Transcript Kathryn James Programme Director – Mental Health NIACE

Stuart Hollis
Kathryn James
Programme Director –
Mental Health
NIACE
[email protected]
Mental health and well-being
“Mental health is not just the absence of mental disorder. It is
a defined state of well-being in which every individual
realizes his or her potential, can cope with the normal
stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is
able to make a contribution to her or his community.”
Protective factors
Triggers
•Family, friends, social networks
•Feeling safe
•Good education, able to fulfil your
potential
•Employment
•Sufficient income, free from worry of
debt
•Able to live your life to full potential
•Choices and support for the help you
need.
•Social isolation
•Living in fear of attack or abuse
•Poor education, unable to fulfil
your potential
•Poverty and worry about money
and debt
•Discrimination, abuse,
harassment
•Limited choices, no support
Social Inclusion – its about
• ‘Our vision is of a future where people with
mental health problems have the same
opportunities to work and participate in the
community as any other citizen…’
• Recognition of the fundamental importance of
people's relationships, family and caring
responsibilities, a decent home, and participation
in social and leisure activities.
• People getting into work, remaining in work and
real opportunities for career progression.
• People having genuine choices, a real say about
what they do and what support they receive.
SEU report ‘Mental Health and Social Exclusion 2009
Recovery …. Its about
“It is a way of living a satisfying, hopeful,
and contributing life even with the
limitations caused by illness.”
“How to gain other people's confidence in
my abilities and potential.”
Quoted in “Social Inclusion and Recovery – Repper and Perkin (2002
)
“Enabling and supporting selfmanagement, promoting autonomy and,
as a result, decreasing the need for people
to reply on formal services and
professional supports.
NIMHE Guiding Statement on Recovery (2006)
Personalisation… its about
• A better relationship between people and
all public services
• Public services working together around
the person
• People using money and resources to
meet their needs in ways they choose
• Starting with what each person finds
valuable and meaningful in life
• Providing support and services before
people reach crisis point
• Equality and social justice
Lifelong learning … its about
“includes people of all ages learning in a variety of
contexts – in educational institutions, at work, at
home and through leisure activities. It focuses
mainly on adults returning to organized learning
rather than on the initial period of education or on
incidental learning.”
• People are natural learners but need different
kinds of services at different points in their lives.
• “its never too soon or too late for learning.”
• “just right, just in time” and learning together.
• Plays a role in personal growth, emancipation,
prosperity, solidarity and global responsibility.
Learning Through Life NIACE 2009
Lifelong learning… its about
• The purposes and benefits of lifelong
learning
Identity capital
(self-esteem, sense of purpose
and meaning in life)
Human capital
(skills and
qualifications)
Social Capital
(shared networks)
Direct Payments…
• Are cash payments given to service users in lieu
of community care services they have been
assessed as needing.
• Are intended to give users greater choice in their
care.
• Must be sufficient to enable the service user to
purchase services to meet their needs.
• Must be spent on services that users need.
• Confer responsibilities on recipients to employ
people or commission services for themselves.
Why take a lifelong learning approach
to Direct Payments
• Learning as a social event
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Social networks
Learning from each other
Sharing ideas and solving problems
Mutual support
• Literacy, language and numeracy
– Literacy and numeracy needs
– Self-belief and confidence
• More learning, jobs and meaningful
activity
“is it for me?”
• Workshops for people who want to find
out about Direct Payments, before
deciding whether to make a claim.
• Workshops last for 1-2 hours
• Workshops cover
– How Direct Payments works
– Examples of how Direct Payments are used
by others
– Eligibility
– Where to find out more, including “I’ll give
it a go”
“I’ll give it a go”
• Short course (10 hours) for people eligible
for Direct Payments and want to spend
time planning before making a claim.
• Course covers
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How Direct Payments can be used
Managing Direct Payments
Finance and record-keeping
Personal action-planning
• Mapped to OCN qualifications at Entry 3
level or Level 1
Making informed
choices
• ‘Is it for me?’
workshop
Want to know
more?
• I’ll give it a go’
course
• Status quo
• Direct
payments
• More learning
Greater sense of
control