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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.

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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    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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    Assertive Outreach: A Strengths Approach to Policy and Practice

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

Entries in positive risk (8)

Wednesday
May042011

Practice-based evidence for implementing positive risk-taking

DateWednesday, May 4, 2011 at 9:47PM

The appetite for researching positive and constructive approaches to working with risk is largely lacking. It is much easier to fund the investigations into the negative messages of aggression and violence or suicide, particularly the areas of practice that excite the media and fuel the perpetual blame culture. Cumbria County Council engaged a Practice Based Evidence initiative to develop and facilitate a series of 10 workshops for practitioners focused on the understanding and practical delivery of ‘positive risk-taking’. This post summarises those findings.

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Tuesday
Jan042011

Risk Assessment and Management: The Role of Evidence, Politics and Practice

DateTuesday, January 4, 2011 at 10:33PM

Powerpoint: Risk Evidence Politics & Practice (123kb)

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Saturday
Nov202010

Positive risk-taking: a basis for good risk decision-making

DateSaturday, November 20, 2010 at 2:13PM

The PDF's below are from an article first published in Health Care Risk Report March 2010 and reprinted here with their kind permission.

PDF: Positive risk-taking: a basis for good risk decision-making

PDF: Making good risk decisions in mental health and social care

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