Carers in mind… Carers in mind: It’s real for them 11 Jun 201811 Jun 2018 Caring for people with psychosis can be both stressful and mystifying. People who hear voices and respond to visions that the carer can neither hear nor see present particular problems…
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… Psychosis 4: Thought disorder 7 Nov 2017 The third in the ‘big 3’ trilogy of psychotic symptoms is, for many people, the most difficult to understand. Unlike delusions which are all about ‘what’ we think, thought disorders…
mental health… Psychosis 3: Delusional case studies 6 Nov 2017 Sometimes the easiest way to make sense of a topic is to put it into story format. https://youtu.be/327FwSTrZnY Jamie and Janice don't really exist but their experiences are typical of…
Courses… Psychosis 2: Delusions, illusions and hallucinations 6 Nov 2017 Part 2 of the psychosis mini-series looks at delusions (AKA 'Fixed, false beliefs - not amenable to reason'). Delusions are more than just vague ideas - they're the things people…
mental health… Psychosis 1: Hallucinations and society 30 Oct 20176 Nov 2017 This is the first of a mini series on psychosis. Here we introduce psychosis in general before talking about hallucinations (the 1st of the 'big 3' psychotic symptoms) and how…
mental health… What’s it like to hear voices? 16 Jul 20176 Nov 2017 What's it like to hear voices? Early on when I first started trying to make videos I made a very poor version of this. That video is no longer available…
mental health… Mental health recovery: A care workers’ guide to the stress and vulnerability model 5 Apr 20176 Nov 2017 If you enjoyed this tutorial please subscribe to my youtube channel. Lots more videos on mental health and social care to come. You can subscribe to the website and Facebook…
mental health… Mental disorders made simple for students and others 3 Apr 20176 Nov 2017 I often get to take student mental health nurses around in my day to day practice. It's part of their training to spend time 'in the field' so to speak…
Uncategorized I just love this stuff 17 Jun 201411 Dec 2017 Today I was in Halifax in beautiful W. Yorkshire. It was great. I arrived last night and met up with a former colleague for a catch up over a curry…
