Evaluation of a new recovery college: delivering health outcomes and cost efficiencies via an educational approach
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate cost efficiencies and health outcomes after one academic year of course delivery, in a recovery college. Design/methodology/approach The paper used service evaluation and review of data. Findings There is significant impact on health outcomes when standardised measures of Patient Activation Measure and Warwick –Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale were completed pre- and post-intervention, with indications of possible financial efficiencies identified within secondary care mental health pathways. Research limitations/impl...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - December 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Chronicles of one woman ’s journey towards well-being: perspective
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. 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 e xperience of the journey towards well-being, and as such, contributes to the understanding of the process of rebuilding a life. (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - December 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Research Watch: therapists ’ working conditions and their implications for service users’ social inclusion
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to highlight possible implications of therapists ’ working conditions on social inclusion of service users. Design/methodology/approach A search was carried out for recent papers on cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) therapists. Findings One study highlighted that over half of their sample of 201 UK therapists in Improving Access to Psycholog ical Therapy (IAPT) services reported burnout. In a second study, in interviews with ten IAPT workers in inner London services, therapists said they had to fight for extra time to adapt CBT fo...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - December 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Evaluation of a new recovery college: delivering health outcomes and cost efficiencies via an educational approach
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate cost efficiencies and health outcomes after one academic year of course delivery, in a recovery college. Design/methodology/approach The paper used service evaluation and review of data. Findings There is significant impact on health outcomes when standardised measures of Patient Activation Measure and Warwick –Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale were completed pre- and post-intervention, with indications of possible financial efficiencies identified within secondary care mental health pathways. Research limitations/impl...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - December 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Changing the font size on recovery: a co-produced dialogue between service user and psychologist
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to co-produce the meaning of the word recovery and highlight the challenges to recovery in a secure inpatient setting. Design/methodology/approach A conversational narrative between a service user and psychologist focussed on the topic of recovery. Findings It is a reflective account, therefore no findings are required. Originality/value This is a co-produced paper highlighting a service user ’s and psychologist’s perspectives on recovery. (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - December 5, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Welcoming peer workers in NHS settings: facilitating readiness with an Early Intervention in Psychosis team
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose A pilot project commissioned to assess feasibility and impact of peer support in an Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) service highlighted the importance of team readiness. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the lessons learned in recognising and facilitating team readiness in an NHS setting. Design/methodology/approach The literature suggests that mental health teams need to be ready to implement peer support, if this is to be done successfully. The authors describe the process of preparing for peer support, obstacles that arose and ways that the tea...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - November 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Now they ’re listening: involvement in clinical psychology training
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The 2014/2015 UK requirement for involvement of service users and carers in training mental health professionals has prompted the authors to review the work of involvement in clinical psychology training in the university programme. Have the voices of service users and carers been heard? The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach The authors update the paper of 2011 in which the authors described the challenges of inclusion and the specific approaches the authors take to involvement. The authors do this in the context of the recent change ...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - November 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Welcoming peer workers in NHS settings: facilitating readiness with an Early Intervention in Psychosis team
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose A pilot project commissioned to assess feasibility and impact of peer support in an Early Intervention in Psychosis (EIP) service highlighted the importance of team readiness. The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the lessons learned in recognising and facilitating team readiness in an NHS setting. Design/methodology/approach The literature suggests that mental health teams need to be ready to implement peer support, if this is to be done successfully. The authors describe the process of preparing for peer support, obstacles that arose and ways that the tea...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - November 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Now they ’re listening: involvement in clinical psychology training
Mental Health and Social Inclusion, Ahead of Print. Purpose The 2014/2015 UK requirement for involvement of service users and carers in training mental health professionals has prompted the authors to review the work of involvement in clinical psychology training in the university programme. Have the voices of service users and carers been heard? The paper aims to discuss this issue. Design/methodology/approach The authors update the paper of 2011 in which the authors described the challenges of inclusion and the specific approaches the authors take to involvement. The authors do this in the context of the recent change ...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - November 1, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Generating mutual recovery in creative spaces
This study advances the evidence that creative arts can support the psychological and social aspects of participants ’ recovery journeys. Creative activities can promote positive self-identity and reduce self-stigma for people experiencing mental illness. It highlights the importance of using evidence in the design of creative workshops and supports the use of peer mentoring in group creative processes. (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - October 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Thinking about recovery and well-being in a social context
Mental Health and Social Inclusion,Volume 22, Issue 4, Page 161-166, August 2018. (Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion)
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - September 18, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
Patsy Flanagan in conversation with Jerome Carson
Mental Health and Social Inclusion,Volume 22, Issue 4, Page 174-177, August 2018. Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide a profile of Patsy Flanagan. Design/methodology/approach Patsy provides a short background to her life story and is then interviewed by Jerome. Findings Patsy shares with us a journey of suffering that started when she was only five, to today where she feels she has been saved by motherhood and would like to save others through her books. Research limitations/implications Case studies illustrate the complexities and the richness of human experience and help us understand mental health and me...
Source: Mental Health and Social Inclusion - September 10, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: research
