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Making the hole square
- Author:
- PINION Janine
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 8(2), May 2004, pp.9-12.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Looks at the work carried out at Wirral Metropolitan College to help support students with mental health problems.
Winners all: supporting people to stay in work
- Author:
- LENNARD Ian
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 8(2), May 2004, pp.23-29.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article describes two employment support projects run by the Richmond Fellowship Employment Training (RFET) that worked with employees with mental health problems and employers and sometimes both, to help people in work keep their job.
Successful vocational rehabilitation for individuals with significant mental disabilities
- Author:
- SPENCE Maria A.S.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 3(1), 2004, pp.37-52.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The services provided to people with significant mental health problems in this American study were designed to address a range of support needs that would foster job retention and increase the number achieving successful employment. This cross-sectional exploratory study sampled 211 people with mental health problems who received vocational rehabilitation support services through a vocational rehabilitation center in Columbus, Ohio. Those sampled experienced both successful and unsuccessful employment closures. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Working all together
- Authors:
- THOMAS Tina, SECKER Jenny, GROVE Bob
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, June 2004, pp.30-33.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
Job retention schemes have an essential role in a recovery orientated mental health service. This article looks at a job retention team (JRT) based in Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership Trust (AWMHTP). The JRT operates on a case management model, and offers a free service to people in employment currently experiencing mental health problems and at a risk of loosing their jobs as a result. The ultimate aim of the pilot is to develop a model for job retention services across the UK. Summarises findings from a qualitative evaluation of the project's first year of operation, from June 2002 to May 2003. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 of the 29 clients with whom the JRT had worked over the 12 months, 5 of their employers, 6 of their GPs and 2 case managers.
Building bridges to education
- Author:
- FAIERS Adrian
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 8(1), February 2004, pp.9-14.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
InterAct's Bridges to Education programme has helped over 1000 clients with mental health issues to access lifelong learning. The underlying purpose of the programme is to help clients involve themselves in their communities. Looks at factors that have led to the successes and factors that may have contributed to the small number of failures.
School non-attendance: psychological and social services in Japan
- Author:
- FUJIOKA Takashi
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Policy and Social Work, 8, March 2004, pp.5-22.
- Publisher:
- Japan College of Social Work
Presents an overview of psychological and social services for children with school non-attendance or school refusal, and their parents in Japan. Part I focuses on the history of 'school non-attendance' in Japan, the background of the period and change of the various words for school non-attendance. Part II on the construction of support systems in school, the utilization of the various support places, and points to note before returning to school. Part III focuses on the treatment of attendance or non-attendance at school in the Japanese education system. Part IV describes the construction of a support system in the community for school non-attendants. Part V discusses the introduction and spread of school social work. The author evaluates the present situation and the problems related to activities, such as support systems by school counselling, school social work, home study system, the activities of free schools and free spaces.
Mental health promotion: implementing standard one of the national service framework for mental health
- Author:
- SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
- Publisher:
- Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 12p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Mental health promotion has a wide range of health and social benefits – improved physical health, increased emotional resilience, greater social inclusion and participation, and higher productivity. It can also contribute to health improvement for people living with mental health problems and to challenging discrimination and increasing understanding of mental health issues. The inclusion of this mental health promotion standard has been significant in recognising its relevance and importance. It has also provided an important opportunity for those working locally to invest in mental health promotion and to develop evidence-based programmes for delivery. This briefing looks at some of the challenges presented by Standard One and what mental health promotion can contribute to both the improvement of services and to the broader public health agenda.
How evidence-based practices contribute to community integration
- Authors:
- BOND Gary R., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 40(6), December 2004, pp.569-588.
- Publisher:
- Springer
Since the groundbreaking work of the Robert Wood Johnson Conference in 1998 identifying six evidence-based practices (EBPs) for people with severe mental illness (SMI), the mental health field has moved in the direction of re-examination and redesign of service systems. Surprisingly, one area that has not been fully explicated is the role that EBPs play in promoting community integration. In this paper, the authors explain how community integration is a unifying concept providing direction and vision for community mental health for people with SMI. As one crucial aspect of the recovery process, community integration clarifies the link between EBPs and recovery. We propose an alternate view, grounded in the empirical literature, to the assertion by Anthony, Rogers, and Farkas that EBP research has rarely demonstrated a positive impact on recovery related outcomes.
Psychiatric disorder and unmet service needs among welfare clients in a representative payee program
- Authors:
- EVANS Jovier D., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 40(6), December 2004, pp.539-548.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This study assessed psychiatric problems, needs for psychiatric and social services, and service utilization among clients of a public assistance programme. Sixty-five clients were assessed using a structured clinical interview to determine the presence of a psychiatric disorder (using the CIDI-A), extent of social service need, and health-related quality of life (RAND SF-36). Seventy-seven percent of the sample met criteria for at least one current or lifetime psychiatric disorder. Health-related quality of life was substantially below published norms. Most clients reported needing financial, housing, and vocational assistance. Many had contact with mental health services, but few were actually receiving psychiatric treatment. Although many clients were assessed as having serious psychiatric, physical, or social needs, very few were receiving appropriate services for these problems. Findings suggest problems or barriers to the provision of services that need to be investigated among this vulnerable community population.
Exploring the consumer's and provider's perspective on service quality in community mental health care
- Authors:
- MASON Karen, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 40(1), February 2004, pp.33-46.
- Publisher:
- Springer
A series of seven focus groups of community mental health care consumers were conducted to identify the factors that contributed to consumer satisfaction. Three major themes were identified: bonding with providers, provider competence/knowledge, and cultural/religious competence. These findings are compared with findings from several healthcare satisfaction studies. Four focus groups with providers were also conducted to identify barriers to service quality. The major theme identified was that providers strive to have more time with consumers but struggle with large caseloads and large amounts of paperwork. An important finding is that consumers want to have their culture and religion seamlessly woven into service delivery. Potential explanations for the consumers' and providers' discrepant perspectives, conclusions and future areas for research are explored.