Links
to resources:
Realising
ambitions: Better employment support for people with a mental
health condition
Rachel Perkins, Paul
Farmer and Paul Litchfield
Department for
Work and Pensions, December 2009
This review was commissioned by the Secretary
of State for Work and Pensions to look at mental health and
employment and to identify how Government could help people with
mental health conditions fulfil their employment ambitions.
Appendix 6 includes suggestions for what a WRAP for work might
contain. The review also includes an example of the
strategies that some people have found effective in managing their
mental health condition at work.
Rethink - Working it out.
This booklet was developed for line managers
and includes how to develop a WRAP including 6 key sections Daily
maintenance plan, triggers, early warning signs, when things are
breaking down, crisis plan and towards recovery. Appendix A of the
report includes an example of a WRAP developed by a former member
of Rethink staff.
Think
Twice
Think Twice is a campaign by SANE and is
supported by two complementary handbooks, one for service users and
their carers, and another for mental
health professionals. These handbooks are intended to aid
communication between patients and the mental health team. The
Think Twice service user handbook provides a step-by-step
guide to understanding, identifying, and where possible, preventing
relapse. Drawing on the research findings that many users of the
dedicated website contributed to, the handbook aims to play a key
role in the management of your condition by providing simple and
practical advice. As each person's experience of schizophrenia and
bipolar disorder is different the handbook also provides patients
with a 'tool' to record key information to help develop
personalised steps for dealing with relapse.
Feeling stressed: Keeping well
This workbook is available through the Mindful
Employer initiative. It is based on elements of the Wellness
Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) originally developed by Mary Ellen
Copeland and a group of mental health service users who wanted to
work on their own recovery. It is a practical tool to help people
with mental health problems to gain more control over problems or
difficulties you may encounter as a result of stress caused by
workload, relationships with colleagues, outside work pressures or
other issues.
SHiFT
This is an initiative to tackle stigma and
discrimination surrounding mental health issues in England. The
campaign aims to create a society where people who experience
mental health problems enjoy the same rights and opportunities as
other people. The website has links specifically for
employers. The line manager’s resource is a practical guide
to managing and supporting people with mental health problems in
the workplace.
This link is includes a template for an
advance
statement or WRAP.
This guide is aimed at line managers and
includes a section with guidance on communication between GPs and
occupational health professionals as well as a section on
preparing to return to work.
Health
and Safety Executive
These pages are aimed at employers and contain
useful information on good practice. There is a link to a
‘Return to work
questionnaire’ which may help you to identify the demands which
may have exacerbated your patient’s illness, the support and
changes you could discuss as part of the patient’s return to
work.
There are also links to sources of advice
and help when returning to work
Fit for Work Services
Fit for Work Services help people to stay in
or return to work more quickly after illness or when they develop a
health condition or impairment. There are a number of schemes
around the UK run by case managers who work to ensure that clients
receive appropriate support on time. The scheme is guaranteed
to run until March 2011.
Health Work
Wellbeing
Health, Work and Well-being is a
cross-Government initiative to protect and improve the health and
well-being of working age people. It includes case studies, links
and resources. The case studies are particularly useful in
providing ideas on working with employees and employers to improve
health and wellbeing in the workplace.
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