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Information gathering: patient-centred interviewing

This enables practitioner and patient to share power, negotiate the best treatment programme, work in an alliance and personalise effective intervention strategies. This increases the chances of building a good therapeutic alliance.

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Information gathering: common factors

The interpersonal communication techniques which are present in any effective interview between a patient & a mental health worker. E.g. alliance building, interpersonal communication, patient-centred questions, eye contact/facial expressions

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Information giving: basic information

whilst people are the best managers of their own mental health, they often lack accurate information and regular support. part of active dialogue. Information is best given - fits with the beliefs and prior knowledge may already have.

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Information giving: e.g. stopping antidepressants

For example, where a patient is considering stopping taking antidepressants before the prescribed term is up, you will need to give information on how antidepressants work, including the rate of relapse, to help the patient make an informed decision.

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Shared decision-making: what is it?

naturally follows on from information gathering and information giving. You should present choices, help patients weigh up the pros and cons of the various options, & come to a shared decision about which strategy to implement. truly shared decision

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Shared decision-making: The content of shared decision making will be focused on:

How contacts between you and patients will be managed • How the patient will proceed with any pharmacological treatment • How the patient will proceed with any psychological treatment • How the patient will proceed with any other options available

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Low-intensity treatment interventions: What are the different low-intensity treatment interventions?

Behavioural activation, Cognitive restructuring, Medication support, Exposure therapy, Problem solving, Managing panic, Sleep hygiene

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Low-intensity treatment interventions: what interventions would you use for someone who is experiencing depression?

Behavioural activation, cognitive restructuring, medication support, problem-solving and sleep hygiene

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Values, policy, culture and diversity: intersectionality

we all have different social constructs/idea of life, when someone forms stereotypes about how a person should be - doesn’t mean then that’s the same way somebody else thinks of them or how clients thinks of themselves, lots of different ways

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Values, policy, culture and diversity: what difficulties people with different physical and sensory abilities may experience in daily life, how this may impact on their mental health and how it may form a barrier to accessing mental health care?

low confidence, may lead to low mood, they may have a physical environment that is not accessible this in turn could make them anxious, a lack of relevant assistive technology, negative attitudes of people towards disability - low self-esteem

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Supervision for low-intensity working: general what do you talk about in supervision?

progress, and about the process and techniques you are using. Supervision also assists you in developing your skills by identifying your learning needs.

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Supervision for low-intensity working: what is clinical case management supervision

weekly, time-tabled. essential- in high-volume working environments-easy for cases to ‘slip through the net’ & never discussed. Include presentations of patients at pre- determined stages in their care pathway &/or particular clinical characteristics

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