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The Older Peoples Intervention Programme (OPIP) provides three key functions:
For older people (primarily) in need of:
Hub based care:
More intensive assessment, often associated with risk or unstable care plan where assessment is not appropriate in a normal domiciliary setting,
relapse preventions input with multidisciplinary response needed for people with severe and enduring mental health difficulties where support in domiciliary setting is insufficient/inappropriate.
Therapy based care:
Specific interventions often psychologically informed and protocol based, one-to-one or group based, step down from inpatient episode where therapeutic interventions programme not yet completed,
transition facilitated to community setting.
The service promotes recovery and relapse prevention in a number of ways including:
wellness recovery action plan (WRAP).
Promotes generally opportunities for awareness of and self-management of a range of organic and functional techniques to reduce impact of illness on the older person and their families and carers.
Delivers suite of interventions as indicated by national strategy .
In line with trust objectives regarding developing strategic partnerships, STEPs seeks to establish statutory, non-statutory, community and user led groups to create opportunities for joint working awareness raising, education and signposting.
Health promotion.
Gender specific interventions.
Psycho-education.
