This paper gives a framework for thinking about new sorts of training needs for community services in the field of mental health. It describes what a good community service should look like; it looks at what people need to learn about if they are to provide effective help to people ...
This document looks at collaboration in mental health services between service providers and service users, although much will be of interest to all groups involved in collaborative ventures. There are two components in the process of collaboration: firstly, users need to work together to find a collective voice; and secondly, ...
This project paper has been written for staff concerned with resettling people who are being discharged from long-stay hospitals or who are developing housing schemes for people with serious psychiatric disabilities living in hostels or with their families. It attempts to distil the lessons from current examples of good practice ...
The aim of the conference was to provide a forum for owners of homes and registration officers to discuss joint problems and to further good working relationships. This report marks a stage in the growing debate between owners and inspectors and should serve to stimulate and contribute to the growing ...
This paper is a report from a seminar run by Michael Kendricks, director of the Safeguards Project, and Cathy Costanzo, Centre for Public Representation, while visiting this country from Western Massachusetts, USA. The seminar was held at the King's Fund Centre on 11 July 1986, and chaired by Dr. David ...