Developing A Framework For Evaluating Empowerment

This paper addresses an approach to developing a systematic and valid framework for evaluating the effectiveness of empowerment interventions at multiple levels or settings in…

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Traditional Healing In Modern Psychiatry: A Pacific Perspective

This paper will discuss pacific perspective of health, illness and traditional treatment of those illness. In particular it will describe and discuss types and causes…

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Evaluation Of The Ward 7 Patients’ Group

The Ward 7 Patients' Group Evaluation presents a rights based model for management and staff of mental health facilities wanting to offer patients/clients/residents access to…

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A Common Assessment And Referral System To Achieve Earlier Intervention With High Risk Adolescents

A system to enable earlier identification and intervention with adolescents at high risk has been developed by the High Risk Adolescent (HRA) Reference Group in…

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Identifying Case Level Symptoms Of Mental Illness In Adults With Intellectual Disability And Borderline Intellectual Functioning (Dual Disability) In A Public Mental Health Service: Piloting An Informant Assessment Schedule And Articulating The Barri

Research on the assessment of adults with dual disability is severely limited in Australia, particularly regarding those who use the public mental health systems. The…

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Second Chance Consumers Of The Mental Health Services Achievements In Business

In December 1997 the employees of Second Chance received an award from the Governor General, Sir Hardie Boyes for providing a rehabilitation service of excellence. …

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Maps To Care: Family Resource, Education And Support In Victoria For Carers Of People With Mental Illness

The current research had two components with corresponding aims. The difference between two carer specific psycho-educational programs and their effect on the quality of life…

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Creative Expression In Psycho-Social Rehabilitation

My name is Kaz Mitchell, and I co-facilitate with Kate Ellis a group called ‘Creative Expression’ which is the subject of this paper. The setting…

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Survivor! – Education About Psychosis In A Rural Community

The aim of this paper is to describe this innovative pilot educational program, its effective application and the benefits to a rural community. The objectives…

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A Support And Education Project Addressing Challenging Behaviours In Aged Care Residential Facilities

This paper describes the Osborne Lodge Nursing Homes and Hostels Support and Education Project, its functions, evaluation process, and the results to date. The project…

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