Appendix 5 Glossary of Terms Care pathway a route to help a person to move through the different services they – may need. Commissioning the term used for the process of planning and buying services – from a health and social care Trust, rather than going to public procurement through a tendering process. Community Based Psychological Therapies (CBPT) also known as talking – therapies. These are recognised psychological methods used to help a person develop skills in how to change their thoughts, feelings and emotions. They have been shown to help people with conditions like anxiety, depression, and phobias. Complementary therapies these are services that are complementary to – treatment services to help people engage in treatment. These include reflexology, aromatherapy and including acupuncture, body massage. ‘Alternative therapies’ herbal remedies, homeopathy etc are not included. De-escalation the process of talking to a person to calm them and reduce their – acute distress. Enablement and empowerment enablement is an assertive approach to help a – person take more control of their own feelings and actions. It reduces the sense of lack of control and helplessness, and dependency on services that users have developed after long-term interactions with the mental health system. Empowerment includes the ability to act as an independent agent, a willingness to step outside safe routines, and a willingness to take responsibility for a own actions. person’s Evidence-based practice these are interventions that have been shown through – research to improve outcomes for patients/clients.
Appendix 5 Glossary of Terms Care pathway – a route to help a person to move through the different services they may need. Commissioning – the term used for the process of planning and buying services from a health and social care Trust, rather than going to public procurement through a tendering process. Community Based Psychological Therapies (CBPT) – also known as talking therapies. These are recognised psychological methods used to help a person develop skills in how to change their thoughts, feelings and emotions. They have been shown to help people with conditions like anxiety, depression, and phobias. Complementary therapies – these are services that are complementary to treatment services to help people engage in treatment. These include reflexology, aromatherapy and body massage. ‘Alternative therapies’ including acupuncture, herbal remedies, homeopathy etc are not included. De-escalation – the process of talking to a person to calm them and reduce their acute distress. Enablement and empowerment – enablement is an assertive approach to help a person take more control of their own feelings and actions. It reduces the sense of lack of control and helplessness, and dependency on services that users have developed after long-term interactions with the mental health system. Empowerment includes the ability to act as an independent agent, a willingness to step outside safe routines, and a willingness to take responsibility for a person’s own actions. Evidence-based practice – these are interventions that have been shown through research to improve outcomes for patients/clients.