Innovative Approach to Children's Mental Health in Leeds & Grenville
Implementing brief therapy services for children's mental health in Leeds & Grenville involves a shift in thinking towards focusing on strengths rather than problems. Brief therapy aims to provide services differently, resulting in briefer durations of involvement while maximizing therapeutic outcomes through collaboration and respect. Evidence-based practices highlight the importance of genuine collaboration with families for better outcomes in a single session or limited engagement model.
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Childrens Mental Health of Leeds & Grenville
WALK-IN AND BRIEF THERAPY
A Shift in Thinking To implement brief services such as walk-in/single session counselling effectively, we need to significantly shift the way we view the children, youth and families who come to us for help.
WHAT IS BRIEF THERAPY? A brief therapy approach is not about providing traditional services faster. It is about providing services differently, which results in a briefer duration of involvement. It is not rush therapy, but about adopting a different set of assumptions, principles and practices about how people change.
BRIEF THERAPY Philosophy that more is not better; better is better Shift our philosophy from a focus on problems to a focus on strengths Shifts the focus of every visit, to a therapeutic encounter and places uncompromised priority on strengths based tools
BRIEF THERAPY It is collaborative, highly respectful and taps into peoples knowledge, skills and abilities. As a result of working this way, people tend to require a briefer amount of involvement and are more prone to embrace their own resources. They become the primary agents of change, which results in better clinical outcomes (Duvall & Beres, 2011).
EVIDENCE BASED Studies have shown that engaging with families through genuine collaboration, listening to and consulting them about what they want, and how they want services delivered, results in greater participation in the therapeutic process and better outcomes. (Orlinsky, Grawe & Parks, 1994; Clemente, C., McGrath, Stevenson, & Barners, J., 2006; Lambert & Bergin, 1994).
EVIDENCE BASED Evidence gathered on clients length of involvement in services had shown that the most common number of sessions attended by clients is one (Talmon, 1990) This demonstrates that therapists need to maximize the impact of the first and possibly only session with clients.
EVIDENCE BASED Research also indicates that constructive change ramps up most significantly in the first two to three sessions (Hubble, Duncan, & Miller, 1999; Lambert, 1992).
PHILOSOPHY & GUIDING ASSUMPTIONS IN BRIEF SERVICES AND WALK-IN: Offer therapy when people are ready and asking for it Many people can benefit from a single session and may not need more Many people will use sporadic single sessions when they want help Everyone is multi-storied, with many versions of problem and solution events People come for therapy because they are limited by their current known and familiar ideas/actions/choices People have knowledge, abilities, skills to discover and develop
PAST WALK IN CLINICS August 2012 17 clients Offered in all sites, various days July and August 2013 47 Clients Offered in all sites various days
SUMMER 2013-94% I was heard and supported during my session. I was heard and supported during my session. Strongly Disagree Moderately Disagree Slightly Disagree Neither Disagree nor Agree Slightly Agree Moderately Agree Strongly Agree
SUMMER 2013-90% I have new knowledge about the current issues to help me move I have new knowledge about the current issues to help me move forward. forward. Strongly Disagree Moderately Disagree Slightly Disagree Neither Disagree nor Agree Slightly Agree Moderately Agree Strongly Agree
SUMMER 2013-80% I am more confident in my ability to handle the current issues. I am more confident in my ability to handle the current issues. Strongly Disagree Moderately Disagree Slightly Disagree Neither Disagree nor Agree Slightly Agree Moderately Agree Strongly Agree
SUMMER 2013-90% I have a plan to help manage the issues that brought me here I have a plan to help manage the issues that brought me here today. today. Strongly Disagree Moderately Disagree Slightly Disagree Neither Disagree nor Agree Slightly Agree Moderately Agree Strongly Agree
SUMMER 2013- 90% Today was successful. Coming to Children s Mental Health Today was successful. Coming to Children s Mental Health Walk In Clinic was helpful in addressing the issues that Walk In Clinic was helpful in addressing the issues that brought me here today. brought me here today. Strongly Disagree Moderately Disagree Slightly Disagree Neither Disagree nor Agree Slightly Agree Moderately Agree Strongly Agree
SUMMER WALK IN CLINIC Walk in Clinic will run in all 5 sites Please encourage clients to come into office when convenient for them, they can call ahead if they wish Clients come in as many times as they like
Childrens Mental Health of Leeds & Grenville IMPORTANT July and August 2014 July and August 2014 New referrals Will be seen through our WALK-IN CLINIC Appointments 9am-3pm BROCKVILLE OFFICE BROCKVILLE OFFICE- -MONDAY/WEDNESDAY/FRIDAY MONDAY/WEDNESDAY/FRIDAY GANANOQUE OFFICE GANANOQUE OFFICE- -TUESDAY KEMPTVILLE OFFICE KEMPTVILLE OFFICE- - TUESDAY PRESCOTT OFFICE PRESCOTT OFFICE- - THURSDAY TUESDAY TUESDAY THURSDAY Individuals in crisis can call the office during business hours (8:30 a.m. 4:30 p.m.) After 4:30 p.m. Please contact the KIDS Help Phone at 1-800-668-6868 Visit our website at www.cmhlg.ca 613-498-4844 or 1-800-809- 2494
CONTACT US Children s Mental Health of Leeds and Grenville is dedicated to providing timely service across all of Leeds and Grenville. We have five community offices, Brockville, Elgin, Gananoque, Kemptville and Prescott. Serving Leeds & Grenville Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM Call us toll free at 1.800.809.2494 or email us at reachus@cmhlg.ca
