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Time to meet the parents
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 16.03.06, 2006, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A panel give their opinions on the case of a man with Huntington's chorea, degenerative mental health problem, who lives with elderly parents. Despite their difficulties, the parents still resist help.
Tackling worklessness: mental health and worklessness
- Author:
- IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
- Publisher:
- Improvement and Development Agency
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report provides guidance to local authorities on how to help people with a mental illness find a job and remain in work. It summarises the macro-economic costs of work-related mental illness and outlines the positive health impact of employment and the business benefits of promoting good mental health in the workplace. It introduces the UK Mental Health and Employment Strategy and sets out the employment barriers commonly experienced by people with mental health problems. It provides advice to councils on: individual placement and support; designing effective employability approaches; and promoting well-being in the workplace. It also includes short case studies highlighting good practice.
Cut off from help
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 7.09.06, 2006, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
In this case study the parents of a man with mental health problems fail to involve services in his care, but eventually a crisis occurs. A panel give their assessment of the case.
The bounds of liberty: lessons learnt from treating a man with alcohol use disorder, autism and learning disability
- Authors:
- DRAKE Alexander C.L., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 23(1), 2018, pp.27-34.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: A man in his 40s with alcohol use disorder, learning disability and autism was referred to the learning disability team due to anxiety and low mood. He had been abstinent from alcohol for ten years prior to a recent relapse. The purpose of this paper is to describe his case. Design/methodology/approach: Treatment was person centred, followed standard practice for clients with alcohol use disorder and targeted harm minimisation. Initially, alcohol consumption reduced; however, at month three, he relapsed. Thereafter, he was repeatedly admitted to inpatient settings, drank excessively and engaged in risky behaviours. Findings: Conventional approaches to treating alcohol dependence may not be entirely appropriate for this client group. The client’s alcohol consumption was only curtailed with the use of restrictions to his liberty agreed by him and incorporated into his tenancy agreement. Originality/value: To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first paper to discuss issues pertaining to people with co-occurring learning disability, autism and alcohol dependence. The authors discuss the use of restrictions, reasonable adjustments and policy issues relevant to treating this complex client group. (Publisher abstract)
Survivors' voices: breaking the silence on living with the impact of child sexual abuse in the family environment
- Author:
- ONE IN FOUR
- Publisher:
- One in Four
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 48
- Place of publication:
- London
Using first-hand accounts, this report illustrates the effects suffered by people who were sexually abused as children in the family environment. In the report, adult survivors describe the long-term impact that childhood sexual abuse in the family environment has had on their lives and what has helped them to survive. The narratives demonstrates how sexual abuse in childhood can be associated with long-term conditions such as eating disorders, self-harm, addiction to alcohol or drugs, and mental illness including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicidal thoughts and behaviour. Many survivors also end up in the criminal justice system through the misuse of alcohol and drugs, causing significant costs to society. To draw out the key themes an analysis of the individual narratives was carried out. Themes discuss the impact on the survivor, their families; the professional responses; and also include a list of survivors’ recommendations. Recommendations include: improve the training of health-related professionals; improve referral pathways for survivors to ensure they are directed to specialist agencies; and the involvement of survivors and survivor organisations in the training of professionals and service development. The report will be useful for policy-makers, healthcare professionals and social workers to help them to understand what it means to have been sexually abused as children by a relative or close family friend. (Edited publisher abstract)
Shared housing and long-term mental illness
- Author:
- ABRAHAMSON David
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 17(1), 2014, pp.41-47.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to give an account by a rehabilitation psychiatrist of many years of involvement in shared housing for former long-stay hospital residents and other long-term mental health service users. Design/methodology/approach: The paper offers a personal view based on developments in one locality of East London, blending case study narrative with cited earlier published papers that confirm and/or give greater detail on specific aspects of the experience gained. Findings: Long-term mental health service users, given the opportunity via shared housing to develop more lasting and natural relationships, proved to have social and interactive capacity that was obscured by both the conditions of hospital wards and by isolating accommodation “in the community”. The experience provides lessons for a better understanding of patients’ problems. Practical implications: Shared housing is often seen as simply a poor substitute for independent living; but the experience recounted here suggests that shared living may have particular value for some client groups. Originality/value: The housing developments and the associated research remain unusual and of potential value for planners of long-term services. (Publisher abstract)
