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Mental health clinicians' experiences of implementing evidence-based treatments
- Authors:
- POWELL Bryon J., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 10(5), 2013, pp.396-409.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Implementation research has tremendous potential to bridge the research–practice gap; however, more is known about barriers to evidence-based care than the factors that contribute to the adoption and sustainability of evidence-based treatments. In this qualitative study the authors explore the experiences of clinicians (N = 11) who were implementing evidence-based treatments, highlighting the factors that they perceived to be most critical to successful implementation. The clinicians' narratives reveal many leverage points that can inform administrators, clinical supervisors, and clinicians who wish to implement evidence-based treatments, as well as other stakeholders who wish to develop and test strategies for moving evidence-based treatments into routine care. (Publisher abstract)
It's a carer's life: a film on carers' issues produced by mental health carers in Newham
- Authors:
- FLEXIBLE FILMS, (Director)
- Publisher:
- East London and the City Mental Health NHS Trust; Newham. Social Services Department
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- DVD
- Place of publication:
- London
This is a training tool produced by East London and the City Mental Health Trust. It is helpful for staff already in the profession as well as highlighting some of the pitfalls of current practice for those who will be joining the ranks of mental health workers.
A compassionate formulation of task drift in mental health staff
- Author:
- KENNEDY Angela
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 18(2), 2013, pp.73-82.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Reflects on the use of the compassion focused formulation framework, to give thought to the ways that staff can be distracted from their primary task. It aims to examine systemic ideas for supporting staff to be effective and compassionate in their mental health care. This paper is a reflective piece using qualitative data and experience to frame the information. If finds that staff have a variety of ways of coping with the stress of their work and some of these ways are more helpful than others. The formulation framework creates a helpful structure for understanding these strategies in a non-blaming way. This facilitates reflective practice and the model points to ways that compassionate organisations can help staff in their primary task. The CFT formulation has not been applied systemically in the literature to organisations or groups of staff. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health care roles of non-medical primary health and social care services
- Author:
- MITCHELL Penny
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 17(1), February 2009, pp.71-82.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Very little research has examined the nature of the roles that non-medical primary health and social care services actually or potentially play in mental health care. Lack of information about these roles could have inhibited development of service improvement initiatives targeting these services. The present paper reports the results of an exploratory study that examined the mental health care roles of 41 diverse non-medical primary health and social care services in the state of Victoria, Australia. Data were collected in 2004 using a purposive sampling strategy. A novel method of surveying providers was employed whereby respondents within each agency worked as a group to complete a structured survey that collected quantitative and qualitative data simultaneously. This paper reports results of quantitative analyses including a tentative principal components analysis that examined the structure of roles. Non-medical primary health and social care services are currently performing a wide variety of mental health care roles and they aspire to increase their involvement in this work. However, these providers do not favour approaches involving selective targeting of clients with mental disorders.
Adoption of evidence-based practices in community mental health: a mixed-method study of practitioner experience
- Authors:
- GIOIA Deborah, DZIADOSZ Gregory
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 44(5), October 2008, pp.347-357.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This mixed method study examined practitioners as they adopted four evidence-based practices (EBPs) in a community mental health centre. In-depth semi-structured interviews; a measure of EBPs attitudes; and a final focus-group were used over a 2-year study period to assess 14 mental health practitioners on one immersion team. The framework for data collection was adapted from organizational theories that view culture and climate as mediating factors. Analysis of practitioner themes demonstrated that there were facilitating and impeding factors in the adoption process. Practitioners reported positive changes in their individual competency but two years was inadequate for training on four EBPs. Involvement of agency administration and consistent supervision were regarded by practitioners as crucial to successful adoption of EBPs.
Mental health national occupational standards
- Author:
- SKILLS FOR HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Skills for Health
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Mental health national occupational standards (MHNOS) have been developed to help raise the standard of practice in a given sector such as mental health services by providing a benchmark against which performance at individual and organisational level may be assessed and measured. An interactive web based resource, toolkit and CD ROMs are available to assist in the development of competencies for new roles, new teams and job planning as well as collating competencies for existing roles and team functions. The MHNOS microsite also contains information about the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework and more information about how it integrates with the 10 essential shared capabilities and the MHNOS.
