Service user involvement and recovery in mental health
By: edited by Jenny Weinstein.
Contributors: Weinstein, Jenny, 1947-
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781843106883
Subjects: Mental health services -- Great Britain -- Citizen participation
Description: Written cooperatively by service users and academics, this book conveys a vital connection between recovery and involvement, offering a framework of values and helpful strategies to promote meaningful user participation.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to mental health service user involvement. Philip Kemp; title: The ethos of involvement as the route to recovery. Julie Gosling/Advocacy in Action; title: Building a compelling future. Humphrey Greaves; title: Circle of one - Experiences and observations of a BME service user/consultant. Humphrey Greaves; title: Becoming an expert by experience. Aloyse Raptopoulos; title: The road to recovery. Aloyse Raptopoulos; title: User involvement in their own treatment. Jenny Weinstein with Jaeta Egoh, Sharon Hamshere, Geoff Worley, Sheila Whalebone and other service users; title: User involvement in challenging stigma and discrimination in mental health. Jenny Weinstein with members of the Jewish care education project; title: User involvement in planning and developing services. Jenny Weinstein and members of Southwark Mind; title: User involvement in research. Tony Leiba; title: The creative involvement of service users in the classroom. Philip Kemp; title: Meeting the challenge of working with young care leavers in delivering social work training. Tom Wilks and Liz Green; title: Conclusion: the way forward for service user involvement and recovery.