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How can we make mental health education work?
- Authors:
- RETHINK, INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY
- Publisher:
- Rethink; Institute of Psychiatry
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 18p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report has been written for people interested in breaking down stigma and discrimination attached to mental ill-health. It provides an overview of some of the steps to consider when setting up an anti-discrimination programme and reports on the success of one such project. Section 1 explores "stigma busting" approaches. Section 2 describes Kent Mental Health Awareness in Action project which involved the Institute of Psychiatry, World Psychiatric Association, and two local awareness groups. Section 3 is an evaluation of the Kent Workshop Programme. The report concludes with recommendations for how mental health education can be made to work.
Collaboration in social work practice
- Editor:
- WEINSTEIN Jenny
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 255p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
The authors explore definitions of collaborative work, describe policy and research and give examples from their experiences of interprofessional practice. They emphasize the importance of building genuine partnerships between professionals, and with service users and carers in planning and providing care, service development and research. Good practice in collaborative working is described with different groups, including older people, people with mental health needs, children and families and people with learning disabilities. Exploring the ways in which shared values and collaborative working practices can be brought together for effective interprofessional provision of user-focused services, this informative book is a must-read for social workers and other professionals involved with social care and health services.
Football for fun
- Author:
- DANFORTH Jane
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 7(1), February 2003, pp.25-28.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Describes the Football for Fun group which is funded by the Changing Faces and Places project. It is a partnership between several organisations which hires a football coach and organises football for people with mental health problems and learning difficulties.
Families that have alcohol and mental health problems: a template for partnership working
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, KEARNEY Patricia, et al
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 32p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report is about delivering high quality co-ordinated services to families where children live with parents who misuse alcohol or have mental health problems. In line with government policy, it recognises that promoting the well-being of children and keeping them safe should be achieved, wherever possible, by providing support for parents in bringing up their children and by ensuring children do not take on excessive or inappropriate caring roles in their families. It promotes the use of collaborative protocols to further good practice and offers a template for agencies to use when developing local initiatives. (Previously published as SCIE Resource Guide no. 1).
Working together: developing and providing services for people with learning disabilities and mental health problems
- Author:
- UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. King's College. Centre for Mental Health Services Development
- Publisher:
- Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 110p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The Working Together Resource Pack provides materials to encourage and support joint working between mental health and learning disability services. The aim is to improve access to effective and appropriate support for people with learning disabilities and additional mental health problems. The pack will be useful to a broad range of staff in learning disability and mental health services, PCTs and Local Authorities, Local Implementation Teams and Valuing People Partnership Boards. It should be of interest to family carers, staff and people who use both mental health and learning disability services, to understand services systems, structures and processes.
Secret practices: interdisciplinary work in child welfare
- Author:
- TAYLOR Alexis A
- Publisher:
- Upfront
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 202p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
This ethnographic study presents a different perspective on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: that of the child’s. The author argues that the rights of children encountering this service are as seriously compromised as those of adult mental health service users once were. The evidence challenges the quality of assessments, and shows the powerful influence of technical language and power mongering on constructing realities. Professional work can be self-serving rather than ‘in the best interests of the child’. Some of the fundamental tensions in inter-disciplinary work and ‘joined up thinking’ are exposed. Novel ways of exploring critical decision points and working effectively in groups are presented. There are salutary messages for child welfare practitioners and policy makers, and compelling reasons for radically altering the child welfare system in the UK in order to meet the needs of distressed children. A new ‘architecture of care’ must replace the current monolithic institutions and professional tribes.
Early intervention in psychosis: a pilot study of methods to help existing staff adapt
- Authors:
- PAXTON Roger, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 12(6), December 2003, pp.627-636.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Improved detection and clear referral systems are prerequisites for effective early intervention. Although specialist early intervention services are being introduced in Britain, changes are still required in the practice of existing primary and secondary care staff. This paper describes an exploratory evaluation of a partnership approach to help existing staff adapt their practice to support early intervention. Policies and procedures of the service described were compared systematically with national policy guidance. Structured interviews with 53 primary care and mental health staff were used to explore changes in their knowledge, attitudes and professional practice. The service model complied with most UK national policy requirements for early intervention. There was increased awareness and knowledge of early psychosis and improved detection, assessment and intervention practice on the part of primary and secondary care staff. It appears possible to influence the practice of existing staff to deliver early intervention using an economical service model.
The shape of future care for older people with mental health needs
- Author:
- OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY. Institute of Public Care
- Publisher:
- Oxford Brookes University. Institute of Public Care
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 24p.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
A report from the charity Friends of the Elderly, warns that councils in the South East are unprepared for an increase in demand for mental health services for older people. The charity is saying that areas of serious need will be created which will ‘stretch current service provision to the limit and probably beyond’. The report recommends that statutory authorities work in a more integrated way with voluntary and independent providers.
Smoothing the pathways
- Authors:
- SPENCER Elizabeth, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, December 2003, pp.26-28.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Looks at the importance of partnerships within and outside the NHS if early intervention services for young people with mental health problems are to be successful. Reports on the work of the Birmingham early intervention service.
Collaborative research between users and professionals: peaks and pitfalls
- Author:
- ROSE Diana
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 27(10), November 2003, pp.404-406.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
Until recently, user-led research was not accepted by the academic mainstream. Nearly all of its publications are part of what is known as the 'grey' literature. It does not appear in peer-reviewed journals. However, there is now a sea-change in the status of user-led and collaborative research. Funding bodies such as National Health Service Executive Research and Development and Wellcome require evidence of user involvement in research proposals and sometimes require that users be involved centrally in the research itself. User-led research involves service users controlling all stages of the research process; design, recruitment, ethics, data collection, data analysis, writing up and dissemination.