Assertive Community Treatment (AOT) Model Of The United Kingdom

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ACT Models from United Kingdom (UK) When, we talk about the Assertive community treatment and their development and outcome, Based on this model, the various country has form the assertive community services at their respective country and they calling by the different – different name that one is “Assertive Outreach Teams”(AOT) of United kingdom (UK). AOT- UK is form and functioning based on the Assertive community treatment (ACT) model of USA in 1999. Such it was work for the National service framework for mental health since their immediate build. With the gradual development of AOC the department of health put the responsibility on the AOC that from 2003 all mental health services is monitor and implemented work run through the AOC. …show more content…

 Proper medication services  Help through the multiple therapies to the patient in their community  Rehabilitation services and social inclusion activities: The AOT provide the rehabilitation services to the patient in their respective location or area, thus by the stigma and illness the patient is automatically excluded from the society the services which is provided by the AOT is main objective to reduce the stigma and relocated to the patient in the community with dignity and respect.  Family restoring services: Most of the family is not ready to take back to the patient mainly in female point of view so, AOT is try to vanish such attitude of the family and try to restore them in the family  Appointment with AOT team as per the patient choice it can be street, home, cafe or extra: which services has been provide by the AOT this is completely run by the patient`s freedom of choice and respect of their participation. Team member of AOT  Psychiatrist: The person who is the medical doctor special in mental health .who has ability to diagnose the illness, medical prescription an recommended …show more content…

 Occupational therapist: The person who is expert in therapeutic activates as per the patient point of view, such as difficulties facing in the daily activities by the patient so they can overcome on it and as possible make them free from these problem by the help of the therapeutic intervention of the occupational therapist.  Other AOT team professional Multidisciplinary meeting: Accessing process of the AOT services The patient cannot access the AOT services directly, there is a refer system for getting the AOT services. Who can refer the patient to the AOT team • The health professional can refer the patient to the AOT team by the appointment with the specialist service behalf the patient. • Community mental hath team (CMHT) and other mental health working team in the community can refer to the patient toward the AOT team. Who cannot refer • The General practitioner (GP) cannot refer o the patient for the AOT services • The person self cannot access to the AOT services. • The patient`s family member and their friends can not refer to the patient to the AOT services. Process of the service providing through the

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