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Hope and improvements in mental health service providers' recovery attitudes following training
- Authors:
- SALGADO Janaka David, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 19(3), June 2010, pp.243-248.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
The author suggests that service providers' attitudes towards recovery for people with severe and persistent mental illness can improve with formal training. This study examined whether attitudinal improvements following formal recovery training vary depending on participants' dispositional hope. One hundred and three mental health workers from government and non-government organisations in eastern Australia attended formal recovery training and completed measures of recovery knowledge, attitudes, hopefulness and optimism. Findings indicated that training improved providers' recovery knowledge, attitudes, hopefulness and optimism. Providers with both high and low dispositional hope achieved similar gains. Attitudinal improvements following formal recovery training were not dependent on baseline levels of dispositional hope. In conclusion, institutions committed to recovery-oriented care should consider using formal training.
Towards recovery competencies
- Authors:
- DORRER Nika, SCHINKEL Marguerite
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, February 2008, pp.30-33.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
One of the ways to take forward a more recovery oriented practice in mental health is to examine what knowledge, skills and attitudes mental health workers need to aid people in their recovery. This article discusses a project which aimed to explore Scottish services users and providers views on the essential competencies of mental health workers for the promotion of recovery, and whether and how these might be introduced in mental health education and training.
Mental health at work
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Health and Safety Executive
- Publisher:
- HMSO
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 14p.
- Place of publication:
- London
A booklet giving advice on mental health in employment; factors that affect mental health at work; promotion and maintenance of mental health; recognition of possible mental health problems; intervention; and return to work.
User-led assessment of a recovery service using DREEM
- Authors:
- DINNIS Stephen, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 31(4), April 2007, pp.124-127.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
The aim was to develop a service development plan supporting recovery-based practice through collaborative service user-led methodology, and contribute to the National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE) pilot evaluation of recovery sensitive measures. Staff, residents and service user group representatives collaborated in implementing the Developing Recovery Enhancing Environments Measure (DREEM) in a residential rehabilitation service. Staff and residents demonstrated a shared vision of recovery. Many areas were being addressed to a high level but others showed areas of deficiency, and illustrated discrepant views between staff and residents, which provided a focus for the development of a clinical service action plan. As an experimental measure DREEM provides a user-led structure, which enables services to measure their commitment to, and effectiveness in, providing recovery-based care. It focuses service development and enhances collaborative work with service users, thus mirroring the principles of recovery it measures. It merits further evaluation and consolidation.
Employment package
- Authors:
- O'NEILL Emer, WILLCOX Helen
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, March 2004, pp.30-32.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Reports on the b4 campaign (Berkshire for mental health) which was set up by a consortium of agencies in Berkshire to create positive changes in attitudes towards mental health. It aims to challenge the stigma and discrimination around mental health issues in the workplace. The campaign offers a free telephone helpline, training and helps organisations support the rehabilitation and recovery of staff who have experienced a mental health problems.
Ward atmosphere on a medium secure long-stay ward
- Author:
- KIRBY Stephen
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 8(2), September 1997, pp.336-347.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
Focuses on the patients and staff within a newly developed long-stay/rehabilitation ward of a medium secure unit (MSU) for mentally disordered offenders. The aims were: to gain the opinions of both groups with regard to their ward environment, to test for differences between the groups and to determine the degree of perceived therapeutic care. The ward was compared with a pre-discharge ward. Data were obtained through self-report using a sample of 13 patients and 16 staff. Limited differences were recorded on both wards and on global comparisons. No patient characteristics were found to be significant when they were compared with the ward atmosphere results.
Employment rehabilitation schemes for people with mental health problems
- Author:
- MARTIN Marilyn J.
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Care in the Community, 4(5), September 1996, pp.271-279.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Although work and employment are important elements in the lives of people recovering from psychiatric illness, their access to meaningful occupation and paid employment is limited. A number of state and voluntary vocational rehabilitation schemes provide training or retraining for open employment but whether this a realistic aim in the current economic climate has been questioned. Using direct observation and informal interviewing, the article explores the interaction between the staff and trainees of one such rehabilitation workshop. The aim was to gain information about the role of the workshop from both the trainer and trainee perspectives.
Integrated staffing model for residential mental health rehabilitation
- Authors:
- PARKER Stephen, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 20(2), 2016, pp.92-100.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: A novel integrated staffing model for community-based residential rehabilitation services is described. The purpose of this paper is to achieve synergistic gains through meaningful integration of peer support and clinical workers within rehabilitation teams. Key features include the majority of roles within the team being held by persons with a lived experience of mental illness, the active collaboration between peer and clinical workers throughout all stages of a consumer’s rehabilitation journey, and an organisational structure that legitimises and emphasises the importance of peer work within public mental health service delivery. This staffing model is not anticipated to alter the core rehabilitation function and service models. Design/methodology/approach: The emergence of the integrated staffing model is described with reference to the policy and planning context, the evidence base for peer support, and the organisational setting. A conceptual and contextualised description of the staffing model in practice as compared to a traditional clinical staffing model is provided. Findings: There is a potential for synergistic benefits through the direct collaboration between horizontally integrated peer and clinical specialists within a unified team working toward a common goal. This staffing model is novel and untested, and will be subjected to ongoing evaluation. Originality/value: The integrated staffing model may provide a pathway to achieving valued and valuable roles for peer workers working alongside clinical staff in providing rehabilitation support to people affected by serious mental illness. (Edited publisher abstract)
A survey of patient and keyworker satisfaction with the Gloucester mental health rehabilitation service
- Authors:
- MACPHERSON Rob, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 7(4), August 1998, pp.367-374.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents a comparison of patient and mental health professionals' levels of satisfaction, for patients on the Gloucester rehabilitation case register. Satisfaction with six aspects of care was assessed by a five-point Likert rating scale. Satisfaction among patients and their keyworkers were assessed on the same scale. Concludes that the weak relationship between patient and keyworker satisfaction suggests a need for caution in interpreting our view of our patients' care. The findings imply problems in communicating about treatment with people suffering from severe mental illness. Assessment of patient satisfaction may be a useful component of individual care planning.