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Common core principles to support good mental health and wellbeing in adult social care
- Author:
- SKILLS FOR CARE
- Publisher:
- Skills for Care
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 36
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide presents the 10 common core principles to support good mental health and wellbeing in any social care settings. They provide a basis for a general understanding of promoting good mental health and recognising signs of poor mental health among everyone receiving care and support. They aim to build workers’ confidence by identifying good practice underpinned by indicative behaviours. The principles themselves were developed following a literature search and extensive consultation with people who need care and support and their carers. They were also tested with social care employers to ensure they were fit for purpose. The guide includes additional useful resources and further reading. (Edited publisher abstract)
Principles to practice: the worker's guide to implementing the common core principles to support good mental health and wellbeing in adult social care
- Author:
- SKILLS FOR CARE
- Publisher:
- Skills for Care
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 28
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Skills for Care produced 'Common core principles to support good mental health and wellbeing in adult social care' to ensure that staff working in social care services know how to support and promote good mental health and overall wellbeing. This guide demonstrates how each of the ten principles and the two key areas can be applied in practice. Each principle is accompanied by a good practice example based upon real life situations and dilemmas from a range of social care settings. The guide will help learning and development for social care staff within any setting. (Original abstract)
Supporting staff working with people who challenge services: guidance for employers
- Authors:
- SKILLS FOR CARE, NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM FOR INCLUSION
- Publisher:
- Skills for Care
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 52
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This strategic guidance which has been developed in partnership with people, families, employers and commissioners to help with decision making around workforce development in the context of people who may challenge; is aimed at adult social care employers and commissioners working specifically with adults with a range of support and care needs such as older people with conditions across the dementia spectrum, people with mental health and personality conditions, and those with learning disabilities who have particularly complex needs and/or are labelled as challenging services. The guide will help employers with developing competency and expertise in providing support to people who challenge, across different groups. Following an Introduction outlining its purpose, the guide is arranged as follows: organisational actions; building workforce skills and knowledge; using learning tools and resources and identifying the best training solutions; specialist approaches: additional considerations for working with different people (learning disability, autism, mental health, older people, and multiple conditions); and useful contacts. (Edited publisher abstract)
Supporting people with dementia and other conditions: a case study-based guide to support the social care workforce working with people with dementia who have other conditions
- Author:
- SKILLS FOR CARE
- Publisher:
- Skills for Care
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 30
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
Guide providing information to help develop the skills of the social care workforce who support people living with dementia and who also live with other conditions. The guide covers people with dementia who also live with sensory impairment, learning disabilities, long-term pain, Parkinson's disease and mental health problems. Section are also provided on holistic care for people with dementia and other conditions and specialist dementia and learning disabilities learning. Each section includes five top tips from a leading organisation in the sector and a practice example to show how these tips can be put into in practice to improve the quality of life of people living with dementia. Organisations contributing to the guide include Vista Blind, Rethink Mental Illness, Making Space, Hull City Council and the Fremantle Trust. The guide will be useful for leaders and managers and those developing teams who are working with services for people with dementia. (Edited publisher abstract)