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Centre for Excellence in Interdisciplinary Mental Health
Main Contact: Professor Ann Davis, Professor of Social Work, CETL in Interdisciplinary Mental Health, CEIMH aims to promote excellence in interdisciplinary mental health teaching and learning. It comprises a core team of eight staff who have substantial professional, service user and carer mental health expertise, as well as teaching and learning experience. The Centre will be based in a prime location on the main campus from July 2006. Building on the University of Birmingham’s established record in mental health education, the CEIMH aims to develop a dynamic and collaborative partnership between six schools in the University: education; health sciences; medicine; public policy; psychology and social sciences as well as other key local, national and international mental health agencies and service user and carer organisations. Service user and carer involvement, and e-learning are key features of the programmes development and evaluation. All teaching and learning will be informed by state of the art communication and information technology and incorporating the latest developments in blended learning. In addition CEIMH will actively contribute to the promotion of best practice in supporting students with mental health problems to access and complete programmes of academic study. Project partners currently include: Sure SureSearch, a user led network of mental health service users in research and education based at the University of Birmingham. It welcomes, as members, users and survivors of mental health services and their allies who have experience and/or have an interest in mental health research and education. It undertakes commissioned research and professional and user education and training. It will have a base at CEIMH. For more information about activities contact: a. fisher@bham.ac.uk Through these partnerships and others, the CEIMH will enhance and expand the delivery, evaluation and dissemination of innovative, interdisciplinary mental health programmes within higher education and the mental health sector, locally, nationally and internationally. The CEIMH will provide a range of high quality, accessible teaching and learning facilities and resources. It will host workshops and conference events and offer a onference venue for innovative interdisciplinary mental health projects. |
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