Strategy meeting practitioners should consider ‘what works’ when developing the plan.
The following have been found to be significant:
- establishing a quality relationship with the adult at risk and practitioners;
- recognising strengths whilst acknowledging difficulties is more likely to lead to engagement rather than a focus on issues and concerns alone;
- being mindful multi-faceted problems require multi-faceted solutions;
- interventions appropriate for identified needs rather than an ‘its all we have so it will have to do’ approach;
- the enormity of some of the changes required should be recognised with milestones set and progress measured incrementally;
- adults at risk and their carers may require ongoing support to maintain change.
For further information see:
Pachu D and Jackson C (2018) Analysis of Emerging Themes from Child Practice, Adult Practice and Domestic Homicide Reviews in Wales (1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018) Public Health Wales 2018
Robinson, A, Rees, A and Dehaghani R (2018) Findings from a thematic analysis into adult deaths in Wales: Domestic Homicide Reviews, Adult Practice Reviews and Mental Health Homicide Reviews Cardiff University (Accessed 21/ 7/ 2019)