Resources for Workforce Educators

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Book/s

Children of Parents with Mental Illness   Vicki Cowling   2004
Children of Parents with Mental Illness is a groundbreaking study into the frequently overlooked impact on children whose parents have a mental illness. By balancing theory with first-hand experiences from parents and adult children, it examines the nature of a wide range of psychological disorders.Through case studies, it analyses a parent's ability to still function in the role of caregiver, and the impact their illness can have on their children. Children of Parents with Mental Illness describes a possible model of inter-agency support and provides information that was initiated in the southern metropolitan region of Melbourne.
Available via: Email
ACER Press
347 Camberwell Rd Camberwell 3124  (03) 9835 7447
Email:  sales@acer.edu.au
Web:http://www.acer.edu.au

Children of parents with mental illnesses.   Nicholson, J., Cooper, J., Freed, R., & Isaacs, M.   2008
Chapter in 'Family influences on childhood behavior and development'. Gullotta, T.P. & Blau, G. (Eds.). New York: Routledge.
Available via: Bookstore/Retail

Inside a Family Under Pressure: The impact of parental mental illness on the family.   Ruah Community Services - COPMI Project   2008
This document was initially prepared as a 'take away' booklet to supplement and resource workers from across sectors participating in a training workshop 'Working with families under pressure - the impact of mental illness on the family'. This activity was part of Ruah COPMI (Children of Parents with Mental Illness) project funded by the Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services This document is offered as a way of assisting workers' understanding and awareness of the ways in which mental illness may affect each individual in the family, particularly children, and the family as a whole. Although we are confident that it will be useful to the reader it is not able to capture or replace the experiences offered in a workshop.
Available via: Web
Ruah Community Service
27 Cleaver Street West Perth 6005  (08) 9227 7012
Email:  administration@ruah.com.au
Web:www.ruah.com.au

Journeys with the Black Dog: Inspirational stories of bringing depression to heel   Edited by: Tessa Wigney, Kerrie Eyers & Gordon Parker   2007
In 'Journeys with the Black Dog' many people share their stories of living with depression. Personal stories of first symptoms, the path to getting diagnosed, the confusion and frustration, and all the many ways of keeping depression at bay - whatever it takes. Written with raw honesty and sharp humour, these stories demonstrate it is possible to gain control over depression.
Available via: Bookstore/Retail
Review available from:http://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/media/newsdesk/documents/ReviewsofJourneyswiththeBlackDog.pdf

Out of the Shadows: Daughters growing up with a 'mad' mother   Catherine Camden Pratt   2006
This Australian book brings together eleven women, including the author, who tell their stories of living with a mentally ill mother.
Available via: Bookstore/Retail
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/common/book_reviews.html

Overview of Mental Illness   Ruah Community Services - COPMI Project   2008
Background reading for a series of cross-sectoral workshops on various aspects of working with members of families with dependent children where one or both parents has a mental illness. The Overview of Mental Illness was written to assist workers whose primary role is with the children in such families, and who feel that their lack of experience or knowledge in relation to adults living with mental illness may compromise any interventions they attempt. It is hoped that this information will dispel some of the myths about mental illness and increase workers' confidence and ability to communicate with parents with a mental illness.
Available via: Web
Ruah Community Service
27 Cleaver Street West Perth 6005  (08) 9227 7012
Email:  administration@ruah.com.au
Web:www.ruah.com.au

Studies in the Assessment of Parenting   Eds: Peter Reder, Sylvia Duncan and Clare Lucey   2003
Brings together ackowledged experts who explore the complexities in parenting assessments and engaging parents in ongoing therapy and development. Key themes in this comprehensive guide include a practical approach and considering the child's perpective whilst assessing parents.
Available via: Bookstore/Retail

Supporting Families with Parental Mental Illness   British Columbia Schizophrenia Society   2002
Workforce development for professionals. A community education and development workshop. This resource is described as 'A Training Tool for Communities to Organize Services to Support Families'.
Available via: Web
British Columbia Schizophrenia Society
Web:http://www,parentalmentalillness.org

Working Together to Support Disabled Parents   Jenny Morris and Michele Wates: Social Care Institute for Excellence, UK   2007
This resource guide explains how adults and children's services, along with other agencies, can develop local joint-working protocols to support families in which parents have additional needs related to physical and/or sensory impairments, learning disabilities, mental health, drug and alcohol-related problems or serious illnesses. It outlines the steps services must take to plan, implement, monitoring and evaluate a local joint-working protocol and includes principles of good practice, policy and legislative framework and examples of case studies.
Available via: Web
Social Care Institiute for Excellence (UK)
Web:http://www.scie.org.uk/

