Mental Health Today, September/October 2015, pp.28-29.
Publisher:
Pavilion
Place of publication:
Hove
A football-based mental health project is helping people with mental ill health recover through a mix of on-the-pitch action and peer support. This article provides a brief overview of the project, Football Therapy, which is run in partnership with Lewes Football Club. The project is primarily aimed at people aged 16-25 and offers free football sessions to anyone dealing with a wellbeing issue.
(Edited publisher abstract)
A football-based mental health project is helping people with mental ill health recover through a mix of on-the-pitch action and peer support. This article provides a brief overview of the project, Football Therapy, which is run in partnership with Lewes Football Club. The project is primarily aimed at people aged 16-25 and offers free football sessions to anyone dealing with a wellbeing issue.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
physical exercise, sport, mental health problems, peer support, therapies;
The author describes the start of a journey by Hampshire Partnership Trust towards becoming an exemplar employer though participation in the CSIP Leading by Example project. The trust aims to become and exemplar employer for all staff - but explicitly for those who have experienced mental ill health.
The author describes the start of a journey by Hampshire Partnership Trust towards becoming an exemplar employer though participation in the CSIP Leading by Example project. The trust aims to become and exemplar employer for all staff - but explicitly for those who have experienced mental ill health.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, service users, staff management, employment, peer support;
Social Work Education (The International Journal), 38(7), 2019, pp.861-874.
Publisher:
Taylor and Francis
Place of publication:
Philadelphia, USA
Mental Health Workers with Lived Experience of mental illness (MHWLE) are a growing workforce in countries veering to recovery orientation in mental health services. MHWLE entrance into the workforce challenges conventional role-definitions and practices in mental health services. This case study portrays issues raised by social work students following a workshop with MHWLE as part of their graduate-level training. A workshop with MHWLE was designed for 24 social work graduate students during a mental health seminar. Following the workshop, a focus group was held. The students’ thoughts and experiences during the workshop were collected and analyzed. Thematic analysis of the topics raised by the students included three main categories: (i) Experience of confusion about MHWLE role, (ii) Controversies regarding MHWLE disclosure of lived experience, and (iii) Concerns about boundary setting by MHWLE. Connecting MHWLE with social work students in academic settings can help better prepare social workers for the encounter with peer services in the mental health field, and support harmonization of this new yet rapidly growing workforce in mental health. In addition, the students had an opportunity to self-reflect and explore their own views and experiences regarding fundamental aspects of professional identity and their own practices in general.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Mental Health Workers with Lived Experience of mental illness (MHWLE) are a growing workforce in countries veering to recovery orientation in mental health services. MHWLE entrance into the workforce challenges conventional role-definitions and practices in mental health services. This case study portrays issues raised by social work students following a workshop with MHWLE as part of their graduate-level training. A workshop with MHWLE was designed for 24 social work graduate students during a mental health seminar. Following the workshop, a focus group was held. The students’ thoughts and experiences during the workshop were collected and analyzed. Thematic analysis of the topics raised by the students included three main categories: (i) Experience of confusion about MHWLE role, (ii) Controversies regarding MHWLE disclosure of lived experience, and (iii) Concerns about boundary setting by MHWLE. Connecting MHWLE with social work students in academic settings can help better prepare social workers for the encounter with peer services in the mental health field, and support harmonization of this new yet rapidly growing workforce in mental health. In addition, the students had an opportunity to self-reflect and explore their own views and experiences regarding fundamental aspects of professional identity and their own practices in general.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
mental health problems, student social workers, case studies, peer support, social work education, mental health, service users;
A companion report to The Work Foundation’s review of research evidence on peer support in employment, this report identifies practice examples of peer support to help people with long term health conditions or disabilities to secure, retain or progress in employment. Based on a survey and interviews the report identified over 50 practice examples. The Practice Review discusses different approaches under the following headings: who is involved and benefiting; the purpose of the initiatives (recruitment, retention, progression, and wider outcomes); and the type of approach used (on-to-one, support groups, paid or unpaid). It then highlights the impact of the practice examples, including evidence on outcomes. Practice Review finds promising peer support practice in relation to securing, retaining and progressing in employment, for disabled people generally and for people living with specific impairments. It also found a high demand for peer support, and those involved in the report found peer support for employment offers hope, additional confidence and a sense of achievement. The report makes recommendations to support and strengthen the practice of peer support for disabled people or those with long-term conditions in terms of employment.
