I suffered from psychosis and it had a dramatic impact on the way I lived my life. I’m much better now than I used to be but that’s because I have been helped by various people who have aided my recovery.
Each Early Intervention Team within the areas covered by the Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust will have a slightly different team structure, so the staff that make up the teams are not always the same; we also work in partnership with other services, to make sure that you get the full package of support that you need.
All staff involved in our service are friendly, approachable and non-judgmental; and they have lots of knowledge and experience in helping people to recover from psychosis.
Each person that is getting help from our service will have a care co-ordinator.
Your care co-ordinator will be one of the healthcare professionals from in our team. They have different professional backgrounds, they may be an occupational therapist, nurse, psychologist or social worker; but they all have lots of experience in helping people with mental health problems to get better.
Your care co-ordinator will act as the main contact within the Early Intervention Team, for you and your family/loved ones. They will spend time getting to know you early on, so that they can understand the difficulties you are having and can work with you to draw up a Care Plan that best meets your needs and maximises your chances of recovery.
Community Mental Health Nurse (CMHN)
• regularly reviewing your mental health
• helping you to understand your mental health difficulties and treatment options
• support with counselling, anxiety management and coping strategies
• supporting you to achieve your goals
• helping you to avoid relapse
• family work
• provide and support you with your medication.
Psychiatrist
Assistant Practitioner/Support Worker
Occupational Therapist
problems to build up the confidence and skills needed for everyday activities (this can include personal, social, domestic, leisure and work activities). To do this, they focus on the learning of certain skills and techniques, such as arts, crafts, drama, dance and writing; they also run group work (such as anxiety management and assertiveness training), individual counselling and training activities in daily living.
Psychologist
Employment Support Worker
Social Worker
CBT Therapist
Exercise Referral Specialist
I think that everything was just great and the weekly sessions with the personal trainer were more than helpful to my recovery. I myself believe exercise is a form of medicine to make myself physically strong enough to overcome any mental or emotional state that you may be in. The exercise sessions really helped me and I think they could help others.