Website/Online

A Resource Guide on Parenting for People with Disability in NSW  2007
This website includes Quick Find Service List, Pathways to Parenthood in book, CD and braille formats, as well as Resource Guides on Planning for Pregnancy, equipment and adapted aides for pregnancy, support and information for early years (8-10 years), advocacy services, etc.
Available via: Web
NSW Network of Women with Disability and the Pathways to Parenthood Project Team
40 Albion Street, NSW, Australia Harris Park 2150  1800 629 072
Email:  women@mdaa.org.au
Web:http://www.femability.org.au/parenting_with_disability.htm

AUSEINET (Australian Network for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health)  
The key focus of the Australian Network for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health (Auseinet) is to assist a range of sectors to implement mental health promotion and illness prevention approaches in their respective settings.
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.auseinet.com

Multicultural Mental Health Australia Website  
A national leader in mental health and suicide prevention for Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities the MMHA's objective is to provide consumers, carers and mental health professionals with the latest information on resources, services, research, conferences and events relating to multicultural mental health.
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.mmha.org.au/

UK Parental Mental Health and Child Welfare Network Website  2007
The Network is for social care and health workers who work with parents with a mental health problem or their children. It has been set up to promote joint working between adult mental health and children's services. The website includes information about the Network, links to key resources in adult mental health and children's services, and information about Network and related events.
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.pmhcwn.org.uk/index.asp

Package/Kits

Alcohol Awareness Training for Parenting Professionals  2005
This manual is aimed at alcohol professionals who wish to develop the capacity of parenting professionals who work with parents who have alcohol-related problems.
Available via: Web
Alcohol Concern (UK)
Email:  contact@alcoholconcern.org.uk
Web:http://www.alcoholandfamilies.org.uk/training_materials.htm

Crossing bridges: Training resources for working with mentally ill parents and their children.  1998
Reader for managers, practitioners and trainers.
Available via: Web
Brighton, East Sussex, Pavillion Publishing for Department of Health, U.K.
Web:http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/home/index.asp

Crossing Bridges: Training resources for working with mentally ill parents and their children.  1998
Trainer.
Available via: Web
Brighton, East Sussex, Pavilion Publishing for Department of Health.
Web:http://www.pavpub.com/pavpub/home/index.asp

Dual Diagnosis Support Kit  2006
The Dual Diagnosis Support Kit includes information for workers, foster carers, and parents with dual diagnosis - as well as two storybooks for children aged 5 -7 years and 8 -12 years, plus a handy wallet-sized information card for adolescents. The kit is downloadable from the DoCS website and available through the website free of charge.
Available via: Web
 (02) 9716 2356
Web:http://www.community.nsw.gov.au/html/news_publications/dual_diagnosis.htm

Keeping the Family In Mind Resource Pack  2003
Research report Video "telling It Like It Is' Evaluation of the Family Room Young Carers Mental health Resource Pack 10 messages from Young Carers
Available via: Email
Barnado's Action with Young Carers
24 Colquitt St Liverpool (UK) L1 4DE Email:  louise.wardale@barnados.org.uk

Parenting Support Toolkit  2005
The Parenting Support Toolkit for Alcohol and Other Drug Workers is a resource for all Victorian drug and alcohol workers that helps them to identify a client's parenting needs by including parenting in the assessment process. The Toolkit helps workers respond to parenting needs. This can be through providing information, by offering support and guidance, or by providing referrals to other specialist services The Toolkit is a starting point for workers. It is hoped that workers will add additional resources and information to their own Toolkit by collecting and noting tip sheets, services, books and other resources relevant to their clients
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.health.vic.gov.au/drugservices/pubs/parenting-support.htm#intro

Parenting Training for Alcohol Professionals - Trainer's Manual  2005
A manual aimed at parenting professionals who wish to develop the capacity of alcohol professionals to work with parents who have alcohol-related problems.
Available via: Web
Alcohol Concern (UK)
Email:  contact@alcoholconcern.org.uk
Web:http://www.alcoholandfamilies.org.uk/training_materials.htm

