Community support for Mental Health Allison Wood Community Support outreach worker Supervisor

Aims of this session To determine your views on Mental Health To let you know who is in the team. The type of work we do. Service users we support. My role. Joint working. Resource centres.

Question? When you hear the words Mental Health, what automatically comes to mind. Are there any questions you would like to ask me before I start?

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Famous people who have mental health problems Mel Gibson Bipolar

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Who is in the team Social Work Team – Consists of Social Workers, Social Care Officers, admin, AMPS. Community Support Outreach Team – Consists of 5 supervisors, 8 community outreach workers. Resource Team.

The type of work we do Work with service users who have enduring mental health problems. Work under FACS criteria for people with substantial and critical needs. Work with multi-agency and community services. Support service users to remain independent within the community.

The type of work we do Identify when service users are becoming unwell. Support the transition from hospital to home when people have been admitted and ready for discharge. Provide reablement within the community. Create support plans which are person- centred.

Legislation that guides us Mental Health Act Community Care Act Mental Capacity Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Adult Protection

Service Users we support Service users are 18 years old to elderly. Schizophrenia. Depression. Personality disorder. Dual diagnosis. Bipolar. Self-harm.

My role I positively support and promote independent living and social inclusion of service users. Promote journey to recovery. Help them to achieve individual interests and goals and tasks within the community or environmental surroundings. Provide support in all aspects of daily living. Provide choice and improve quality of life. Support, encourage, motivate and empower people.

Joint working Work in partnership with: Team/Agency Community day resource Early intervention in psychosis service Eating disorder service Personality disorder service Learning disability service Older personal mental health service Consultants Voluntary and private sector Primary care trust Probation and police service Housing and education

Differences in services across Medway Our services. Crisis Team – Hospital. Mental Health Clinical Team – Canada House. Medway Access Team – Canada House.

Resource Centres Integrated part of our team that provides resources to services users that are critical and substantial who have enduring Mental Health problems. Its called a resource hub. Day service. Social inclusion and interaction. Gaining or relearning new skills. Relationships.

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