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Letting through light: a training pack an black people and mental health
- Authors:
- DUTT Ratna, FERNS Peter
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health/Race Equality Unit
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 164p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Training pack focusing on adult mental health and aiming to enable practitioners across relevant agencies to take action to improve their practice when working with black people with mental health problems. The training pack raises awareness of race and cultural issues. A key theme is the importance of taking a holistic approach to working with people with mental health problems.
Crossing bridges: training resources for working with mentally ill patients and their children; reader for managers, practitioners and trainers
- Editor:
- FALKOV ADRIAN
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 203p.,diags.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Part of a training pack aimed at all practitioners working to improve services for families where mentally ill adults are living with dependent children. The reader covers key topics in: adult mental health; child development and mental health; parenting and parent-child relationships; legislation; and implications for practice. Accompanied by a training resources book aimed at trainers.
Crossing bridges: training resources for working with mentally ill patients and their children
- Authors:
- MAYES Kate, DIGGINS Marie, FALKOV ADRIAN
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 1v.,looseleaf.
- Place of publication:
- London
Part of a training pack designed to be a resource for managers and practitioners in all agencies who are working to improve services for families where mentally ill adults are living with dependent children. The training materials can be used to: bring together senior managers from relevant local agencies to discuss and plan change, the training of staff and how any service or practice developments will take place; bring together operational managers to formulate strategies to develop and build on good practice; and to increase understanding of the ways in which parental mental ill-health can impact on children. Accompanied by a reader aimed at managers, practitioners and trainers.
Action for empowerment: a method of self-audit for services to people with learning difficulties or mental health support needs
- Authors:
- DOWSON Steve, et al
- Publisher:
- National Tenants Resource Centre
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 80p.
- Place of publication:
- Wimbolds Trafford
Training pack aiming to provide staff in housing and support agencies for people with learning difficulties or mental health support needs with a systematic method for reviewing their policies and practice to assess whether they support the empowerment of service users. Part one provides the context; part two outlines what empowerment is; part three looks at completing an audit; part four is on organising an audit; part five looks at the users contribution; and part six contains audit materials and documentation.