PARENTING, CHILDREN AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE KIT  
A spiral bound resource booklet of reproducible fact sheets. Designed to support workers and families around issues to do with parenting and mental illness.
Available via: Email
Ruth Phelan, Central Coast Health
c/- Bindaree, PO Box 361 Gosford, NSW 2250 Gosford, NSW 2250  (02) 4372 7275
Email:  rphelan@nsccahs.health.nsw.gov.au
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/jsp/resources/files/parenting_kit_index.html

Partners in Care Training Resource  2005
This resource consists of a training folder and CD. It contains materials relating to carers of people with mental health problems and learning disabiliies. This training resource is aimed to be used jointly by professional trainers, carers and patients.
Available via: Email
Royal College of Psychiatrists
17 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8PG Email:  awedderburn@rcpsych.ac.uk

Supporting Our Family  2000
This Kit contains a letter to the parent from the Adult Children, a 'Care Plan', a sample letter to the school, a checklist, a list of resources, information for mental health care workers, important telephone numbers and a feedback sheet.
Available via: Web
COMIC (Children Of Mentally Ill Consumers)
Email:  comic.admin@bigpond.com
Web:http://www.howstat.com/comic

Young Carers CD and Booklet  
A booklet for secondary teachers (and others who work with young people) about issues facing young people in families where someone has a mental illness, and a CD for young people including 2 songs written by young people and recorded by professional musicians, a young woman telling her story, and information about where to get help.
Available via: Phone
 (03) 9854 5122

CD/DVD/Videos

Being Seen and Heard: The needs of children with parents with a mental health illness  
Workforce development for professionals Training tool for all professionals The Royal College of Psychiatrists was involved with the development of this multi-media training package for professionals who work with adults with mental illness. It provides creative and practical suggestions about working with parents with mental illness and their children. This resource includes clips of children, young people and their parents talking about their experiences of mental illness within the family, and how professionals can work effectively with them. The CD-ROM includes hand-outs for use as part of a professional training session.
Availabile via: Postal Address Book Sales, The Royal College of Psychiatrists,
17 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8PG   020 7235 2351 ext. 1
Web:http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/publications/books/rcpp/1904671101.aspx

Hard Words (Video and Booklet)  
Aims to raise awareness about the issues facing children who have a parent with a mental illness.
Availabile via: Web ARAFEMI
Email:  admin@arafemi.org.au
Web:http://www.arafemi.org.au

I Love You Like Crazy - Being a Parent with a Mental Illness  
Eight mothers and fathers who have mental illness discuss the challenges they face as parents. No one knows how many parents must cope with mental illness while raising children, but it is a far larger number than is generally realized. (As seen at the 1999 White House Conference on Mental Health). This tape is an introduction to some of the problems these parents are dealing with as they strive to be effective, supportive and loving mothers and fathers.
Availabile via: Web The Mental Illness Education Project
Web:http://www.miepvideos.org/

It's only 1/100th me' Stories of 6 People Challenging Stigma and Discrimination Surrounding Mental Illness.  2007
Challenging Stigma and Discrimination This project is the start of a campaign to challenge stigma and discrimination towards people experiencing mental illness. In the first stage we have produced a DVD of people's stories. The DVD presents personal experiences of stigma, discrimination and the impacts of these. The DVD also describes experiences of inclusion and the importance of being accepted and valued. Go to www.nswcag.org.au and click on PROJECTS and "Challenging Stigma and Discrimination". Copies of the DVD can also be purchased for $5. Contact us at NSW CAG on 9332 0200 or ycotton@nswcag.org.au.
Availabile via: Web NSW CAG - New South Wales Consumer Advisory Group
 02 9332 0200
Email:  ycotton@nswcag.org.au.
Web:http://www.mentalhealth.asn.au/members/nswcag/index.htm

KOPING (Video and Booket)  
Supporting children and young people whose parents are living with a mental health problem.
Availabile via: Postal Address Child & Youth Mental Health Service, Royal Children's Hospital and Health Service District
289 Wardell Street Enoggera QLD 4051  (07) 3355 8999
Email:  Thy_Meddick@health.qld.gov.au

Matthew Heath  2006
A short Australian documentary film. In his own words Matthew tells of the challenges his family has faced in coming to terms with his father's mental illness.
Availabile via: Web  02 93254444
Web:http://www.hopeawards.com.au

