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Supported decision making

Insight 73

This Insight provides an overview of the policy and legislative background to supported decision making (SDM). It also provides a brief summary of research looking at how SDM may be approached and details the implications for social work practice…

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Insights

on 1 Sep 2023

An exploration of first line managers’ decision making

How managers in child welfare and protection services make decisions

Image of painted directions on a road by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Highlights the nature and context of 'blind' decision making and shows the impact of relationship, trust and communication in managers’ decision making.

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Student research

on 12 Jan 2021

Frameworks for child participation in social care

ESSS Outline

Summarises evidence relating to participation frameworks for children and young people in social care, including examples of good practice as well as specific contexts, such as in child protection, and with BAME and disabled youth.

Published in

Outlines

on 8 May 2018

The Right Decision

We're looking forward to launching our new Evidence Search and Summary Service in the coming weeks.

As part of The Right Decision campaign - which aims to raise awareness of the role of the NHS librarian in providing the right evidence, at the right time, to support decision-making in health and social care - two WebEx (online presentations) are being held.

Both WebEx presentations will bring sector staff up to speed with the specialist librarian services available. They will cover:

Published in

News

on 2 Aug 2017

Decision-making and social work in Scotland

The role of evidence and practice wisdom

This report presents the results of a small qualitative study undertaken between February and March 2011. It considers the role of evidence in decision making around risk in social work and what affects this process.

The research aims to shed light on the relationship between evidence and practice wisdom (as an evidence type or integrating vehicle) or professional judgement, and how this relationship shapes decision making.

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Reports

on 22 Sep 2011