‘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.
Listen, subscribe, and add a review if you feel able to. Remember… listening, downloading or subscribing to the show is FREE!
'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.
To make contact either send me a message via the 'Contact Me' form or (if it's urgent) you can call me on 07733 105264.
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.
Primarily aimed at developing assertive outreach, but its focus on a strengths approach is applicable to all parts of the mental health system.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 10:06PM The following files are presentations Steve has made regarding the implementation of personalisation.
Powerpoint: Personalisation and the art of coordinating care (147kb)
Powerpoint: Personalisation Opportunities and Risks (113kb)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at 10:02PM Powerpoint presentation: National Audit Office Crisis Teams Study (2007)
Monday, December 27, 2010 at 8:57PM | ORGANISATIONS | PROJECTS |
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| Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health Trust | - A practice development programme focused on risk, working with Haringey START and Support & Recovery Teams [2008/9] |
| Cumbria Social Services | - 2-day workshop developing positive risk-taking in practice |
| London Crisis Forum | - Meeting to reflect on messages from the National Audit Office Crisis Teams Study |
| Lewisham Borough Council | - 1-day workshop considering the implementation of positive risk-taking in practice |
| South Norfolk Recovery Team | - 2-day workshop developing a Strengths Approach and its influence on CPA |
| Northamptonshire Healthcare | - A programme of support for implementing The ‘Working with Risk’ system into Practice |
| Pavilion Publishing | - Developing and presenting a 1-day Conference following publication of the National Audit Office Study [May 2008] |
| Manchester Mental Health & Social Care Trust | - Presentation at a 1-day event on ward discharges [September 2008] |
| Coventry & Warwick Partnership Trust | - A programme of support for implementing the ‘Working with Risk’ system into practice [2008/09] |
| Leeds Touchstone (Community Support Team) | - 1-day workshop reflecting on how a Strengths Approach is developing in practice |
| East Midlands Assertive Outreach Forum | - A presentation and discussion of the Strengths Approach & Positive Risk-Taking |
Monday, December 27, 2010 at 8:55PM | ORGANISATIONS | PROJECTS |
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| Milton Keynes PCT | - Facilitating a review of the organisation's Risk Strategy |
| Kent Acute Forum | - Conference presentation & facilitated workshop on a Strengths Approach and Positive Risk-Taking (December) |
| South Norfolk Primary Care Link-worker | - 2-day workshop developing a tool to support assessment |
| Department of Health | - With ARW Consultancy: producing service user & carer information on Care Programme Approach |
| National Audit Office | - Project Management of 2 fieldwork elements contributing to the Crisis & Home Treatment Teams Study |
| Redcar & Cleveland Assertive Outreach Team | - One-day strengths training workshop |
| Department of Health | - Participation in CPA Review Scoping Group meetings |
| Pavilion Publishing | - National launch conference for the Working with Risk publications [June 2007] |
| Granta Housing | - A programme of strengths-based training & practice development [2007/8] |
| Central Manchester Assertive Outreach Teams | - A programme of strengths-based training & practice development [2007/8] |
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Monday, December 27, 2010 at 8:54PM | ORGANISATIONS | PROJECTS |
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| Pavilion Publishing | - Producing a Working with Risk Trainers Manual & Practitioner Manual |
| Department of Health | - Participation on an Expert Advisory Panel for Risk Assessment Tools |
| Department of Health | - Discussions and drafting contributions to the Social Care Risk Framework |
| Gateshead Council | - Working with Risk workshops for cross-disability groups of staff [from 2006] |
| Northern Ireland OT's | - 2-day Risk Training workshop |
| Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health | - CPA Conference workshop [May 2006] |
| CPA Association | - Presentation to national forum [April 2006] |
| Newham North West CMHT | - 5-day practice development programme |
| South Tottenham CMHT | - 8-day practice development programme |
| South Tyneside Council | - Producing a 'Working with Risk' Practitioner Manual & 2-day Trainers Workshop manual |
| Ipswich Outreach Team | - A programme of practice development |
| North Birmingham Locality Assertive Outreach Team | - A programme of practice development & training [from 2006] |
| East Suffolk Assertive Outreach Team | - A programme of practice development |
| Birmingham & Solihull MH Trust | - A seminar on the 'strengths approach' |
| Sutton & Merton Crisis Team | - A programme of training & practice development [2006/7] |
| Brent Crisis Team | - A programme of training & practice development [2006/7] |
| Healthcare Events | - Presentation to the Annual 'Risk' Conference [Nov 2006] |
| Northamptonshire Mental Health Trust | - Presentation to 2nd Annual Recovery Conference [May 2006] |