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.

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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Monday
Dec272010

Partnership Projects - 2005

Partnership Projects - 2005

ORGANISATIONS PROJECTS
Newham Crisis Response & Home Treatment Team - A programme of training and supervised practice development [from 2005]
West Suffolk & Thetford Assertive Outreach Team - A programme of training and practice development [from 2005]
East Suffolk Assertive Outreach Team - A programme of 3 days training [May 2005]
Suffolk Countywide Assertive Outreach - Facilitating countywide service development days [from 2005]
Northamptonshire Social Services - Training workshop on 'A Strengths Approach'
South East Development Centre for Mental Health and Kent Service Users groups - A review of service user participation & involvement
Redbridge Home Treatment Team - A programme of supervised practice development [from 2005]
Glasgow Primary Care Trust - A programme of risk training and practice review [2005/6]
Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust - Clinical Risk Policy Review [2005/6]
Belfast City Hospital Trust and South & East Belfast Trust - Keynote presentation to Risk Management Conference
Haringey (North Tottenham) CMHT - Facilitated team development day
Stuart Low Trust (Voluntary Sectory Organisation in Islington) - Presentation to AGM
Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health - The Strengths Within Assertive Outreach Conference

 

Monday
Dec272010

Partnership Projects - 2004

Partnership Projects - 2004

ORGANISATIONS PROJECTS
Melbourne North Western Mental Health Services - Workshop presentation 'What is Practice Based Evidence?'
Northamptonshire Social Services - Training workshops for 'Positive risk-taking' and 'A strength's approach' [from 2004]
Homefirst Community Trust (Antrim) - Psychiatrists study day on CMHT's
Ipswich Outreach Team - Team development facilitation
Service User Leadership Programme (SCMH/Kings Fund/ London Development Centre for Mental Health/South East Development Centre for Mental Health) - Strengths Approach & Positive Risk-Taking
Healthcare Events - Conference presentation [2004/5/6]
National Forum for Assertive Outreach - Workshop facilitation [2004/5/6]
South Tyneside Mental Health Services - Risk Management Strategy
Fife Health Board (Primary Care) - Risk Management Strategy & training
South of Tyne and Wear Mental Health Trust - CPA & Care Coordination training programme [2004-5]
Cambridge Assertive Outreach Team - Assertive Outreach practice development and training [2004/2005]

 

Monday
Dec272010

Partnership Projects - 2003

Partnership Projects - 2003

ORGANISATIONS PROJECTS
Camden & Islington Mental Health & Social Care Trust - Facilitating Camden CMHT Managers Peer Support Group [From 2003]
Norfolk Mental Health Care NHS Trust - AO/Home Treatment/CMHT practice development & training [from 2003]
Barnet, Enfield & Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust - Haringey Assertive Outreach practice development & training [from 2003]
College of York St. John - Strengths Approach & Positive Risk-Taking training [2003-5]
Homefirst Community Trust (Antrim) - Assertive Outreach training
St. Mungos (Voluntary Sector) - Risk training [2003-4]

 

Monday
Dec272010

Partnership Projects - 2002

Partnership Projects - 2002

ORGANISATIONS PROJECTS
West Sussex Joint Agencies Training Initiative (Mental Health) - Strengths Approach & Positive Risk-Taking training [from 2002]
Mersey Care NHS Trust - Risk Management Policy & Training
Oxfordshire Learning Disabilities NHS Trust - Assertive Outreach practice development
- O.T.'s 'Strengths Approach' study day
Greenwich Council - Risk training
Association of O.T. in Mental Health - Risk training

 

Monday
Dec272010

Partnership Projects - 2001

Partnership Projects - 2001

ORGANISATIONS PROJECTS
Camden & Islington Mental Health & Social Care Trust - CMHT 'practice development' & team development day facilitation [from 2001]
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Trust - Assertive Outreach (North) 'practice development' [from 2001]
Julian Housing Support (Voluntary Sector) - Active Outreach & 'Management Team' development [from 2001]
ARW Training & Consultancy (Service user led ) - Collaboration on training projects [from 2001]
Conwy & Denbighshire NHS Trust - Risk Management Review
Northern Ireland O.T.'s - Risk Training