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Putting recovery into mental health practice
- Authors:
- SHEPHERD Geoff, BOARDMAN Jed, SLADE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, May 2008, pp.28-31.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
While the concept of recovery requires further development, the author argues that it provides a framework that could bring a radical transformation of mental health services in the UK. This article, based on a longer policy paper produced by the Sainsbury Centre, presents some of the key ideas and their implications for the delivery of mental health services.
Work - whose business is it anyway?
- Author:
- SHEPHERD Geoff
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review Journal, 12(2), June 2007, pp.15-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Finding employment is often a key element in recovery from mental ill health but few professionals place work at the top of their list of priorities during their efforts to support clients through rehabilitation. The author argues that mental health services need to recognise the importance of employment and accept that it is their business.
Measuring the costs and benefits of promoting social inclusion
- Authors:
- SHEPHERD Geoff, PERSONAGE Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 15(4), 2011, pp.165-174.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The concept of social inclusion appears to have dropped out of the policy vocabulary. This review argues that social inclusion remains a useful concept in understanding the causes of mental health problems and how these might best be addressed. It discusses the problems of measuring social inclusion and the principles of cost-effective evaluations in the context of health services which are struggling to cope with reduced funding. It then reviews the evidence and cost-effectiveness of attempts to improve the long-term health and social outcomes through early intervention in 3 key high-risk groups: children and young people with behavioural problems; young adults experiencing a first episode of psychosis; and unemployed adults of working age with mental health problems. The findings show strong evidence for the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving social inclusion for these 3 high-risk groups, and provide support for prioritising these interventions, especially in times of severe financial restrictions.
The 'Ward-in-a-House': residential care for the severely disabled
- Author:
- SHEPHERD Geoff
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 31(1), February 1995, pp.53-69.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Considers the 'new-long-stay' psychiatric patients - also often described as 'difficult-to-place' or as exhibiting 'challenging behaviour', and their need of a new kind of institution - one which has some of the characteristics of hospital and some of the characteristics of conventional, community housing. Services for people with long-term mental illness in the Cambridge Health District are discussed, and the use of the 'Ward-in-a-House' model, and outcomes from the use of this model.
In sickness and in health: the experiences of friends and relatives caring for people with manic depression
- Authors:
- HILL Robert G., SHEPHERD Geoff, HARDY Pollyanna
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 7(6), December 1998, pp.611-620.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on the results of a survey of friends and relatives of members of the Manic Depression Fellowship, the largest mental self-help group in the UK. Results from over 1000 carers are reported regarding the perceived usefulness of professionals, their quality of life and perceived needs in terms of service provision. It is suggested that similar educational packages to those developed for relatives of people with schizophrenia may be useful.
Models of community care
- Author:
- SHEPHERD Geoff
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 7(2), April 1998, pp.165-177.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Traces the changing focus of care from institution to community and outlines the range of service models and their key ingredients, essential to successful community care. Specialist community teams, including assertive outreach and home-based treatment, show considerable advantage. Argues that the content of care must include evidence-based psychosocial interventions, but users' needs and priorities must be the guiding principle and with this in mind, work and employment should be afforded the highest priority with the 'place and train' model preferred to the traditional 'train and place' approach. Concludes with some considerations about the training and mix of staff needed to undertake these challenging roles.