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Using your skills and experience: designing a course in health and social care for people with mental health problems
- Author:
- MARTYN David
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 5(4), November 2001, pp.22-27.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Describes the research and development that went into a course for people who use mental health services who might want to offer their skills and experience to help others.
In our own hands
- Authors:
- DAVIS Ann, BRAITHWAITE Tina
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(12), August 2001, pp.413-414.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Looks at the work of SUREsearch: Service Users in Research and Education, a research network for service users/survivors which aims to be a powerful forum for change.
A new dawn: the changing face of mental health services in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Author:
- MAGLAJLIC Reima Ana
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(12), August 2001, pp.401-404.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Bosnia and Herzegovina is gradually pulling itself back from the destruction of the 1992-1996 war. To replace the destroyed mental hospitals the World Bank provided funding for a network of community mental health centres across the country. Educational initiatives have been introduced to provide staff - including, importantly, nurses and social workers - with the necessary training and skills to work in the community setting.
Mental health training in emergency homeless shelters
- Authors:
- VAMVAKAS Angelos, ROWE Michael
- Journal article citation:
- Community Mental Health Journal, 37(3), June 2001, pp.287-295.
- Publisher:
- Springer
The prevalence of mental illness among homeless persons points to the importance of providing mental health training to emergency shelter staff. The authors report on their own work and argues that such training offers the potential to significantly improve shelter staff's ability to respond to the needs of shelter residents with mental illness, and to the behaviourial problems some of these individuals may pose for shelter operation.
Cultural competence in care
- Authors:
- PAPADOPOULOS Irena, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 110, July 2001, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Explains culturally appropriate care should be at the heart of mental health services.
Gaining insight from experience: lessons from a Flemish employment programme
- Authors:
- AUDENHOVE Chantal Van, LISSENS Guido
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 5(1), February 2001, pp.14-21.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Flemish ECHO project is a joint initiative of some Flemish mental health services in close co-operation with the LUCAS research institute. This article describes the social context of vocational rehabilitation in Flanders, and the way that the project was organised by the partners in the Flemish ECHO network. Also describes the method of working in the project and offers some conclusions based on the scientific evaluation of the project.
Workplace assessment for people with mental health issues
- Author:
- CHAPMAN Jenny
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 5(4), November 2001, pp.8-15.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The author, a practitioner, consultant and lecturer in vocational rehabilitation, gives an account of a successful rehabilitation programme in which she worked in Australia. The Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service in Australia, continue to provide effective 'return to work' programmes for disabled people. The use of methods such as workplace assessment is one reason why Australia is extremely successful in return to work and placement rates.
Working together: mental health and special education collaboration
- Authors:
- BABYAK Allison E., KOORLAND Mark A.
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 23(8), August 2001, pp.633-649.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Examines the nature of interactions between special educators and mental health professionals providing services to students with behavioral disorders. Seventy-two surveys were sent to contact persons for programmes for students with behavioral disorders in the state of Florida. Content analysis was used to code individual responses to three open-ended questions regarding benefits of service provision by mental health professionals difficulties resulting from interactions between mental health professionals and educators, and advice to mental health professionals for improving service delivery. Data suggest that although service provision by mental health professionals is important, barriers impeding effective communication and collaboration among professionals exist. Suggestions are offered for overcoming barriers in our current delivery system and incorporating collaborative skill building activities into training programmes for special education and mental health professionals.
Challenging barriers to employment, training and education for mental health service users: the service user's perspective
- Authors:
- SECKER Jenny, GROVE Bob, SEEBOHM Patience
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Mental Health, 10(4), August 2001, pp.395-404.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- London
In 1999 the 'Care Programme to Work' project at the Institute for Applied Health and Social Policy undertook a survey of service users in Sheffield. The aim was to identify users' employment, education and training needs, as they perceived them. One hundred and fifty-six interviews were carried out across the city, followed by 11 focus groups to explore vocational issues in more detail and ensure that the views of groups under-represented in the interviews were included. Service users were employed as interviewers and focus group leaders. Open employment was the most frequently identified long-germ goal. The study highlighted the need for an integrated approach to vocational guidance and support; for strong links with employment and educational agencies and with projects supporting diverse groups of users; for access to impartial benefits advice; and for mental health services themselves to take a lead in providing and promoting employment opportunities.
Occupational therapy in mental health: managing stress and burnout
- Authors:
- BASSETT Hazel, LLOYD Chris
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 64(8), August 2001, pp.406-411.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Stress and burnout for human service workers has received increasing attention over a number of years. It has been suggested that health care professionals may be particularly at risk of stress and burnout because of the amount and type of direct client contact that makes up their work. For workers in the field of mental health, additional stressors are present owing to organisational restructuring and new models of care. Mental health occupational therapists may be vulnerable to stress and burnout owing to the nature of their work, the types of clients they see, the changed work environment and professional issues. It is recommended that occupational therapists become aware of the factors contributing to stress and burnout and develop strategies to maintain their wellbeing in the workforce.