Mental health presentations

Recovering Ordinary Lives road show presentation (2007)

Describes the background, development, structure and content of Recovering Ordinary Lives and what it may mean for occupational therapy practice.
 
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New Ways of Working for occupational therapists in mental health (2007)

Describes the background to New Ways of Working, main documents, implications of the policy and examples from practice.
 
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The Mental Health Act (2007)

Gives information about the background of the Act, content of the amendments, new roles, supervised community treatment, amendments to the Mental Capacity Act and how it fits with Recovering Ordinary Lives, in England and Wales.
 
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Principles of Recovery (2008)

Summarises the history of Recovery and definitions, principles of Recovery and its relationship to Recovering Ordinary Lives.
 
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Recovering Ordinary Lives (2008)

From the COTEC conference in 2008 considers the aims, development, content and implementation of Recovering Ordinary Lives.
 
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Recovering Ordinary Lives - two years on (2009)

Gives updates on the themes and key messages in the document and some of the challenges and opportunities posed.
 
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Stock take and show case of social inclusion and equalities (2009)

Describes COT’s response to social inclusion and socially inclusive occupational therapy practice.
 
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Is COT working for you? (2009)

Outlines COT activity on behalf of members and concentrates on products, events, networks and consultations.
 
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Recovering Ordinary Lives and Delivering for Mental Health (2009)

Describes the links between COT’s mental health strategy and Scotland’s main mental health policy paper.
 
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Northern Ireland’s Mental Capacity and Mental Health legislation (2009)

Summarises the proposals for the replacement to the Mental Health Order (1986)
 
NI Mental Health and Capacity legislation