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Papers by Timothy B Kelly
PalArch Foundation, Jan 13, 2021
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to probe into the coping strategies adopted by the ... more The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to probe into the coping strategies adopted by the elderly residing in community in the everyday life and stressful conditions. Interview schedule was used as the tool of data collection. Equal representation was given to elderly male and female in sample of 624 elderly aged 60+ using multi stage sampling technique. The results show that majority of the respondents used company of age fellows, household duties, and prayer as coping strategies to deal with the routine life disengagement. In case of illness, loss of roles and status, stress, misbehaviour of family and in problematic situation, majority of the respondents reported the involvement in emotional coping like aggressive behaviour, isolation, depressed feeling, restricted family interaction, seeking social support and remaining silent to compromise the situation, while a small fraction adopted problem solving coping. Moreover, the finding of study revealed that female elderly are using more emotional coping than male elderly; they are more prone to the spiritual coping (recitation of Holly Quran, offer prayers) to seek social support.
Journal of Social Work Practice, 2017
• Users may download and print one copy of any publication from Discovery Research Portal for the... more • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from Discovery Research Portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain. • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal. Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 08. Jun. 2020 { PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT } 'Risk is King and Needs to take a Backseat!' Can social workers' experiences of moral injury strengthen practice? This paper considers the idea that moral injury may result from social workers being exposed to sustained ethical stress-the stress experienced when workers cannot base their practice on their values. It is suggested that a particularly salient feature of agency working which might contribute to the experience of ethical stress is risk aversion. This paper is based on a study of one hundred criminal justice social workers in Scotland, who were questioned on their experiences of ethical stress and risk aversion. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analysed using standard multiple regression and inductive thematic analysis respectively. Findings demonstrated that how risk averse an agency was contributed in a unique and significant way to the worker's experience of ethical stress. Qualitative comments illustrated why this relationship might exist, but also demonstrated that a variety of views were held by social workers and that ethical stress was not experienced by all. The findings are discussed in terms of moral injury and its links with risk aversion, bureaucracy, neoliberal hegemony, notions of 'underclass,' personal moral codes and professional integrity. Explicitly exploring these related concepts in social work education might impact on the new generation of social workers and strengthen the profession.
Systematic reviews, Jan 26, 2018
Dementia is a globally prevalent disease that requires ongoing and increasing levels of care, oft... more Dementia is a globally prevalent disease that requires ongoing and increasing levels of care, often provided in the first instance by informal caregivers. Supporting transitions in informal caregiving in dementia is a pertinent issue for caregivers, care providers and governments. There is no existing systematic review that seeks to identify and map the body of literature regarding the review question: 'What happens for informal caregivers during transition to increased levels of care for the person with dementia?' ASSIA, CINAHL+, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, SCIE, Social Service Abstracts and Web of Science will be systematically searched. Specialist dementia research libraries will be contacted. Reviews identified as relevant during the search process, their reference lists, and reference lists of accepted papers will be hand-searched. Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies that seek to represent the experiences of, or examine the impact upon, informal caregivers during...
Health & social care in the community, Jan 10, 2017
Respite services play an important role in supporting older adults and their carers. When an olde... more Respite services play an important role in supporting older adults and their carers. When an older person is unable to fully represent themselves, provision of respite care relies on effective information-sharing between carers and respite staff. This study aimed to explore, from carers' perspectives, the scope, quality and fit of information-sharing between carers, older people and respite services. An explorative, cross-sectional qualitative study involving a purposive sample of 24 carers, recruited via carer support groups and community groups in voluntary organisations, was undertaken in North East Scotland. Data were collected from August 2013 to September 2014, with participants taking part in a focus group or individual interview. Data were analysed systematically using the Framework Approach. The multiple accounts elicited from carers identified how barriers and facilitators to information-sharing with respite services changed over time across three temporal phases: '...
a–z of Groups & Groupwork, 2014
a–z of Groups & Groupwork, 2014
a–z of Groups & Groupwork, 2014
Nurse education today, Jan 21, 2016
This educational intervention takes place when the population of older people with dementia is in... more This educational intervention takes place when the population of older people with dementia is increasing. Health and Social care professionals must work jointly in increasingly complex contexts. Negative attitudes towards older people are cited as a contributor to poor care delivery, including the use of dismissive and/or patronising language, failing to meet fundamental needs and afford choice. 'Sliding Doors to Personal Futures' is a joint, drama-based, educational initiative between NHS Education Scotland and the Scottish Social Services Council, delivered using interprofessional education (IPE) towards encouraging person-centred health and social care. This paper considers whether 'Sliding Doors' had an impact on social work and nursing students' attitudes to older people, person-centred care and interprofessional collaboration. Two groups of third year students were studied; one from nursing and one from social work. A mixed methods approach was taken and a...
