Changing Outcomes in Psychosis: Collaborative Cases from Users, Carers and Practitioners

This book presents a series of cases of psychosocial interventions with schizophrenia and other serious mental health difficulties.Co-authored by a range of professionals in different roles, as well as carers and service users. Captures the benefits of a true alliance between the service user and their clinical worker. Details the skills and knowledge needed for interventions in a range of settings, including outreach work and family work, treatment on acute wards, as well as organisational change. Introductions and conclusions to each case examine the implications for practice and policy. Content: Chapter 1 Psychosocial Developments: Towards a Model of Recovery (pages 1–21): Eric Davis, Richard Velleman, Gina Smith and Michael DrageChapter 2 Shared Caring for a First Episode of Psychosis: An Opportunity to Promote Hope and Recovery (pages 22–40): Mandy Reed and Caroline StevensChapter 3 Integrating Family and Individual Approaches with People who Experience Bipolar Disorder (pages 41–60): Annie Higgs and Roger ThompsonChapter 4 Positive Risk?Taking within Family Intervention (pages 61–79): Gina Smith, Alison Drage, Emily Drage, James Drage and Michael DrageChapter 5 Assertive Outreach and Family Work (pages 80–97): Frank Burbach, John Carter, Jane Carter and Matthew CarterChapter 6 Relapse Prevention in Bipolar Disorder with Staff who are Also Service Users (pages 98–116): Eric Davis, Guy Undrill and Lauren SamuelsChapter 7 Women's Experiences of Psychosis: Recognition of Gendered Difference (pages 117–134): Vicky Macdougall, Karen Luckett and Megan JonesChapter 8 Advance Agreements, Advance Directives and Pre?Emptive Care?Planning (pages 135–153): Steve Brooks, Jo Denney and John MikesonChapter 9 Recovery from Voice?Hearing Through Groupwork (pages 154–171): Keith Coupland and Tim CussChapter 10 Recovery through Sports in First?Episode Psychosis (pages 172–193): Sean Adams, Lydia Bishop and Jane BellingerChapter 11 Employment, Mental Health and PSI: Occupation is Everyone's Job (pages 194–210): Sarah?joy Boldison, Rosie Davies, Hilary Hawkes, Christiane Pace and Ruth SayersChapter 12 Using Effective Management Strategies to Facilitate the Delivery of PSI (pages 211–227): Debbie Furniss and Eric DavisChapter 13 Carer?Practitioner Collaboration in Research and Evaluation (pages 228–240): Willm Mistral, Michael Drage, Gina Smith, Siobhan Floyd and Nicola CocksChapter 14 Changing Practice (pages 241–255): Gina Smith, Michael Drage, Eric Davis and Richard Velleman