The Effect of Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment on Assessments under the 1983 Mental Health Act : An Increased Workload for Approved Social Workers? / Elaine Furminger in The british journal of social work, 5, vol. 39 (July 2009)

Public ISBD [article]  inThe british journal of social work > 5, vol. 39 (July 2009) . - pp. 901-917 Titre : The Effect of Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment on Assessments under the 1983 Mental Health Act : An Increased Workload for Approved Social Workers? Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Elaine Furminger, Auteur ; Martin Webber, Auteur Année de publication : 2009 Article en page(s) : pp. 901-917 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Cardijn Crise # Evaluation # Travail social TS Psychiatrie # Santé mentale Résumé : "There is an extensive body of research into trends in use of the 1983 Mental Health Act (MHA) and Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment (CRHT) teams, but only one study has examined the relationship between the two. The introduction of these teams led to the belief that use of the MHA would decrease as more people with mental health problems were treated in their own environment when in crisis and at risk of admission to hospital. However, in one county authority in south-east England, the numbers of MHA assessments continued to rise after the introduction of a CRHT team. To investigate this pattern, we examined a random sample of MHA assessments conducted in the catchment area of the CRHT team both in and out of office hours from two time periods—one before and one after the introduction of the CRHT team. The presence of the team was associated with a significant increase in the use of section 2 MHA, although the use of section 3 MHA decreased. To explore these findings, we held focus groups to obtain the views of mental health professionals on the reasons for the continued rise and how their views influenced decisions. We found that the role of the Approved Social Worker (ASW) was poorly understood in the new CRHT team and that communication between it and the ASWs was disjointed. Integration of ASWs into predominantly medical CRHT teams will assist joint decision making about use of the MHA and may help to reduce unnecessary compulsory hospital admissions." Permalink : http://cdocs.helha.be/pmblln/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=14319 [article] The Effect of Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment on Assessments under the 1983 Mental Health Act : An Increased Workload for Approved Social Workers? [texte imprimé] / Elaine Furminger, Auteur ; Martin Webber, Auteur . - 2009 . - pp. 901-917. Langues : Anglais (eng) in The british journal of social work > 5, vol. 39 (July 2009) . - pp. 901-917 Catégories : Cardijn Crise # Evaluation # Travail social TS Psychiatrie # Santé mentale Résumé : "There is an extensive body of research into trends in use of the 1983 Mental Health Act (MHA) and Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment (CRHT) teams, but only one study has examined the relationship between the two. The introduction of these teams led to the belief that use of the MHA would decrease as more people with mental health problems were treated in their own environment when in crisis and at risk of admission to hospital. However, in one county authority in south-east England, the numbers of MHA assessments continued to rise after the introduction of a CRHT team. To investigate this pattern, we examined a random sample of MHA assessments conducted in the catchment area of the CRHT team both in and out of office hours from two time periods—one before and one after the introduction of the CRHT team. The presence of the team was associated with a significant increase in the use of section 2 MHA, although the use of section 3 MHA decreased. To explore these findings, we held focus groups to obtain the views of mental health professionals on the reasons for the continued rise and how their views influenced decisions. We found that the role of the Approved Social Worker (ASW) was poorly understood in the new CRHT team and that communication between it and the ASWs was disjointed. Integration of ASWs into predominantly medical CRHT teams will assist joint decision making about use of the MHA and may help to reduce unnecessary compulsory hospital admissions." Permalink : http://cdocs.helha.be/pmblln/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=14319

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