Community Mental Health Journal, 53(5), 2017, pp.542-549.
Publisher:
Springer
Peer providers are integral to Full Service Partnerships (FSPs), which are team-based mental health service models. Peer providers use principles of recovery to engage clients, but FSPs can vary in their recovery orientation. Whether and how peer recovery orientation reflects the organisational environments of FSPs is unclear. This qualitative study explored peer provider attitudes towards recovery within the organisational contexts of FSPs where they are employed. Case study analysis was conducted on eight purposively sampled FSPs using qualitative interviews with peer providers and program directors. In two cases, peer recovery attitudes diverged from those of their organisational context. In these cases, peer providers were champions for recovery, and used practice-based strategies to promote client autonomy despite working in settings with lower recovery orientation. Peer providers could be uniquely positioned to promote client autonomy in settings where organisational factors limit consumer choice.
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Peer providers are integral to Full Service Partnerships (FSPs), which are team-based mental health service models. Peer providers use principles of recovery to engage clients, but FSPs can vary in their recovery orientation. Whether and how peer recovery orientation reflects the organisational environments of FSPs is unclear. This qualitative study explored peer provider attitudes towards recovery within the organisational contexts of FSPs where they are employed. Case study analysis was conducted on eight purposively sampled FSPs using qualitative interviews with peer providers and program directors. In two cases, peer recovery attitudes diverged from those of their organisational context. In these cases, peer providers were champions for recovery, and used practice-based strategies to promote client autonomy despite working in settings with lower recovery orientation. Peer providers could be uniquely positioned to promote client autonomy in settings where organisational factors limit consumer choice.
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Subject terms:
case studies, peer support, recovery, mental health problems, mental health services, organisational culture;
Journal of Forensic Practice, 17(3), 2015, pp.204-218.
Publisher:
Emerald
Purpose: Narrative Therapy offers thinking and practices which can support the development of narratives of desistance and recovery. This paper discusses the two ways in which collective narrative practice has been used in a Low Secure Forensic Recovery Service: The Tree of Life and the Knowledge Group, including the evaluation of the Knowledge Group.
Design/methodology/approach: The therapeutic
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Purpose: Narrative Therapy offers thinking and practices which can support the development of narratives of desistance and recovery. This paper discusses the two ways in which collective narrative practice has been used in a Low Secure Forensic Recovery Service: The Tree of Life and the Knowledge Group, including the evaluation of the Knowledge Group.
Design/methodology/approach: The therapeutic approach taken was collective narrative practice. The evaluation design for the Knowledge Group was service user led, resulting in a qualitative approach: a focus group that was thematically analysed.
Findings: Collective narrative practice offered service users the opportunity to enhance their narratives of strength and desistance, and to contribute socially by sharing this with others. This encouraged the development of identities beyond the "patient" and "offender" identities. It gave service users the opportunity to take a position of expertise and power where they were listened to and respected.
Originality/value: The therapeutic interventions described offer a promising approach which has not yet been fully exploited for use in forensic mental health services, including a novel approach to collective narrative practice.
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Subject terms:
recovery, case studies, life story work, forensic psychiatry, medium secure units, group therapy, mentally disordered offenders;
The paper describes how three voluntary organisations weaving together recovery, coproduction and peer support to deliver personalised care and support for people with mental health conditions. It highlights the Recovery College run by Bridge Support, co-production with young people in Rethink's Step-Up Transitions project, and peer support at Self Help. The paper also makes recommendations
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The paper describes how three voluntary organisations weaving together recovery, coproduction and peer support to deliver personalised care and support for people with mental health conditions. It highlights the Recovery College run by Bridge Support, co-production with young people in Rethink's Step-Up Transitions project, and peer support at Self Help. The paper also makes recommendations to develop and support good practice in personalised care for more people with mental health conditions. The report has been produced by TLAP in association with the Association of Mental Health Providers and NDTi.
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Subject terms:
mental health problems, severe mental health problems, person-centred care, recovery, co-production, peer support, good practice, case studies, personalisation;
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 23(2), 2019, pp.76-80.
Publisher:
Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce a programme of workshops facilitated on inpatient wards in NSFT which promote recovery through the discussion of spiritual themes. Design/methodology/approach: An introduction to the design principles of the workshops followed by service user narrative. Findings: The contributions by service users demonstrate how addressing their spirituality promotes recovery. Originality/value: This is the first-time workshops on spirituality have been given a structure in a linked series of topics and then evaluated by service users.
