People with Mental Health Issues

We are working with people who have mental health issues using person centred thinking and planning.

In the UK, we are exploring using person centred reviews in the Care Programme Approach (CPA) meetings.

HSA leads on support planning and has a separate support planning website www.supportplanning.org

 

Books

A minibook (pocket sized) compiled from "Essential Lifestyle Planning for Everyone" by Helen Sanderson and Michael Smull.

This minibook is availiable from HSAPress.

 

Papers and Articles

Sandra's Story - Person Centred Thinking with People who use Mental Health Services

Sandra has just turned 47 and those who know her describe her as someone who is honest, passionate, insightful, courageous and committed to helping others. Sandra has struggled with her mental health and staying well since she was a teenager. She has been in and out of hospital on countless occasions over the past 25 years and has repeatedly attempted suicide. Sandra is now at a stage where she feels she is in recover

To read Sandra's full story, please click here

 

Examples of Best Practice - Using Person Centred Thinking in Assessment
In an Assessment, Treatment and Support Service, they have changed their reviews to use two person centred thinking tools: what is working and not working from different perspectives, and using the 4 plus 1 questions.

To view this document see the downloads box on the left.

Becoming Unwell

This document looks at how to spot when someone is becoming unwell and what to do about it.

To view this document see the downloads box on the left.

 

Fiona's Stay Well Plan

This is my Stay Well Plan. It sets out how I want the people in my life - family, friends, work colleagues and medical professionals - to support me to stay well.

To view this document see the downloads box on the left.

  

Supported Decision Making - A guide for supporters.
This guide offers people best practice techniques and tools that may be useful when supporting others with their decision-making. This includes those people who make their own decisions and those who may lack the capacity to do so and where decisions are made in their best interest.
The book has been written in accordance with the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and was correct at the time of going to print.
This book is one of a series produced by Paradigm, with support from the Valuing People Support Team. Others in the series include:

• Values for Money - a resource guide to funding for support

• A Handbook on Support Brokerage

• Support Planning - a guide to developing Support Plans

• A Handbook on Individualised Service Design

These are all available to download free from www.paradigm-uk.org or to purchase as a full colour print book from Paradigm .

To view this guide see the downloads box on the left.

 

The Personal Touch

An article from Mental Health Today about Person Centred Reviews, by Natalie Valios.

Click here to read the article

Examples and Stories

To view any of these examples or stories, click on the names below.

Stories about Support Planning with people with mental health issues - 
Patrick's story
Sandra's story
Tony's story

Communication Chart - 
This chart focuses on 4 areas:
1. When this is happening 
2. Martin does this...
3. We think that this means...
4. And we should.

Dan's One Page Profile.

Mary's Important To/For.

Kate's Important To/For.

An example of the characteristics of people who support Jane.

Mary's doughnut for looking at the areas of responsibility of people who support her.

An example of Working/Not Working for Marie.

Tim's Communication Chart.

Adam's One Page Profile.

Jenna's One Page Profile - Eating