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TeamWork is a free resource and please do download current and back issues as listed below. If you would like to receive a personal copy as an e-mailed, pdf attachment please contact us.Advertise in TeamWorkIf you provide information, advice, training or support to people with mental health issues then you could advertise your service to our readership of learning and work organisations, employers, social care and health professionals and also on the Internet. Contact us for more information. Current edition: Issue 30 - Summer 2008 Pathways to Work, a new approach in mental health services, SWEMPnet conference update and how a personal experience can help others. Back Issues SWEMPnet conference, social firms and job retention are the key themes of this edition. Information about regional employment teams, a new local social firm and details of other national initiatives.Invites contributions to some work we are doing for the National Institute for Mental Health England to identify all the various services in the South West who help people with mental health problems in relation to employment, learning and voluntary work. There’s also news of some recent conferences and groups and an update on MINDFUL EMPLOYER and the team here at WorkWAYS. Completing our series on our Affiliated Organisations, an update on vocational services, news of the 100th MINDFUL EMPLOYER Charter signatory and news of the 'Improving the Odds' conference This edition celebrates the 5th anniversary of WorkWAYS, our 1000th application for assistance and the 25th edition of TeamWork and contains comments from people who have used the service in different ways and a look back on all that's been achieved. News about the July announcement regarding Pathways to Work, the 50th signatory to the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health, the latest in the items on our Affiliated Organisations and details of various publications about good practice in helping people with mental health issues find and remain in work. This edition contains useful articles on stress, news on the expansion of the WorkWAYS service in to East Devon and an update on MINDFUL EMPLOYER. A new job retention service commissioned by the University of Exeter, an update on the MINDFUL EMPLOYER launched a year ago, information on WorkWAYS' Affiliated Organisations and the team... and a salutary DDA case for employers. A range of articles including launch of the new MINDFUL EMPLOYER website at www.mindfulemployer.net, information from the Disability Rights Commission and articles about the work of our Vocational Coaches. Details of WorkWAYS new role working with NIMHE, latest HSE sickness statistics, updates on MINDFUL EMPLOYER and news about vocational services in Exeter. Includes updates on MINDFUL EMPLOYER and WAYS4ward, including some success stories, and information on work-related stress. This edition focuses on the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Launch Event and initiative including details of the first employers to sign up to the Charter for Employers who are Positive about Mental Health. News on an important milestone in the history of WorkWAYS, MINDFUL EMPLOYER, an article by Janet Turner of Exeter City Council, online Employer Discussion Forum, details of our meeting room and a guide to the website. Announcing Ways4ward, the brand new service from WorkWAYS, articles about how the University of Exeter supports students and staff and lots of other interesting snippets. WorkWAYS' Exeter Learning City Award, follow up information from the WorkWAYS Event and news about conferences and Jobcentre Plus. Articles on the WorkWAYS event, our award-winning website, self-employment, our new work with the University of Exeter's Disability Resource Centre and information for line managers all feature. A bigger TeamWork! Now 4 pages instead of 2. Stress, anxiety and depression are now the number cause of sickness absence from work. First in a new series giving the A-Z of our Affiliated Organisations. Two examples of good practice from employers and farewell to Tim Iremonger. 'A Quick Guide' to WorkWAYS, how people hear about WorkWAYS, update on the movement of Bell Industries and Hillcrest Growers towards charitable status and news about staff changes. Main article by Kit Gipson, Day Opportunities Manager for Mental Health & Related Services and news about staff changes News of The Discovery Tour and our new look website, articles about support for employers, a survey by the University of Durham and our support worker, Eddie Blenkinsopp who finished in October. Featuring news of the official opening, The Discovery Tour and courses at Exeter College Articles on the new WorkWAYS premises and the background to the service. Articles about new Permitted Work Rules, National Service Framework for Mental Health and the Job Introduction Scheme Liz Gaudion’s work with the First Step Project, the role of Occupational Therapists in helping people prepare for work and WorkWAYS World Mental Health Day, 'mind out for mental health' campaign, Mental Health South West, WorkWAYS and New Deal for Disabled People Overview of work-related mental health issues and services, Options course and New Deal for Disabled People Connexions, services available through the Disability Employment Adviser, St Loye’s College and the South West Employment Network (SWEMPNET) Exeter Mental Health Service User Group, Bell Industries, Hillcrest Growers, ‘Access to Learning, Work and Meaningful Occupation’ initiative Helping Hands project, Jobcentre, Exeter College and the Work, Assessment & Resource Centre
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