Citation
Nicholl, D.M. (2014), "Editorial", Social Care and Neurodisability, Vol. 5 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/SCN-04-2014-0006
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Editorial
Article Type: Editorial From: Social Care and Neurodisability, Volume 5, Issue 2.
Welcome to issue 5.2 of Social Care and Neurodisability. This quarterly journal aims to be a single source of knowledge on legislation, best practice and research for those working with and affected by neurological conditions.
The papers in this issue cover a diverse range of matters. The paper by Damith Woods, Cathy Catroppa, Celia Godfrey and Vicki Anderson gives the results of the long-term maintenance of treatment affects following interventions for families with children who have had an acquired brain injury. Their findings are encouraging.
Jo Moriarty, Jill Manthorpe and Michelle Cornes’ paper addresses the important issue of the skills that Social Care workers need in order to support the personalisation agenda. Their findings validate the historical call for specialist knowledge in such staff and although, at times, the focus of this paper is people with physical disabilities and people with learning disabilities, the implications for people with acquired neurological disorders are highlighted.
Breda Cullen and Jonathan Evans’ paper is an excellent overview and framework of memory function to which busy clinicians can refer to help them in the process of their assessment and rehabilitation endeavours.
Dawn Reeves, Charlotte Gayson and Stephan Talal's paper gives us an example of how standards for treatment and recommended care frameworks, such as those produced by the National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE), can be used as a benchmark for service provision and development.
Irram Walji, Ian Fletcher and Stephen Weatherhead consider the implementation of the Mental Capacity Act within a particular profession. Although this piece of research considered Clinical Psychologists its findings and implications are worthy of consideration across all Health and Social Care professions, in particular Social Workers.
I am pleased again to be able to offer a mix of both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies in this issue and a combination of research and practice papers.
Keith Jenkins’ Forum piece brings the reader news of up-and-coming events. Keith also highlights the recent government initiative on dementia and the growing interest in sports-related injuries associated with concussion.
I hope you enjoy this Issue. As always I welcome feedback on any aspect of this Issue and the Journal in general. Please feel free to contact me.
Declan Mc Nicholl