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Contents
Foreword by the Minister for Public Health and Sport
Introduction by the Chief Health Professions Officer
Need for change
The action plan
Moving forward
Section 1 Context
Mental health and policy in Scotland
Allied health professionals in mental health
Realising the potential of the entire AHP workforce
Section 2 The way forward
Early intervention and timely access for service users and carers
Supported self-management and recovery
Promoting physical health and mental well-being
Physical activity
Diet and nutrition
Valuing everyday activities
Socially inclusive practice
Designing and delivering psychological interventions
Integrating vocational rehabilitation in mental health
Promoting the aspiration to work
Skills for work
Vocational rehabilitation
Section 3 Support for change: making it happen
Workforce development
Workforce information
Pre-registration training
Ongoing learning
First graduate post
Leadership
Evidence-based practice and research
Good practice
Practice based on best evidence
Outcomes and impact
Research
Section 4 Delivering the action plan
Section 5 Summary of recommendations
The action plan - where now?
Appendix 1 How we got here: the process
Appendix 2 National AHP Mental Health Action Group membership
Appendix 3 Web links to AHP mental health resources
References
Developed in partnership with:
Realising Potential
This hour-long DVD looks in depth at service user experiences and stories and the impact of their diagnosis on them, their families, social networks and the wider community. The clinical journey of the therapist is also highlighted, demonstrating their creative partnership in the service user's journey.
The four stories focus on the key contributions of AHPs as demonstrated in the action plan.
- "Support When you Need It" - supported self management and recovery. Watch the video
- "Keeping Well" - promoting physical health and mental well-being. Watch the video
- "Self Discovery and Skills for Living" - designing and delivering psychological interventions. Watch the video
- "A Meaningful Life" - integrating vocational rehabilitation in mental health. Watch the video
Acknowledgements
The Scottish Government gratefully thanks:
- the service users, carers and professionals who took part
- Mindzmatter ( www.mindzmatter.org.uk), who produced the DVD
- NHS Ayrshire & Arran, who commissioned the DVD
" I now have a full time job. With your help, I took the plunge and faced my problems ... I have now continued with my art again realising that I have a gift and that life is worth living for! I still have odd low days but I write or paint situations down and looking at them later see it in a different light. "
Service user : Experience of art therapy
" I just want to get back to an ordinary life that I can function in… "
Service user