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    An interprofessional exploration of nursing and social work roles when working jointly with families

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    Authors
    Bennett, Elaine
    Hauck, Yvonne
    Radford, G.
    Bindahneem, S.
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Bennett, E. and Hauck, Y. and Radford, G. and Bindahneem, S. 2016. An interprofessional exploration of nursing and social work roles when working jointly with families. Journal of Interprofessional Care. 30 (2): pp. 232-237.
    Source Title
    Journal of Interprofessional Care
    DOI
    10.3109/13561820.2015.1115755
    ISSN
    1469-9567
    School
    School of Nursing and Midwifery
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/42691
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    Ngala, an early parenting not-for-profit organisation in Western Australia, has provided services to families with young children since 1890. Child health nurses and mothercraft nurses were the primary workforce until the 1980s when a social worker was employed and a new era of interprofessional collaboration began. Evidence to date has focused on nursing workforce, interprofessional education, and interprofessional teams. Little is known about the roles of nursing and social work when working jointly with families. A new service commenced in 2012 for families with children with developmental delays. Social workers and child health nurses were employed for this service model. Our study aim was to explore the perceptions of how nurses and social workers work together with a family providing psychosocial support across a new service. The study was conducted alongside implementation of this new service. An exploratory case study approach was adopted to generate an in-depth understanding of the roles of nurses and social workers. In total, 22 semi-structured interviews and one focus group across the first year of implementing the new service were undertaken. Analysis of these data revealed four major themes. Findings presented in this article will inform further reflection and consideration into the future interprofessional workforce priorities and requirements for Early Parenting Services.

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