Working within child and adolescent mental health inpatient services: A practitioner’s handbook
| Organisation | Royal College of Psychiatrists and National CAMHS Support Service |
| Type of resource | Learning and training packs |
| Date accredited | 12/08/2009 |
| Accredited until | 12/08/2012 |
| Specialism | Mental Health |
| Title of resource | Working within child and adolescent mental health inpatient services: A practitioner’s handbook |
| Synopsis | This handbook is designed to provide practitioners with an overview of the key issues related to working within CAMHS inpatient settings. |
| Link to website | http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/item.aspx?RID=81580 |
| Contact name | Peter Thompson |
| Telephone number | 020 7977 6693 |
| Contact email | pthompson@cru.rcpsych.ac.uk |
Summary
This handbook identifies the unique skills and qualities that are required to work in inpatient care. It is designed to help teams currently working in Tier 4 inpatient CAMHS.
The main educational aim of the handbook is to provide you with a basic foundation of knowledge that can be enhanced by further training, reading and experienced gained in clinical practice. Ideally this learning experience should be completed within the first year of inpatient service and could support an induction or preceptorship programme.
It is advised that you use this opportunity to link your theory to practice and allow ‘thinking time’ to reflect on your involvement as you move through the text.