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Social Work Practices for Young People with Complex Needs: An Integrative Review
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Health and Welfare. (WELFARE)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6223-1109
Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, Health and Welfare. (SAMPRODUKTION)ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5387-325X
2018 (English)In: Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, ISSN 0738-0151, E-ISSN 1573-2797, Vol. 35, no 3, p. 207-219Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
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The aim of this integrative review is to investigate research of social work practices for adolescents and young adults with complex needs. The research questions are: What are the major themes in studies of practices for young people with complex needs? How do studies suggest that complex needs can be met in ways that are beneficial for young people? A young person with complex needs is in this review defined as an adolescent or young adult who, due to mental ill-health in combination with different types of social vulnerabilities, is receiving assistance from multiple welfare services. Searches were conducted in seven databases. These searches resulted in a sample of 1677 records, published 2007-2016, which in the screening process were reduced to 24 publications, all peer-reviewed articles. The participants in the studies in the articles consisted of young people, parents and professionals from mainly Anglo-Saxon countries. The articles were analyzed with qualitative summative content analysis. Three empirically generated themes were found in studies of work practices targeting young people with complex needs: collaboration-, relationship- and empowerment-oriented practices. In conclusion, the practices contain a wide variety of features, but with the joint aim of acknowledging young people's needs. The results can be used by practitioners and policymakers to further the development of services for youth with mental ill-health and social vulnerabilities, who use multiple welfare services.

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SPRINGER , 2018. Vol. 35, no 3, p. 207-219
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Complex needs, Empowerment, Integrative review, Relationship, Social work practices, Young people
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Health Sciences Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-41009DOI: 10.1007/s10560-017-0522-4ISI: 000444094900001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85038127731OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mdh-41009DiVA, id: diva2:1251391
Available from: 2018-09-27 Created: 2018-09-27 Last updated: 2020-11-13Bibliographically approved

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