireland. A sixth case study drew on learning from…
Strand 1: Rapid Evidence Review reviewed existing published national and international research evidence focused on better understanding the evidence associated with different models of integration of children’s services with health and/or adult social care services in high income countries, as defined by the World Bank. The research questions which this review sought to address were:
- What models of integration exist for the delivery of children’s social work services with health and/or adult social care services in high income countries? and
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Este Resumen ejecutivo del informe “Fomento de la resiliencia en los servicios sociales mediante la gestión de la demanda” se publica como resultado de la reunión anual de 2023 del Grupo de trabajo sobre “Resiliencia y transformación de los servicios sociales” de European Social Network. Lea el informe completo para obtener una explicación exhaustiva de la gestión de la demanda en los servicios sociales, gráficos, datos y ejemplos de los factores que impulsan la demanda en los servicios sociales en toda Europa, así como el marco de gestión de la demanda detallado para fomentar servicios…
Niniejsze streszczenie sprawozdania pt. “Budowanie odporności w usługach społecznych poprzez zarządzanie popytem” publikowane jest jako wynik dorocznego spotkania grupy roboczej ds. odporności i transformacji usług społecznych w ramach Europejskiej Sieci Społecznej (ESN), które odbyło się w 2023 roku. Aby uzyskać całkowity wgląd w kwestię zarządzania popytem w usługach społecznych, wraz z wykresami, danymi oraz przykładowymi czynnikami występującymi w całej Europie, jak również ramowymi podstawami zarządzania popytem stworzonymi w oparciu o konkretne przypadki i umożliwiającymi zbudowanie…
Costruire la resilienza dei servizi sociali attraverso la gestione della domanda: RIEPILOGO GENERALE
La presente sintesi del briefing “Costruire la resilienza dei servizi sociali attraverso la gestione della domanda” viene pubblicata a conclusione della riunione annuale 2023 del Gruppo di lavoro “Trasformazione e resilienza dei servizi sociali” dello European Social Network. È possibile leggere il briefing in versione integrale per un quadro completo della gestione della domanda nei servizi sociali, grafici, dati ed esempi sui fattori che determinano la domanda nel settore dei servizi sociali in Europa e il quadro dettagliato della gestione della domanda per promuovere la resilienza dei…
Ce résumé du briefing “Renforcer la résilience des services sociaux en gérant la demande” est publié en tant que synthèse de la réunion annuelle 2023 du groupe de travail « Transformation et résilience des services sociaux » du Réseau Social Européen (ESN). Le briefing complet contient une explication détaillée de la gestion de la demande dans les services sociaux. Vous pouvez également y trouver des graphiques, des données et des exemples de facteurs qui soutiennent la demande de services sociaux à travers l’Europe. Enfin, il contient également le cadre détaillé de gestion de la demande pour…