Returning children home from public care

Research briefing 42

The briefing aims to give people who provide and use social care services an overview of research evidence about returning children from public care to live with a parent.

Effective supervision in social work and social care

Research briefing 43

This research briefing gives an overview of the evidence of the value of supervision in supporting social care and social work practice.

SCIE Research briefing 41: factors that promote and hinder joint and integrated working between health and social care services

Research briefing 41

The aim of this research briefing is to give people who provide and use social care services an overview of the research evidence for joint and integrated working.

SCIE research briefing 40: end of life care for people with dementia living in care homes

Research briefing 40

SCIE Research briefing 40:End of life care for people with dementia living in care homes.

SCIE research briefing 36: reablement: a cost-effective route to better outcomes

Part of Reablement

Research briefing 36

This briefing, one in a series on preventive care and support for adults, focuses on reablement.

Preventing loneliness and social isolation: interventions and outcomes

Part of Prevention and wellbeing

Research briefing 39

This research briefing is about preventive care and support for adults. Prevention is defined to include services that: promote independence; prevent or delay the deterioration of wellbeing resulting from ageing, illness or disability; delay the need for more costly and intensive services.

SCIE research briefing 38: mental health, employment and the social care workforce

Research briefing 38

Evidence about what hinders people with mental health problems from working in social care, and what helps them to gain and/or retain employment.

SCIE research briefing 37: mental health service transitions for young people

Research briefing 37

An overview of research on mental health service transitions for young people. This covers the move from child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) to adults mental health services for young people with psychological, emotional or behavioural problems

Black and minority ethnic people with dementia and their access to support and services

Research briefing 35

This briefing discusses the barriers currently faced by BME people in accessing dementia care services and some of the ways in which services can become better at responding to the needs of BME people in their locality.

SCIE research briefing 34: communication training for care home workers: outcomes for older people, staff, families and friends

Research briefing 34

This briefing draws on a range of UK and internationally published research to look at training to improve nursing and residential care workers' communication skills.