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Something to declare? The disclosure of common mental health problems at work
- Author:
- IRVINE Annie
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 26(2), March 2011, pp.179-192.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
With a focus on mental health and the workplace, this article presents research findings highlighting the complexities involved in individual decision-making and experiences about whether and how to inform employers and others in the workplace about mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and depression. It is based on 2 studies about people's experiences of mental health and employment (one of incapacity benefits recipients and the other of individuals who had sustained employment throughout periods of mental ill health). Using examples from the study data, it discusses how the complex nature of mental health can complicate workplace disclosure, such as where individuals expressed difficulties in the workplace or in their personal life rather than a mental health problem and where individuals delayed disclosure because they did not perceive their experience to be a mental health problem. The author notes that for many people in the mental health and employment studies described, the starting point of their experience was not one of illness or disability, but of sadness, stress or worry.
Low security: patient characteristics which lead to an offer of admission and staff perceptions in a unit for people with intellectual disability
- Author:
- YACOUB Evan
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities, 4(4), December 2010, pp.25-34.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This paper focuses on the characteristics of patients with intellectual disabilities offered an admission to a low secure intellectual disability unit, and staff views of low security settings for people with intellectual disabilities. The project was based at a low secure NHS unit for people with intellectual disabilities which accepts referrals from regions within the M25. A case-controlled study was carried out for 33 patients referred to the unit over 42 months. The characteristics of 18 patients offered an admission were compared with those of 15 patients not offered an admission. In addition, 5 of the staff working on the unit were interviewed about the concept of low security. The findings showed that patients offered an admission were more able than those not offered an admission, posed more risks and were more complex diagnostically. Staff working on the unit agreed that their patients were complex, but felt that they were appropriately placed overall. The challenges of low secure provision were discussed by staff. Patients sampled were complex and heterogeneous, but not necessarily ‘forensic’, and their complexity requires sophisticated care plans and management strategies.
It's our mental health!
- Authors:
- TUESDAY GROUP, BEAT THE BLUES GROUP
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 3(2), June 2009, pp.40-41.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Two mental health groups for people with learning disabilities, 'Beat the Blues' and 'The Tuesday Group', describe their work. The groups provide key points about what staff should be good at and what staff should know.
A mental health worker for minority ethnic communities
- Author:
- MORRIS Tania
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 29.08.06, 2006, pp.23-24.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The Mental Health Workforce Strategy for England outlined a commitment to ensure that the mental health workforce had the skills, capabilities and capacity to meet the needs of people with mental health problems. One of its commitments involves creating new roles, including the community development worker for black and minority ethnic communities. This article outlines the key components of the role and how it is intended to ensure the mental health needs of black and minority ethnic communities are met.
Counselling in the workplace: how time-limited counselling can effect change in well-being
- Authors:
- COLLINS Jill, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 12(2), 2012, pp.84-92.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Many employers provide counselling support on work and personal issues for their employees. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the workplace counselling service offered by the staff counselling service of a large university. Specifically, the study investigated whether the counselling made a difference to client well-being and, if so, whether the difference lasted. The study participants were 182 clients who had referred themselves to the University Counselling Service and received at least 1 session of counselling. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) was completed by the participants at the beginning and end of counselling, and at 3 and 6 months following. A non-treatment comparison group completed the survey at the same intervals. The results show clearly that the effect of time-limited counselling (average 7 sessions) on distressed clients is positive. The treatment group acquire an increased sense of well-being as a result of the experience of counselling with a significant statistical difference between pre-and post-counselling treatment group scores on the WEMWBS and consistently higher scores found post counselling. The improvement was maintained at the same level for at least 6 months following the end of counselling.
Dual diagnosis training for the criminal justice workforce
- Authors:
- HUGHES Liz, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Advances in Dual Diagnosis, 3(2), May 2010, pp.32-38.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
A significant number of offenders have both mental health and substance use problems. This article describes a training project involving higher education and service providers, established to develop and evaluate the feasibility of training in dual diagnosis interventions for staff working in the criminal justice system. The development of the training programme was based on Skills for Health learning design principles, using a competence-based approach, and the training was delivered to 58 staff from a range of services in the criminal justice sector. The article describes the learning design principles, the method used, the course timetable and dual diagnosis for criminal justice course workbook, and presents and discusses feedback on and evaluation of the course and the implications of the feedback for future development of such workforce training initiatives.
Bringing it all back home
- Author:
- JOHNSON Robin
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 12(2), May 2008, pp.9-13.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article provides a broad overview of relations between mental health and housing service over recent years. The article draws on the findings of the Northern Centre for Mental Health commissioned study in 2003 on the views and experiences of staff working in social housing, published in 2006. The author calls for better co-operation and co-ordination between mental health and housing support services, and greater recognition of the important role of social housing in community mental health care.
In it together
- Author:
- SALE Anabel Unity
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 27.09.07, 2007, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
An East London housing association is training practitioners alongside homeless people in mental health issues. This article reports on the initiative.
Derby multi-agency training
- Author:
- COLLEY Jackie
- Journal article citation:
- Young Minds Magazine, 89, July 2007, pp.34-35.
- Publisher:
- YoungMinds
The author reports on the progress of a multi-agency project providing training for professionals and pilot training for parents and carers on child and adolescent mental health. The idea was to develop a multi-agency training programme, but targeted at staff in schools as the first point of contact with all children and young people. In parallel with the professional training, two pilot courses on children's mental health for parents and carers have also been developed.
A pilot study of dual diagnosis training in prisons
- Author:
- HUGHES Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health Workforce Development, 1(4), 2006, pp.5-14.
- Publisher:
- Pier Professional
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
People with dual diagnosis have complex needs and vulnerabilities that may lead to incarceration in prisons. This article reports on a pilot training programme for dual diagnosis which was developed and piloted in five London prisons. The training was based on training needs assessment of prison staff and consultation with service users. The course was evaluated by a brief questionnaire that included items on attitudes, self-efficacy and knowledge about working with dual diagnosis. The evaluation revealed that all workers, no matter what method of training they received increased their perception of their skills (self-efficacy) and increased their attitudes. Knowledge remained the same (although the pre-training scores were high). There was no difference between the two types of training when mean scores were compared at post-training. It is concluded that the training pilot was evaluated positively and did indicate that it has some effect on attitudes and self-efficacy.