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Developing a comprehensive CAMHS
- Authors:
- LINDSEY Caroline, GRIFFITH Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 73, November 2004, pp.31-33.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
Looks at the education and training needs of professionals working directly with children, young people and their families, how they are being addressed, and with proposals for further developments. Identifies the need for training requirements for: all children's workers, all Tier 1 professionals (paid staff who have a professional qualification, involved directly in work with children and young people in primary health and social care and education), developmental training for professionals providing child mental health services, additional training for mental health specialists, and expansion of core specialist multi-disciplinary CAMH training. The article is based on a proposal for a training strategy and key points are published in the National Service Framework.
Services in the community for adults with psychosis and intellectual disabilities: a Delphi consultation of professionals' views
- Authors:
- HEMMINGS C.P., UNDERWOOD L.A., BOURAS N.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 53(7), July 2009, pp.677-684.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
There remains a severe lack of evidence on the effectiveness of community services for adults with psychosis and intellectual disabilities (ID). There has been little consensus even of what services should provide for this service user group. A consultation of multidisciplinary professionals was carried out by using a three-round Delphi exercise. Participants were recruited nationally. They rated their views on the importance of 139 items for the care of adults with psychosis and ID. These included 85 routine service components, 23 service user characteristics for those needing a more intensive service and 31 more intensive service components. Forty-nine out of 52 participants completed all three rounds of the Delphi consultation. Consensus of opinion (≥80% agreement as essential) was obtained on 18 of the routine service components, nine of the service user characteristics and five of the more intensive service components. The routine service components considered essential can be broadly considered under a need for a focused approach on the service user and their illness (e.g. monitoring of mental state) and the added need to work within the wider context of the service user with psychosis and ID (e.g. access to social, leisure or occupational activities). Five of the more intensive service components were considered to be essential (e.g. can react to a crisis that day). However, the routine service components considered essential already contained many components such as out-of-hours support and crisis plans also relevant to more intensive services. the authors conclude that these findings can be used to develop further the evidence base for services in the community for this user group and to assist in the preparation of much needed service evaluation studies.
Community mental health team case-loads and diagnostic
- Authors:
- GREENWOOD Nan, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Psychiatric Bulletin, 24(8), August 2000, pp.290-293.
- Publisher:
- Royal College of Psychiatrists
In this research information concerning team staffing, key worker case-loads, and key worker diagnostic case-mix was collected from six community mental health teams caring for 1651 patients to establish the clinical burden across teams and professions. The most common diagnoses were schizophrenia (28.6%) and depression (23.6%). Findings indicate that multi-disciplinary community mental health teams have shared views of appropriate work distribution. Consultant psychiatrists may under-estimate the resources required by patients with non-psychotic disorders even in inner city areas.
Mind maze
- Author:
- MUIJEN Matt
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 7.3.96, 1996, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
The last article in the special mental health series discusses the array of agencies, statutory and voluntary, involved in mental health services. The problems involved in defining the functions of each is discussed but more clarity is needed.
Quality lifestyles for older people with dementia: training workshops for staff based on the principle of normalisation
- Authors:
- BROWN Hilary, BENSON Sue
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- Booklet, teaching aids in pack.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
Booklet designed to be used in training exercises on delivering services to and relating to older people with dementia or mental health problems. Includes exercises to stimulate discussion about the needs of this user group. The package is also designed to for a wide range of settings, including: multi-agency groups; staff from health, voluntary, and social services; in teams; with purchasers and policy makers; with partners, friends and family members; and as induction material for new staff.
Promoting collaboration in primary mental health care
- Editors:
- NOLAN Peter, BADGER Frances
- Publisher:
- Nelson Thornes
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 280p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Cheltenham
This book sets out to show that policies and directives from government are largely ineffective without the commitment and creativity of people on the front line of service delivery. The text recognises that collaboration between services will be different for each profession and clinical situation, but the authors' aim is to propose practical steps to implement the integration of the primary care team.
Mental health national service framework (and the NHS plan), workforce planning, education and training, underpinning programme: adult mental health services: final report by the Workforce Action Team; main report; August 2001
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department of Health
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 175p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This report is in three parts. Part one is an executive summary, setting out the key issues and messages. Part two is the main report and sets out the issues around the workforce, education and training agenda. Part three contains the full report from the Primary Care Key Area Group.
Improving primary mental health care through nursing partnerships
- Authors:
- BADGER Frances, NOLAN Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(4), December 2000, pp.121-124.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
With primary health care now accorded the central role in the delivery of all health services, including mental health, greater collaboration is needed between the front-line staff involved. Reports on an innovative workshop project to promote greater understanding and collaboration which achieved encouraging results.
May the force be with you
- Author:
- WAIN Neil
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 31.8.00, 2000, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Police officers need more training if the legal rights of people with mental health problems are to be respected. Reports on a multi-agency initiative to improve understanding between professionals.
Clinical management of women who self-wound: a survey of mental health professionals' preferred strategies
- Authors:
- HUBAND Nick, TANTAM Digby
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 8(5), October 1999, pp.473-487.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
This study aimed to evaluate professional opinion on various strategies for the clinical management of self-wounding in female patients. The strategies of maintaining regular discussion amongst involved staff and of encouraging the client to ventilate unexpressed feelings were seen as the most helpful, with medication and hospital admission regarded as unhelpful.