duty of care… Schizophrenia, social care and the tripartite recovery model 7 Feb 201812 Apr 2018 What is schizophrenia? How do reasonable attempts to cope with symptoms like voice-hearing come to be thought of as symptoms of illness in themselves? Why is it so easy to…
challenging behaviour… An interview with Freya Smith 22 Jan 201822 Jan 2018 Freya Smith is a carer and youth worker. She's fluent in British sign language and sees all of life as an opportunity for compassion and for helping those in need.…
Uncategorized It’s only 2017 14 Dec 201712 Apr 2018 Mental health recovery ‘past, present and future’ However we look at it mental health care has had a chequered past. From early demonization of anyone who was ‘different’ to the…
mental health… Therapeutic risk-taking 12 Dec 201712 Apr 2018 It is possible to assist people with social care needs (complex or otherwise) to develop the quality of their lives and to enhance their coping strategies. In large part this…
Courses… The ‘family tree’ of mental health exercise 11 Dec 201712 Apr 2018 This is a simple exercise intended to be completed either individually or preferably by a group (up to around 16 people) in discussion. The idea is to help care workers…
mental health… Depression? What depression? 10 Dec 201712 Apr 2018 We all have good days and bad days. That’s part of being human. We call it normal mood fluctuation. Sometimes we feel great. Other times… not so much. It’s important…
challenging behaviour… Personality disorder and compassion 4 Dec 201712 Apr 2018 Sometimes a single day's training makes all the difference. You can access such a training day here. Watch a video on Personality Disorder below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTxwLpm6j-4 Complete the contact form below…
mental health… Jugglers do it with practice :-) 2 Dec 201712 Apr 2018 Many people think they have no control over how they feel. They think that their emotions are caused by other people and by events. But that just isn't true. People…
Uncategorized Woohoo! I won a top 10 blog award of 2017 29 Nov 201712 Apr 2018 It's good to be appreciated. Having restarted my mental health blog last March after a relative absence of several years I didn't expect to get any sort of recognition so…
challenging behaviour… Mental health training – a short sample 16 Nov 201712 Apr 2018 This abridged, edited audio (& video slideshow) is taken from the introductory session of a 2012 mental health training day in Glasgow. Although not all of the session is included…
