The TAPS Project 32: social networks of two group homes … 5 years on

Dayson, David; Lee-Jones, R.; Chahal, Khushminder; Leff, Julian

doi:10.1007/s001270050077

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“…However, much as residents demonstrate sensitivity to the foster home mandate, and the need move on and reintegrate into the community, not all foster home residents are prepared to embrace independent living. These findings are consistent with TAPS studies in Britain which support the view that people should not have to move onto other types of housing (Bigelow, 1998;) and that people develop important social networks, friendships and intimacy (Dayson, 1992;Dayson, Lee-Jones, Chahal, Leff, 1998). Similarly our findings reveal that there is a group of consumers who have oriented their lives around the foster home, and for compelling reasons.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Building life around foster home versus moving on: The competing needs of people living in foster homes.

Piat

Ricard²,

Sabetti³

et al. 2008

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

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Amid the current shift toward more autonomous housing for mental health consumers, people living in psychiatric foster homes in Montreal, Canada articulated complex concerns over what type of housing would best meet their present and future needs. Semi structured interviews were conducted with 33 residents. Consumers describe the tensions associated with foster home life. Two overall competing needs emerged: the need to build their lives around the foster home and the need to build life beyond the foster home. Residents describe their need for security and support versus their need for greater personal autonomy, the dilemmas associated with communal living, and their struggle to envisage a positive future. Housing arrangements, as well as the relationships and patterns of support that develop there, are critically important for residents. Mental health professionals mandated to dismantle foster homes for more autonomous housing need to take this reality into account.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Building life around foster home versus moving on: The competing needs of people living in foster homes.

Piat

Ricard²,

Sabetti³

et al. 2008

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

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“…Conversely, living environments where there are impoverished social networks are more likely to be associated with an inadequate social mix of residents, a high staf ng ratio, but lower staff morale, and a poor physical environment (Dayson, 1992). Our data suggest that these are also the conditions in which bullying and loneliness are experienced.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 70%

The Quality of Life of People 12 Years after Resettlement from Long Stay Hospitals: Users' views on their living environment, daily activities and future aspirations

Forrester‐Jones¹,

Carpenter²,

Cambridge³

et al. 2002

Disability & Society

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We report service users' views on three important domains of their quality of life in the community 12 years after resettlement for long-stay hospitals. These concerned their living environments, daily activities and future aspirations. We asked a series of open questions as part of a structured interview with service users with learning disabilities (n 5 196) and mental health problems (n 5 102). The study is the longest reported follow-up of deinstitutionalisation in the UK and one of the longest anywhere in the world. The most frequently self-reported positive aspects of users' quality of life were the living environment, the social milieu and independence. The most frequently mentioned problems occurred within the social milieu and included bullying, the social regime, the physical aspects of the accommodation, and the personal feelings of loneliness and boredom. The most preferred activities were outings, education and work, relaxation and leisure. The most disliked activities were household chores and having nothing to do. About half those interviewed did not or could not answer a question about their future; those who did mentioned a wish for greater independence, more outings and personal and sexual relationships. We remark on some implications for services and for staff training.

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“…Non-English language papers were excluded to ensure faithful application of the taxonomies. The final pool consisted of 132 service descriptions across 101 papers (quantitative: 95 service descriptions across 72 papers; qualitative: 37 service descriptions across 29 papers) [19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

What Works? Toward a New Classification System for Mental Health Supported Accommodation Services: The Simple Taxonomy for Supported Accommodation (STAX-SA)

McPherson

Krotofil

Killaspy

2018

IJERPH

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Inconsistent terminology and variation in service models have made synthesis of the supported accommodation literature challenging. To overcome this, we developed a brief, categorical taxonomy that aimed to capture the defining features of different supported accommodation models: the simple taxonomy for supported accommodation (STAX-SA). Data from a previous review of existing classification systems were used to develop the taxonomy structure. After initial testing and amendments, the STAX-SA and an existing taxonomy were applied to 132 supported accommodation service descriptions drawn from two systematic reviews and their performance compared. To assess external validity, the STAX-SA was distributed to a sample of supported accommodation managers in England and they were asked to use it to classify their services. The final version of the STAX-SA comprised of five supported accommodation ‘types’, based on four domains; Staffing location; Level of support; Emphasis on move-on; and Physical setting. The STAX-SA accurately categorized 71.1% (n = 94) of service descriptions, outperforming the comparison tool, and was not affected by publication date or research design. The STAX-SA effectively discriminated between ‘real world’ service models in England and 53.2% (n = 17) of service managers indicated that the taxonomy was ‘Very effective’ or ‘Extremely effective’ in capturing key characteristics of their service. The STAX-SA is an effective tool for classifying supported accommodation models and represents a promising approach to synthesizing the extant effectiveness literature. The authors recommend the development of reporting guidelines for future supported accommodation publications to facilitate comparison between models.

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The TAPS Project 32: social networks of two group homes … 5 years on

Cited by 17 publications

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Building life around foster home versus moving on: The competing needs of people living in foster homes.

Building life around foster home versus moving on: The competing needs of people living in foster homes.

The Quality of Life of People 12 Years after Resettlement from Long Stay Hospitals: Users' views on their living environment, daily activities and future aspirations

What Works? Toward a New Classification System for Mental Health Supported Accommodation Services: The Simple Taxonomy for Supported Accommodation (STAX-SA)

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