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Details of the Programme | The Model of Family Work | The Meriden Advisory Group | Special Interest Areas | Carers' Stories | The Trusts working with the Meriden Programme | Awards Special Interest AreasDeveloping Family Work with Older Adults Services A forum has been established for people with a shared interest in the development and application of family work within Older Adult Services. An initial meeting took place on 7th November and a learning event took place on 4th May 2006. For further information about this group please contact Martin.Atchison@bsmht.nhs.uk. Download Flyer (Word file, 120KB) The Transcultural Family Work Forum The Transcultural Family Work Forum (previously the Meriden Cultural Diversity Special Interest Group) is a quarterly meeting for those wishing to highlight and work on the issues relating to those Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) families who have experience of mental health problems. The Forum aims to ensure that BME families are acknowledged and 'visible' within mental health services. It recognises the diversity of families and aims to promote equal access to those interventions that ensure families are informed, supported and included. The role and purpose of the forum has been summarised within its mission statement. This refers to the group's function in terms of networking, resource provision, training and service development. In addition, the group has been influential in terms of the Meriden Learning Events, which focus on Cultural Diversity. These events have been hugely successful and oversubscribed on each occasion. There have been 2 events to date and a further is planned for 2006. Read a report on a training day on Cultural Diversity & Families. For further information, please contact Paula Mills, Project Worker at paula.mills@bsmht.nhs.uk Partners In Care Campaign The Partners in Care Campaign was the campaign of the previous president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Dr Mike Shooter, and the Princess Royal Trust for Carers. The aim of the campaign was to highlight carers' issues and to improve services for carers. The campaign drew to a close in September 2005, but the values of the campaign will continue to impact on and improve services. The Meriden Programme, West Midlands Carers in Partnership and the West Midlands Division of the Royal College of Psychiatrists supported each Trust in the West Midlands to hold an event to highlight the campaign. Several Trusts have held events and reports of these are available below. Some Trusts are still planning events. If you would like more information about the campaign and the developments that have been achieved, please log on to www.rcp.ac.uk. If you would like further information or discussion about the Partners in Care campaign in the West Midlands please contact Martin Atchison at Martin.Atchison@bsmht.nhs.uk. Report from the first West Midlands Partners in Care event held in Birmingham:
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Special Interest Group for In-patient Services The next meeting is 20th March 2006 at The Uffculme Centre, Moseley and anyone wishing to attend can contact Sam.Farooq@bsmht.nhs.uk or telephone 0121 678 2896. The group consists of staff, carers and service users representing in-patient services across the West Midlands who are interested in working with families and carers and also want to improve the experience of carers when they have a person in hospital. The group has been identifying issues that are specific to in-patient settings and which need to be considered in order to achieve successful implementation of family work in these settings. The group has developed tools and training packages to support family work within in-patient services.
There has been good attendance at the meetings and this has enabled views and ideas to be shared. We are currently discussing issues relating to ward rounds and confidentiality. Do you live or work in the West Midlands? Would you like to be part of a group that can shape and develop practice to support family work in in-patient services? If you would like more information about the group please contact Chris Mansell at Chris.Mansell@bsmht.nhs.uk. |
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