Archard, Philip, Awhangansi, Sewanu and O'Reilly, Michelle (2024) Consultation to Adoptive Parents and Adoption Professionals in Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Findings From a Quality Improvement Project Analysis. Practice: Social Work in Action, 36 (3). pp. 231-245. ISSN 0950-3153 (print)/1742-4909 (online)

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Abstract

The mental health vulnerability of children and young people in foster and adoptive families is well recognised, which has led to the development of dedicated posts and care pathways in mental health care provision. This article reports on learning resulting from local quality improvement work in a single child and adolescent mental health service team. This work was concerned with the ‘front door’ of access to care for these groups and specifically addresses initial consultations with adoptive parents and adoption professionals, reporting findings from an analysis of reports from consultations undertaken over a 13-month period between April 2021 and May 2022. The analysis highlights that support can be sought by these parents and professionals for diverse issues relating to mental health which is also indicative of a high level of need amongst children and young people involved with specialist mental health provision. The analysis also has wider implications for practice in demonstrating the benefits of attending to clinical data to contribute meaningfully to practice-based scholarship in this type of specialist setting.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	adoption, child and adolescent mental health, consultation, COVID-19, parenting, quality improvement
Subjects:	Children, Young People and Developmental Pyschology > Adolescents- Psychology Children, Young People and Developmental Pyschology > Child Care Children, Young People and Developmental Pyschology > Adoption & Fostering- Psychology Families > Parent Child Relations/Parenthood
Department/People:	Research
URI:	https://repository.tavistockandportman.ac.uk/id/eprint/2901

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