Theatres of War and Healing

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Theater of War Productions presents community-specific, theater-based projects that address pressing public health and social issues.	Wounded Ukrainian veterans find healing on stage c/o Reuters

Previously: 'theatre' : 'war' : 'public (mental) health' 

One person's castle...

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Michael Allen, a former soldier, spent three years building a mountain fort after developing PTSD TOM WREN/SWNS @TomWrenPhoto	doing activity place reablement
sense making relationships roles belonging

 

The former homeless veteran who built a castle on a Welsh hill and welcomes thousands of visitors

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/former-homeless-veteran-who-built-22551325

My source:

Parker, C. One man’s castle helps in the fight for mental health. The Times, 6 January 2022, p.13.

Photos: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/one-mans-castle-helps-in-the-fight-for-mental-health-pj7jmhs97

@TomWrenPhoto https://www.tomwrenphoto.com/

 

Review: iv Fundamentals of Person-Centred Healthcare Practice

Chapter 15 on 'Being sympathetically present' is a timely review of empathy, sympathy and compassion. As students learn and are exposed to experiences in practice and socialised (or not) in how these are practised this is very useful allied with exposure to the 6Cs. Mentioned in post iii: chapter 19 on Person-Centred Rehabilitation would benefit from the addition of reablement and resettlement. Given resort to a single chapter [22] on mental health it is understandable that the extreme form of trauma - physical and psychological experienced (but not necessarily wholly remembered) for people sexually assaulted points to forensic and Criminal Justice Liaison and Diversion Services. The authors here are to be congratulated on a feat of explanatory gymnastics. This just hints at the PSYCHO-dynamic* world that is mental illness, health and well-being (*physical and political).

Perusal of W2tQ reveals how readily Hodges' model can encompass the sciences and the arts (humanities). This is by design (the model's structure). The book stresses art with some (very well-balanced and executed) illustrations and prose. Once again (sorry) though, I thought of veterans, homeless, veterans, prisoners and newly released offenders and their circumstances. Being person-centred is very much attitudinal but this is physical not just cognitive and how we apply knowledge. Where this person is in space that is the centre of gravity. How best to approach, a person living with dementia and impaired senses, a homeless person lying under a bridge - even before we speak. 

 

I'm sure I read 'touch' in here, but it is not indexed. Post-COVID and in nursing as part of person-centredness this is an important part of communications skills, safeguarding and being safe. 

For the newly released prisoner, how prepared are they to be the person they can be, even before we are 'person-centred'?

"For the first time in 25 years the one-off payment given to adult prison leavers in England and Wales is to be raised. The Prison Discharge Grant will increase from £46 to £76, but what difference will that make?"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000y5sq

Released On: 24 Jul 2021  Available for over a year

 

The book identifies different interventions and models relevant to the respective practice area, i.e. rehabilitation. Chapter 33 presents a personal challenge in (being a lifelong learner) whether you have a fixed or growth mindset, which of four archetypes of self-awareness applies to you (pp.322-323)? It's worth reading for heutagogy (p.327). I was prompted to consider the ongoing journey here. If anyone would like to test the reflexive credentials of Hodges' model (p.328) please get in touch. Salience is a key concept in Hodges' model. What is important to the patient - person? What is now? Are we only person-centred dealing with conscious persons? Again, perhaps a missed opportunity - care of the unconscious patient? I enjoyed chapter 30 on critical thinking. I was reminded of (verbal) accounts of people applying the Tidal model in forensic care. This proved not exactly straight forward, whereas, once learned Hodges' model can function as an aide-mémoire. If shared then collaboration may be enhanced since as the latter sections of this book show specific concepts need to be identified, articulated, agreed and applied.

The final chapter's title made me laugh a little: A call to action. Sometimes you can't win on the periphery of academia (a privileged position nonetheless?). KISS (Keep it simple stupid) applies to Hodges' model, but whether simple, or deemed complex the model fails to be recognised as a vital tool for all health and social care practitioners. Especially learners taking their seats (in-situ or online) on course 101. I take heart in believing that Hodges' model has a very long tail in relevance and global potential.

Once again model/framework envy creeps in, as I have no evidence (yet). 

Paradoxically (or not) this book will have me try to take note of instances when an interaction calls for a suspension of person-centredness: for me, the patient, client, carer - for us simultaneously.

This is the 'take-away' for me from this book which I also heartily recommend.

I will refer to 'healthful' in another book review.

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Mindset :: Parity - attitude aptitude (My choices*) Hodges' model - disassembly for care	- of esteem :: Touch aptitude attitude Hodges' model assembly of care
Culture Child - Parent - Guardian FAMILY- Social network Be the 'person' the Social Determinants of Health predict/dictate?	prisoner release grants and welfare *(Are you joking - without attending to the politics of health and social care? Diet, green spaces, identity, community (facilities), housing ...)

Many thanks to the publisher Wiley-Blackwell for the review copy.

Review i

Review ii 

Review iii

Fundamentals of Person-Centred Healthcare Practice,  McCormack, B., McCance, T., Bulley, C., Brown, D., McMillan, A, Martin,S. (Eds.). ISBN: 978-1-119-53308-5 February 2021 Wiley-Blackwell.

Armed Forces: 'Shell Shock'

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SHOCK ... but the opposite can hold true for psychological trauma, an injury as insidious as it is invisible."	"It is often said that time heals all wounds - maybe ... shell(s)
'Theatre' of ...	"A Brave Face"

Matthew Green, Aftershock 

"shell shock" - Charles Myers, February 1915, Case One, The Lancet.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S014067360052916X

https://www.vamostheatre.co.uk/shows/show/a-brave-face

My source: Green, M. The home front, FTWeekend, Life&Arts, 25-26 August 2018. pp.1-2.

Hodges' model: publications

The book chapter for Radcliffe Publishing is now in the hands of the editor. This is great step forward for Hodges' model (and me) in that the text considers the model within substance misuse care and services. To my knowledge the only other book chapter is that of Brian Hodges' in Hinchcliffe (1989) [please see the bibliography lower right].

The next project entails me completing my half of a paper on the application of Hodges' model in forensic nursing. My contribution introduces the model (with new text) to a forensic nursing audience and highlights why h2cm is of relevance to this very challenging specialised field of nursing. This is also a significant development being yet another clinical example and a co-authored effort. Collaboration with other people interested in and actually applying Hodges' model is definitely the way forward.

There are other topics that in championing h2cm would hit the sweet spot:

• Continuing the current vein - papers on clinical applications for the model in mental health, learning disability and health visiting. These are areas in which the model was first taught and originally applied. 

• The four original purposes for the model also compete for attention:

1. supporting holistic theory and practice;
2. reflective practice;
3. bridging the theory - practice gap;
4. curriculum development.

On that last theme, I need to type up a review of a book on curriculum development in nursing that will be featured here shortly. In the meantime if you have an essay, case study to complete, please bear h2cm in mind (and paper). ...