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Recovery and beyond
- Authors:
- ASLAN Marion, SMITH Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, March 2008, pp.36-37.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The authors explain the THRIVE approach to wellness and recovery. The THRIVE approach believes that the individual is the expert on his or her own experiences, and that every person has the necessary resources to facilitate the reclaiming of their life.
Think child, think parent, think family
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This At a Glance summary presents key recommendations from the SCIE guide 'Think child, think parent, think family: a guide to parental mental health and child welfare'. The summary outlines the current policy and organisational context. It then makes key recommendations to improve services for families where a parent has a mental health problem in the areas of: screening, assessment, care planning, and care plan reviews. Recommendations for strategic changes are then provided.
Dual diagnosis: developing a practical tool kit
- Author:
- HAWKINS Caroline
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Review, 10(2), June 2005, pp.15-18.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
The number of people with both mental health and substance abuse problems rose bhy 60 per cent between 1993 and 1998. A toolkit produced by Turning Point and Rethink with funding from the Home Office has been produced with the aim of addressing the challenges for both mental health and substance misuse professionals. This article highlights the core principles and guidelines from the toolkit designed to ensure effective treatment and support for service users. A case study of the Barnet Dual Diagnosis Steering Group is also included.
Keeping personal budgets personal: learning from the experiences of older people, people with mental health problems and their carers
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 90p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report is a summary of people’s experiences of using self-directed support and personal budgets. The research was conducted by a joint team from Acton Shapiro, the National Centre for Independent Living (NCIL) and the Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU). The study was based primarily on the experiences of 69 personal budget holders and carers, supported by the views of 40 practitioners and managers from local authorities, and 12 support provider organisations (including five user-led organisations). The findings are structured around the main stages of the personal budget process: moving to a personal budget, including access to information and advice; assessment, self-assessment and resource allocation; support planning and brokerage arrangements; setting up services and managing the personal budget. A final section covers key themes and issues. Whilst examples of positive practice were found, all the case study sites emphasised that it was still ‘early days’ for them in terms of the implementation of personal budgets, and both their personal budgets systems and front-line practice were still evolving.
Personal budgets briefing: learning from the experiences of people with mental health problems and their carers
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 6p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This briefing summarises the experiences of people with mental health problems and their carers using self-directed support and personal budgets. It is based on a six month study, which also included older people. It involved five local authorities and draws the experiences of 69 personal budget holders and carers, supported by the views of 40 practitioners and managers and 12 support provider organisations. The briefing discusses: moving to a personal budget, including having access to information about them; assessment; resource allocation; support planning; arranging support; the role of carers; management of a personal budget and using support provider organisations; the role of external organisations and monitoring arrangements. Recommendations for implementing personal budgets are presented.
Think child, think parent, think family: a guide to parental mental health and child welfare
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 90p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide is about working with parents who have mental health problems and their children. It provides guidance on policy and practice and makes recommendations for key areas of professional education, workforce development and research. This guide identifies what needs to change and makes recommendations to improve service planning and delivery, and ultimately to improve outcomes for these families. The guide begins by highlighting the priority recommendations for adult mental health and children’s services. The next section describes current policy and organisational context, and the needs of parents with a mental health problem and their children. The approach which used to underpin the recommendations in the guide, ‘think child, think parent, think family’, is then described. The Family Model is then introduced as a useful conceptual tool to assist staff in thinking about different family members, their relationships with each other and the impact of external environmental factors. A description of the characteristics of a successful service is then provided which is drawn from the requirements of law and policy, and messages from research and practice. The concluding sections of the guide set out recommendations for what needs to change at every stage of the care pathway and the implications for frontline staff, organisations and managers. A list of additional resources and practice examples are also included.
Transition between community or care home and inpatient mental health settings: care pathway
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Place of publication:
- London
Interactive care pathway covering admissions and discharges between mental health acute hospital settings and community or care home settings for children, young people and adults of all ages. The pathway covers overarching principles for good transition, assessment, coordinating care, planning for hospital admission and discharge, out-of-area admissions, reducing-readmissions, and patient and service user experience in adult NHS and mental health services. It brings together all relevant NICE guidance, quality standards and other NICE information. (Edited publisher abstract)
Follow up care is the key to cutting suicide rate
- Author:
- WELLARD Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 22.3.01, 2001, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A new study suggests that the number of suicides by people with mental illness could be radically reduced through an overhaul of the Care Programme Approach. Reports on ideas for making mental health services safer for users and the public alike.
The social work and human services treatment planner
- Authors:
- WODARSKI John S., et al
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 201p.
- Place of publication:
- New York
Aims to provide all the elements required to develop formal treatment plans for a variety of presenting problems, both psychiatric and social. Describes in a workbook format the behavioural manifestations of each problem, treatment goals and treatment options.
Reducing the need for restraint and restrictive intervention
- Authors:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health and Social Care, GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Her Majesty's Government
- Publication year:
- 2019
- Pagination:
- 73
- Place of publication:
- London
Guidance on supporting children and young people with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions and mental health difficulties who are at risk of restrictive intervention. It aims to support health and social care services and special education settings to put measures in place and understand: the causes of children and young people’s behaviour that challenges; the times and situations when behaviour that challenges is more likely to occur; and the steps settings and services can take to support children and young people, including through the development of behaviour support plans. It outlines relevant law and guidance and provides a framework of core values and principles which support a proactive approach to supporting children and young people whose behaviour challenges. It also includes 12 case studies to illustrate essential features of good practice thorough assessment, understanding behaviour in context, consultation with children and their families, multi-disciplinary planning and review. (Edited publisher abstract)