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Understanding the nature of mental health nursing within CAMHS PICU: 2. Staff experience and support needs (2019)
Journal Article
Foster, C., & Smedley, K. (2019). Understanding the nature of mental health nursing within CAMHS PICU: 2. Staff experience and support needs. Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care, 15(2), 103-115. https://doi.org/10.20299/jpi.2019.013

In the UK and other western countries, child and adolescent care is increasingly understood as a distinct speciality. Internationally, inpatient units are the most widely used element of acute adolescent mental health services. Child and adolescent m... Read More about Understanding the nature of mental health nursing within CAMHS PICU: 2. Staff experience and support needs.

Understanding the nature of mental health nursing within CAMHS PICU: 1. Identifying nursing interventions that contribute to the recovery journey of young people (2019)
Journal Article
Foster, C., & Smedley, K. (2019). Understanding the nature of mental health nursing within CAMHS PICU: 1. Identifying nursing interventions that contribute to the recovery journey of young people. Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care, 15(2), 87-102. https://doi.org/10.20299/jpi.2019.012

Child and adolescent mental health services psychiatric intensive care units(CAMHS PICU) are a small, specialised, but important component of the portfolio of child and adolescent mental health service delivery in the UK. There has been no published... Read More about Understanding the nature of mental health nursing within CAMHS PICU: 1. Identifying nursing interventions that contribute to the recovery journey of young people.

Investigating professional quality of life in nursing staff working in adolescent psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs) (2018)
Journal Article
Foster, C. (2018). Investigating professional quality of life in nursing staff working in adolescent psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs). Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 14(1), 59-71. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-04-2018-0023

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate professional quality of life of mental health nursing staff working within an Adolescent PICU setting. Professional quality of life is important, as there is a correlation between staff wellbeing... Read More about Investigating professional quality of life in nursing staff working in adolescent psychiatric intensive care units (PICUs).

Examining the needs of paediatric nurses caring for children and young people presenting with self-harm/suicidal behaviour on general paediatric wards : findings from a small-scale study (2016)
Journal Article
Fisher, G., & Foster, C. (2016). Examining the needs of paediatric nurses caring for children and young people presenting with self-harm/suicidal behaviour on general paediatric wards : findings from a small-scale study. Child Care in Practice, 22(3), 309-322. https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2015.1118013

Purpose: This paper reports on the process and findings from a small-scale qualitative research study. The study intended to develop an evidence-based care plan/pathway for children and young people in paediatric inpatient settings presenting with se... Read More about Examining the needs of paediatric nurses caring for children and young people presenting with self-harm/suicidal behaviour on general paediatric wards : findings from a small-scale study.

Enabling practitioners working with young people who self-harm (2015)
Journal Article
Foster, C., Birch, L., Allen, S., & Rayner, G. (2015). Enabling practitioners working with young people who self-harm. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 10(4), 268-280. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-05-2014-0011

Purpose: This paper outlines a United Kingdom based interdisciplinary workforce development project that had the aim of improving service delivery for children and young people who self-harm or are feeling suicidal. Approach: This innovative prac... Read More about Enabling practitioners working with young people who self-harm.

Self harm and suicide amongst children & young people in Knowsley : a collaborative workforce development project in partnership with Knowsley Council & Knowsley Clinical Commissioning Group (2014)
Presentation / Conference
with Knowsley Council & Knowsley Clinical Commissioning Group. Presented at NET2014 25th International Networking for Healthcare Education Conference, Churchill College, cambridge UK

This theme paper demonstrates an innovative project that aimed to enhance knowledge, awareness and expertise around self-harm. Academic and Clinical staff at the University of Salford, United Kingdom were commissioned to work collaboratively with Kno... Read More about Self harm and suicide amongst children & young people in Knowsley : a collaborative workforce development project in partnership with Knowsley Council & Knowsley Clinical Commissioning Group.

Adolescents in acute mental distress on inpatient pediatric settings : some reflections from a pediatric liaison practitioner (2009)
Journal Article
Foster, C. (2009). Adolescents in acute mental distress on inpatient pediatric settings : some reflections from a pediatric liaison practitioner. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 22(1), 16-22. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6171.2008.00165.x

Topic: Exploration of the impact of adolescents in acute mental distress admitted onto in-patient pediatric settings: on the staff group caring for them and the adolescent’s consequent experience of the service provided, from a descriptive and psycho... Read More about Adolescents in acute mental distress on inpatient pediatric settings : some reflections from a pediatric liaison practitioner.