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Helping children with the Steps to Cope intervention
- Authors:
- TEMPLETON Lorna, SIPLER Ed
- Journal article citation:
- Drugs and Alcohol Today, 14(3), 2014, pp.126-136.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to summarise the findings from two projects in Northern Ireland which investigated the feasibility of adapting an existing adult intervention, the 5-Step Method, for children affected by parental substance misuse and/or parental mental illness. The structured brief psychosocial intervention is called Steps to Cope and can be delivered as an individual or group intervention. Design/methodology/approach: The two projects recruited and trained 57 practitioners from across Northern Ireland, 20 of whom went on to use the Steps to Cope intervention with a total of 43 children. Findings: It appears possible to adapt the intervention for children; to train practitioners, some of whom are able to use the intervention with one or more children; and for the intervention to benefit children in line with the five steps of the intervention targeting areas such as health, feelings, information, coping, support, and resilience. However, there are organisational and practical barriers to delivery which need to be overcome for the intervention to be more widely implemented. Originality/value: Steps to Cope is a unique intervention for this population and the findings discussed here suggest that the model has potential in an area where support for children in their own right is lacking. (Publisher abstract)
Speaking up for families
- Author:
- EVANS Reiz
- Journal article citation:
- Disability, Pregnancy and Parenthood International, 71, Winter 2010, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- National Centre for Disabled Parents
The advocacy services provided by Advocacy Partners Speaking Up to parents with learning disabilities and mental health needs are discussed. A short case study describes how the service helped a mother with learning disabilities and mental health needs whose child had been placed on a child protection plan.
Keeping the flies away
- Author:
- DAVIS Rowenna
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 14.02.08, 2008, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Children's needs are sometimes bypassed by professionals providing services to adults with a mental health problem. This article reports on the Building Bridges project, run by the Family Welfare Association, which aims to build better connections between children and adults' services.
The effective family programme: preventative services for the children of mentally ill parents in Finland
- Authors:
- SOLANTAUS Tytti, TOIKKA Sini
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 8(3), August 2006, pp.37-44.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
The Effective Family Programme was initiated in Finland in 2001 to provide methods for health and social services to support families and children of mentally ill parents. The methods are implemented and clinicians are trained in psychiatric services and primary health care. The methods include the Beardslee Preventive Family Intervention, a parent-focused Let's Talk about Children Discussion and the Network Meeting. This article describes the EF Programme with reference to the development of services in the national health care system.
Outcomes of the ON FIRE peer support programme for children and adolescents in families with mental health problems
- Authors:
- FOSTER Kim, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Family Social Work, 21(3), 2016, p.295–306.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Children in families with mental health problems may encounter multiple risks to their well-being. General aims of peer support programmes for these children include fostering resilience and effective coping strategies, and enhancing self-esteem and social skills. This study aimed to evaluate outcomes from a pilot multi-site implementation of the ON FIRE peer support programme. The purpose of ON FIRE is to cultivate hope, resilience and well-being in children and adolescents aged 8–17 years living in families affected by sibling or parental mental health problems. The authors employed a pre-post test (baseline and 4 months) evaluation using a suite of outcome measures. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), Children's Hope Scale, Kids Connections Scale and Positive and Negative Affect Scale for Children (PANAS-C) were completed for 64 child/adolescent participants. At baseline, participants had significantly greater difficulties compared with Australian norms. At 4 months, there were significant differences in children's hope and in connections outside the family. There were no significant differences in the SDQ or the PANAS-C. (Edited publisher abstract)
Out of the mainstream: helping the children of parents with a mental illness
- Authors:
- LOSHAK Rosemary, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 224p.
