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Emotional abuse: multi-agency practice guidance
- Authors:
- NOTTINGHAMSHIRE SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN BOARD, NOTTINGHAM CITY SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN BOARD
- Publisher:
- Nottinghamshire Safeguarding Children Board
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 30p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Nottingham
According to the multi-agency practice guidance on emotional abuse produced by Nottinghamshire's Multi Agency Forum on Emotional Abuse, there are three main ways that the issue may come to the attention of professionals: Concerns about parental behaviour -Children's professionals may witness difficult parental behaviour towards a child, such as a child being persistently blamed for everything that goes wrong, persistent shouting and rejection; Concerns about parental attributes -Staff working in adult mental health, alcohol and drug addiction services may become concerned about how a parent is functioning and the impact this may have on their child; and Concerns about the child - professionals may be concerned about how a child is presenting - perhaps if they are unhappy, are bedwetting or poorly behaved - as this may be due to difficult relationships at home.
Dual diagnosis in mental health inpatient and day hospital settings: guidance on the assessment and management of patients in mental health inpatient and day hospital settings who have mental ill-health and substance use problems
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 37p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guidance covers the assessment and clinical management of patients with mental illness being cared for in psychiatric inpatient or day care settings who also use or misuse alcohol and/or illicit or other drugs. It also covers organisational and management issues to help mental health services manage these patients effectively.
Mental health and drugs: a drug worker's guide to working with service users who have a mental illness
- Author:
- VOSE Colin
- Publisher:
- HIT
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- Liverpool
This book is for practitioners who work in drug and alcohol services or other settings such as health, social care and criminal justice. It gives an overview of the link between drug misuse and mental health. The booklet covers the following topics: mental health problems; commonly prescribed medication for mental health; mental health services - what do they do?; drug use and mental health - dual diagnosis; roles of the drug worker - responding to drugs and mental health issues; and summaries of mental health law, standards and guidance.
Preventing tomorrow's rough sleepers: a good practice handbook
- Author:
- CASEY Louise
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 61p.,list of orgs.
- Place of publication:
- Wetherby
This handbook, based on the work of the Rough Sleepers Unit, gives practical and realistic ways for local authorities and other key partners to prevent homelessness. It contains sections on: identifying people at risk of homelessness; clear pathways for people entering and leaving institutions; preventing rough sleeping; and effective homeless prevention strategies. Also included are tables of service provisions to prevent rough sleeping and homelessness, listed by accommodation type and by user group. There is an appendix listing contact details for further information on projects that the manual identifies as being examples of good practice.
Made to measure: bespoke services for young adults examples of promising practice
- Authors:
- DEVITT Kerry, LOWE Kevin
- Publisher:
- Young People in Focus
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 54p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Designed to highlight the work of services working exclusively with young adults, and to inspire and encourage others to create similar projects, this guide is intended to be used by frontline staff, service commissioners, policy makers, and by young adults themselves. The research on which it is based took place between October 2009 and June 2010. It included primary case study research, involving interviews and focus groups with professionals and young adults from 6 projects and services in England, and desk-based research, collating information about organisations working with young adults, aged 16 to 25, across the UK. The case study projects are: Switchback (based in London, for young men moving back into the community after prison), The Yard Project (based in Lowestoft, for young adults who find it difficult to sustain education, training or employment), Bridging the Gap (based in Brighton and Hove, for young people with mental health needs), IceBreak (based in Plymouth, for young adults who are experiencing severe emotional distress), Young Addaction Derby (for young adults who require support for drug use), and Young Carers Transition Service (based in Worcester, for young adult carers). The publication provides examples of promising practice together with the views of staff involved in setup and delivery, of young people benefiting from the services, and of service commissioners. It includes messages and top tips on supporting services for young adults, and a directory of young adult services.
The multiple needs assessment and care management pack: homeless multiple needs partnership
- Author:
- PHOENIX HOUSE
- Publisher:
- Phoenix House
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 26p.,floppy disc.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Multiple Needs Assessment and Care Management Package is a 27 page document which is designed as tool for the assessment of homeless people with mental health problems. It is accompanied by assessment forms contained on a 3.5” computer disc. The pack looks holistically at the presenting needs of an individual. It also enables assessors to: prioritise client needs; action those needs appropriately; and, to develop an effective evaluation process, i.e. working with clients on achievable, realistic goals, with scope for re-negotiation as required. The pack is designed on the assumption that the Assessor is competent in assessment practice and has a good understanding of the parameters that are involved.