Support for carers has moved up the political agenda in the light of the Carers Act. Describes how a project in south Wales is supporting people caring for relatives with a mental illness.
Support for carers has moved up the political agenda in the light of the Carers Act. Describes how a project in south Wales is supporting people caring for relatives with a mental illness.
Subject terms:
law, mental health problems, mental health services, multidisciplinary services, social welfare law, carers;
This text is a guide to good practice within adult mental health care, providing a comprehensive introduction to mental health and illness. It is designed to aid mental health professionals and workers, agencies, and any individuals coming in to contact with mental illness, in recognising a mental health need or problem and offering appropriate support. This is an introduction written by practitioners, and also draws from the personal experiences of service users and carers, providing up-to-date and topical material covering major issues such as: the concepts of mental health, illness and recovery; advocacy and empowerment; legal and policy issues relating to practice; gender and ethnicity in mental health; violence and abuse. The range of this book makes it a resource for mental health practitioners, whether experienced or new to the field, support workers, students, and anyone interested in understanding the complexities of mental illness and the mental health system.
This text is a guide to good practice within adult mental health care, providing a comprehensive introduction to mental health and illness. It is designed to aid mental health professionals and workers, agencies, and any individuals coming in to contact with mental illness, in recognising a mental health need or problem and offering appropriate support. This is an introduction written by practitioners, and also draws from the personal experiences of service users and carers, providing up-to-date and topical material covering major issues such as: the concepts of mental health, illness and recovery; advocacy and empowerment; legal and policy issues relating to practice; gender and ethnicity in mental health; violence and abuse. The range of this book makes it a resource for mental health practitioners, whether experienced or new to the field, support workers, students, and anyone interested in understanding the complexities of mental illness and the mental health system.
Subject terms:
intervention, mental health law, mental health problems, mental health services, multidisciplinary services, substance misuse, acute psychiatric care, adults, carers, good practice;
Social Work Education (The International Journal), 22(2), April 2003, pp.191-202.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Place of publication:
Philadelphia, USA
This paper addresses a number of issues concerning the future prospects for social work and mental health in England and the implications of these for social work education. In particular the significance of interprofessional practice and education are examined and these are located within the wider context of the social work contribution to mental health services. The experience of social work in promoting the interests and involvement of service users and carers and of working within a holistic model are also be recognised. The particular value of the social work contribution to mental health in both mental health and non-mental health settings is emphasised and attention is paid to how this could be strengthened and extended in the light of the opportunities for positive and creative developments offered by the introduction of the new 3-year degree. These will include the development of shared learning with other professional groups and the need to prepare social work students for practice within a rapidly changing world.
This paper addresses a number of issues concerning the future prospects for social work and mental health in England and the implications of these for social work education. In particular the significance of interprofessional practice and education are examined and these are located within the wider context of the social work contribution to mental health services. The experience of social work in promoting the interests and involvement of service users and carers and of working within a holistic model are also be recognised. The particular value of the social work contribution to mental health in both mental health and non-mental health settings is emphasised and attention is paid to how this could be strengthened and extended in the light of the opportunities for positive and creative developments offered by the introduction of the new 3-year degree. These will include the development of shared learning with other professional groups and the need to prepare social work students for practice within a rapidly changing world.
Subject terms:
holistic care, mental health problems, mental health services, multidisciplinary services, qualifications, social work education, student social workers, user participation, carers, evidence-based practice;
mental health problems, multidisciplinary services, schizophrenia, service users, severe mental health problems, user participation, carers, care management;
Critically examines seven standards proposed by the National Service Framework for Mental Health covering, mental health promotion, primary care and access to services, effective services for severe mental illnesses, caring for carers, and preventing suicide.
Critically examines seven standards proposed by the National Service Framework for Mental Health covering, mental health promotion, primary care and access to services, effective services for severe mental illnesses, caring for carers, and preventing suicide.
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, mental health problems, mental health services, multidisciplinary services, quality assurance, rehabilitation, severe mental health problems, social care provision, standards, user participation, assessment, attempted suicide, carers, diagnosis, health care, health education;
Journal of Mental Health, 9(5), October 2000, pp.495-503.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Place of publication:
London
An evaluation was conducted of voluntary sector family support workers (FSWs) working with families of schizophrenia sufferers. FSWs completed a diary schedule and interviews were conducted with 15 co-professionals from the FSWs' multi-disciplinary teams and 62 carers from FSWs' caseloads. Carers' problems were assessed using the burden component of the Social and Behavioural Assessment Schedule and the Lancashire Quality of Life Profile. Carers were asked about the type of support received and their satisfaction. The findings revealed the considerable pressures of caring and highlighted the value perceived by both carers and coprofessionals of the FSW as a counselling, listening, information and advocacy resource. The diary study revealed that FSWs spend 40% of their time providing emotional and/or practical support. The impact of this was suggested by the superior ratings of quality of life and lower burden scores among carers with whom the FSW had longer-term involvement.
An evaluation was conducted of voluntary sector family support workers (FSWs) working with families of schizophrenia sufferers. FSWs completed a diary schedule and interviews were conducted with 15 co-professionals from the FSWs' multi-disciplinary teams and 62 carers from FSWs' caseloads. Carers' problems were assessed using the burden component of the Social and Behavioural Assessment Schedule and the Lancashire Quality of Life Profile. Carers were asked about the type of support received and their satisfaction. The findings revealed the considerable pressures of caring and highlighted the value perceived by both carers and coprofessionals of the FSW as a counselling, listening, information and advocacy resource. The diary study revealed that FSWs spend 40% of their time providing emotional and/or practical support. The impact of this was suggested by the superior ratings of quality of life and lower burden scores among carers with whom the FSW had longer-term involvement.