a–z of Groups & Groupwork, 2014
a–z of Groups & Groupwork, 2014
a–z of Groups & Groupwork, 2014
a–z of Groups & Groupwork, 2014
a–z of Groups & Groupwork, 2014
Innovations in Higher EducationTeaching and Learning, 2014
Abstract This chapter describes the development and evaluation of an interdisciplinary group-base... more Abstract This chapter describes the development and evaluation of an interdisciplinary group-based inquiry-based learning (IBL) project across two professional degree programmes in Scotland – educational psychology and social work. After outlining the policy and practice contexts for interdisciplinary inquiry-based learning, we articulate how IBL can facilitate professional identity development, mirror key aspects of professional practice such as interprofessional collaboration, and provide deep interdisciplinary learning. It is argued that the process of IBL provides an authentic and complex practice scenario which allows for the articulation and development of professional knowledge, values, identities and roles in collaboration with another professional grouping. The process of IBL development is described and we report on the results of a small-scale qualitative evaluation of the short-term outcomes of the IBL approach to teaching and learning. The IBL activity enhanced students’ appreciation of interdisciplinary collaboration and allowed them to practice relevant skills. The views and reflections of students are reported and reinforce the relevance and efficacy of the approach. The chapter concludes with a series of suggestions and advice for the replication of using IBL as a tool to enhance and facilitate interdisciplinary learning.
Exploring the dynamics of personal, professional and interprofessional ethics, 2014
Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 2006
Providing evidence-based nursing care to older people is central to the international development... more Providing evidence-based nursing care to older people is central to the international development agenda. This paper is a report on the first 5 years (2000-2005) of a participatory research project, the purpose of which was to collaborate with practitioners and older people to develop approaches to promote the attainment of evidence-based nursing care across Scotland. Many theoretical influences shaped the design of this action research study including realistic evaluation, participatory social learning theory, and descriptions of communities of practice. Multiple methods of data collection were used during four action cycles. The inaugural community of practice comprised 30 nurses, a second group of 30 nurses joined midway, followed by a third group of 15 nurses, and finally, an older person-carer community of 21 members was established. Project outputs included the construction of an internet-based, practice-development college. A procedural model for developing and demonstrating care guidance drawn from a diversity of evidence and reflective of an agreed set of principles was piloted and endorsed by the national standard setting agency. A preliminary version of a promising approach to practice development, "the Caledonian Model," was delineated for future testing and refinement. This work indicates the merits of using participatory research to find solutions to the challenge of promoting evidence-based practice. Evaluation data suggest that in combination, the approaches developed in this project empower nurses to work with older people to champion developments even in seemingly unfavorable conditions.
Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2009
Health & Social Care in the Community, 2013
What is known about this topic d A range of audiological rehabilitation interventions is required... more What is known about this topic d A range of audiological rehabilitation interventions is required to meet the needs of older people, which includes group-based emotional support and counselling.
PalArch Foundation, Jan 13, 2021
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to probe into the coping strategies adopted by the ... more The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to probe into the coping strategies adopted by the elderly residing in community in the everyday life and stressful conditions. Interview schedule was used as the tool of data collection. Equal representation was given to elderly male and female in sample of 624 elderly aged 60+ using multi stage sampling technique. The results show that majority of the respondents used company of age fellows, household duties, and prayer as coping strategies to deal with the routine life disengagement. In case of illness, loss of roles and status, stress, misbehaviour of family and in problematic situation, majority of the respondents reported the involvement in emotional coping like aggressive behaviour, isolation, depressed feeling, restricted family interaction, seeking social support and remaining silent to compromise the situation, while a small fraction adopted problem solving coping. Moreover, the finding of study revealed that female elderly are using more emotional coping than male elderly; they are more prone to the spiritual coping (recitation of Holly Quran, offer prayers) to seek social support.
Journal of Social Work Practice, 2017
• Users may download and print one copy of any publication from Discovery Research Portal for the... more • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from Discovery Research Portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain. • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal. Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 08. Jun. 2020 { PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT } 'Risk is King and Needs to take a Backseat!' Can social workers' experiences of moral injury strengthen practice? This paper considers the idea that moral injury may result from social workers being exposed to sustained ethical stress-the stress experienced when workers cannot base their practice on their values. It is suggested that a particularly salient feature of agency working which might contribute to the experience of ethical stress is risk aversion. This paper is based on a study of one hundred criminal justice social workers in Scotland, who were questioned on their experiences of ethical stress and risk aversion. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analysed using standard multiple regression and inductive thematic analysis respectively. Findings demonstrated that how risk averse an agency was contributed in a unique and significant way to the worker's experience of ethical stress. Qualitative comments illustrated why this relationship might exist, but also demonstrated that a variety of views were held by social workers and that ethical stress was not experienced by all. The findings are discussed in terms of moral injury and its links with risk aversion, bureaucracy, neoliberal hegemony, notions of 'underclass,' personal moral codes and professional integrity. Explicitly exploring these related concepts in social work education might impact on the new generation of social workers and strengthen the profession.
