Developing and Evaluating a Social Work Assessment Model based on Co-production Methods
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10895705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lorna Montgomery (0000-0003-0377-3773, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen’s University , Belfast, UK, corresponding author), Mandi MacDonald (0000-0002-7433-712X, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen’s University , Belfast, UK), Emeritus Stanley Houston (School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen’s University , Belfast, UK) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 3665-3684 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-07 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bcad154 |
| OpenAlex | W4382314585 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 35 |
Building Better Futures (BBF) is a structured and systematic model developed in Northern Ireland for assessing parenting capacity when there are childcare concerns. This article focuses on the iterative development of the model, through a social work, practitioner–academic, research collaboration. BBF was developed using a mixed method, flexible and multi-modal, iterative design embracing a collaborative approach between social work academics and practitioners. Five senior practitioners (SPs) were appointed for a three-year period to work on the project. The formative implementation and evaluation of the model consisted of a series of co-produced, in-depth mixed-method evaluation studies across the region. The project outcomes confirmed the utility of the model for social work practitioners and the benefits to families. An evaluation of the co-production methodologies identified the importance of building an inclusive, collaborative team with shared trust. The importance of managing power between the groups was identified, and the absence of parents as part of the collaboration was acknowledged. Engagement in research can enhance professional identity and job satisfaction for social workers and develop social work tools and processes which are ‘fit for purpose’ because they have been influenced by the views of the end users
Business · Formative assessment · Futures contract · General partnership · Identity (music) · Knowledge management · Pedagogy · Political science · Production (economics) · Work (physics) · Computer Science · Engineering · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration · Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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Understanding Power and Powerlessness
Universities–industry collaboration
Academic engagement
Knowledge for Theory and Practice
Academic engagement and commercialisation
The Third Mission of the university
The Dissemination and Utilization of Research for Promoting Evidence-Based Practice
Re‐conceptualising the link between research and practice in social work
Positioning Social Work Researchers for Engaged Scholarship to Promote Public Impact
A Contemporary History of Social Work Learning from the Past
Agency-University Partnerships for Evidence-Based Practice
Assessing parenting capacity in child protection
Standpoint Theory as a Methodology for the Study of Power Relations
Relational Recovery for Mental Health Carers and Family
Communication, Recognition and Social Work
Bridge over Troubled Water—Closing the Research–Practice Gap in Social Work
Revisiting the Knowledge Base of Social Work
Social Work and Social Care
Research–Practice Partnerships in Education
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |