Parent, carer and professional views of specialist child and adolescent mental health care during the COVID-19 pandemic

IF 1.4 Q2 SOCIAL WORK Journal of Childrens Services Pub Date : 2022-08-30 DOI:10.1108/jcs-09-2021-0036
P. Archard, E. Giles, Isobel Moore, S. Awhangansi, S. Fitzpatrick, Leanne Kulik, M. O’Reilly
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report findings from a service evaluation undertaken within a single specialist child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) team. The team works closely with local authority children’s services to serve specific populations recognised as experiencing higher levels of mental health need, including children living in alternative care and with adoptive families. The evaluation sought to better understand the experience of this provision during the COVID-19 pandemic and concomitant increase in remote and digitally mediated care delivery. Design/methodology/approach Analysis of the accounts of 38 parents, carers and professionals involved with the team gathered via telephone interviews and email and postal questionnaires. Findings Similar views were expressed from participants involved with the team before and following the onset of the pandemic. Overall, satisfaction was high; however, changes in care appeared more challenging for those already involved with the team before the pandemic. Differences in experience between groups were also evident. Whereas foster carers’ accounts were generally appreciative of the involvement of clinicians, particularly regarding clinician–patient relationships, amongst adoptive parents and members of children’s birth families there were more mixed and negative impressions. Originality/value Locally based service evaluations can help inform care pathway planning in specialist CAMHS provision as part of wider quality improvement initiatives. This is especially relevant considering the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic and as the longer-term acceptability of remote working practices is appraised.
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COVID-19大流行期间儿童和青少年心理卫生保健专家的家长、照顾者和专业观点
目的:本论文的目的是报告在一个儿童和青少年心理健康服务(CAMHS)专家团队中进行的服务评估的结果。该小组与地方当局儿童服务部门密切合作,为被认为有较高心理健康需求的特定人群提供服务,包括生活在替代照料机构和收养家庭的儿童。评估旨在更好地了解在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间提供这一服务的经验,以及随之而来的远程和数字媒介医疗服务的增加。设计/方法/方法通过电话访谈、电子邮件和邮寄问卷,对38名参与团队的家长、护理人员和专业人员的账户进行分析。调查结果在大流行发生之前和之后,参与小组的参与者也表达了类似的观点。总体而言,满意度很高;然而,对于那些在大流行之前就已经参与该团队的人来说,护理方面的变化似乎更具挑战性。各组之间的经验差异也很明显。尽管寄养照顾者的描述通常对临床医生的参与表示赞赏,特别是在临床医生与病人的关系方面,但在养父母和孩子的出生家庭成员中,他们的印象更为复杂和负面。作为更广泛的质量改进举措的一部分,基于本地的服务评估可以帮助告知专业CAMHS提供的护理路径规划。考虑到2019冠状病毒病大流行的影响,以及评估远程工作做法的长期可接受性,这一点尤其重要。
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