The Intensive Support Programme

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.

Between August 2012 and February 2014 I was lead for this programme – working across the Trust to put a therapeutic (psychological) approach across the acute care pathway.

Our aims were:

1. To enable the individual to make sense of their crisis and take responsibility for restoring good mental wellbeing
2. To facilitate staff psychological and empathic understanding
3. To enhance staff knowledge and confidence in psychologically based interventions
4. To enhance the therapeutic milieu, staff morale and the patient experience