pt 2 - critical components of crisis resolution/home treatment -kevin heffernan
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the second part of Kevin Heffernan's keynote talk at the conference "Home Based Recovery and Wellness in Mental Health" - jointly hosted by University College Cork and the Centre for Recovery and Social Inclusion, Cork on the 9th June 2010TRANSCRIPT
H o m e T r e a t m e n t E x p e r i e n c e
C h o i c e & A l t e r n a t i v e
... part 2
Kevin Heffernan
• Effective communication and planning
Fidelity principles ... continued from Part 1
Advantages
• Intensive monitoring of complex cases
• Can be more flexible/sensitive ethnic minority groups
• Extended Support for Carers
• Explanation and advice and post crisis planning
• Confront social problems directly
• Work closely with Dual Diagnosis issues
• Reduce stigma of hospitalisation
• Higher satisfaction users and carers
• Development of an acute team
Advantages
Avoidance of admission (1st presentations….Zacch)
Advantages
Avoidance of admission (1st presentations….Zacch)
Interrupt cycle of admission (change expectations…David)
Advantages
Avoidance of admission (1st presentations….Zacch)
Interrupt cycle of admission (change expectations…David)
Facilitate early discharge
Advantages
Avoidance of admission (1st presentations….Zacch)
Interrupt cycle of admission (change expectations…David)
Facilitate early discharge
Reduced bed use - admissions and length of stay
Home Treatment
HopeOptimismMotivationExploration
TemperanceRecoveryEmpowermentAutonomyTruthMeaningEmpathyNegotiationTrust
Advantages
Avoidance of admission (1st presentations….Zacch)
Interrupt cycle of admission (change expectations…David)
Facilitate early discharge
Reduced bed use - admissions and length of stay
Advantages
Different framework for sustaining recovery focused engagement
Support can be perceived as:
• More Personal/Individualised
• Increased Negotiation leading to a sense of increased autonomy
Advantages
Different framework for sustaining recovery focused engagement
Support can be perceived as:
• More Personal/Individualised
• Increased Negotiation leading to a sense of increased autonomy
• Potential to develop more true Partnership working (Trialogue can emerge)
Advantages
Different framework for sustaining recovery focused engagement
Support can be perceived as:
• More Personal/Individualised
• Increased Negotiation leading to a sense of increased autonomy
• Potential to develop more true Partnership working (Trialogue can emerge)
• Narrative scrutiny (exploration of the why now and true context becomes more possible)
I hope this conference is inspiring and gives you hope for the future development of local community based mental health services
This is your opportunity! And not a danger or risk
Values of Home Treatment working
Support Client’s to acknowledge and value theuniqueness of their experience, personal narrative exploration allows intervention to beless stigmatising and medicalised
Become a catalyst for inspiration
Encourage personal responsibility
Clients can begin the journey of recovery andnot become passive victims of illness