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Consultancy Capacity building for mental health services Facilitation of change
within complex healthcare systems
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Facilitation of change within complex healthcare environments
Change within health care systems is often necessary but can be unnerving and frightening for staff. Stability is threatened and often those affected cannot envisage a different way of working. Staff are often described by managers as "resistant" and much implementation of change within organisations causes unnecessary distress to those affected.
External consultancy can provide a confidential "space" in which the complex processes of change can be positively addressed. With expert facilitation, staff can identify and celebrate what is working well, acknowledge and "work through" the losses which always accompany change, and engage with renewed energy and commitment for the future.
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Gilbert, J. (2005) Culture and Organisational Change. Paper presented at HASCAS
Gilbert, J. (2004) Staff support. In Good Practice in Mental Health. Jackie Pritchard & Tony Ryan (Eds). Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Gilbert, J. (2003) Between a rock and a hard place? Training and personal development issues for mental health service managers. Mental Health Practice, 16(10), 31-33
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