‘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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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 10:02PM Powerpoint presentation: National Audit Office Crisis Teams Study (2007)
Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 11:53PM Below is an outline of the content for a report commissioned by the National Audit Office. For a full copy of the report, go to www.nao.org.uk.
- A Report of interviews with CRHT and Ward Managers across 25 sites in England, regarding 500 referrals to CRHT teams and 500 admissions to inpatiient wards during Jan-Apr 2007
Steve Morgan on behalf of Study Team:
Practice Based Evidence
www.practicebasedevidence.com
THE NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE
Nick Gauntlett,
Kirt Hunte,
Charlotte McKinley (NAO),
Andrew and Roberta Wetherell
led by Steve Morgan,
under the direction of Jess Hudson (NAO)
| Chapter 1: The project successfully generated reliable evidence from 25 sites operating varying CRHT service models | 3 |
| Chapter 2: The Department of Health intends that CRHT teams act as ‘gatekeepers’ to admission, but in fact this function is under-realized | 8 |
| Chapter 3: Assessing a mental health crisis is a critical function of CRHT teams, but it must be efficiently organised in order that the home treatment function is not compromised | 32 |
| Chapter 4: Home Treatment offers key benefits for patients, but capacity to provide it could be improved with more rigorous implementation of the intended policy | 35 |
| Chapter 5: CRHT teams are facilitating earlier discharges where the ward and CRHT team are integrated, but there is room to improve performance in this area | 41 |
| Chapter 6: CRHT teams need to be better understood by the teams and services that refer to them in order to ensure they provide the intended functions | 47 |
| Chapter 7: Service User/Carer preferences do influence admission decisions, so they need to be fully informed of the range of options | 56 |
| Chapter 8: CRHT teams provide acute care, and success will depend on integrating them effectively in the acute care pathway | 60 |
| Recommendations | 69 |
| Appendix One: The 25 Sites Visited | 73 |
[Go to www.nao.org.uk for the full report and the complete set of National Audit Office reports on this project]