Care Programme Approach
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 | The Care Programme Approach (CPA) was introduced in 1990. It is a way to plan effective mental health care for a person. |
 | CPA makes sure that you are involved in decisions about your care and support. We will work together with you to try to make your life better. |
 | CPA makes sure that important things are written down in one place. |
 | CPA makes sure that everyone knows what is needed and what they need to do to help you. |
 | CPA makes sure that you have a written care plan. This plan also says what will happen in an emergency or if things go wrong. |
 | CPA says that your friends, family, advocates and carers are important to you. They sometimes need help as well. |
 | CPA makes sure that people who are important to you are involved in your care. |
 | When you start on CPA, you will have a chance to talk about your strengths, the help you need and what you want out of life. This is called an assessment. |
 | After the assessment, you will be involved in making a care plan. A care plan says what needs to happen to help you. |
 | You will be given a Care Co-ordinator. This is the person who will make sure that your care plan is working. |