Raw Youth: Young people and mental health  2004
An eight part documentary series on young people and mental health. Sessions 2 and 8 feature professionals and young people talking about young people and parents with a mental illness.
Availabile via: Email Programme Coordinator 3CR
PO Box 1277 Collingwood 3065  + 61 3 9419 8377
Email:  programming@3cr.org.au
Web:http://www.3cr.org.au/

Telling It Like It Is  2003
Assists professionals to understand the issues young carers face as children and young people growing up in a family where a parent has mental health problems.
Availabile via: Email Barnados Action with Young Carers
24 Colquitt St  Liverpool (UK) L1 4DE  0151 708 7322
Email:  louise.wardale@barnados.org.uk

Other Literature

Addressing the needs of children of parents with mental illness: current approaches   Foster, K., McAllister, M. & O'Brien, L.   2004
Contemporary Nurse, 18, 67-80. Is a review of the literature and recommendations for nursing practice for COPMI and families
Available via: Journal
Contemporary Nurse Journal
Web:http://www.contemporarynurse.com/archives/vol/18/issue/1-2/advances-in-contemporary-child-and-family

Education Connect: Teacher Preparation - catering for diversity in the classroom   Hunter Institute of Mental Health   2006
This publication is intended primarily for Australian teacher educators in secondary or middle schooling programs. Issue Four concentrates on the importance of, and strategies for, fostering social and emotional wellbeing in adolescents with diverse needs.
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.responseability.org/client_images/47227.pdf

Literature summary - General Practice, Paediatric and Child Development Journals   Various authors  
Summary of COPMI literature
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/jsp/resources/resource_wforce_gp.html

Literature summary - Nursing Journals and Reports   Various authors  
Summary of COPMI literature
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/jsp/resources/resource_wforce_nurse.html

Literature summary - School Counselling and Guidance Journals and Book Chapters   Various authors  
Summary of COPMI literature
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/jsp/resources/resource_wforce_school.html

Literature summary - Social Work Journals   Various authors  
Summary of COPMI literature
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/jsp/resources/resource_wforce_sw.html

Promoting the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people from families with a parental mental illness; Key Findings and Promising Practices   Maybery, D. et al   2006
Program outcome report summary (with links to full evaluation reports)of the PATS and VicChamps programs.
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.vichealth.vic.gov.au/Content.aspx?topicID=222

The extent and impact of parental mental health problems on families and the acceptability, accessibility and effectiveness of interventions - Searchable database.   Social Care Institute for Excellence in UK   2006
The Social Care Institute for Excellence in UK conducted a systematic mapping project on 'The extent and impact of parental mental health problems on families and the acceptability, accessibility and effectiveness of interventions'. Using selected inclusion criteria the mapping resulted in a listing of reference details for 754 articles/documents. Searches can be conducted by going to: http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/webdatabases/Intro.aspx?ID=9. The full report describing the mapping project can be found on: http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/map/map01.asp
Available via: Web
Web:http://eppi.ioe.ac.uk/webdatabases

Workforce Development Texts - Adolescence   Various authors  
Summary of relevant literature
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/jsp/resources/resource_wforce_adolescence.html

Workforce Development Texts - Child and Parent Perspectives   Various authors  
Summary of relevant literature
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/jsp/resources/resource_wforce_childparent.html

Workforce Development Texts - Child Protection   Various authors  
Summary of relevant literature
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/jsp/resources/resource_wforce_cp.html

Workforce Development Texts - Community Development   Various authors  
Summary of relevant literature
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/jsp/resources/resource_wforce_commty.html

Workforce Development Texts - General COPMI   Various authors  
Summary of relevant literature
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/jsp/resources/resource_wforce_gentext.html

Workforce Development Texts - Intervention   Various authors  
Summary of relevant literature
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/jsp/resources/resource_wforce_intervention.html

Workforce Development Texts - Perinatal   Various authors  
Summary of relevant literature
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/jsp/resources/resource_wforce_perinatal.html

Workforce Development Texts - Policy, Practice and Interagency Collaboration   Various authors  
Summary of relevant literature
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/jsp/resources/resource_wforce_policy.html

Workforce Development Texts - Prevalence and Impact   Various authors  
Summary of relevant literature
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/jsp/resources/resource_wforce_prevalence.html

Workforce Development Texts - Talking with Children and Young People   Various authors  
Summary of relevant literature
Available via: Web
Web:http://www.copmi.net.au/jsp/resources/resource_wforce_talk.html

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