Practice Based Evidence
Promoting the value of the messages from service user and practitioner experiences. These have largely been forgotten by the attention drawn to research.
Latest News & Updates
New on the site
A new 2-part article developing positive risk-taking as the basis for good risk decision-making, published in the Health Care Risk Report journal
New Section
See the new Personalisation section for information about the challenging new agenda for all public services - 'Getting Personal'.
New Development
Steve is currently working with Warwickshire County Council on an initiative for promoting greater awareness of carers issues in the minds of practitioners from a wide range of public services backgrounds.
Practice Based Evidence
Contemporary mental health services are challenged to address 'evidence based practice', but is this at the expense of 'practice based evidence'?
This website was established by Steve Morgan in January 2004.
March 2009 sees the publication of a new handbook of best practice ‘The Art of Co-ordinating Care’ jointly written by
Practice Based Evidence & ARW. This resource is of importance to everyone in mental health, social care and learning
disability services, including primary care. Professionals and unqualified staff are all involved in co-ordinating care
and support to different degrees, and this new book explores the creative and artful approaches to the role. Purchase details are available at
www.Amazon.co.uk.
June 2007 saw the publication of the Working With Risk Trainers Manual and Practitioner Manual through Pavilion Publishing. The Trainers Manual provides a flexible two-day training programme, with the option of using any of the individual sessions as stand-alone training resources. The Practitioner Manual provides a set of practice-based risk tools with supporting guidance on how and when to use each. These materials also aim to discuss some of the wider risk issues and identify a key part of current research and literature. The practice-based tools are also supported by completed case examples.
February 2004 saw the publication of a new textbook written by myself and Peter Ryan, with a
foreword by Professor Charlie Rapp. It is primarily aimed at developing assertive outreach, but its
focus on a strengths approach is applicable to all parts of the mental health system. Why not check
it out at
Amazon and Elsevier Health or click on the image for more information.
Practice Based Evidence
Promoting the value of the messages from service user and practitioner experiences. These have largely been forgotten by the attention drawn to research.
Practice Development
Listening to practitioners, and placing the resources where they can make a real impact.
A Strengths Approach
Making service user involvement a reality, at the point where the individual can influence their care and support.
Positive Risk-Taking
Challenging the falsehood of restrictive practice and blame culture, which has grown through a narrow interpretation of risk assessment.
Working with Service Users
True empowerment of service users remains a challenge unfulfilled, but one worthy of occupying the highest priority in the minds of everyone associated with mental health, in whatever capacity.
Care Programme Approach
The administrative output of an over-regulating bureaucracy, or a framework for good practice? The challenge of diminishing the unnecessary bureaucracy will require a paradigm shift in our current thinking, but one worth engaging.
Consultancy Services
What may 'practice based evidence' be able to offer you?
Hello,
Welcome to my website, aimed at anyone involved with mental health services in whatever capacity.
For me this is an exciting new way of communicating and developing the way I like to work, and I hope
you will find something of interest, and be encouraged to share your thoughts and ideas.
Regards, Steve
This much we know:
Assertive Outreach: Jehovah's Witnesses by another name!
With thanks to a sister of one member of staff in the West Suffolk and Thetford AO Team for the reflection above when the work of the team was described to her)
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