Can Calipso help me?

Yes, if you are a:

• health or social care professional who wishes to improve their ability to manage patients with mental health problems
• a teacher/trainer working with undergraduates who needs a tried-and-tested way to equip students with practical patient assessment and management skills
• a healthcare manager involved in implementing primary care training to meet the new demands on front-line services set out in the National Service Framework for mental health (Wigan and NHS South Eastern Region are already doing this. For more click here)

Benefits for healthcare providers:

• Provides effective, affordable and reusable training material
• Helps healthcare professionals to improve their standard of patient care.
• May reduce referrals to specialist services, enabling secondary care services to focus on treatment of the severely mentally ill.
• Is a university-led venture and is not associated with, nor promoted by any healthcare company.

Users of Calipso CD-ROMs

The CD-ROMs are designed to be used by a range of people who are involved in the care of patients with mental health disorders.

They refresh knowledge and update professional skills, making them ideal for those with many years experience as well as students and those just qualified.

The range of healthcare professionals who find Calipso training valuable is extensive and includes:

• GPs
• Practice and district nurses
• Practice staff in GP surgeries
• Occupational therapists
• Health visitors
• Healthcare assistants
• Patient support group workers

As well as students in psychiatry, pscyhology, medicine, nursing and other healthcare-related subjects.

And those working in related organisations who need a good grasp of the causes of mental health conditions, these include:

• Social workers and counsellors
• Sales and marketing professionals working for companies which manufacture drugs to manage mental health disorders.