Hello! I hope that you're able to help me? I'm a clinical specialist occupational therapist working in community mental health in the North East of England. I work across a number of adult mental health teams in a locality which are undergoing redevelopment. As a result, additional funding may be available for OT provision. My issue is, is that we cant find recommendations/national indicators about how many OT's v population/client group is realistic. How have you navigated this or what has been funding/service rational for appropriately meeting the OT need of your client groups, in this case, for EIP. Thank you!
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OT and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) - UK help please!?
OT and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) - UK help please!?
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Hi, would be great to hear where you got to with this. I’m currently working as a Care Co within a early intervention team and been given the opportunity so set up an OT service within the team. Would be very interested what has worked / not worked in other EI services. Thanks Rebecca
Hi, I'm a clinical lead OT for an EIP service and would really welcome the opportunity to network about this. There is much evidence around risk of decline in social and cognitive functioning fin both ARMS and FEP groups, along with service delivery targets covering a range of interventions including employment, but nothing specifically about delivery of OT. We're currently looking at OT specific outcome measures in our service and hope to contribute towards beginning to build an evidence base. I'm not sure I've really answered your question there 🤔 but I'd be happy to chat it over it you'd like to direct message me via twitter @carol_smith16
Hi @ek.dawson. I shared your query on LinkedIn and Catherine (OT contact of mine) reached out with advice. I'm sharing it with you on her behalf: "Re the psychosis post I'd contact Leeds community links. They are specialists in early intervention for psychosis." Here's the document from The Leeds Early Intervention in Psychosis Service, for you to download:
Hi @ek.dawson. Thanks for reaching out. We'll bring this forum to the attention of fellow Members in the coming days via our social networks, to prompt speedier responses. We can also include it in April's newsletter.