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Evaluation of the Social Work Practices with Adults Pilots

Manthorpe, Jill and Harris, Jess and Hussein, Shereen and Cornes, Michelle and Moriarty, Jo (2014) Evaluation of the Social Work Practices with Adults Pilots. Project report. King's College London (KAR id:68320)

Abstract

This is a summary of the findings of the independent Evaluation of the Social Work Practice with Adults (SWPwA) pilots; an Evaluation that was undertaken 2011-14. SWPwAs can be defined as organisations independent of local authorities that are contracted to carry out functions that were previously the duty of local authorities in supporting community dwelling adults potentially or actually defined as in need of social care and support, especially in regards to assessment, care planning and reviews. The Evaluation collected data about the policy impetus that led to the creation of SWPwAs and presents a discussion about the policy announcements, debate and commentary on the pilots as they moved from idea to practice. There are commonalities but also differences between the Social Work Practices pilots with Adults and with the earlier Social Work Practices with Children pilots. Over time, the indicators of success as perceived by government changed and the lessons learned from SWPwA pilots should be seen as supporting the implementation of policy rather than providing evidence for policy formulation. The decision to pilot SWPwAs was made in 2010 and a series of steps followed - namely seeking volunteer local authorities to take part in the pilots as commissioners, deciding on the pilot remits and funding, drawing up contracts and making arrangements for staffing, the chosen areas of practice and methods of engaging with other local stakeholders. These are analysed in the full report.This is a summary of the findings of the independent Evaluation of the Social Work Practice with Adults (SWPwA) pilots; an Evaluation that was undertaken 2011-14. SWPwAs can be defined as organisations independent of local authorities that are contracted to carry out functions that were previously the duty of local authorities in supporting community dwelling adults potentially or actually defined as in need of social care and support, especially in regards to assessment, care planning and reviews. The Evaluation collected data about the policy impetus that led to the creation of SWPwAs and presents a discussion about the policy announcements, debate and commentary on the pilots as they moved from idea to practice. There are commonalities but also differences between the Social Work Practices pilots with Adults and with the earlier Social Work Practices with Children pilots. Over time, the indicators of success as perceived by government changed and the lessons learned from SWPwA pilots should be seen as supporting the implementation of policy rather than providing evidence for policy formulation. The decision to pilot SWPwAs was made in 2010 and a series of steps followed - namely seeking volunteer local authorities to take part in the pilots as commissioners, deciding on the pilot remits and funding, drawing up contracts and making arrangements for staffing, the chosen areas of practice and methods of engaging with other local stakeholders. These are analysed in the full report.

Item Type: Reports and Papers (Project report)
Additional information: Unmapped bibliographic data: M3 - Report [Field not mapped to EPrints] BT - Evaluation of the Social Work Practices with Adults Pilots [Field not mapped to EPrints]
Subjects: H Social Sciences
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research
Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Personal Social Services Research Unit
Depositing User: Shereen Hussein
Date Deposited: 13 Nov 2018 11:49 UTC
Last Modified: 10 Dec 2022 04:20 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/68320 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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