(Edited publisher abstract)
A companion report to The Work Foundation’s review of research evidence on peer support in employment, this report identifies practice examples of peer support to help people with long term health conditions or disabilities to secure, retain or progress in employment. Based on a survey and interviews the report identified over 50 practice examples. The Practice Review discusses different approaches under the following headings: who is involved and benefiting; the purpose of the initiatives (recruitment, retention, progression, and wider outcomes); and the type of approach used (on-to-one, support groups, paid or unpaid). It then highlights the impact of the practice examples, including evidence on outcomes. Practice Review finds promising peer support practice in relation to securing, retaining and progressing in employment, for disabled people generally and for people living with specific impairments. It also found a high demand for peer support, and those involved in the report found peer support for employment offers hope, additional confidence and a sense of achievement. The report makes recommendations to support and strengthen the practice of peer support for disabled people or those with long-term conditions in terms of employment.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
peer support, long term conditions, employment, case studies, disabilities, mental health problems, intervention;
Mental Health Today, September/October 2015, pp.12-13.
Publisher:
Pavilion
Place of publication:
Hove
A project promoting mental health recovery through contact with nature and building relationships is providing results for service users, and has the potential to bring major savings to the local mental health budget. This article looks at the Greencare project at the Iver Environment Centre in Slough which supports a range of activities in an environment that aims to promote physical, mental, social and spiritual wellbeing through contact with nature and engaging as a community. Currently it runs a Greencare Thursday group for people with personality disorders and long term complex emotional problems. The article highlights the difficulties of obtaining additional funding as Greencare do not offer traditional mainstream services.
(Edited publisher abstract)
A project promoting mental health recovery through contact with nature and building relationships is providing results for service users, and has the potential to bring major savings to the local mental health budget. This article looks at the Greencare project at the Iver Environment Centre in Slough which supports a range of activities in an environment that aims to promote physical, mental, social and spiritual wellbeing through contact with nature and engaging as a community. Currently it runs a Greencare Thursday group for people with personality disorders and long term complex emotional problems. The article highlights the difficulties of obtaining additional funding as Greencare do not offer traditional mainstream services.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
ecotherapy, mental health problems, groupwork, peer support, therapies, severe mental health problems;
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 18(2), 2014, pp.61-67.
Publisher:
Emerald
This article describes the history and development of the Recovery Rocks Community of peers in recovery, a community that exists in Perth, Western Australia. The community is successful in providing mutual support in members journeys of recovery. It offers an innovative approach to fostering recovery in a peer support community that could act as a model for the development of other similar communities.
(Edited publisher abstract)
This article describes the history and development of the Recovery Rocks Community of peers in recovery, a community that exists in Perth, Western Australia. The community is successful in providing mutual support in members journeys of recovery. It offers an innovative approach to fostering recovery in a peer support community that could act as a model for the development of other similar communities.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
social inclusion, mental health problems, communities, peer groups, support groups, recovery approach, peer support;
A peer support worker initiative was developed to help young service users with the transition from adult and adolescent to adult mental health services in Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Foundation Trust. The peer support workers were required to have a lived experience of mental health problems and the ability to share personal stories of recovery. Nurses, occupational therapists and social workers mentored the peer support workers during the project. This article describes how the initiative was set up and some of the key points from an evaluation of its effectiveness.
