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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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    The Art of Co-ordinating Care: A Handbook of Best Practice for Everyone Involved in Care and Support

    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.

  • Assertive Outreach: A Strengths Approach to Policy and Practice
    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.

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Tuesday
Mar132018

How good must the book be?

DateTuesday, March 13, 2018 at 3:47PM

Sign up for a series of emails containing access to a range of FREE checklists, tools and YouTube videos, offered to help you further develop your knowledge and practice in working with a person-centred strengths-based perspective...

 

https://positiverisktaking.lpages.co/working-with-strengths-2/ 

 

People are naturally suspicious of material given away for free... is it any good, what is the catch? The answer to those two questions is Yes & No respectively.

These are materials I have been aware of, developed and used since the early 1990's, and now I am getting into the autumn of my career (as much as I would like to think of 60 as being spring!), I would like a much wider range of people to become aware of, and make good use of them.

So, whether you think you know it all already, or you are always open to continual learning and reflection, why not check out the link? What have you got to lose, other than a few minutes of your precious time when my occasional informative emails arrive in your inbox? I promise I don't do spam.

 

https://positiverisktaking.lpages.co/working-with-strengths-2/ 

 

If the free stuff is that good, I wonder how good the book must be?

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Wednesday
Mar202013

Risk Decision-Making

DateWednesday, March 20, 2013 at 10:08PM

How many times have you been asked 'where is the risk assessment?' knowing that the quality of the work is of secondary value at best. A new manual has been produced in 2013 to focus the attention of people at all levels of organisations involved in health and social care services. We all make risk decisions, but we occasionally need guidance to support our confidence in doing so. This manual is focused on reducing bureaucracy, promoting quality, and responding to what we should really mean when we talk of being person-centred in our work.

Risk Decision-Making is available from Pavilion Publishing.

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