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Course Details
Working with Crisis
Introduction
A crisis is an event that requires immediate intervention in order to stop the situation getting worse.
Crisis Resolution Home Treatment teams are having a positive impact on local acute mental health services, providing an alternative to hospital admission for people experiencing a short-term mental health crisis.
But a recent report by the National Audit Office found that services are being limited by a lack of input from specialist health and social care professionals, variations in staffing levels across the country and too few admissions to hospital being assessed by CRHT teams.
Policies and procedures are essential to give guidance on what to do in a crisis, but ideally staff should also be trained in mental health crisis intervention and practical ways to help someone through what can be a life threatening situation.
Aims
This course is designed to give delegates an understanding of situational factors which may result in somebody ending up in a 'crisis' situation, underpinned by the belief and growing body of evidence that service users should play a vital part in helping organisations, teams and individuals develop practical guidance and tools to deal with possible scenarios in a proactive, but supportive and risk adverse way.
The training is designed to be interactive, thought provoking and engaging.
Who is this course for?
This course is suitable for people working within mental/physical health, learning disabilities, substance use social care, adolescent, education, children & family or mainstream services that come into direct contact with this client group.
Course Summary
By the conclusion of this one day session, delegates will have developed a toolkit consisting of practical guides which can be used when working with this particular client group.
It will include some basic information on
- What to do in a mental health crisis?
- Three of the most common mental health crisis situations - Mental Health Crises usually take the form of:
- Suicidal behaviour or intention,
- Panic attacks or extreme anxiety,
- Psychotic episodes
- Early warning signs - that indicate mental health is deteriorating
- Assessment Tools
- Self Management tools
- Mental Capacity Act & Mental Health Act
- The right and wrong things to say and/or do?
Please note: It is not always possible to successfully intervene when a person is very distressed. Occasionally intervention may be unsafe or impossible.
Course Duration
1 day
Next Scheduled Date(s)
- 29th Sep 2010 - 10.00am-4.00pm
Price
| Statutory and non-statutory sectors | £85.00 incl VAT |
| Voluntary sector and students | £60.00 incl VAT |
| Service users and carers | £25.00 incl VAT |
Booking Options
1. A Course dedicated to your organisation
Use this option should you wish to book this course dedicated to you and your colleagues. We are able to deliver it at a venue of your choice.
Use this option to book a course date shown above.
3. Individual delegate bookings
Use this option if the above date(s) are not convenient. You can join a waiting list for future dates.
Please note that this course will be delivered at our own training venue in Basingstoke, Hampshire.