Interventions for secondary traumatic stress with mental health workers: a systematic review
- Authors:
- BERCIER Melissa L., MAYNARD Brandy R.
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 25(1), 2015, pp.81-89.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Objective: A systematic review was conducted to examine effects of indicated interventions to reduce symptoms of secondary traumatic stress (STS) experienced by mental health workers. Method: Systematic review methods were employed to search, retrieve, select, and analyse studies that met study inclusion criteria. Results: Over 4,000 citations were reviewed, 159 full-text reports were screened, and two studies were fully coded and determined to be ineligible. No studies met criteria for inclusion in this review. Discussion: There is compelling evidence of psychological effects of working with trauma victims; however, no rigorous evidence meeting eligibility criteria was found to inform how to intervene most effectively with mental health workers who experience symptoms of STS. While it is important to provide effective interventions to helpers who may be experiencing symptoms related to secondary trauma, it seems apparent that there is yet more we need to do in order to advance efforts in evaluating the outcomes of practices currently being used and under development. (Edited publisher abstract)
The triangle of care: carers included: a guide to best practice in acute mental health care
- Authors:
- WORTHINGTON Alan, ROONEY Paul
- Publisher:
- National Mental Health Development Unit
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 28p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Primarily intended for acute services, inpatient and crisis resolution home treatment staff and their managers, this document explains the 'triangle of care', a therapeutic alliance between service user, staff and carer that promotes safety, supports recovery and sustains well-being. It identifies six key elements required to achieve better collaboration and partnership with carers in a typical acute episode. The elements cover: carers and the essential role they play, ensuring staff are 'carer aware' and trained in carer engagement strategies, policy and practice protocols on confidentiality and sharing information, defined post(s) responsible for carers, introducing carers to the service and staff available with relevant information, and a range of carer support services. For each element, good practice examples and resources are suggested. The guide concludes that better engagement by acute mental health services with service users and carers as active partners will support more effective planning and delivery of acute care, and that implementation of the guide's key elements will enable carers to feel their contribution is adequately recognised and their expert knowledge is taken into account. A triangle of care self-assessment tool is included as an appendix.
Training of mental health care professionals in behavioural family therapy: an audit of trainers' experiences in the West Midlands
- Authors:
- FADDEN Grainne, HEELIS Rebecca, BISNAUTH Radha
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Training Education and Practice, 5(2), June 2010, pp.27-35.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Behavioural family therapy is an evidence-based psychological intervention aiming to reduce relapse rates for those with psychosis and other long-term mental health problems. The purpose of this audit was to explore the experiences of 42 professionals trained over a 3 year period as trainers in behavioural family therapy through the Meriden Family Programme, which delivers training programmes for mental health care professionals. Seventy two trainers completed a questionnaire as part of an audit, with quasi-qualitative thematic analyses of the data. The results showed a number of intrinsic motivations for being a trainer, as well as a range of benefits, including belief in the approach, wanting to help families, enjoyment of teaching and professional development, with frustrations encountered including disinterest of staff, lack of support within the trust and restrictions on the trainers' role. The authors discuss the findings and their implications, and make recommendations on how to manage and maintain enthusiasm and support of trainers.
Considering physical intervention as a manual handling procedure: learning lessons from our general nursing colleagues
- Author:
- STUBBS Brendon
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Forensic Practice, 11(2), July 2009, pp.32-37.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Mental health staff are at risk of sustaining injury from the application of physical intervention, two recent studies reporting that the risk is almost one in every five incidents. It is important that health care organisations are proactive in attempting to reduce the injuries to staff from all sources. Current physical intervention training focuses on safeguarding staff from physical assault and little time is dedicated to ensuring that staff use ergonomically safe and efficient body postures while using physical interventions, in spite of the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders. To combat this problem, those in general nursing have produced a variety of risk assessment tools and conducted research on optimal ways of conducting manual handling training so that staff receive optimal uptake and transference of information from training. This article reviews the research in general nursing and analyses it with a view to informing future physical intervention training programmes.