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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.

Entries in strengths (17)

Tuesday
Nov012022

Making your best decision

DateTuesday, November 1, 2022 at 4:25PM

You make several decisions every day, some without much conscious thought. But, every once in a while you're challenged to make a difficult decision... either in your work, or in life in general. So, how confident are you that you're making the best decision you can in those circumstances?

I've been working in and alongside a range of health and social care services since the mid-1980's, and I've been involved in a wide range of big decisions. The following link offers a training session on what I take into account when making those decisions myself, or supporting others to make their big decisions.

https://event.webinarjam.com/register/25/w0y8gaoo

Our narrow focus on risk assessment and risk management may be deflecting us away from what is THE core skill... confident and reasoned risk decision-making. I've published the books and manuals on the subject over many years, but now I'm creating that information in a more easily accessible digital format. What have you got to lose... apart from a short amount of your valuable time? Click on the following link to get instant access to a FREE training webinar outlining my 5 simple steps to making better decisions:

https://event.webinarjam.com/register/25/w0y8gaoo

This takes my original concept of positive risk-taking and puts it into practical use.

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Monday
Jul042022

Strengths as the ultimate Resources

DateMonday, July 4, 2022 at 2:09PM

What do you think when the topic of strengths-based practice is raised? Is it something that you will devote some quality time to when other priorities have been sorted out? I hope not!

When we are working with those challenges, trying to manage a few of life's difficulties, or finding ways to manage or take risks... a Strengths Approach is the critical way forward.

If you're interested to learn more check out the following link for a Strengths Checklist, which could also be your first step towards connecting with my wider range of resources specifically focused on 'strengths', but also seeing strengths-based practice as the ultimate way of underpinning our confidence in my concept of 'positive risk-taking'.

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

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Saturday
Oct092021

6 Influences on Making Better Risk Decisions

DateSaturday, October 9, 2021 at 4:40PM

20 years of consultancy, including working with a small caseload of brain injury case management clients, is a milestone to note. So, I'm currently enrolled on Amy Poerterfiled's Digital Course Academy, with the intention of developing a new digital course targeted specifically for busy practitioners in healthcare and brain injury fields of work.

The focus will be on supporting people to make those challenging risk decisions with greater confidence. Access the following link for a FREE report

https://positiverisktaking.lpages.co/making-better-risk-decisions

I can't banish the endless need for bureaucratic tick-box approaches to risk assessment. However, I can help people by providing non-bureaucratic guidance that helps in the moment of decision-making. The report outlines some of the influences that we should all be aware of. The course (in development) will provide much more detailed guidance, emerging out of my decades of experience, including the initiaiting of the concept of Positive Risk-Taking back in 1994. 

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Thursday
Jun212018

European Congress for Mental Health 2018

DateThursday, June 21, 2018 at 7:47PM

It's July, it's Paris, and it's Positive Risk-Taking, as I present a keynote speech on Day 1 of this 3-day Congress.

 

For the full event line-up click on the following link:

https://files.acrobat.com/a/preview/3d685625-2937-44e5-aad5-3da07bdc2728 

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Thursday
Mar292018

How effective are your 'meetings'?

DateThursday, March 29, 2018 at 1:30PM

In this video I define what a meeting is, provide 11 negative observations on how they play out, and offer 7 reflections on what can contribute to making them effective for everyone involved.

https://youtu.be/eLn1alRHVHc

 

This presentation is part of a wider email sequence offering subscribers an abundance of FREE and practical information to implement in your own practice, and that of others around you. Click on the following link, and follow the simple instructions, if you want to subscribe to the email list (no spam is sent!):

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

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