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Icarus Project: reflections from down under
- Author:
- SHEEHAN Rosemary
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Europe, 8(1), 2001, pp.54-61.
- Publisher:
- Russell House
Reports on progress of the Icarus Project which investigated the nature and level of support in the community for children and parents in families where there is parental mental illness. The problem of providing satisfactory responses for such families is recognised not only across Europe but also in Australia as an issue of widespread concern. Discusses how the implications of the final report and the practical applications of such a model offer Australia the opportunity to redefine how adult mental health and child welfare services can work together with vulnerable families.
Evaluation of an intervention programme to support mothers and babies at psychosocial risk: assessment of mother/child interaction and mother's perception of benefit
- Authors:
- WADSBY Marie, SYDSJO Gunilla, SVEDIN Sven Goran
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 9(3), May 2001, pp.125-133.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
The outcome of a short-term intervention programme for mothers at psychosocial risk was evaluated. The study included 63 mothers and their 0-6 month-old babies who participated in a 6-week intensive treatment programme. A positive change occurred in several aspects of mother-child interaction, according to assessments made by independent raters and according to the mothers themselves. The number of mothers who were positive towards the treatment rose from 34 in the beginning of the treatment to 56 at the end. Concludes that a short but intensive intervention seems to have a positive outcome on mother-child interaction, and was in most cases linked to a positive attitude.
Service innovations: early intervention in psychosis as a core task for general psychiatry
- Author:
- WHITWELL David
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 25(4), April 2001, pp.146-148.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
Describes how a generic community mental health team (CMHT) introduced strategies for early intervention with no extra funding. A style of intervention was developed to engage and maintain contact with people with recent onset psychosis. Looks at the model as a possible alternative to setting up specialised teams.
The benefits to young people experiencing psychosis, and their families, of an early intervention programme: evaluating a service from the consumers' and the providers' perspectives
- Authors:
- FISHER Angela, SAVIN-BADEN Maggi
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 64(2), February 2001, pp.58-65.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The new agenda for mental health services, driven by the National Service Framework for Mental Health, places emphasis on social inclusion, the promotion of mental health, the provision of needs-led services and the development of partnerships with users, carers and the wider community. The evaluation focused on an occupational therapy initiative that embraced this agenda and which was targeted at young people, aged between 16 and 25 years, who were experiencing or who had recently experienced psychosis. The programme integrated the provision of evidence-based psychosocial therapies, namely early intervention, family intervention, cognitive therapy and cognitive-behavioural therapy, and occupational therapy. It was evaluated by gaining the perspectives of both consumers and providers of the programme. The findings highlight the challenges of and opportunities for providing such integrated programmes. They have informed a series of recommendations, which are discussed in relation to the current political and professional contexts of health and social care modernisation and reform.
A solution-focused approach to mental health intervention in school settings
- Authors:
- GINGERICH Wallace J., WABEKE Todd
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Schools, 23(1), January 2001, pp.33-47.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This article describes the use of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) for working with children who present with mental health problems in the school setting. SFBT eschews a pathology-based model of mental health, focusing instead on the client's strengths and desire to change. The article describes the techniques and application of SFBT and discusses the prevalence of child mental health problems. Emphasis throughout is placed on empirical support for the effectiveness of SFBT.
Evidence-based psychological interventions in mental health nursing
- Authors:
- PALEY Graham, SHAPIRO David
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 18.1.01, 2001, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Looks at the some of the research evidence which supports alternative counselling methods to cognitive behaviour therapy.