Involved Recovery: A Journey Towards Co-ProductionPresented by: John Chiocchi, Emma Hickey and Mie Wall Date: 23rd March 2012

Sharing our journey

In this co-developed & co-delivered presentation we share our journey with you.

We believe that:

• Involving people with lived experience (including those currently accessing services) in both the

• Development and delivery of services is • Beneficial at an organisational, team & individual level.

How did this journey start?

• Personality Disorder: No Longer a Diagnosis of Exclusion (DH, 2003).

• Carer Involvement with the Trust Board.

• Personality Disorder (PD) Hub formed November 2009.

• Wigan Multi Agency Personality Disorder Strategy commenced May 2010.

What is Co-Production?

Co-Production is:

Professionals and the

public working together

as equals to develop &

deliver services.

In which direction did we head?

Co-Production (our aspiration).

Focus on:

•Training.

•Recruitment of trainers.

First steps

•EBEs and EBOs trained in KUF.

•Working Together – learning through doing.

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What have we learnt? (as we have stumbled & climbed)

• There is no ‘How to Guide’.

• Working together beneficial.

• Recovery a complex concept.

“Involved Recovery”We think involvement (& co-production in particular) supports

recovery by facilitating:

• Hope • Opportunity • Agency • Self esteem• Acceptance and support • Social interaction • Understanding

“Involved Recovery”

Mentalizing

Mentalization is:

Implicitly & explicitly interpreting the actions of oneself & other as meaningful on the basis of intentional mental states (e.g. desires, needs, feelings, beliefs, & reasons).

•Keeping mind in mind.•Understanding misunderstanding.•Understanding ourselves from the outside and others from the inside.

Mentalizing: promoting recovery?

Involvement may promote mentalizing and recovery amongst EBEs by offering:

•Self & other perspectives.

•A mentalizing team.

•A different relationship with EBOs.

•Also promotes mentalizing amongst EBOs.

Achievements (great strides)

• 500+ staff trained.

• Awards 2011.

• Changing the culture.

• Shifting the balance of power.

The Future• Expanding co-produced/EBE led

projects.

• Supporting EBEs development.

Training DVD (EBE led project)

Thank You for Listening!

For further information or to discuss any aspect of our work please contact us at:

Mie: mie.wall@5bp.nhs.uk

John: john.chiocchi@5bp.nhs.uk

Emma: emma.hickey@5bp.nhs.uk