- Place of publication:
- Abingdon
At least 25% of service users in community mental health teams are parents of dependent children. Serious parental mental illness is likely to have an impact on children’s emotional, social and physical wellbeing and development. Despite this, the organisation of services for children and adults has remained very separate, contributing to the difficulties of identifying and providing for the needs of these children and their families. This book identifies those aspects of mental illness which can compromise parenting and affect children’s development. It considers how the diverse groups of agencies, specialist teams and groups in the community can work together to intervene effectively. It outlines different theoretical approaches which may be in use alongside each other, including: a systems theory approach to work with families and with agencies; the psychoanalytic understanding of mental illness and its impact on family relationships and organisations; an educational approach to supporting staff, children and parents; and a psychiatric or bio-medical model of work. The book also describes an early intervention project in an inner London borough, the Children and Adult Mental Health Project (CHAMP), which brings mental health and children’s services staff together to provide a direct service to families.
Lessons learnt: enhancing workforce capacity to respond to the needs of families affected by parental mental illness (FAPMI)
- Authors:
- REUPERT Andrea, MAYBERY Darryl
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 10(4), November 2008, pp.32-40.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
VicChamps was a three-year funded project which aimed to enhance workers' awareness of and responsiveness to the needs of families affected by parental mental illness (FAPMI). Process interviews with the project facilitators over three years highlight the strategies that were successful as well as the problems encountered in implementing this project. Successful strategies included identification of 'organizational champions', building relationships with other agencies, involving consumers in training, tailoring training to specific organizational needs, with ongoing, specialist support and, finally, providing examples of treatment protocols. Issues in program implementation included developing specialized services, philosophical issues regarding working with families and defining workers' responsibilities to their clients' families. Concerns regarding systemic sustainability and recommendations for other projects targeting workforce change conclude this paper.
An evaluation of the child and parent support service within the Magherafelt and Cookstown area
- Authors:
- GRIFFITHS Huw, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Child Care in Practice, 13(2), April 2007, pp.125-135.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article explores the interface between adult mental health issues and child development. It refers to the literature on the impact of parental mental health difficulties on children's developmental trajectories. The article then describes a pilot scheme involving a partnership between the Northern Ireland Association of Mental Health and Homefirst Community Trust in which non-professional staff supported families in which there were parental mental health difficulties and problems with the children's behaviour or development. Reference is made to an evaluation of the project conducted by an independent researcher, and the implications for practice arising from the scheme are noted and discussed.
Mental health consumer and carers participation in professional education: 'Getting there together' for children of parents with mental illness and their families
- Authors:
- COWLING Vicki, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 59(4), December 2006, pp.406-421.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
‘Getting There Together’ is a professional education seminar developed as a collaborative project by professionals, mental health consumers and carers aimed at service providers who work with children of parents with mental illness and their families. The need for such professional education concerning this group is well recognised and the project reported herein was initiated by a reference group of professionals, consumers and carers focusing on children of parents with mental illness in the Eastern region of Melbourne (Victoria, Australia). The project began and continued as a collaborative effort during development and implementation, which ensured the experience, point of view and voice of consumers and carers was central to the material prepared, and at the time of seminar presentations. Seminar participants were from the family welfare, child care and supported housing sectors. Seminar participants found the first person accounts of consumers and carers the most helpful aspects of the seminars because they gave new insights into the experiences of carers and of mental health consumers as parents, as well as an understanding of ‘… the whole family, and how the child fits into the picture’.
Think child, think parent, think family: final evaluation report
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, ROSCOE Hannah, CONSTANT Hugh, EWART-BOYE Shirley
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2012
- Pagination:
- 64p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The final evaluation report of the SCIE 'Think child, think parent, think family' project which aimed to help services to improve their responses to parents with mental health problems and their families. The report documents the progress made by the 10 sites involved, five in England and five in Northern Ireland, and makes recommendations for future activity. The report begins by providing background to the project and the methodology used. It then documents the learning from the sites, considering first what changes to practice have been made and how this has been achieved. Areas discussed are the strategic approaches to implementation, involving service users, workforce development, improving access to services, assessment, planning and reviewing care, and providing care. It then looks at lessons about the process of change and what has helped and hindered this. Recommendations for future work are also made. The project provided useful learning about how to implement the think family approach described in the SCIE (2009) guide. Over the course of the pilot practice sites were found to place and increasing emphasis on early intervention and prevention and progress on improving existing services and the way they work together.