Experiences and Perceptions of Independent Advocacy under the Care Act 2014: An Explorative Study

2014 年护理法案下独立倡导的经验和看法：探索性研究

• 批准号: 2284584
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Manchester Metropolitan University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2284584
• 关键词: Experiences; Perceptions; Independent; Advocacy; under

This project will explore experiences and perceptions of independent advocacy delivered under the CA 2014 in England, from the perspective of individuals belonging to four participant groups: service users, advocates, carers and social workers. The principal research questions that will be addressed are:- How effective is Care Act advocacy?- What challenges and obstacles exist to effective advocacy?- What is the identity of Care Act advocates as an occupational group?- How does Care Act advocacy relate to advocacy more broadly, including other types of statutory advocacy such as the role of Independent Mental Capacity Advocate?The project would make a contribution to knowledge as there have been no previously published, substantial research studies relating to the practice of Care Act advocacy. The CA 2014significantly increased advocacy's role within the processes of adult social care, introducing a duty on local authorities to provide independent advocates for individuals who would otherwise have 'significant difficulty' in being fully involved in these processes, provided there is not an appropriate individual who could provide this assistance informally (CA, 2014: 67(4&5). The CA 2014 also introduced the right of carers to access their own independent advocacy, in certain circumstances (Department of Health & Social Care, 2018). The project will include consideration of carers' advocacy.There exists a significant body of scholarship concerning social care advocacy, which the project can draw upon. This includes studies from outside England (e.g. Whelan, 2016; Sherwood-Johnson, 2016). Advocacy exists in a variety of forms: common to these is the process of an individual or group speaking on their own or another's behalf, in order to promote positive change for the individual or group being advocated for, to ensure their interests are represented, and to maximise their level of involvement in making decisions that affect them (Newbigging et al., 2017, p.8; Dixon et al., 2018, p.4). Yet the multi-faceted nature of advocacy means that the concept is often contested (Brandon and Brandon, 2001). Whereas Wilks (2012) contends that advocacy is an integral part of the social work role, studies of local advocacy services by Forbat and Atkinson (2005) and Hardwick (2014) identify important differences and sources of tension between advocacy and statutory social work.

该项目将从属于四个参与者群体（服务使用者、倡导者、照顾者和社会工作者）的个人的角度，探讨 2014 年英国 CA 下独立倡导的经验和看法。将要解决的主要研究问题是： - 护理法案倡导的有效性如何？ - 有效倡导存在哪些挑战和障碍？ - 护理法案倡导者作为职业群体的身份是什么？ - 护理法案倡导与更广泛的倡导如何相关，包括其他类型的法定倡导，例如独立心理能力倡导者的角色？该项目将为知识做出贡献，因为之前没有发表过相关的实质性研究 护理法倡导实践。 CA 2014 显着增强了倡导者在成人社会护理过程中的作用，规定地方当局有责任为那些在充分参与这些过程中遇到“重大困难”的个人提供独立的倡导者，前提是没有合适的个人可以非正式地提供这种援助（CA，2014：67(4&5)。CA 2014 还规定了照顾者在某些情况下获得自己独立倡导的权利（卫生与社会关怀部， 2018）。该项目将考虑照顾者的倡导。该项目可以借鉴有关社会关怀倡导的大量学术成果。这包括来自英格兰以外的研究（例如 Whelan，2016；Sherwood-Johnson，2016）。倡导有多种形式：这些形式的共同点是个人或团体代表自己或他人发言的过程，以促进个人或团体的积极变化 受到倡导，确保他们的利益得到代表，并最大限度地参与影响他们的决策（Newbigging 等人，2017 年，第 8 页；Dixon 等人，2018 年，第 4 页）。然而，倡导的多面性意味着这个概念经常受到争议（Brandon 和 Brandon，2001）。鉴于 Wilks (2012) 认为倡导是社会工作的一个组成部分 Forbat 和 Atkinson（2005）以及 Hardwick（2014）对当地倡导服务的研究确定了倡导与法定社会工作之间的重要差异和紧张来源。