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‘The Strengths Revolution’ weekly podcast show was launched on 22nd April 2014. Just go into iTunes Store, click the ‘Podcast’ link on the top menu, then put ‘The Strengths Revolution’ into the search box.

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'Working with Strengths' was published in May 2014 as a comprehensive resource for reviewing the literature and reflecting on strengths-based practice as applied to people in contact with services, as well as the strengths-focused development of practitioners, teams and organisations. It draws on the wider business literature as well as health and social care references to broaden the applicability of the ideas.

'Risk Decision-Making' was published in 2013 to help shift the focus from a tick-box culture to the realities of what good practice should be about. The manual and cd-rom provide the resources that should engage senior management in organisations, as well as the practitioners and multidisciplinary teams.

June 2007 saw the publication of the Working With Risk Trainers Manual and Practitioner Manual through Pavilion Publishing. The Trainers Manual provides a flexible two-day training programme, with the option of using any of the individual sessions as stand-alone training resources. The Practitioner Manual provides a set of practice-based risk tools with supporting guidance on how and when to use each. These materials also aim to discuss some of the wider risk issues and identify a key part of current research and literature. The practice-based tools are also supported by completed case examples.

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Practice Based Evidence commenced business in October 2001. Promoting the value of the messages from service users, carers and practitioners experiences. These are often marginalised by the emphasis placed on research.

 

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    Jointly written by Practice Based Evidence & ARW, this resource is of importance to everyone in mental health, social care and learning disability services, including primary care.

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    Primarily aimed at developing assertive outreach, but its focus on a strengths approach is applicable to all parts of the mental health system.

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Department of Health: Service User/Carer Information

DateMonday, November 15, 2010 at 12:11AM

ARW Training Consultancy and Practice Based Evidence won the Department of Health contract in 2007 to produce service user & carer information on the refocusing of the Care Programme Approach. This has been published by the Department of Health in March 2008 ahead of the refocusing of the CPA in October 2008

CPA Booklet (207kb)

CPA Leaflet (150kb)

To read the documents above you will need free software called Adobe Reader. This software can be downloaded here.


Practice Based Evidence & ARW show what
joint working is all about

The Care Programme Approach (CPA) and care co-ordination are central to how mental health services work in the UK. In addition to the CPA Booklet and Leaflet available above, ARW Training & Consultancy, in association with Practice Based Evidence, produced a 36 minute accompanying DVD to help service users and carers to understand and discuss what they can and should expect from mental health services. This DVD has been separated into separate chapters in line with the sections of the booklet, and can be viewed by clicking the following.

1. Making the CPA work for you

2. What is the Care Programme Approach?

3. What does care co-ordination mean?

4. What assessments might happen as part of the CPA?

5. What is a care plan?

6. What is a review?

7. What can carers expect from the CPA?

8. What are your rights within the CPA?
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