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Change Mental Health: Mental health awareness
This badge will help you will gain a broad awareness of mental health and ways in which your interactions can be adapted to promote positive outcomes for service users.
This badge will help you will gain a broad awareness of mental health and ways in which your interactions can be adapted to promote positive outcomes for service users.
Support in Mind Scotland has at its core, a firm focus on a Recovery Model of practice. This approach requires that service users are not seen in the context of their diagnosis but are first and foremost valued as individuals.
To do this effectively, we need to be skilled communicators.
To earn this badge you will need to:
- Read the following reports found on the Support in Mind Scotland website http://www.supportinmindscotland.org.uk
1:100, Living with Schizophrenia and Psychosis in Scotland https://www.supportinmindscotland.org.uk/living-with-schizophrenia-and-psychosis-in-scotland
A Safe Place to be- the experiences of people in custody in mental distress https://www.supportinmindscotland.org.uk/a-safe-place-to-be
- Read the following fact sheets which are also listed on the SiMS’ website:
Young People and mental health; Along the way
Voices information fact sheets
- Read the ‘Positive Interactions’ fact sheet, found on the staff area of the Support in Mind Scotland website and discuss these with your colleagues http://www.supportinmindscotland.org.uk
Your submission must be countersigned by your line manager
PLEASE NOTE: The following statement is NOT applicable to SiMS staff applying for this badge.
To apply for this badge
Applications that are not accompanied by a worksheet completed by you and your supervisor/manager will be declined.
None. This badge does not require you to hold any other badges.
To apply for this badge:
- Your submission should be a minimum of 250 words
- Tell us how you applied or intend to apply this learning in your practice.
- Ask a colleague or your line manager to countersign your submission to verify that you have led a discussion focussing on positive communication strategies
Remember, the evidence you provide will be viewable by anyone who you show your badge to. Please don’t include confidential or private information within your statements.
Badge issuer
Change Mental Health
Change Mental Health seek to support and empower all those affected by mental illness, including family members, carers and supporters.
Submit your application
I confirm that I have read, understood and completed all the activities listed in the badge criteria. My evidence has been written or recorded by me and I have not copied it from anywhere or anyone else. I understand that it will take 28 days for you to assess my application and that feedback will be provided if my application is unsuccessful.
Your evidence, name, and email address will be sent to the organisation who issue this badge