A multi-level ecological model of psychotropic prescribing to adults with intellectual disability
- Authors:
- EDWARDS Niki, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 8(1), 2014, pp.24-31.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: Simple linear accounts of prescribing do not adequately address reasons “why” doctors prescribe psychotropic medication to people with intellectual disability (ID). Greater understanding of the complex array of factors that influence decisions to prescribe is needed. Design/methodology/approach: After consideration of a number of conceptual frameworks that have potential to better understand prescribing of psychotropic medication to adults with ID, an ecological model of prescribing was developed. A case study is used to outline how the model can provide greater understanding of prescribing processes. Findings: The model presented aims to consider the complexity and multi-dimensional nature of community-based psychotropic prescribing to adults with ID. The utility of the model is illustrated through a consideration of the case study. Research limitations/implications:The model presented is conceptual and is as yet untested. Practical implications: The model presented aims to capture the complexity and multi-dimensional nature of community-based psychotropic prescribing to adults with ID. The model may provide utility for clinicians and researchers as they seek clarification of prescribing decisions. Originality/value: The paper adds valuable insight into factors influencing psychotropic prescribing to adults with ID. The ecological model of prescribing extends traditional analysis that focuses on patient characteristics and introduces multi-level perspectives that may provide utility for clinicians and researchers. (Publisher abstract)
Social work education in the creative arts space
- Authors:
- McCAUGHAN Su, ANDERSON Michael, JONES Wendy
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Practice Teaching and Learning, 12(1), 2013, pp.34-52.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
This case study explores how the creative arts can be used in the professional development of student social workers. The study is of a voluntary organisation that works with adults experiencing emotional or psychological distress by helping participants to explore the arts as a means of recovery. The organisation incorporates art and design studios, a community gallery and graphic design service with several community projects including a domestic abuse project, prison project and a hospital in-patient service. Since 2004 the organisation has supported over 40 student social workers in practice learning placements. The project manager and off-site practice educator, supported by the HEI, have been instrumental in developing a practice curriculum. The student social workers develop core professional skills by working with individuals, groups, communities and organisations in a setting that challenges negative assumptions about mental health. The creative arts are used as a vehicle for developing skills in relationship based practice. The study explores how the placements have evolved; what the student social workers actually do; the effectiveness of the practice experience in preparation for the final placement and the development of their professional identity. (Publisher abstract)
Meeting the psychological and emotional needs of homeless people
- Authors:
- NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT UNIT, GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 143p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A guide which describes effective ways of recognising and meeting the psychological and emotional needs of people who have experienced homelessness, are sleeping rough or living in insecure accommodation, in particular young people and rough sleepers with histories of complex trauma. The national policy context, the research evidence which informs developing practice, and the issues for service providers and commissioners are included. The guide also describes the common psychological problems associated with complex trauma and offers examples of treatment models available. Case studies are presented which describe a variety of existing services for rough sleepers and young people addressing emotional and psychological problems. The guide has been designed for supported accommodation key workers and managers, local authority housing options teams and managers and supported accommodation providers.
Visual art and mental health: briefing
- Author:
- WHAT WORKS CENTRE FOR WELLBEING
- Publisher:
- What Works Centre for Wellbeing
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 4
- Place of publication:
- London
Summarises key findings of a systematic review into the effects of visual art interventions on the wellbeing of adults with a mental health condition. Although the review found limited good quality evidence for visual arts impacts, case studies from the UK provided important and consistent findings. The evidence available found that visual arts activities can reduce depression and anxiety and increase confidence and self-esteem. The most effective interventions were those that provided safe spaces where people did not feel stigmatised and were facilitated by empathetic teams of practitioners or researchers. The briefing also includes a case study of the Designs in Mind project, a studio of designer-makers referred through mental health services. (Edited publisher abstract)