Titlebook: Longer-Term Psychiatric Inpatient Care for Adolescents; A Multidisciplinary Philip Hazell Book‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘ 2022 The Editor(s) (if applicable)

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Group Therapies,expertise from a range of professional disciplines. The group programme provides therapeutic clinical intervention rather than activity or distraction-based programmes, providing structure and containment as well as cultivating engagement in the therapeutic process and therapy skill building, naviga

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Individual Psychotherapy, treatment at the Walker Unit requires flexibility within standard treatment approaches. This includes finding creative ways of building rapport, exploring difficult themes and negotiating achievable goals. The organisational set-up of the unit allows for increased frequency and flexibility with the

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Music Therapy,lker Unit has a music room equipped with guitars, ukuleles, a keyboard, a drum kit, African drums, a cello and a violin. Music therapy sessions are conducted with individuals, patient groups and families. Empirical evidence supporting the benefits of Music Therapy in this setting is limited, however

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Occupational Therapy, occupational therapists assist young people to increase their independence and overall mental wellbeing through practical daily activities in the home and community, and through sensory-based interventions. Sensory approaches facilitate self-regulation in regards to both physiological and emotional

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Food and Eating,k closely with patients, families and staff to ensure dietary needs and meal preferences are managed to support good mental and physical health. The multidisciplinary team at the Walker Unit have experience managing difficult and complex eating behaviours that can present along with severe mental il

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Physical Wellbeing,ents. The Walker programme benefited for a time from the input of a sports psychologist, who provided tailored exercise programmes for most patients. The nursing team has continued to champion physical activity through use of an exercycle and rowing machine, ‘beep’ tests, group walks and games. Seiz

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The Pharmacist and Pharmacotherapy,uring the quality use of medicines and minimising medication-related problems. The role of the pharmacist includes gathering and documenting medication histories, performing medication reconciliation and undertaking clinical medication reviews. These services support collaborative approaches between

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The Policy Context and Governance,rogramme for adolescents with severe mental illness who had not benefited from at least one but generally repeated admissions or prolonged care in other tertiary inpatient unit settings. Unusually, this happened at a time when the focus of reform in mental health at a State and National level is on