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Which way to utopia?
- Author:
- LINNETT Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 98, July 1999, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- MIND
The author discusses his thoughts on user involvement in relation to mental health services. Argues that genuine user involvement will lead to fundamental change and is by its nature revolutionary.
Not just any old job: a Danish initiative to get people into work
- Author:
- ENGELHOLM Bibi
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 3(2), May 1999, pp.11-14.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Appropriate job re-entering (Danish abbreviation: VAP) was a project initiated by the country of Vejle in Denmark and part-funded by the European Social Fund (ESF). It aimed to qualify people with a psychiatric diagnosis on a personal, social and professional level to re-enter the job market following one or more periods of hospitalisation and medical care. VAP has now been succeeded by a similar project, called the Freno Group, starting this year. Explains how the project has demonstrated that people with a diagnosis of mental illness are able to do work which demands a high level of competence.
The power of creativity
- Author:
- SASSOON Mina
- Journal article citation:
- Voluntary Voice, 132, March 1999, pp.18-19.
- Publisher:
- London Voluntary Service Council
Profiles Core Arts, a pioneering arts project in Hackney for people with mental health problems.
Open employment opportunities
- Author:
- POZNER Adam
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 3(1), February 1999, pp.29-31.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article profiles a number of initiatives concerned with developing open employment opportunities for individuals with mental health problems - real jobs with market level wages. Four are agencies providing employment support directly to job-seekers, one is a national association promoting the supported employment or job coach model.
Creating learning opportunities for adults with mental health problems in Rochdale
- Authors:
- BAKER Anne, et al
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 3(1), February 1999, pp.13-17.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Describes how a lack of opportunities in further education for people with mental health problems in the Borough of Rochdale prompted a small group of mental health workers from a range of agencies to develop an innovative partnership with the local further education college to research and create new education opportunities in 1997/1998.
Empowering the people
- Author:
- JACKSON Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 3(2), October 1999, pp.42-45.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Mental health service users in the emerging democracies of eastern and central Europe are beginning to make their voices heard. This article looks at self-advocacy and user organisations from former Communist countries, including Hungary, Bulgaria, Croatia and Bosnia/Herzegovena.
Crisis avoidance
- Author:
- HARRIS Amanda
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, March 1999, p.12.
- Publisher:
- MIND
The Manic Depression Fellowship's self-management training is built on the principle that people with manic depression can become the experts on their own mental health. This article outlines strategies for crisis avoidance.
High time for justice
- Author:
- SAYCE Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 3.3.99, 1999, pp.64-66.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Not only are people who have been diagnosed with a mental illness vulnerable to assault, they tend not to be believed when it occurs. Discusses how the Home Office's new recommendations should help empower mental health service users.
Mental health and social work
- Editors:
- ULAS Marion, Connor Anne
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1999
- Pagination:
- 248p.,tables,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines the theory and practice of work with people with mental health problems. Makes an appraisal of policy and organisation options based on a discussion of the circumstances of this client group and of the different approaches to social work and social care practice. Uses research findings and case studies. Discusses: the perceptions of users by social work organisations; the implementation of services; the impact of community care arrangements; the circumstances of users who are 'hidden' from social services; the mismatch between users needs and services offered; the issue of empowerment in models of care; and the interaction between the various agencies involved.
Disability rights task force and its recent recommendations on enforceable civil rights for people with disabilities
- Author:
- KONUR Ozcan
- Journal article citation:
- ReHab NetWork, 55/55, Winter 1999, pp.18-21.
- Publisher:
- National Vocational Rehabilitation Association
Looks at the recommendations of the report "From Exclusion to Inclusion" which consolidates the work of the Disability Rights Task Force on Civil Rights for Disabled People.