(Edited publisher abstract)
A peer support worker initiative was developed to help young service users with the transition from adult and adolescent to adult mental health services in Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber Foundation Trust. The peer support workers were required to have a lived experience of mental health problems and the ability to share personal stories of recovery. Nurses, occupational therapists and social workers mentored the peer support workers during the project. This article describes how the initiative was set up and some of the key points from an evaluation of its effectiveness.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
mental health services, child and adolescent mental health services, service transitions, peer groups, mental health problems, young people, peer support;
Mental Health Today, January/February 2014, pp.28-29.
Publisher:
Pavilion
Place of publication:
Hove
Canerows is a service user-led organisation working in Wandsworth, South London to improve the experiences of people from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds in the local mental health system. They have now set up a community support service to help people readjusting to life in the community after a stay in a mental health hospital. The service provides peer-to-peer contact for up to six weeks following discharge from hospital. The community peer support workers had already received training as ward visitors during a previous ward visiting scheme, and also received additional training in procedures, record-keeping and safeguarding before going into the community. This article describes the service and how it works.
(Original abstract)
Canerows is a service user-led organisation working in Wandsworth, South London to improve the experiences of people from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic backgrounds in the local mental health system. They have now set up a community support service to help people readjusting to life in the community after a stay in a mental health hospital. The service provides peer-to-peer contact for up to six weeks following discharge from hospital. The community peer support workers had already received training as ward visitors during a previous ward visiting scheme, and also received additional training in procedures, record-keeping and safeguarding before going into the community. This article describes the service and how it works.
(Original abstract)
Subject terms:
mental health problems, hospital discharge, peer groups, support groups, user-led organisations, peer support;
The Get Going Group is a community-based group for people with learning disabilities who have been discharged from NHS inpatient mental health assessment and treatment units. The group aims to build people's confidence to access community groups and social networks that they can then continue to attend independently. It was set up as a pilot project in Newcastle as a way of bringing people with learning disabilities and mental ill health together and to provide peer support and build confidence and resilience. Group members progress through three different groups, and have the option to continue as facilitators in later groups.
(Original abstract)
The Get Going Group is a community-based group for people with learning disabilities who have been discharged from NHS inpatient mental health assessment and treatment units. The group aims to build people's confidence to access community groups and social networks that they can then continue to attend independently. It was set up as a pilot project in Newcastle as a way of bringing people with learning disabilities and mental ill health together and to provide peer support and build confidence and resilience. Group members progress through three different groups, and have the option to continue as facilitators in later groups.
(Original abstract)
Subject terms:
learning disabilities, mental health problems, support groups, resilience, social networks, peer groups, peer support;
There are now more than 250 formal peer support worker positions in the UK. Peer support is central to the implementation of recovery-focused practice and it can inspire hope and empower others to take control of their own recovery. Peer support workers are required to explicitly draw on and share their own experiences of emotional distress, or of using mental health services, to inspire, support and inform people in a similar situation. This article describes the work of a peer support worker at Richmond Fellowship, a voluntary sector provider of mental health care, based in West Sussex. The peer support project model used by Richmond Fellowship is based on the delivery of 10 support sessions. During these visits, knowledge and expertise is shared, and relationships built on mutual trust. The peer workers also arrange regular meetings between themselves to support each other.
There are now more than 250 formal peer support worker positions in the UK. Peer support is central to the implementation of recovery-focused practice and it can inspire hope and empower others to take control of their own recovery. Peer support workers are required to explicitly draw on and share their own experiences of emotional distress, or of using mental health services, to inspire, support and inform people in a similar situation. This article describes the work of a peer support worker at Richmond Fellowship, a voluntary sector provider of mental health care, based in West Sussex. The peer support project model used by Richmond Fellowship is based on the delivery of 10 support sessions. During these visits, knowledge and expertise is shared, and relationships built on mutual trust. The peer workers also arrange regular meetings between themselves to support each other.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, mental health services, peer groups, recovery approach, befriending schemes, empowerment, peer support;