‘Changing the culture of thinking and practice within adult mental health and children’s services in Northern Ireland’ Gloucester 18 th February 2016

Think Family NI  Background & Context  What we did (Phase 1)  What we are doing now 2012 –(Phase 2)  Learning from Think Family (NI)

Background/Context  O’Neill Inquiry  Think Family Pilot  Social Care Institute of Excellence (SCIE) Guidance

Implementation Sites  Publication and launch of SCIE Guidance – July 2009  9 Priority Recommendations  6 Pilot Implementation Sites;  N Ireland  Liverpool  Southwark  Lewisham  North Somerset  Birmingham

 Better understanding of mental health and children’s roles and responsibilities  Improve practice through enhanced collaborative working  Introduction of Family Model

Mental Health & Children’s Services Project STRUCTURE DHSSPS Health & Social Care Board Think Child, Think Parent, Think Family Project Board Belfast Project Locality Team Southern Project Locality Team South Eastern Project Locality Team Western Project Locality Team Northern Project Locality Team Work Streams Social Care Institute of Excellence Service User Engagement Chaired by Assistant Directors

Focus of Work over 3 years Year 1  Launched Project – May 2009  Workshop for Project Board  Project Initiation Document (PID)  Regional Workshop Adult Mental Health & Childrens Services x 2  Action Plan and Proposed Structure  Implementation Plan for Project Locality Teams (Regional and Local)

Year 2  Reinforcing the Context for Change  Developing and Implementing Actions Year 3  Embedding into Practice  Developing our exit strategy

Think Family Northern Ireland Phase 2

Phase 2-Think Family NI

Health & Social Care Trusts Interface Groups Chair- Assistant Director South Eastern Trust Pilot Develop Think Family Communications Plans Connections with other Trust forums regarding accountability Develop Local Champions Linked into Performance Agenda Think Family Practitioner

Key Elements – Changing Culture and Practice  Support to change practice -Organisational level -Managerial level -Practitioner level  Harness what is already out there  Gather evidence base

Challenges  Competing demands & priorities  Capacity to deliver  Changing Mindsets  Sustaining commitment and motivation

Questions? Mary Donaghy Social Care Commissioning Lead Mental Health &Learning Disability/Regional Lead Think Family NI Health & Social Care Board Linenhall Street Belfast BT2 8BS Tel: Mob: