Navigating the challenges of collaborative inter-agency practice in supporting people experiencing self-neglect in England
A multi-professional realist interview study
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 10896549 |
|---|---|
| Autores | David M R Orr (0000-0003-2107-2671, University of Sussex), Cindy Morrison (University of Sussex), May Nasrawy (0000-0002-3374-2145, University of Sussex), Nicky Selwyn (Independent Author ,) |
| Año | 2025 |
| Volumen | 56 |
| Número | 4 |
| Páginas | 1565-1587 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2025-11-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | Sí |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Editorial | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bcaf239 |
| OpenAlex | W4416060052 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referencias citadas | 27 |
Self-neglect calls for collaborative inter-agency practice, but also presents distinctive challenges to collaboration, which are well-documented in practice reviews and research. Much existing research in this area has focused exclusively on social work perspectives on interprofessional collaboration. Work is needed that takes a more systemic approach, incorporating perspectives from other professions and services, to support more effective joint working. This article reports on a realist interview study that aimed to understand the mechanisms that underpin successful inter-agency collaboration in support of people experiencing self-neglect, and the barriers to achieving it. Based on semi-structured interviews with seventy-eight practitioners from Adult Social Care, Health, Housing, Fire & Rescue, and Environmental Health, sixteen people with experience of self-neglect, and two family carers, the study proposes nine principal programme theories of inter-agency dynamics under the headings of: policies and procedures; mutual inter-agency understandings of roles and task; keeping a collective shared focus on the person experiencing self-neglect; and support from management. It is argued that professional curiosity in safeguarding must be complemented by greater ‘inter-professional curiosity’ if inter-agency working is to fulfil its potential contribution to improving the lives of people experiencing self-neglect
Curiosity · Focus group · Joint (building) · Principal (computer security) · Qualitative research · Safeguarding · Work (physics) · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Social Work
Evidence-based Policy
Using the framework method for the analysis of qualitative data in multi-disciplinary health research
Looking into backstage discussions in social work
Interprofessional collaboration to support people experiencing self-neglect
Health and social care practitioners' experiences of exercising professional curiosity in child protection practice
Autonomy and Protection in Self-neglect Work
Mapping and review of self-neglect policies and procedures from safeguarding adults boards in England
Could curiosity save lives? An exploration into the value of employing professional curiosity and partnership work in safeguarding adults under the Care Act 2014
Social work intervention with adults who self-neglect in England
They don’t want them to have capacity’
Social Work, Inter-Disciplinary Cooperation and Self-Neglect
The craft of interviewing in realist evaluation
What's in a Realist Configuration? Deciding Which Causal Configurations to Use, How, and Why
Building Realist Program Theory for Large Complex and Messy Interventions
Using the realist interview approach to maintain theoretical awareness in realist studies
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
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| Altamente citado | No |