Systematic reviews, Jan 26, 2018
Dementia is a globally prevalent disease that requires ongoing and increasing levels of care, oft... more Dementia is a globally prevalent disease that requires ongoing and increasing levels of care, often provided in the first instance by informal caregivers. Supporting transitions in informal caregiving in dementia is a pertinent issue for caregivers, care providers and governments. There is no existing systematic review that seeks to identify and map the body of literature regarding the review question: 'What happens for informal caregivers during transition to increased levels of care for the person with dementia?' ASSIA, CINAHL+, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, SCIE, Social Service Abstracts and Web of Science will be systematically searched. Specialist dementia research libraries will be contacted. Reviews identified as relevant during the search process, their reference lists, and reference lists of accepted papers will be hand-searched. Qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods studies that seek to represent the experiences of, or examine the impact upon, informal caregivers during...
Health & social care in the community, Jan 10, 2017
Respite services play an important role in supporting older adults and their carers. When an olde... more Respite services play an important role in supporting older adults and their carers. When an older person is unable to fully represent themselves, provision of respite care relies on effective information-sharing between carers and respite staff. This study aimed to explore, from carers' perspectives, the scope, quality and fit of information-sharing between carers, older people and respite services. An explorative, cross-sectional qualitative study involving a purposive sample of 24 carers, recruited via carer support groups and community groups in voluntary organisations, was undertaken in North East Scotland. Data were collected from August 2013 to September 2014, with participants taking part in a focus group or individual interview. Data were analysed systematically using the Framework Approach. The multiple accounts elicited from carers identified how barriers and facilitators to information-sharing with respite services changed over time across three temporal phases: '...
a–z of Groups & Groupwork, 2014
a–z of Groups & Groupwork, 2014
a–z of Groups & Groupwork, 2014
Nurse education today, Jan 21, 2016
This educational intervention takes place when the population of older people with dementia is in... more This educational intervention takes place when the population of older people with dementia is increasing. Health and Social care professionals must work jointly in increasingly complex contexts. Negative attitudes towards older people are cited as a contributor to poor care delivery, including the use of dismissive and/or patronising language, failing to meet fundamental needs and afford choice. 'Sliding Doors to Personal Futures' is a joint, drama-based, educational initiative between NHS Education Scotland and the Scottish Social Services Council, delivered using interprofessional education (IPE) towards encouraging person-centred health and social care. This paper considers whether 'Sliding Doors' had an impact on social work and nursing students' attitudes to older people, person-centred care and interprofessional collaboration. Two groups of third year students were studied; one from nursing and one from social work. A mixed methods approach was taken and a...
a–z of Groups & Groupwork, 2014
a–z of Groups & Groupwork, 2014
a–z of Groups & Groupwork, 2014
a–z of Groups & Groupwork, 2014
a–z of Groups & Groupwork, 2014
Innovations in Higher EducationTeaching and Learning, 2014
Abstract This chapter describes the development and evaluation of an interdisciplinary group-base... more Abstract This chapter describes the development and evaluation of an interdisciplinary group-based inquiry-based learning (IBL) project across two professional degree programmes in Scotland – educational psychology and social work. After outlining the policy and practice contexts for interdisciplinary inquiry-based learning, we articulate how IBL can facilitate professional identity development, mirror key aspects of professional practice such as interprofessional collaboration, and provide deep interdisciplinary learning. It is argued that the process of IBL provides an authentic and complex practice scenario which allows for the articulation and development of professional knowledge, values, identities and roles in collaboration with another professional grouping. The process of IBL development is described and we report on the results of a small-scale qualitative evaluation of the short-term outcomes of the IBL approach to teaching and learning. The IBL activity enhanced students’ appreciation of interdisciplinary collaboration and allowed them to practice relevant skills. The views and reflections of students are reported and reinforce the relevance and efficacy of the approach. The chapter concludes with a series of suggestions and advice for the replication of using IBL as a tool to enhance and facilitate interdisciplinary learning.
Exploring the dynamics of personal, professional and interprofessional ethics, 2014
Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 2006
Providing evidence-based nursing care to older people is central to the international development... more Providing evidence-based nursing care to older people is central to the international development agenda. This paper is a report on the first 5 years (2000-2005) of a participatory research project, the purpose of which was to collaborate with practitioners and older people to develop approaches to promote the attainment of evidence-based nursing care across Scotland. Many theoretical influences shaped the design of this action research study including realistic evaluation, participatory social learning theory, and descriptions of communities of practice. Multiple methods of data collection were used during four action cycles. The inaugural community of practice comprised 30 nurses, a second group of 30 nurses joined midway, followed by a third group of 15 nurses, and finally, an older person-carer community of 21 members was established. Project outputs included the construction of an internet-based, practice-development college. A procedural model for developing and demonstrating care guidance drawn from a diversity of evidence and reflective of an agreed set of principles was piloted and endorsed by the national standard setting agency. A preliminary version of a promising approach to practice development, "the Caledonian Model," was delineated for future testing and refinement. This work indicates the merits of using participatory research to find solutions to the challenge of promoting evidence-based practice. Evaluation data suggest that in combination, the approaches developed in this project empower nurses to work with older people to champion developments even in seemingly unfavorable conditions.
Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2009
Health & Social Care in the Community, 2013
What is known about this topic d A range of audiological rehabilitation interventions is required... more What is known about this topic d A range of audiological rehabilitation interventions is required to meet the needs of older people, which includes group-based emotional support and counselling.