Subject terms:
mental health, mental health problems, multidisciplinary services, needs, outcomes, quality of life, schizophrenia, severe mental health problems, social care provision, voluntary sector, carers, counselling, families, evaluation;
Study looking at: the development of comprehensive services to meet the needs of users and carers; expenditure on mental health services by the NHS and local authorities in Scotland; how these resources are being used and the extent to which they are being targeted, in line with government policy, on people with the most serious and enduring mental health problems; and examining the ways in which health bodies, local authorities and other agencies are working jointly to plan and provide comprehensive mental health services in Scotland.
Study looking at: the development of comprehensive services to meet the needs of users and carers; expenditure on mental health services by the NHS and local authorities in Scotland; how these resources are being used and the extent to which they are being targeted, in line with government policy, on people with the most serious and enduring mental health problems; and examining the ways in which health bodies, local authorities and other agencies are working jointly to plan and provide comprehensive mental health services in Scotland.
Subject terms:
joint working, joint planning, local authorities, mental health problems, mental health services, NHS, multidisciplinary services, needs, resource allocation, service development, service users, severe mental health problems, social care provision, carers, expenditure;
McCLELLAND Norman, HUMPHREYS Martin, CONLON Lorraine, HILLIS Tony
Publisher:
Butterworth-Heinemann
Publication year:
2001
Pagination:
157p.,bibliogs.
Place of publication:
Oxford
Follows the continuum of care for patients who suffer from mental disorders, reflecting current forensic mental health nursing care practice. Reaside Clinic medium secure unit in the West Midlands is used as a focus, showing multi-disciplinary care from initial assessment, through patient stay, to discharge into the community. Contents include: Referral to admission; assessment; treatment approaches; interprofessional working; vocational rehabilitation; dealing with hostility; suicide; legal aspects; research and training; aftercare; diversion from custody; future challenges.
Follows the continuum of care for patients who suffer from mental disorders, reflecting current forensic mental health nursing care practice. Reaside Clinic medium secure unit in the West Midlands is used as a focus, showing multi-disciplinary care from initial assessment, through patient stay, to discharge into the community. Contents include: Referral to admission; assessment; treatment approaches; interprofessional working; vocational rehabilitation; dealing with hostility; suicide; legal aspects; research and training; aftercare; diversion from custody; future challenges.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, multidisciplinary services, rehabilitation, risk, schizophrenia, suicide, therapies, therapy and treatment, training, vocational rehabilitation, admission to care, after care, assessment, carers, community mental health nurses, community mental health teams, custodial institutions;
Reports on the development of a joint mental health strategy for older people in a central London Borough. The project brought together clinicians and practitioners from a variety of settings, the voluntary sector, and users and carers. The aim of the project was to develop a shared philosophy of care based on promoting independence and from this to identify the components of a spectrum of care that would meet the wide range of needs of elders with mental ill health. The borough had high levels of deprivation, unemployment and poor housing. In addition there was a rich ethnic diversity within the borough.
Reports on the development of a joint mental health strategy for older people in a central London Borough. The project brought together clinicians and practitioners from a variety of settings, the voluntary sector, and users and carers. The aim of the project was to develop a shared philosophy of care based on promoting independence and from this to identify the components of a spectrum of care that would meet the wide range of needs of elders with mental ill health. The borough had high levels of deprivation, unemployment and poor housing. In addition there was a rich ethnic diversity within the borough.
Subject terms:
home care, joint working, mental health problems, mental health services, NHS trusts, multidisciplinary services, older people, policy, primary care, social services, staff, standards, training, user participation, voluntary sector, carers, community mental health teams, dementia;
The National Service Framework (NSF) for mental health is intended to drive up quality and remove the wide and unacceptable variations in provisions. This NSF sets national standards and defines service models for promoting mental health and treating mental illness. It also puts in place underpinning programmes to support local delivery and establishes milestones and a specific group of high-level performance indicators against which progress within agreed time-scales will be measured. The NSF for mental health concentrates on the mental health needs of working age adults up to 65, and covers health promotion, assessment and diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and care, and encompasses primary and specialist care and the roles of the partner agencies. The NSF also touches on the need of children and young people, highlighting areas where services for children and adults interact, for example the interface between services for 16 – 18 year olds, and the needs of children with a mentally ill parent.
The National Service Framework (NSF) for mental health is intended to drive up quality and remove the wide and unacceptable variations in provisions. This NSF sets national standards and defines service models for promoting mental health and treating mental illness. It also puts in place underpinning programmes to support local delivery and establishes milestones and a specific group of high-level performance indicators against which progress within agreed time-scales will be measured. The NSF for mental health concentrates on the mental health needs of working age adults up to 65, and covers health promotion, assessment and diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and care, and encompasses primary and specialist care and the roles of the partner agencies. The NSF also touches on the need of children and young people, highlighting areas where services for children and adults interact, for example the interface between services for 16 – 18 year olds, and the needs of children with a mentally ill parent.
Subject terms:
joint working, mental health problems, mental health services, multidisciplinary services, performance evaluation, performance management, primary care, quality assurance, rehabilitation, social care provision, standards, treatment, therapy and treatment, assessment, carers, diagnosis, health care, health education;