30 th September 2015 Worcestershire Healthy Minds Trust Event

Welcome 45 minute presentation Opportunity for questions and discussion Informal discussions with staff at stalls

Healthy Minds Campaign Month-long campaign to raise awareness of the service and the work we do. New name, logo, extended services and a choice of ways to access services. Social media campaign to share ways of keeping healthy minds.

For complex patients:- Peer support/pathway navigator MH Professional in primary care Access to wellbeing resources via wellbeing hub phone or website Public and patients Self referrals GPs will have support from:- Mental Health Professional in Primary Care Member of staff from the CMHT who will liaise Case discussion with Consultants Direct book for assessment appointments via SPA GPs MH Services Professionals Voluntary Community Sector (VCS) SINGLE POINT OF ACCESS (SPA) WELL BEING HUB TALKING THERAPIES 1:1 and work 1:1 and group work NICE Recommended psychological intervention (IAPT complaint) CBT Primary Care Psychology Counselling Supported cCBT MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL IN PRIMARY CARE Support for step up/step down Frontline mental health assessment Liaison with CVS statutory and non-statutory COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND WELLBEING SERVICE Advice including:: Self help materials, access to cCBT and signposting available to the Wellbeing Hub Ability to book directly into step 2 cCBT and VCS provision Eg MoodMaster Mentoring Mental Health First Aid Recovery College Social Prescribing Books on Prescription Peer Support/pathway navigation SOCIAL INCLUSION MH awareness raising and up scaling Mental Health Professional in Primary care support to VCS/Statutory and non-statutory services Mental Health training directory CPD recognition to MH training Advice available wellbeing hub/SPA/MH Professional MODEL FOR ENHANCED PRIMARY MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ENHANCED PRIMARY CARE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE SECONDARY CARE SERVICES

Worcestershire Healthy Minds A Countywide Primary Care Mental Health Service; People aged 16 and over; Experiencing common mental health problems e.g. stress, low mood and anxiety; Provide a range of information, interventions and therapy, both 1:1 and in a group format; Aim to help people improve their mental wellbeing through a range of support. All clinicians are professionally trained, registered and are receiving regular supervision.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Service Counselling Service Mental Health Professionals in Primary Care Psychology Service Worcestershire Healthy Minds

What’s New?

Redesign of our Website

Website Redesign Newly designed homepage. Each area of the county now has a separate page for easy navigation of available services. Patients can now use the website to self-refer onto one of our short courses and for computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. ‘How do you keep a healthy mind?’ section, with links to self help guides, leaflets, useful links and information and a section outlining the nature of stress, anxiety and low mood.

New services we offer Psychological Educational Courses Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (cCBT) Mindfulness Groups Acceptance & Commitment Therapy Groups

Psychological Educational Courses The courses we offer are psychological educational courses run within a group setting, over 4-6 weeks: Calming Anxiety and Boosting Mood Managing Long Term Health Conditions Stress Management Worry Management Improving Self-Confidence Sleep Management

Computerised CBT SilverCloud is an online programme that teaches Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to help people manage depression and anxiety. It provides flexibility and accessibility. It is especially beneficial to those who are unable to attend appointments within office hours e.g. due to work/education/other commitments. This online Cognitive Behavioural programme can be accessed in a location which suits you. Patients are supported online throughout the programme by a therapist.

Benefits of cCBT Research suggests that online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is as effective as face to face CBT. More recent research found computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to have high levels of commitment. It provides flexibility for patients.

The courses offered via cCBT Worcestershire Healthy Minds offers 10 SilverCloud programmes that help a range of mental health difficulties. The programmes are –

How to Access cCBT and the Psychological Educational Courses? You can book yourself directly on a course by: 1.Calling (between 9:30am – 4:30pm) or 2. By visiting our website

Definition of Mindfulness Mindfulness is paying attention on purpose, moment by moment, without judging…. Jon Kabat-Zinn

Generalising Mindfulness in Everyday Living Using all of your senses Dwelling in the body rather than the mind Bringing full awareness to present moment experience Three step breathing space

Keeping a Healthy Mind Stress, anxiety and low mood are very common. Problems like this can be triggered by lack of sleep, pressure at work, money worries and life events that can affect any of us at any time. We all need to have useful tools and techniques to help keep a healthy mind.

Keeping a Healthy Mind Ensure we undertake something enjoyable and something that gives us a sense of achievement on a daily basis; Re-engaging with activities that we enjoy; Having a structure to our life/day; Setting achievable and realistic tasks; Having self-compassion; Try not to compare ourselves with others; Use relaxation techniques;

Keeping a Healthy Mind Learn a new skill; Mindfulness approach to life; Making time for ourselves; Having something to look forward to; Knowing what helps when we feel anxious, stressed or low in mood; Being aware of who can be around for you; Being mindful of our levels of exercise, diet and sleep; Talking to someone; Knowing you are not on your own.

What do patients think of our service? Our most recent review of patient feedback over the last 12 months: A high level of satisfaction with the service – the majority of patients state that they ‘Cannot Fault Service’ and that there is nothing that they would have improved. Over 90% were “very satisfied” with the overall experience of the service. Over 85% of patients were “very satisfied” with the therapist they were treated by.

What do patients think of our service? Some of the comments received highlighted areas that needed improvement or changes that would enhance the experience. We have acted on these: Introduced self-referral; Updated website; Provided improved access to further information; A wider choice of therapies introduced.

Out of the dark Out of the dark and into the light No longer a storm cloud I’m having to fight The walls that I have built will slowly come down And I will be able to laugh again with no need to frown. I will not pretend that Rome was built in a day But with these tools that I’ve learnt, I will be ok. There will be good days and bad days but I will be ready to fight Whether it’s the morning, noon or even the night So just to conclude, I will say this from my heart This is definitely not the end but only the start. I will acknowledge my feelings then I will be free Because what I have learnt from this journey is the most important thing to me. Out of the dark Out of the dark and into the light No longer a storm cloud I’m having to fight The walls that I have built will slowly come down And I will be able to laugh again with no need to frown. I will not pretend that Rome was built in a day But with these tools that I’ve learnt, I will be ok. There will be good days and bad days but I will be ready to fight Whether it’s the morning, noon or even the night So just to conclude, I will say this from my heart This is definitely not the end but only the start. I will acknowledge my feelings then I will be free Because what I have learnt from this journey is the most important thing to me.

Thank you