Priority 14 from the Adult Social Work PSP

UNCERTAINTY: How can adult social workers develop whole family approaches that enable all family members to be involved in decision-making? Which models work best (e.g. family group conferencing or open dialogue models)? (JLA PSP Priority 14)
Overall ranking	14
JLA question ID	0074/14
Explanatory note	Not available for this PSP
Evidence	A NIHE SSCR study investigated this recently: Tew, J , Nicholls, V, Plumridge, G and Clarke, H (2016) Family-inclusive approaches to reablement in mental health: models, mechanisms and outcomes. British Journal of Social Work. There is a broad literature on Family Group Conferences. See SCIE review 2012 - At a glance 62: Safeguarding adults: Mediation and family group conferences https://www.scie.org.uk/publications/ataglance/ataglance62.asp
Health Research Classification System category	Generic Health Relevance

Extra information provided by this PSP
Original uncertainty examples	Listened to what we told them. Treat us as a family unit taking into consideration the needs of all the family ~ Treated me as an asset rather than a liability. Believed me. Respected my experience both generally in caring for disabled people and specifically in my knowledge of my daughter and her very specific needs. ~ What use is made of Family Group Conferencing in resolving client need? ~ Listened to family members who know them well, rather than trying to force them out. Not come with a pre conceived plan.
Submitted by	Individual survey submissions categorised by Carer, Service User, Other, Group Member, Educator, Manager, Other, Frontline Practitioner, Student, Volunteer. For full details of the type of submitter for each individual question, please see the spreadsheet of data held on the JLA website.

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Original uncertainty examples

Listened to what we told them. Treat us as a family unit taking into consideration the needs of all the family ~ Treated me as an asset rather than a liability. Believed me. Respected my experience both generally in caring for disabled people and specifically in my knowledge of my daughter and her very specific needs. ~ What use is made of Family Group Conferencing in resolving client need? ~ Listened to family members who know them well, rather than trying to force them out. Not come with a pre conceived plan.

Submitted by

Individual survey submissions categorised by Carer, Service User, Other, Group Member, Educator, Manager, Other, Frontline Practitioner, Student, Volunteer. For full details of the type of submitter for each individual question, please see the spreadsheet of data held on the JLA website.

PSP information
PSP unique ID	0074
PSP name	Adult Social Work
Total number of uncertainties identified by this PSP.	61 (To see a full list of all uncertainties identified, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website)
Date of priority setting workshop	20 July 2018

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