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Sorry, not my department
- Author:
- HOPKINS Graham
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.05.06, 2006, pp.42-43.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
This article looks at the case of a man with a chronic medical condition (psoriasis) which resulted in mental health problems. His multiple needs did not fit into any service category. A social worker tells the author how he tried to tailor a solution.
Peer support for employment: a practice review
- Authors:
- SAYCE Liz, FAGELMAN Natasha
- Publisher:
- Disability Rights UK
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 63
- Place of publication:
- London
A companion report to The Work Foundation’s review of research evidence on peer support in employment, this report identifies practice examples of peer support to help people with long term health conditions or disabilities to secure, retain or progress in employment. Based on a survey and interviews the report identified over 50 practice examples. The Practice Review discusses different approaches under the following headings: who is involved and benefiting; the purpose of the initiatives (recruitment, retention, progression, and wider outcomes); and the type of approach used (on-to-one, support groups, paid or unpaid). It then highlights the impact of the practice examples, including evidence on outcomes. Practice Review finds promising peer support practice in relation to securing, retaining and progressing in employment, for disabled people generally and for people living with specific impairments. It also found a high demand for peer support, and those involved in the report found peer support for employment offers hope, additional confidence and a sense of achievement. The report makes recommendations to support and strengthen the practice of peer support for disabled people or those with long-term conditions in terms of employment. (Edited publisher abstract)
The health and wellbeing impacts of volunteering with The Wildlife Trusts
- Authors:
- ROGERSON Mike, UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX, et al
- Publishers:
- The Wildlife Trusts, University of Essex
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 52
- Place of publication:
- Newark
This study, carried out by the Green Exercise Team at the University of Essex, evaluates the health and wellbeing benefits to 139 people participating in Wildlife Trusts projects run by five Wildlife Trusts across England. The evaluation assessed changes in participants’ attitudes, behaviour and mental wellbeing over the course of 12 weeks, as a result of taking part in nature conservation volunteering programmes. The evaluation found that the mental wellbeing of participants improved over the 12-week period, and that improvements were greatest for people who had not previously taken part in Wildlife Trust activities. At the start of the study period, 39 percent of participants reported low wellbeing, compared to UK norms. After 12 weeks, this had reduced to 19 percent. Participants also reported enhanced levels of positivity, health, nature relatedness, pro-environmental behaviour, levels of physical activity and increased contact with greenspace. An annex provides descriptions of the projects, which include 'Men in Sheds'; Wellbeing through Nature, which is aimed at people with long term health conditions, depression or anxiety; Practical Conservation Social Prescribing; and the Inclusive Volunteering Project for people with a health and wellbeing need that prevents them participating fully in society. (Edited publisher abstract)
Retention deficit: a new approach to boosting employment for people with health problems and disabilities
- Authors:
- GARDINER Laura, GAFFNEY Declan
- Publisher:
- Resolution Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 56
- Place of publication:
- London
This report looks at the barriers to employment faced by people with health problems or a disability, argues that the current policy focus to tackle these barriers is too narrower, and presents a range of recommendations for change. Specifically, the report focuses on the employment relationship and exits from work. It assess the scale of the employment challenge for people with health problems and disabilities, including geographic comparisons; describes employment transitions connected to disability and ill-health; and evaluates current policy to boosting disability employment in the UK, and highlighting alternative approaches piloted locally or in other countries. It argues that the current UK policy is too benefits-focused, is insufficiently focused on supporting people to remain in work, and that it engages with people too late, reducing their chances of re-entering employment. Recommendations for a new approach cover key challenges of creating a framework for a focus on employment exits; improving support when in work; reforming sickness absence; expanding support to re-enter employment; and enhancing work incentives. They include: an expansion of the Access to Work Programme to maximise its role in supporting people to remain in work; the introduction of a including a ‘right to return’ period of one year; and early referral to the Work and Health Programme for those in receipt of Statutory Sick Pay for whom changing jobs is likely to represent the best chance of a successful return to work. (Edited 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)
What to do when time is running out
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 4.10.07, 2007, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
When a degenerative illness strikes it is not just the man's physical needs that need to be taken into account. A practice panel offer advice on the case of a man with motor neurone disease whose care and assessments focused on his physical health taking little account of panic attacks, hallucinations, inability to communication and the psychological effects of the illness.
Unlocking our community assets in designing a sustainable pathway to recovery in mental health
- Author:
- LILLEY William
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Integrated Care, 22(1), 2014, pp.10-14.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to highlight case studies of how housing associations have worked effectively with the NHS and adult social care in developing a joined approach to mental health recovery. Design/methodology/approach: This is primarily two case studies from Bromford. Findings:These are just case studies contributed by the Bromford on existing examples. Originality/value: All material is original and any reference is attributed to the original author. (Publisher abstract)