Quick Training Aids. Behavior Problems at School 26/05/2008
A multitude of factsheets and toolkits for improving behavioral problems of students with behavioral disorders. Tools address different themes: anger, bullying, prevention, safety etc.
Settings: Education
MHP Steps: Preparation
The Participation of Adult Service Users (Including Older People) in Developing Social Care 26/05/2008
This guide focuses on how practitioners and managers can initiate and sustain the participation of adult service users, including older people, in ways that empower service users and reflect a shared commitment to developing social care services in a more democratic way.
Settings: Residence for Older People
MHP Steps: Follow Up |
Implementation |
Needs Analysis
Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) - Short Form 26/05/2008
This is a screener questionnaire to classify older people in terms of depression and depressive disorders (no - mild- moderate/major - severe depressive disorder). This is the short form of the instrument.
Settings: Residence for Older People
MHP Steps: Implementation
Outcomes-Focused Services for Older People 26/05/2008
This is a knowledge review that includes (i) research evidence on the outcomes valued by older people and the factors that facilitate and inhibit achieving these outcomes and (ii) a postal survey of localities and social services managers for the development of oucomes approaches for older people's services and case studies
Settings: Residence for Older People
MHP Steps: Needs Analysis
Risks and Protective Factors: Older People's Mental Health 26/05/2008
This learning object explores mental health in later life. It reviews the meaning of mental health, why it is an important part of overall well being and how it relates to successful ageing. It also offers an overview of the different aspects of an older person's life and situation that impact on their mental health and the role that an individual and their family, the community they live in and wider society can play in promoting, or undermining, mental health.
Settings: Residence for Older People
MHP Steps: Preparation |
Needs Analysis
Evidence-Based Healthy Aging Programming: Tools & Checklists 26/05/2008
An evaluation tool with checklists for communities and institutions which carry out health promoting programmes for older people. Special focus on falls prevention.
Settings: Residence for Older People
MHP Steps: Follow Up |
Needs Analysis
Common Mental Health Problems Amongst Older People 26/05/2008
This learning object introduces you to some of the key facts and statistics about depression, dementia and long standing mental ill health. It explains who might be at risk of developing a mental illness as they grow older and why. It also includes information about people who have experienced serious mental illness such as schizophrenia throughout their lives and the main issues facing them as they age.
Settings: Residence for Older People
MHP Steps: Preparation
Health Visitors 26/05/2008
The Family and Parenting Institute believes that health visitors are the key to effective early intervention. In our report we argue for a well-funded, well-trained universal health visitor service available to all parents of children under five, with specialist support for the most vulnerable families. They want (i) a universal health visitor service with an intensive service for parents who will benefit most, (ii) a preventative health visitor service – the key to unlocking support for vulnerable families who are still missing out, and (iii) a well-trained health visitor service with a clearly defined role and a better career structure.
Settings: Education
MHP Steps: Preparation
NASP Toolkit - School-Based Mental Health: From Research to Practice: Information and Resources You Can Use 26/05/2008
" The best in NASP resources related to school-based mental health—all organized on one convenient CD!
Mental health underlies all aspects of children’s learning and development. School-based mental health professionals must be able to address a broad spectrum of student needs, ranging from prevention and wellness to behavior problems and mental health disorders.
Affordable, practical, and comprehensive, the NASP Toolkit: School-Based Mental Health includes over 130 relevant chapters, articles, and handouts from NASP print and online resources, including our bestselling reference books, peer-reviewed periodicals, practice-oriented products, and award-winning website. See a full list of source materials here. Communication and advocacy resources will help you collaborate with educators and families. "
Settings: Education
MHP Steps: Implementation |
Needs Analysis
Involving Individual Older Patients and their Carers in the Discharge Process from Acute to Community Care: Implications for Intermediate Care 26/05/2008
A SCIE Research briefing provides up-to-date information on a particular topic. It is a concise document summarising the knowledge base in a particular area and is intended as a 'launch pad’ or signpost to more in-depth investigation or enquiry. It is not a definitive statement of all evidence on a particular issue. The briefing is divided into the different types of knowledge relevant to health and social care research and practice, as defined by the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) (1). It is intended to help health and social care practitioners and policy-makers in their decision-making and practice. The topic of this briefing is the involvement of individual patients and carers in the process of assessment and discharge to community care, especially intermediate care.
Settings: Residence for Older People
MHP Steps: Preparation