A Life in the Day: Volume 8 Issue 3
Table of contents
Getting to know Alfred Wallis
Wendy Teal, Annie TortoraThis article is about some of the benefits that arts activities can bring to people with mental health problems. In it, Wendy and Annie describe a research project set up in…
The discrete dilemma
Jeremy BraundIn this article Jeremy Braund describes the rationale behind the use of discrete classes in education provision for people with mental health problems, focusing on: the advantages…
Payments to service users: what is the solution?
Diane HeywoodThe issue of paying people for user involvement activities is one that affects every NHS trust in the country. This is an exploration of how one NHS trust has used the conflicting…
Day services modernisation and social inclusion
Fabian Davis, Sue Alder, Phil JonesThis article explores some service development practices that help to promote social inclusion through day services modernisation (DSM). It is based on the experiences of one NHS…
Selling social inclusion through the arts
Terry RigbyExercise on prescription is common, but many primary care trusts are only just becoming aware of the potential of offering parallel access to other activities. Here Terry Rigby…
Out into the world
Anne Gibson, DonnaThis article describes how a group of friends moved from their sheltered environment to a mainstream college course, supported by a staff member from Workshop & Company. It starts…
Network page
Adam PoznerIn this issue, we profile the in‐house employment projects developed by City & County of Swansea over the last 15 years. For individuals recovering from serious mental health…