Assertive outreach in mental health : a manual for practitioners

By:

Burns, T

Contributor(s):

Firn, M

Publication details: OUP, 2002Description: 345pISBN:

0198516150

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

WM 43.

Online resources:

Click here for electronic access to this title

Summary: Assertive Outreach is the treatment of choice for the severely mentally ill in the community. It involves taking services to the patients rather than requiring them to attend hospitals and clinics. The model is one of a high staff-to-patient ratio offering comprehensive health and social care. Assertive Outreach is a targeted and refined application of the existing practice of community mental health teams - an evolution of community policy rather than a revolutionary change. Research evidence and outcome data suggests it results in reduced hospitalizations, promotes effective engagement with difficult patients and improves patient wellbeing. As a policy, it has been implemented successfully in Australia, the USA and Europe, and it is now being adopted nationally in the UK. This book will equip all members of the multidisplinary Assertive Outreach team with a clear understanding of the essential processes and interventions involved.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Book	BEH-MHT Library Service Shelves	WM 30.6 BUR 2002 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available	BEH00258
Book	Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust Library Shelves - LEW	WM 43 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	10632
Book	Thorpe Coombe Library Shelves	WM30 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available	T10019

Browsing BEH-MHT Library Service shelves, Shelving location: Shelves Close shelf browser (Hides shelf browser)

Previous								Next
Previous	WM 300 SIN 2010 Mental handicap and the human condition : an analytic approach to intellectual disability /	WM 300 WOO 2015 Clinical topics in disorders of intellectual development	WM 30.5 WEB 2015 Applying research evidence in social work practice /	WM 30.6 BUR 2002 Assertive outreach in mental health : a manual for practitioners	WM 30.6 FAL 1993 Integrated mental health care : a comprehensive community-based approach /	WM 30.6 FOS 1998 Managing mental health in the community :	WM 30.6 GOL 1980 Mental illness in the community :	Next

Assertive Outreach is the treatment of choice for the severely mentally ill in the community. It involves taking services to the patients rather than requiring them to attend hospitals and clinics. The model is one of a high staff-to-patient ratio offering comprehensive health and social care. Assertive Outreach is a targeted and refined application of the existing practice of community mental health teams - an evolution of community policy rather than a revolutionary change. Research evidence and outcome data suggests it results in reduced hospitalizations, promotes effective engagement with difficult patients and improves patient wellbeing. As a policy, it has been implemented successfully in Australia, the USA and Europe, and it is now being adopted nationally in the UK. This book will equip all members of the multidisplinary Assertive Outreach team with a clear understanding of the essential processes and interventions involved.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.