Listening to practitioners, and placing the resources where they can make a real impact.

‘Practice Development’ in Mental Health

Creative Capability through Practice Based Evidence (a working model)

Creative Capability model	Focus	Core Components
Ethical practice	Individual practitioner capability	Essential values and 'humanity' of practice. Questioning assumptions and judgements. Respecting individual choices and human rights.
Process of care	Practitioner + client capability (the helping relationship)	Engaging a partnership with service users, not because the NSF says we should, but because it motivates their own capabilities to regain better mental health. Recognising service user strengths as well as needs, and promoting their capability to help themselves.
Team working	Practitioner + client + team capability (the team approach)	Promoting and maintaining clarity of team functions and goals. Efficient structures and systems that allow time for creative work. Effective partnerships between the team and the wider network of agencies.
Knowledge in practice	Practitioner + client + team + organisation capability.(the service approach)	The capability of the service to respond to the needs of individuals in a way that is flexible and creative. The sum total of the all the capabilities above, expressed as model or philosophy of the service. An approach to care that works in both theory and practice. A service that is influenced by the service user and practitioner experience.