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Implications of current mental health policy for the practice and education of the mental health workforce
- Authors:
- WARNE Tony, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(2), October 2000, pp.48-52.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Labour's agenda for modernising mental health care promises an integrated, multi-disciplinary service that prioritises the needs of those with severe mental health problems. The mantras are access, continuity and availability. But in an NHS that is to be lead by the primary sector, can mental health care transcend the barriers between health and social care providers, between primary and secondary care and between the multiplicity of professionals involved? And what of the needs of users, and the preparation of practitioners to meet those needs?
Supported employment for people with mental health problems
- Authors:
- ALLEN Jonathan, DAVIES Huw
- Journal article citation:
- A Life in the Day, 4(1), February 2000, pp.10-13.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The development of the supported employment model in the UK is mainly associated with people with developmental or learning disabilities. However, experience in the United States has shown that the supported employment model can achieve outstanding results for mental health service users. The authors, from Bury employment support and training, and Enable, describe the way they work and the difference it has made to their clients lives.
Serving the need inside
- Author:
- BRYANT Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Professional Social Work, August 2000, p.8.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
The author asks how well equipped mental health professionals are to help their clients and shares his concern about the lack of emphasis on self-awareness in social work training.
Ignorance is not bliss
- Authors:
- KAMINSKI Peter, HARTY Charles
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 13.1.00, 2000, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
The authors describe a project to tackle the prejudice faced by people with mental illness.
Video conferencing applications in social work: work locally, think globally
- Authors:
- KELLEHER Rosemary, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 53(4), December 2000, pp.55-59.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article describes the author's experience of a video conferencing programme conducted at an older person's mental health service in Australia. Finds that there are a number of benefits of the technology for clients, their families and for health professionals themselves. The development of expertise in the use of video conferencing technology has empowered social workers in their work places. Video conferencing has been extended to other aspects of social work practice. An example of this is the use of video conferencing in Guardianship and Administration hearings for patients who would otherwise be unable to attend because of health problems.
A teaching nursing home
- Author:
- UPEX Clifford
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 30.11.00, 2000, pp.43-44.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Describes a new centre of excellence for frail elderly people in Oxford.
Seeing through the symptoms
- Author:
- ADAMS Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 16.11.00, 2000, p.29.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
A psychiatric nurse talks to the author about his innovative and controversial approach to helping people who self harm.
Net Working
- Author:
- SEEBOHM Patience
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 4(2), October 2000, pp.68-69.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
Describes a new national network which aims to support employment, education and training opportunities for people with mental health problems.
Addressing health workers' education and training needs in self- harm
- Authors:
- KINMOND Kathryn, KINMOND Robert
- Journal article citation:
- International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, 2(4), December 2000, pp.23-28.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Self harm (SH) is common, and its frequency makes it a major public health concern. The majority of people who SH and seek medical treatment attend accident and emergency departments, but standard of care for this client group vary. This article reviews the knowledge and training needs of workers in one West Midlands hospital and details a recently validated study module in SH, aimed at raising awareness and addressing some of the identified training and education needs.
Learning disability nursing staff: a response to psychiatric teaching
- Authors:
- HAUT Fabian, HULL Alastair
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 28(4), December 2000, pp.154-156.
- Publisher:
- Wiley
Learning disability nursing staff have an important role in the assessment and management of dual diagnosis patients. The present study assesses the level of psychiatric knowledge and interest of nursing staff in core psychiatric topics. Nursing staff were invited to attend a series of tutorials, and their knowledge of psychiatric topics was tested via a set of multiple-choice questions before and after the tutorials. The reasons for the low attendance rate and knowledge are discussed. Ensuring attendance is vital because the tutorials were found to be effective in improving knowledge.