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Assessing and responding to infant mental health needs
- Author:
- COUSINS Judy
- Journal article citation:
- Community Practitioner, 86(9), 2013, pp.33-39.
- Publisher:
- Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association
Early recognition of mental health problems in maltreated infants, coupled with tailored support to aid recovery, has the potential to offer significant benefits to a population whose needs have perhaps remained hidden in the past. All forms of maltreatment may adversely affect infant mental health, but perhaps none more so that emotional neglect. Universal contact with families with young children makes health visitors ideally placed to provide early support to this vulnerable group, but such practice requires considerable knowledge and understanding. This paper examines how emotional neglect can impact on an infant's mental health and explores how health visitors can assess and respond effectively to this key health need. Throughout, the term 'infant' is used to describe children from birth to the age of three. (Publisher abstract)
Medical-social divide hindering homeless people
- Author:
- JOHNSON Robin
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 12.8.10, 2010, p.28.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The need for homelessness services to develop a greater understanding of the emotional needs of homeless people is highlighted. The author draws on the new guidance 'Meeting the psychological and emotional needs of people who are homeless' issued by the Department for Communities and Local Government and the government's National Mental Health Development Unit.
Fathers of persons with mental illness: a preliminary study of coping capacity and service needs
- Authors:
- WINTERSTEEN Richard T., RASMUSSEN Kathryn L.
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 33(5), October 1997, pp.401-413.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Discusses the issues faced by fathers coping with the mental illness of an adult child. A preliminary exploratory study found that a group of such fathers manifested important indicators of emotional stress that were largely unrecognised and unacknowledged. They also demonstrated typical patterns of healing that were different from those experienced by their wives. Reports findings that suggest that fathers employ more isolating strategies, and suggests service approaches that might be more fruitful in responding to these serious needs.
Developing a process for assessment of the emotional and behavioural needs of "looked after" children: the Five Rivers model
- Authors:
- BECKETT Celica, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Children's Services, 10(4), 2015, pp.324-338.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper describes the development process of building an assessment model to assess the emotional and behavioural needs of “looked after children” using a combination of three existing tools. The paper highlights some of the early benefits and challenges which have been encountered using this model. (Edited publisher abstract)
Beyond bricks and mortar
- Author:
- SYMINGTON Jim
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, October 2010, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
A brief description is given of a guide, ‘Meeting the psychological and emotional needs of people who are homeless’ which is available on the web. It was produced by the Communities and Local Government Department with support from the housing and mental health sectors. The guide sets out effective ways of recognising and meeting the psychological and emotional needs of people who have experienced homelessness. It contains numerous examples from local networks and research evidence, some of which are outlined in this article. The guide gives examples of treatment models for common psychological problems associated with complex trauma and homelessness. It is intended to support key workers and managers working in supported accommodation or day services, and health and social care staff working in this field but is also relevant for others working in this area. Key messages in the guide include the need to establish a trusting relationship with clients; the need to be positive; the critical importance of communication within the team, between services and with other agencies; the need to respect confidentiality; and a need for a non-judgmental, open attitude.
Meeting the psychological and emotional needs of homeless people
- Authors:
- NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT UNIT, GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Communities and Local Government
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 143p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A guide which describes effective ways of recognising and meeting the psychological and emotional needs of people who have experienced homelessness, are sleeping rough or living in insecure accommodation, in particular young people and rough sleepers with histories of complex trauma. The national policy context, the research evidence which informs developing practice, and the issues for service providers and commissioners are included. The guide also describes the common psychological problems associated with complex trauma and offers examples of treatment models available. Case studies are presented which describe a variety of existing services for rough sleepers and young people addressing emotional and psychological problems. The guide has been designed for supported accommodation key workers and managers, local authority housing options teams and managers and supported accommodation providers.
Filling the emotional gap at transition: young people with learning difficulties and friendship
- Authors:
- WILLIAMS Val, HESLOP Pauline
- Journal article citation:
- Tizard Learning Disability Review, 11(4), October 2006, pp.28-37.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article reports on an action research study in Somerset which was funded by the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities. The study followed young people and practitioners in adopting a largely social model of mental health distress. It focused on positive emotional support, and worked with young people themselves to find new ways of tackling these issues. Young people in the study said that the support they most valued was that gained through friendships. A small, self-selecting group of students worked with the project, and they designed and piloted a short course about emotional support for other young people. The findings show that this was effective in helping the young people talk more freely about their feelings, and build their confidence and mutual trust. This article argues that, by developing their own self-problems and take more control over their own lives.
Face to face with distress: the professional use of self in psychosocial care
- Editors:
- BARNES Elizabeth, et al
- Publisher:
- Butterworth-Heinemann
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 250p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Oxford
Looks at how professionals manage the boundary between personal involvement and professional detachment when faced constantly by people in distress. Explores a broad range of perspectives, from philosophical enquiry to the dilemmas of everyday practice. Draws mainly on a common experience of psychosocial nurse training at the Cassel Hospital. Shows how personal feelings can provide a key to understanding and containing the emotional needs of people in distress. Demonstrates the central role of shared reflection with colleagues for developing skills, practical theories and theory-based practice.
Moving house
- Author:
- PARSLOE Phyllida
- Journal article citation:
- Health Service Journal, 8.2.96, 1996, p.30.
- Publisher:
- Emap Healthcare
Increasingly, provider trusts are subcontracting some of the care and treatment which the health authority is purchasing from the trust. In this article the author explains how a trust board negotiating with a private nursing home provider to house and care for a group of mentally ill patients had to consider their social and emotional needs as well as financial targets.
Machismo and misery
- Author:
- STEWART George
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 104, July 2000, pp.18-20.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Recent figures show men are more vulnerable to mental health problems and suicide than ever before. The author looks at the gender gaps in mental health care.