National Programme: Implementation of Violence & Abuse Policy
National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU)
Invitation to tender
For: Mapping the extent to which Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) include abuse issues in their curricula for the pre-registration training of nurses, social workers, occupational therapists and psychologists.
1. Background information
The National Programme: Implementation of Violence and Abuse Policy has two key objectives
1. To support mental health provider trusts in implementing national policy on violence and abuse i.e. to provide improved support for victims/survivors of abuse under their care underpinned by routine enquiry of violence and abuse in all mental health assessments.
2. To work with all relevant stakeholders - including Royal Colleges, regulatory bodies, SHA commissioners and HEIs - with the aim of incorporating abuse issues in all core curricula for the pre-registration training of all mental health professionals (which is not currently the case).
This Programme is located in the National Mental Health Development Unit (NMHDU) it's key function to provide high-level support to the Department of Health in developing mental health policy and the NHS and social care partners in implementation, as commissioners or providers, by means of:
- specialist expertise in agreed priority areas of policy and delivery;
- effective knowledge transfer in relation to research, evidence and good practice;
- translation of national policies into practical deliverables to achieve desired outcomes;
- Coordination of national activity to support local and regional delivery.
2. Tender brief
a) Undertake a mapping exercise to ascertain whether HEIs:
incorporate abuse issues into the core curricula for the pre-registration training of nurses, social workers, occupational therapists and psychologists and, if so, to what extent (in-house / visiting lecturers);
deliver any ‘stand alone' modules relating to abuse issues that students of said disciplines can access with awarded credits
b) Effectively analyse the data in order to:
c) Present the data in a visually interesting, succinct and accessible format with specific key themes/conclusions highlighted.
Note For the purpose of this project:
- ‘Abuse issues' relate to child sexual abuse, domestic abuse and adult sexual violence (non-domestic).
- Aspects of training in ‘abuse issues' may include prevalence of abuse; identification; impact on physical and mental health; routine enquiry of abuse; responding to disclosures appropriately linked to relevant Safeguarding Children and Adults procedures; provision of appropriate support to patients/service users.
- The mapping should include:
- both generic and relevant specialist components of pre-registration training (where relevant).
- any ‘stand alone' modules relating to abuse issues that students of said mental health disciplines can access with appropriate number of credits.
3. Desired outcome of mapping product
To provide an effective HEI evidence base to support the urgency for the incorporation of all relevant abuse issues into the pre-registration training of mental health professionals.
4. Scope of tender bid
a) Core tender brief
NMHDU invites tenders by written proposal - that should not exceed 2500 words - to fulfil the tender brief (as described in No.2).
Written proposal should include the following:
- Research methods to identify and classify HEIs in relation to courses they deliver linked to each identified discipline, relevant contact details, etc.
- Methodology to access full quantitative data required including ‘chasing' techniques.
- Method(s) of data analysis.
- Timelines for each stage of the project.
- Indication of appropriate stages of project to consult with client.
- Proposed format of final report including key outcomes / conclusions.
- Details of effective track record in successfully completing projects of a similar nature (including any supporting documents and contact details of referees)
- and ii) knowledge and experience of the education and training sector.
- Approximate duration of the project.
b) Potential additional component
To ascertain HEIs':
- views on / awareness of the need to incorporate abuse issues;
- perceived pros/cons of doing this;
- extent of willingness / resistance and reasons;
- what support, if any, would they require to do this.
Written proposal should include the following methodology and analysis for this component.
Note
5. Project budget
a) Core tender brief: £25,000
b) Potential additional component: £5,000
6. Project timescale
Commencement of preparatory phase: March 2010
Completion of project to be negotiated.
7. Tendering timescale
Deadline date for submission of tender: 19th March 2010, 9.00am
Interviews 22nd March 2010
Email to:
Magdalena.Milejczak@nmhdu.org.uk
National Mental Health Development Unit
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133-155 Waterloo Road
London SE1 8UG
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