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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to introduce a programme of workshops facilitated on inpatient wards in NSFT which promote recovery through the discussion of spiritual themes. Design/methodology/approach: An introduction to the design principles of the workshops followed by service user narrative. Findings: The contributions by service users demonstrate how addressing their spirituality promotes recovery. Originality/value: This is the first-time workshops on spirituality have been given a structure in a linked series of topics and then evaluated by service users.
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Subject terms:
hospitals, NHS trusts, case studies, recovery, recovery approach, groupwork, spirituality, service users, user participation;
Scottish Journal of Residential Child Care, 18(1), 2019, Online only
Publisher:
Department of Social Work. University of Strathclyde.
With growing pressure on child and adolescent mental health teams to meet the needs of young people in care, alongside limited resources, there is an increasing need for care settings to consider their role in providing trauma informed, healing care environments. This article describes the process of developing a therapeutic framework within a small residential care setting in Scotland. The framework encapsulates the importance of attending to the needs of the organisation as a whole in order to provide a safe, attuned and responsive environment, highlighting the fundamental layers of care necessary to provide a foundation upon which the healing journey can begin.
(Edited publisher abstract)
With growing pressure on child and adolescent mental health teams to meet the needs of young people in care, alongside limited resources, there is an increasing need for care settings to consider their role in providing trauma informed, healing care environments. This article describes the process of developing a therapeutic framework within a small residential care setting in Scotland. The framework encapsulates the importance of attending to the needs of the organisation as a whole in order to provide a safe, attuned and responsive environment, highlighting the fundamental layers of care necessary to provide a foundation upon which the healing journey can begin.
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Subject terms:
case studies, residential care, residential child care, child and adolescent mental health services, needs, looked after children, therapies, recovery, psychology;
HMP Holme House in the North East of England was one of six prisons selected to test new ways of working in 2016. This article provides a case study or description of how the Drug Recovery Prison (DRP) programme was implemented at Holme House to improve ways to tackle drugs in prison. The article covers why things needed to be different and how the programme is innovative. The programme focuses
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HMP Holme House in the North East of England was one of six prisons selected to test new ways of working in 2016. This article provides a case study or description of how the Drug Recovery Prison (DRP) programme was implemented at Holme House to improve ways to tackle drugs in prison. The article covers why things needed to be different and how the programme is innovative. The programme focuses on four key elements: promoting safety and security; enhancing care and wellbeing; strengthening continuity of care provision and prison as a more positive place.
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Subject terms:
drug misuse, prisons, prison service, recovery approach, recovery, case studies, substance misuse, innovation, change management;
This article explores the importance of involving those who have overcome issues with substance misuse and crime in promoting and supporting addiction recovery both in prison and on release. This personal knowledge of recovering from substance misuse and desisting from crime is defined as ‘lived experience’. The belief that ‘transformed people transform people’ is supported and in doing so, this article draws upon the lived experience of those that work in peer based recovery organisations such as The Well. The article suggests that utilising those with lived experience can complement and enhance the work of professional services. Case study evidence collected over a period of 5 years is used, combining personal testimonies and survey/case management based attitudinal and behavioural data to illustrate the effectiveness of work carried out by ‘peers’. The article also shows that those with lived experience are assets that can enhance communities and that when these assets are brought together an energy is unleashed that is both creative and healing. The conclusion reiterates that those with lived experience have a significant part to play in recovery and desistance from crime, emphasising key
(Edited publisher abstract)
This article explores the importance of involving those who have overcome issues with substance misuse and crime in promoting and supporting addiction recovery both in prison and on release. This personal knowledge of recovering from substance misuse and desisting from crime is defined as ‘lived experience’. The belief that ‘transformed people transform people’ is supported and in doing so, this article draws upon the lived experience of those that work in peer based recovery organisations such as The Well. The article suggests that utilising those with lived experience can complement and enhance the work of professional services. Case study evidence collected over a period of 5 years is used, combining personal testimonies and survey/case management based attitudinal and behavioural data to illustrate the effectiveness of work carried out by ‘peers’. The article also shows that those with lived experience are assets that can enhance communities and that when these assets are brought together an energy is unleashed that is both creative and healing. The conclusion reiterates that those with lived experience have a significant part to play in recovery and desistance from crime, emphasising key factors that organisations recruiting those with lived experience should consider.
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Subject terms:
survivors, alcohol misuse, asset based approach, strengths-based approach, addiction, recovery, rehabilitation, offenders, case studies, user views;
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, 23(1), 2019, pp.58-60.
Publisher:
Emerald
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences and reflections of one woman’s journey towards well-being. Design/methodology/approach: A narrative approach has been taken to structure reflections based on lived experience.
