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 Positive Steps to
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A self-help guide
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Level 2 Guidance

These interventions help people to identify how their thinking and behaviour can change during a period of illness and how to change them to help lift your mood.

 Self Help interventions such as Bibliotherapy are known to help. Bibliotherapy is a fancy name for using books to help manage our symptoms. Some of these books can be ‘prescribed’ by healthcare professional and picked up from your local library using the prescription. The libraries also have the same set of books on the public lending shelves. A list of these books can be found in step two of the directory.

 Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CCBT) is psychological therapy provided by computer. These programme have been recognised as being an effective method of identifying the thoughts and behaviour that can keep low mood and anxiety going. There are a few CCBT programmes available on the World Wide Web with a good evidence base for helping people.

Sometimes it will be necessary for your doctor to refer you for some’ talking therapy’ if self help does not work.


 

Evidence based Interventions   What works   Available from   Referral Method
Bibliotherapy:   A book prescription scheme that provides a facilitated self help approach using a range of books provided by the local libraries that are prescribed by the Graduate Mental Health worker who supports the person working through the book.A set of books are available in the library for public lending purposes   All libraries   *GP prescription     *Practice Nurse prescription     *Mental Health worker prescription        *Self 
           
Self help booklets            
Bereavement -Controlling Anger -Stress and Anxiety -Low Mood and Depression -Panic -Obsessions and Compulsions -Post Traumatic Stress -Shyness and Social Anxiety -Sleep Problems -Understanding voices and strange beliefs   Facilitated self help using workbooks to assist people to manage problems differently. Also see  www.nmht.nhs.uk  or go to www.penninecare.nhs.uk  when there go to 'publications' and download the appropriate booklet.   *Primary Care professional *Newcastle and Northumberland Mental Health Trust *Pennine Care Trust    Self access/ library access ‘Health links’
           
Web based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy            
    Australian Primary care web site that aims to help people manage their illness using Cognitive Behavioural skills ‘MOODGYM’  www.moodgym.anu.edu.au/        
    An English based web site helping people manage their problems using cognitive behavioural principles  ‘ LIVING LIFE TO THE FULL’      www.livinglifetothefull.com    Internet Access   Access via internet available on library ‘Health Links’
    An American based web site specifically using Cognitive behavioural techniques to manage depression ‘FEEL BETTER’ -LEARNING TO  OVERCOME DEPRESSION'  www.kpchr.org/feelbetter/         
           
Listening Visits            
             
PerNatal depression            (mild to moderate)    Local Health Visiting Team   Health Visiting Locality Teams   Access through HV service
           
Pernatal support group                     Sure start   Biddy Denlow Tel 0161-626-0536   Health care professional
           
Self Help groups   23 support groups run in conjunction with Rock Street Resource Centre.  Anxiety Management, Assertiveness, Post natal depression   Joe O Grady 0161-770-8500   Self referral 
           
Disability Action Oldham   Support groups for people caring for a relative or friend that is physically or mentally ill a directory of service for carers available at: www.disabilityactionoldham.org     E-mail : admin@disabilityactionoldham.org    Beth Whiting                0161-628-8825   Self referral
           
Employment Advisers   Some EAs run clinics in GP surgeries. Ask at the Health centre for a slot in the clinic      Chadderton Health Centre, Crofton Street, Marjory Lees Health Centre, Barley Clough Health Centre, Glodwick Health Centre, Hopwood House, Failsworth Health Centre, St Chads Health Centre, Fields New Road Health Centre   Self referral or your GP or Primary care professional.
                    
 Volunteering    Access to information for all mental health services available in Oldham district. There is also Signposting Advice, support into Volunteering, Befriending and Employment . Access to Internet, Psychonetic Education, Teaching facilities,  Support for emerging group, Connected Arts group   Chadderton Court   Social Inclusion Resource Centre    Self referral
           
The Allotment project   Green activities can be useful in helping manage social isolation, boredom , improve confidence and improve symptoms of mental  and emotional  ill health        
           
Counselling services            
           
Primary Care Counselling services   For those people with a moderate illness who have not responded to  initial steps.  A range of therapeutic models utilising CBT, interpersonal herapy and Person centred approaches for people who have not responded to watchful waiting and do not wish to pursue medication as a first line option for moderate depression   Pennine Care Trust, also Available in most GP practices.   GP Referral
Alcohol and Drugs Service   A range of individual and group interventions helping people manage co morbid substance misuse problems. This include alcohol and benzodiazepine dependence.    0161-909-9200   Open referral
           
Compliance Therapy and Telephone support   Compliance therapy and telephone support. For people with moderate depression who have been prescribed anti depressant therapy.   Primary Care Professionals    
    Contact by telephone to assess compliance with medication regime and offer advice and information   Primary Care Professionals    
           
Psychological therapy using a Cognitive Behavioural Framework   case formulation -psychology education -behaviour activation -problem solving -goal setting -review -Sleep hygiene    Primary Care Graduate Mental Health Workers   GP Referral
           
Computerised Cognitive Behavioural Therapy   An eight  week course of CBT using interactive database. Can be used as monotherapy or adjunctive therapy   Initial Assessment and Intervention Service 0161-909-8088   GP Referral
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