Meriden announces
IAN FALLOON MEMORIAL AWARD FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF FAMILY WORK
GUIDELINES FOR ENTRIES
Background
Professor Ian Falloon who sadly died in 2006 worked throughout his career to ensure that those with serious mental health difficulties receive high quality care. He was particularly influential in developing services for families, and his evidence-based psychoeducational model of family work is employed worldwide. In order to honour his memory, Ian’s family are establishing a biennial award for services demonstrating excellence in developing services to families of those with mental health difficulties. Recipients of the award will receive an award as well as a cash prize of £2,000 which their service can use for the benefit of family members.
Constituency
As Ian worked around the globe, the award is open to any services worldwide that demonstrate that they are providing excellent services to families of those with mental health difficulties.
Judges
The panel of judges will comprise Dr Margaret Leggatt (Australia), Ms Diane Froggatt (Canada), Professor Dale Johnson (U.S.) Dr Gráinne Fadden (U.K.) and Miss Nancy Falloon (Ian’s daughter)
Entries
Entries will be administered through the Meriden Family Programme where the model developed by Ian continues to be implemented. Please send for the application form to sam.farooq@bsmhft.nhs.uk .Send completed forms to same email or to:
Mrs Sam Farooq, Business Manager, The Meriden Programme, Tall Trees, The Uffculme Centre, Queensbridge Road, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8QY. Tel: 0121 678 2712 Fax: 0121 678 2891
Timespan
Entries should relate to services being delivered currently and within the last five years.
Judging Criteria
Judges will look for evidence of ways in which the service has improved the quality of life of families where a family member has a mental health problem in the following ways:
- Ensuring that appropriate services are available to all family members, not just the individual experiencing difficulties.
- Maintaining communication and relationships within the family and significant others in the person’s social network.
- Offering hope to family in the difficult situations in which they find themselves.
In addition, the judges will look for projects that can:
- Demonstrate innovative approaches to problem solving.
- Have a proven track record on success.
- Are capable of being sustained and replicated elsewhere.
Timetable
Closing date for entries for the 2008 award is 15 September 2008. The winner will be notified by 30 September 2008. The award will be presented at the Meriden Family Programme 10th Anniversary celebration event in Birmingham on 16 October 2008.
www.meridenfamilyprogramme.com
For enquiries, telephone Sam Farooq on (+44) 121 678 2712___________
Meriden U.K.
Conference 2007:
Working with Families - Developing Caring Partnerships
The conference, held at Stratford-upon-Avon in the Spring of the year was the second of its kind organized by Meriden that was devoted to family work. The talks ranged from ensuring functional teams to being sensitive to the needs of children and young carers, plus a variety of presentations on different ways of offering support to carers. To learn more about this conference click here.
As before in 2003, Dale Johnson, President, and Diane Froggatt, Secretary of WFSAD, both gave presentations. We were particularly interested in making delegates aware of our upcoming conference and the launch of our publication: Families as Partners in Mental Health Care - A Guidebook for Implementing Family Work.