Findings: Reflections are offered based on a personal journey towards well-being. Originality/value: This paper adds to the accounts of the lived experience of the journey towards well-being, and as such, contributes to the understanding of the process of rebuilding a life.
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Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to share the experiences and reflections of one woman’s journey towards well-being. Design/methodology/approach: A narrative approach has been taken to structure reflections based on lived experience.
Findings: Reflections are offered based on a personal journey towards well-being. Originality/value: This paper adds to the accounts of the lived experience of the journey towards well-being, and as such, contributes to the understanding of the process of rebuilding a life.
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Subject terms:
wellbeing, attachment, traumas, user views, life story work, recovery, women, case studies;
Community Mental Health Journal, 54(8), 2018, p.1180–1188.
Publisher:
Springer
This study sought to evaluate the impact of participation in a 6-month community-based participatory arts programme on mental health recovery. Using a case study methodology, a total of nine recent graduates from one of five separate groups held during the study period (2012–2015) were interviewed. All but one of the nine participants reported positive personal, emotional, physical and/or mental
(Edited publisher abstract)
This study sought to evaluate the impact of participation in a 6-month community-based participatory arts programme on mental health recovery. Using a case study methodology, a total of nine recent graduates from one of five separate groups held during the study period (2012–2015) were interviewed. All but one of the nine participants reported positive personal, emotional, physical and/or mental health changes as a result of her or his participation in the programme. Voices of all participants are explored. Analysis of the interviews revealed four key themes: safe space to create, change in identity, biggest impact, and programme-related challenges. This study supports community-based arts programming as a positive experience for people living with mental illness. Employing staff and volunteers with lived experience of mental health problems enhanced the overall participant experience.
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Subject terms:
arts, mental health problems, recovery, evaluation, case studies, community mental health services, service users, user participation, user views;
Mental Health Review Journal, 23(2), 2018, pp.73-85.
Publisher:
Emerald
Purpose: There has been a significant growth in the employment of peer workers over the past decade in youth and adult mental health settings. Peer work in mental health services for older people is less developed, and there are no existing peer work models for specialist mental health services for older people in Australia. The authors developed and implemented a peer work model for older consumers and carers of a specialist mental health service. The purpose of this paper is to describe the model, outline the implementation barriers experienced and lesson learned and comment on the acceptability of the model from the perspective of stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach: To ensure the development of the peer work model met the needs of key stakeholders, the authors adopted an evaluation process that occurred alongside the development of the model, informed by action research principles. To identify stakeholder preferences, implementation barriers and potential solutions, and gain insight into the acceptability and perceived effectiveness of the model, a range of methods were used, including focus groups with the peer workers, clinicians and steering committee, consumer and carer surveys, field notes and examination of project documentation. Findings: While the model was overall well received by stakeholders, the authors experienced a range of challenges and implementation barriers, in particular around governance, integrating the model into existing systems, and initial resistance to peer work from clinical staff. Originality/value: Older peer workers provide a valuable contribution to the mental health sector through the unique combination of lived experience and ageing. The authors recommend that models of care are developed prior to implementation so that there is clarity around governance, management, reporting lines and management of confidentiality issues.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Purpose: There has been a significant growth in the employment of peer workers over the past decade in youth and adult mental health settings. Peer work in mental health services for older people is less developed, and there are no existing peer work models for specialist mental health services for older people in Australia. The authors developed and implemented a peer work model for older consumers and carers of a specialist mental health service. The purpose of this paper is to describe the model, outline the implementation barriers experienced and lesson learned and comment on the acceptability of the model from the perspective of stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach: To ensure the development of the peer work model met the needs of key stakeholders, the authors adopted an evaluation process that occurred alongside the development of the model, informed by action research principles. To identify stakeholder preferences, implementation barriers and potential solutions, and gain insight into the acceptability and perceived effectiveness of the model, a range of methods were used, including focus groups with the peer workers, clinicians and steering committee, consumer and carer surveys, field notes and examination of project documentation. Findings: While the model was overall well received by stakeholders, the authors experienced a range of challenges and implementation barriers, in particular around governance, integrating the model into existing systems, and initial resistance to peer work from clinical staff. Originality/value: Older peer workers provide a valuable contribution to the mental health sector through the unique combination of lived experience and ageing. The authors recommend that models of care are developed prior to implementation so that there is clarity around governance, management, reporting lines and management of confidentiality issues.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
case studies, recovery, mental health services, older people, peer support, evaluation, models, intervention;