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Organisational impact of a forensic education programme
- Authors:
- WALKER Helen, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Practice, 15(3), 2013, pp.218-230.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the organisational impact of the New to Forensic Mental Health education programme, developed for use across all forensic services in Scotland. To date, 267 have been trained as a trainer or mentor; 502 have completed the programme and 375 are yet to complete. The programme is designed to promote self-directed learning and is multi-disciplinary and multi-agency in approach. It includes case studies and problem-based learning relating to patients in a variety of settings, from the community to high secure care. Design/methodology/approach: As part of a larger longitudinal study to assess the value of this New to Forensic Mental Health education programme, organisational impact was assessed using semi-structured interviews with (n=13) senior staff working in forensic services. Participants were purposively selected for interview. Findings: Transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis, which revealed three themes: “Acquiring knowledge: what you learn and how you learn”, “Developing skills” and “Shift in attitudes and behaviour”. The results demonstrate the positive impact the programme has had at an organisational level and what changes can occur when staff become more knowledgeable, skilful and confident. The implications for practice, along with the limitations of the study, are discussed. One of the weaknesses of this type of analysis is that it is always dependent on the analyst's interpretation, and is thus the product of that person's bias, filters or prejudices. Originality/value: This evaluation is one of the limited few that explore organisational impact of an education programme. (Publisher abstract)
Community-based compulsory treatment orders in Scotland; the early evidence
- Author:
- LAWTON-SMITH Simon
- Publisher:
- King's Fund
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 33p.
- Place of publication:
- London
In recent years, several countries have introduced powers to compel certain people with mental disorders living in the community to engage with services and undergo treatment. This paper explores what happened in the first six months after community-based compulsory treatment orders were introduced in Scotland in October 2005. It looks at how many people have become subject to the orders, the pathways to being placed on an order, the impacts on mental health staff, and resource issues. It also considers what lessons emerge for England and Wales, which will soon be introducing similar arrangements.
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.
A population-based survey of barriers and enablers to physical activity in people using, and working in a mental health service in Scotland
- Authors:
- CRABB Jim, et al
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 17(4), 2015, pp.234-246.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Research into physical activity in people who experience mental disorders has tended to focus on those who have agreed to participate in exercise programmes. For effective health promotion across this population, it is important to understand the barriers and enablers to increasing physical activity in all of those who use mental health services. Qualitative and quantitative data were collected from consecutive service users and all staff in a General Adult Mental Health Service in Scotland. Thematic analysis was undertaken. A total of 127 service users and 186 staff participated. Data saturation was achieved. Staff and service users identified different barriers and enablers towards increasing physical activity rates. Different themes were identified in our population compared with those researched in other studies who had agreed to participate in exercise programmes. The author's findings suggest there is a role for education, activity scheduling, motivational interviewing, social skills training and cognitive-behavioural therapy style interventions.
Health and wellbeing at work: a survey of employees, 2014
- Authors:
- STEADMAN Karen, WOOD Martin, SILVESTER Hannah
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Work and Pensions
- Publication year:
- 2015
- Pagination:
- 171
- Place of publication:
- London
Reports on findings from a Department for Work and Pensions commissioned survey into the relationship between health and work. The survey also aimed to monitor progress in the Health and Work policy programme and to build on evidence on what has worked to help people on sick leave return to work. The survey comprised telephone interviews with a nationally representative sample of 2,013 employees, and incorporated a boost sample of an additional 358 employees who had been off work sick for more than two weeks in the last 12 months. Questions covered employees’ experience of health and work, their history of sickness absence in the preceding 12 months and their views on the government's Fit for Work policy. The survey findings provide an overview of employee health and sickness absence in the UK; employees views about how health affected their work; the impact of health and wellbeing-related policies at work; and the effect of workplace culture, including relationships, trust and disclosure, effort, reward, and stress. The report also looks at factors associated with sickness absence of more than two weeks; the management of health conditions in the workplace; and respondents’ views about the Fit for Work service. (Edited publisher abstract)
Workplace interventions can reduce stigma
- Authors:
- KNIFTON Lee, WALKER Alice, QUINN Neil
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Public Mental Health, 7(4), December 2009, pp.40-50.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Stigma and discrimination towards people with mental health problems is a global issue, imposing a considerable public health burden in terms of social isolation, limited life chances, delayed help-seeking behaviour and stress. While numerous initiatives have been undertaken to address these issues, an evidence base for what works is still emerging. This paper explores the impact of 15 population-level awareness workshops delivered over a five-month period to 137 participants. These were employees drawn from workplaces identified as being important in the day-to-day lives of people with mental health problems. Evaluation approaches maximised specificity, sensitivity and anonymity and they assessed participant knowledge, attitude and behaviour. The workshops significantly improved participant knowledge. Attitude change was more complex with an overall significant improvement in attitudes, particularly in relation to unpredictability and recovery, but not dangerousness, which had more positive baseline attitudes. Social distance, a proxy for behavioural intent, had significant improvements in relation to ‘moderate’ social contact only. Qualitative feedback indicated that complex, unanticipated and positive messages had been absorbed by participants and influenced beliefs and behavioural intent. Service user narratives focusing on recovery were identified as the most valuable component of the intervention.
National care standards: care homes for people with mental health problems
- Author:
- SCOTLAND. Scottish Executive
- Publisher:
- Stationery Office
- Publication year:
- 2002
- Pagination:
- 62p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Outlines the national care standards for mental health problems in Scotland. Contents: before moving in, standards one to six; settling in, standards seven to eleven; day to day life, standards twelve to eighteen; choosing to leave or move on, standard nineteen.
A comparison of cognitively impaired attenders and their coresident carers at day hospitals and day centres in Aberdeen
- Authors:
- WARRINGTON Jill, EAGLES John M.
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 11(3), March 1996, pp.251-256.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Day care services for the mentally ill in Aberdeen are described. Cognitively impaired attenders and their coresident carers at local day hospitals are compared with their counterparts at day centres. The similarities between the two groups are more striking than the differences. Day hospitals appeared to be no more efficacious than day centres in relieving stress and psychiatric morbidity among carers. Indeed, carers of day hospital attenders were more likely to be depressed. There appear to be significant sources of selection bias in determining which elderly subjects attend which type of day care. It is suggested that current service provision in the UK lacks coherence and rationality and that randomised prospective trials are required to determine appropriate organisation of day care services.
Living alternatives: a study of 10 supported accommodation projects in Lothian, providing 24-hour support for people with special needs
- Author:
- DUNCAN Isabel
- Publisher:
- Scottish Council for Single Homeless
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 98p.,tables,illus.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Gives detailed descriptions of 10 housing projects and includes the views of people living in them. Types of housing for the projects are: care housing for older people and people under 60; supported housing for mentally ill people; hostels for mentally ill people; neighbour support housing; and supported flats. Design, management, finance, staffing, selection of tenants, and problems encountered are discussed. Makes recommendations for future developments.