Spring ’11

In this issue: 3 Years at Headspace // Change Ahoy! // Bye Rick// Footie Tournament // Fratton Park
// It’s Time to Talk // Cookery

3 Years at Headspace
Paul Tabraham, Consultant Clinical Psychologist: Sadly, I will leave Headspace after three
and a half years on 20 April. I joined the team in September 2007 in the role of consultant clini-
cal psychologist. Headspace had already been assessing and treating people for a year by
then. In theory, my job was to ensure that people who used Headspace had access to effec-
tive psychological treatment. In fact, I remember wondering how I was going to add anything to
a team that was already providing a very high standard of care to all the people it assessed
and treated. There was already a highly skilled psychological therapist, Mandy, providing indi-
vidual cognitive behaviour therapy. Mandy and Jackie were also trained to help families of
people with psychosis. All the members of Headspace were very aware of the psychological
factors that influence people’s reaction to a first episode of psychosis and were able to provide
support sensitively. All there was left for me to do was to make sure that the situation re-
mained the same as the number of people to whom we provided treatment grew.

By September 2009, Headspace had been operating for three years. As with most Early Inter-
vention Psychosis Services, we plan to discharge people who have used the service after
three years. We hope that the majority of people will have recovered to an extent that they no
longer need treatment from psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses and occupational therapists,
but will be cared for by their GP. Indeed, over the last year and a half, most people have been
able to be discharged to their GPs. Of course some people’s difficulties are more complex or
treatments have been less effective, which means that they still need a care from a community
mental health team (CMHT) after three years. It has been gratifying to see so many people
moving on from Headspace in the knowledge that they have had a period of high quality care
from a professional, thoughtful and innovative team. I will miss all the people who have used
Headspace and its staff and wish you all the best for the future.

Change Ahoy Bye Rick!

We are all aware that the NHS and public services are
facing challenges in the future. These challenges will impact
on the way that community mental health services are big
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delivered in our area. We don't yet know exactly how the tal
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We’d like to thank Rick for all
If changes occur that affect the way we deliver the service
hard work at Headspace. We
we will let you know. Please call me on 023 92737106 if shall all miss him here and wish
you wish to discuss any concerns. Jo Tedbury, Senior in
him nothing but the best of luck
Practitioner - Headspace his new post.
 Footie Tournament
Attention all football fans! If you read the last Headspace newsletter you
would have heard all about the Imagine Your Goals project, a football group
set up by the Premier League, Sport Relief and Time to Change. It’s run
locally by coaches from Pompey’s Study Centre.

We’re excited to announce that Portsmouth’s Imagine Your Goals (IYG) is

hosting a football tournament against other IYG teams from Fulham,
Chelsea, Arsenal, as well as other local 5-a-sides.

The event is due to be held on Saturday 4th June at Play Football, at Roko
Health Club, on Copnor Road. Headspace are backing the event, not only to
support our team of talented players, but also as we think events like this are
important in breaking down barriers and supporting recovery through physical
and social activities.

It’s not too late to get involved. Come along to the next IYG session after the
Easter break on 9/5/11 3pm at the Mountbatten Centre or contact Alex
Cawley at alex.cawley@pompeystudycentre.org.uk for more details.
Fratton Park
Headspace and the Imagine You
r Goals (IYG) team were invited
Park on Friday 8th April by Alex along to have a tour of Fratton
Cawley, IYG football coach. Ex-P
Primus was a surprise guest, who ompey football player Linvoy
came along to answer questions
He was also really interested to hea and tell us about his career.
r about the work Headspace and
Alex showed us around the grou Imagine Your Goals do.
nds and told us interesting facts
Portsmouth FC, to the rituals and from the long history of
superstitions of the current players.

It’s Time to Talk Cookery

Time to Change (TTC), England’s leading mental health anti-stigma

programme and partnership of charities Mind and Rethink, launched
their new campaign ‘It’s Time to Talk, it’s Time to Change’ on Monday
21st March.
Time to Change say: “The campaign addresses the reluctance many
of us feel in talking about mental illnesses and encourages conversa-
tions about mental health with those around us.”
Featuring television, radio and viral advertising as well as real life
stories from people with mental health problems and celebrities, the
‘It’s time to talk, it’s Time to Change’ campaign encourages people
both with and without mental illnesses not to be afraid of talking about
mental health, starting with doing something quite simple and easy
such as asking someone how they’re feeling.”
Headspace are big supporters of the Time to Change initiative and
our own Catch Canning, Outreach Worker, and Leah Robinson, STR
Worker, went along to a TTC Conference in Southampton recently to
network and get new ideas for stigma-busting activities. We look for-
ward to using their new campaign as part of our outreach work at
schools, colleges and setting up / getting involved in local events.
If you’re passionate about breaking down stigma and discrimination
and want to get involved have a chat with Leah, who is a Time to
Change Champion and Media Volunteer, or Catch, Outreach Worker,
and check out the website www.time-to-change.org/
www.headspaceportsmouth.com
Well done to all those who recently attended our 4-week
cookery and healthy eating crash course ‘Fit Food Fast’.
The session crammed in information on food safety and
hygiene, balanced diets, the relationship between food and
mood and cookery techniques.
We made some really tasty dishes such as pizza, granola
bars, pasta bake and chicken fajitas. Group members got to
choose recipes each week.
Our chefs did an excellent job with cooking and got to grips
quickly with all the new skills we were taught. They all went
away with a big ‘Fit Food Fast’ cookery book to continue the
good work at home.
Due to the success of the group, we’re pleased to announce
Headspace will be running a British Nutrition Foundation
certificated 6-week cookery course called Food Life Skills
very shortly starting 13th May. Talk to your key-worker for
more details.